List of personalities from the town of Altötting
This list shows the personalities related to the town of Altötting .
sons and daughters of the town
The following people were born in Altötting. For the mention here, it is irrelevant whether the people later had their sphere of activity in Altötting or not. Many have become known elsewhere. The list does not claim to be complete.
- Ludwig the Child (893–911), King of East Franconia
- Wolfgang Kolberger (* 1445, † after 1518), Chancellor and temporarily governor of Duke George of Bavaria-Landshut
- Rupert Pfärtl (1704–1737), Benedictine and musician
- Johann Nepomuk Buchinger (1781–1870), lawyer, historian, Reich Archives Councilor and university professor in Munich
- Johann Nepomuk Strixner (1782–1855), draftsman, lithographer and engraver
- Siegmund von Pranckh (1821–1888), Bavarian general and minister of war
- Louise Beck (1822–1879), Catholic visionary
- Joachim Sighart (1824–1867), Catholic theologian, art historian and cathedral chapter of Munich
- Rudolf Esterer (1879–1965), architect and preservationist
- Joseph Franz Seraph Lutzenberger (1882–1951), architect and artist, emigrated to Brazil, father of José Lutzenberger
- Weiß Ferdl (1883–1949), folk singer and actor
- Bonifaz Wöhrmüller (1885–1951), Abbot of St. Bonifaz in Munich
- Paul Augustin Mayer (1911–2010), Cardinal of the Curia
- Hannes Mayer (1922–2001), forest scientist
- Josef Pfennigmann (1923–1978), historian with research contributions on the history of Altötting and the Gnadenkapelle
- Konrad Baumgartner (* 1940), Roman Catholic theologian
- Herbert Riehl-Heyse (1940–2003), journalist and author
- Reinhold Miller (* 1943), educator and author
- Christa Stewens (* 1945), politician (CSU), Bavarian State Minister
- Johannes K. Soyener (1945–2018), writer
- Gisela Zahlhaas (* 1945), archaeologist
- Stefan Jetz (* 1947), politician
- Andreas Altmann (* 1949), author and journalist
- Helmi Boxberger (* 1950), swimmer and Olympic participant
- Barbara Zimmermann (* 1950), journalist and writer
- Jochen Kröhne (* 1956), television presenter and program director
- Margit Ksoll-Marcon (* 1956), historian
- Ernst Prost (* 1957), entrepreneur
- Johann Brandstetter (* 1959), illustrator and artist, lives in Neuötting
- Hannes Hintermeier (* 1961), journalist and literary critic
- Noe Noack , bourgeois Ernst Nowak (* 1963), cross-country skiing and running athlete, radio presenter, music journalist, DJ and label owner
- Gertrud Huber (* 1963), music teacher and zither player
- Thomas Grasberger (* 1964), journalist and author
- Achim Kleist (* 1965) music producer and composer
- Hans-Christian Schmid (* 1965), film director and screenwriter
- Rafaela Kraus (* 1967), economist and university lecturer
- Andreas Hykade (* 1968), animation director
- Werner Riess (* 1970), ancient historian
- Wolfgang Nadvornik (* 1970), TV presenter
- Elke Zauner (* 1972), painter
- Marisa Burger (* 1973), actress
- Markus Baumeister (* 1975), actor
- Anton Leiss-Huber (* 1980), German opera singer, actor, author and speaker
- Timo Nagy (* 1983), soccer player
- Christoph Ullmann (* 1983), ice hockey player
- Thomas Kurz (* 1988), soccer player
- Maximilian Thiel (* 1993), soccer player
- Julian Pollersbeck (* 1994), soccer player
- Bastian Kurz (* 1996), soccer player
- Richard Neudecker (* 1996), football player
- Ulrike Hofbauer , singer (soprano)
Personalities who work or have worked on site
Well-known personalities are listed here who have lived or have spent part of their lives in Altötting.
- Karlmann (around 830–880), great-grandson of Charlemagne, King of East Franconia from 876 to 880 and King of Italy from 877 to 879, buried in the collegiate parish church.
- Johann t'Serclaes von Tilly (1559–1632), military leader of the Catholic League and one of the most famous commanders of the Thirty Years' War, buried in the collegiate parish church.
- Abraham Megerle (1607–1680), priest and composer
- Max Keller (1770–1855), composer, worked as an organist in Altötting. The vocational school for music has been named after him since 2006.
- Georg Valentin Röder (1776–1848), German composer and musician
- Konrad von Parzham (1818-1894), saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Cyprian Fröhlich (1853–1931), Capuchin and co-founder of Caritas , the station mission and the Seraphic Liebeswerk
- Karolina Burger (1879–1949), Catholic teacher and activist
- Max Heydemann (1884–1956), politician and journalist
- Marie Freiin von Gebsattel (1885–1958), Superior of the Sisters of Mary of Saint Ludwig Maria Grignion de Montfort
- Andreas Rohracher (1892–1976), Archbishop of Salzburg, lived in the Capuchin monastery in Altötting from 1969 until his death
- Hans Geiselberger (1894–1957), German print shop owner and publisher
- Ernst Hiemer (1900–1974), German writer
- Herbert Hennies (1900–1979), German actor and writer
- Wilhelm Schamoni (1905–1991), theologian and newspaper editor
- Wilhelm Schraml (* 1935), em. Bishop of Passau
- Gerold Tandler (* 1936), former Bavarian State Minister (CSU) and hotelier in Altötting