List of sons and daughters of the city of Bamberg

The following overview contains important personalities who were born in Bamberg . It is irrelevant whether the people later had their sphere of activity in Bamberg or not. Many moved away from Bamberg after their birth or later and became known elsewhere. The list does not claim to be complete.

A.

Gregor Aas (* 1957), forest scientist

Annette von Aretin (1920–2006), first television announcer for Bavarian Radio

Wilhelm Aron (1907–1933), trainee lawyer, victim of the Nazi regime

Michael S. Aßländer (* 1963), business ethicist and university professor

Franz Axter (1772–1808), physician and writer

B.

Carl Adam Bader (1789–1870), singer (tenor)

Otto Johannes Bähr (1919–2008), painter

Christopher Bailey (born 1992), actor

Dorothee Bär (* 1978), member of the Bundestag ( CSU ), State Secretary at the Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure a. D. , Minister of State for Digitization in the Federal Chancellery

Matthias Bartelmann (* 1965), physicist and university professor

Wilhelm Batz (1916–1988), Air Force officer

Karlheinz Bauer (1925–1976), painter, illustrator and photographer

Philipp Bayer (1791-1832), physician

Fritz Bayerlein (1872–1955), painter

Hans Bayerlein (1889–1951), painter and draftsman

Max Joseph in Bavaria , actually Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808–1888), promoter of Bavarian folk music in the 19th century

Siegfried in Bavaria (1876–1952), Wittelsbacher , Duke in Bavaria

Georg Bayl (1776–1834), Mayor of Bamberg 1821–1834

Ulrike Bechmann (* 1958), Roman Catholic theologian

Johannes Christoph Ludwig Beringer (1709–1746), university professor in Heidelberg and personal physician to the Prince-Bishop of Speyer

Franz Berthold (1884–1965), German composer and music teacher

Will Berthold (1924–2000), writer and non-fiction author

Johann Michael Franz Birnbaum (1792–1877), legal scholar and playwright

Kay Blankenburg (* 1957), lawyer and local politician (SPD)

Markus Bock (* 1979), sport climber

Karl Bögelein (1927–2016), soccer player and coach

Winfried Bönig (* 1959), organist

Johann Baptist Bosch (1873–1932), engineer and construction clerk

Uwe Bossert (* 1974), guitarist in the band Reamonn

Theodor Boveri (1862-1915), biologist

Walter Boveri (1865-1924), industrialist, founder of Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC)

Peter Braun (1960–2016), journalist and author

Friedrich Brenner (1784–1848), Catholic theologian, dogmatist and cathedral chapter

Friedrich von Brettreich (1858–1938), lawyer and politician

Ermin Brießmann (1936–2010), lawyer

Gallus Brockard (1724–1799), Benedictine Abbot of Michelsberg

Franziska Bronnen (* 1940), film, television and stage actress

Pius Brunquell (1752–1828), theologian and Dominican priest in Bamberg

Max Buchner (1866–1934), chemist and business leader

Karl Theodor von Buseck (1803–1860), painter

C.

Christopher Clavius

Joachim Camerarius the Elder (1500–1574), humanist, polymath and poet
Adam Christ (1856–1881), sculptor
Fritz Christ (1866–1906), sculptor and mountaineer
Christophorus Clavius (1538–1612), mathematician and Jesuit priest
Bernhard Conrads (* 1944), association official
Franz Czisch (1908–1956), lawyer and politician

D.

Stefan Dassler (* 1962), non-fiction author
Alfons Michael Dauer (1921–2010), musicologist and ethnologist
Karin Dengler-Schreiber (* 1947), historian and writer
Georg Denzler (* 1930), Catholic theologian, professor of church history
Günther Denzler (* 1948), former district administrator of the district of Bamberg and former district council president of the administrative district of Upper Franconia (CSU)
Karlheinz Deschner (1924–2014), writer and critic of religion and the church, most recently lived in Haßfurt
Gottfried Diener (1907–1987), classical philologist and Goethe researcher
Heinrich Dietz (* 1941), politician (CDU)
Josef Dietz (1906–1982), teacher, systematist, botanist and ornithologist
Heinrich Dittrich (1902–1974), politician, district administrator of the Pegnitz district
Ignaz Döllinger (1770–1841), physician
Ignaz von Döllinger (1799–1890), important Catholic theologian and church historian
Johann Baptist Dorsch (1744–1789), sculptor
Fridolin Dreßler (1921–2013), librarian, manuscript researcher and regional historian
Otto Dros (1848–1922), merchant and art collector; The Glesker crucifixion group in Bamberg Cathedral comes from the Dros'schen collection
Norbert Dünkel (* 1961), politician (CSU), MdL
Georg Duerig (1823–1905), forester and member of the Reichstag
Ludwig Dürrwaechter (1897–1964), animal breeding scientist and farmer

E.

Erich Ebermayer (1900–1970), writer
Adolf Eckstein (1857–1935), city rabbi of Bamberg, responsible for religious instruction in Israel since it was founded in 1890
Jürgen Egger (1959–2009), screenwriter and director
Hans Ehard (1887–1980), lawyer and politician (CSU), Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria
Ursula Ehler (* 1940), screenwriter and assistant director
Maria Eichhorn (* 1962), artist
Peter Eichhorn (1877–1960), painter
Susanne Eigner (* 1979), soccer player
Engelbert Endrass (1911–1941), naval officer and submarine commander
Alois Erhardt (1827–1902), photographer

F.

Anton-Wolfgang Graf von Faber-Castell (1941–2016), entrepreneur
Michael Fahres (* 1951), composer
Günter Faltin (* 1944), university professor
Hans Fiedler (1891–1989), art historian
Heinrich Finck (1444–1527), conductor and composer
Carl Fried (1889–1958), radiation medicine specialist and author
Klaus-Dieter Fritsche (* 1953), administrative lawyer, was a civil servant state secretary from 2014 to 2018 and was responsible for the federal intelligence services
Franz Froschmaier (1930–2013), politician (SPD)
Conrad Heinrich Fuchs (1803–1855), pathologist, rector of the University of Göttingen
Fritz Funk (1857–1938), industrial manager ( Brown, Boveri & Cie. )

G

Karl von Gareis (1844–1923), lawyer and specialist author, member of the Reichstag
Karl-Heinz Garnitz (* 1942), writer
Armin Gehlert (1934–2001), economist and professor at the FH Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Adam Gengler (1799–1866), cathedral dean and professor of church history and canon law
Ferdinand Glaser (1780–1868), lawyer and mayor
Heinrich Gottfried Philipp Gengler (1817–1901), legal historian and university professor
Christoph Gottschalk (* 1953), manager
Thomas Gottschalk (* 1950), moderator
Lukas Görtler (* 1994), soccer player
Nicolas Görtler (* 1990), soccer player
Bettina Göschl (* 1967), educator, children's songwriter and children's book author
Joseph Matthias Götz (1696–1760), Rococo sculptor
Rudolf Grafberger (* 1934), politician (CSU), second mayor and member of the state parliament
Hans Graßmann (* 1960), physicist and author
Georg Grosch (1906–1987), politician (SPD), third mayor and member of the state parliament
Stephan Grosse-Grollmann (* 1956), filmmaker and local politician
Adolf von Groß (1845–1931), banker, financial administrator of the Bayreuth Festival and honorary citizen of Bayreuth
Andreas Groß (1766–1847), Catholic theologian, clergyman and cathedral chapter
Peter von der Grün (* 1972), District Administrator of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district

H

Gerda-Maria Haas (* 1942), politician (SPD)
Georg Hagel (* 1968), organist and organ artist
Andreas Haupt (1813–1893), pastor and educator
Alina Hartmann (* 1995), basketball player
Marcel Heberlein (* 1990), basketball player
Friedrich Heilingbrunner (1891–1977), officer in the Bavarian Army, free corps fighter, staff officer of the Reichswehr and general of the anti-aircraft guns (Wehrmacht)
Heinrich Heinkelmann (1807–1866), doctor, democratic pioneer in the revolution of 1848/49
Georg II. Count von Helfenstein (1518–1573), officer and statesman
Alfred Heller (1924–2012), artist (illustrations, glass, ceramic, mosaic works)
Joseph Heller (1798–1849), collector, today the Helleriana in the Bamberg State Library
Robert Hemmerlein (* 1959), soccer goalkeeper
Paul Heßlein (1886–1953), member of the state parliament
Hans Herrnleben (1904–1983), puppeteer, founder of the Herrnleben puppet theater
Florian Herrnleben (* 1982), puppeteer
Ignaz Heunisch (1797–1868), Catholic theologian
Werner Hipelius (* 1947), local politician (CSU) and mayor
Jan Hofer (* 1964), developmental psychologist and university professor
Dorothea Hofmann (* 1961), composer and pianist
Ludger Hofmann-Engl (* 1964), pianist, composer, scientist and social worker
Karl Höller (1907–1987), composer
Wilhelm Hopf (* 1949), publisher and founder of the publishing house
Thomas Hörner (* 1966), entrepreneur and author
Heinrich Horneck von Weinheim (1843–1896), officer, landowner and member of the Reichstag
Erwin Hubert (* 1951), lawyer, judge at the Federal Court of Justice 2002–2016
Melanie Huml (* 1975), politician (CSU)

I.

Anja Ippach (* 1985), duathlete, triathlete, Ironman winner

J

Joachim Jacob (* 1939), data protection expert
Heinrich Joachim Jaeck (1777–1847), Cistercian monk, librarian, writer, co-founder of the Bamberger Tagblatt
Joachim Jung (* 1951), artist

K

Conrad III.

Jürgen Kalb (* 1962), theologian and politician (Bavarian Party)
Silke Kandzora (* 1989), actress
Johann Friedrich Karg von Bebenburg (1648–1719), Chancellor of the Electorate of Cologne and Minister of State
Thomas Kastura (* 1966), author
Ulrich Kelber (* 1968), politician (SPD)
Tanja Kinkel (* 1969), writer
Matthäus Kirchner (1826–1912), Roman Catholic theologian, missionary and member of the German Reichstag
Friedrich Franz Klein (1908–1974), lawyer and university lecturer
Harry Koch (* 1969), soccer player
Inés Koebel (* 1949), literary translator
Werner Kohn (* 1940), photographer and artist
Hubert Kolb (* 1946), diplomat, ambassador to Africa
Richard Kolb (1891–1945), broadcast director
Conrad III. (1093–1152), Roman-German King, King of Italy and King of Burgundy
Edgar Krapp (* 1947), organist and music professor
Lorenz Krapp (1882–1947), lawyer, poet and politician (BVP, CSU)
Thomas Kraus (* 1987), soccer player
Ralf Krause (* 1978), full contact kickboxing, world champion
Hugo Krauss (1874–1935), painter
Gerhard C. Krischker (* 1947), dialect poet
Kuno Krügel (* 1910), soccer player and coach
Johann Jakob Michael Küchel (1703–1769), Rococo architect
Dieter Kunzelmann (1939–2018), communard

L.

Michael Lackner (* 1953), sinologist
Erik Land (* 1990), basketball player
Christian Lange (* 1972), local politician (CSU) and mayor
Herbert Lauer (* 1946), Lord Mayor (1994-2006)
Paul Lautensack (1478–1558), painter
Karl Emich zu Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen (1856–1906), count, officer, historian and heraldist
Ludwig von Lerchenfeld (* 1957), politician (CSU), MdL
Willy Lessing (1881–1939), councilor, entrepreneur and until his death chairman of the Jewish community in Bamberg
Felix Lobedank (* 1984), handball player

M.

Asta von Mallinckrodt-Haupt (1896–1960), dermatologist and university professor
Carl Friedrich von Marcus (1802–1862), German doctor, psychiatrist and university professor
Emil Freiherr Marschalk von Ostheim (1841–1903), historian and collector
Franz Mayer (1862–1948), administrative officer
Josef Mayer (1741–1814), Jesuit and university professor
Helmut Metzner (* 1968), politician (FDP)
Amber Michaels (* 1968), porn actress
Richard Freiherr von Michel-Raulino (1864–1926), lawyer, newspaper publisher, entrepreneur and councilor
Helmut Müller (* 1944), politician (CSU)
Martin Münz (1785–1848), anatomist and university professor

N

Ignaz Neubauer (1726–1795), theologian, Jesuit priest and university professor
Otto Neukum (1929–2014), District Administrator (CSU)
Dieter Nickles (* 1963), sports journalist, press spokesman for FC Bayern Munich

O

Julius Obermeier (1867–1936), businessman
Anton Oberniedermayr (1899–1986), pediatric surgeon
Friedrich Odenbach (* 1945), politician (SPD)
Joseph Daniel Ohlmüller (1791–1839), architect in Munich, also Hohenschwangau Castle
Dominicus Otto (1716–1773), Benedictine abbot

P

Christopher Park (* 1987), pianist
Karl von Pfeufer (1806–1869), medic
Sigmund von Pfeufer (1824–1894), lawyer, civil servant and politician
Hans Pleydenwurff (1420–1472), painter
Clemens Graf von Podewils (1905–1978), journalist and writer
Sophie Dorothee von Podewils (1909–1979), narrator and poet
Hippolyt Poschinger von Frauenau (1908–1990), entrepreneur, forest manager and politician
Martin Pristl (* 1968), screenwriter

R.

Anton Rauh (1891–1977), painter, restorer and art collector
Markus Raupach (* 1974), author and sommelier
Bernd Redmann (* 1965), composer and musicologist
Wolfgang Reichmann (* 1947), basketball player, radio broadcaster and cabaret artist
Martin Joseph von Reider (1793–1862), teacher, draftsman and collector; bequeathed his collection (from Bamberg's secularization property) to the Bavarian state in 1862 ( Bavarian National Museum Munich)
Karl Remeis (1837–1882), lawyer, astronomer and sponsor of the Dr. Remeis observatory
Andreas Reuss (* 1954), writer
Randolph Rose (born 1954), singer and actor
Theodor Rössert (1916–2007), politician (CSU)
Kajetan Rost (1748–1804), Benedictine Abbot von Michelsberg and university professor
Sebastian Freiherr von Rotenhan (* 1949), forest owner and former politician (CSU)
Franz Michael Rudhart (1830–1879), music writer and Bavarian district administrator
Ludwig Rumpf (1793–1862), chemist and mineralogist
Bernhard Rupprecht (1928–2017), art historian
Philipp Rypinski (1884–1943), composer and conductor

S.

Hans Konrad Saffer (1860–1940), painter
Carl Schad (1880–1931), architect
Gerhart Schäfer (1926–2018), composer and university professor
Gerd Schaller (* 1965), conductor
Ludwig Schaller (1930–2009), politician (CSU) and district administrator of the Lichtenfels district
Rainer Schaller (* 1969), entrepreneur and founder of McFit Fitness GmbH
Peter Schanz (* 1957), author, dramaturge and director
Sebastian Scharnagel (1791–1837), painter and lithographer
Joseph Schedel (1856–1943), pharmacist, natural history and art collector and activist ( Scientific and Humanitarian Committee )
Karl Schellein (1820–1888), Austrian painter and restorer
Johann Joseph Scheubel I (1655–1721), painter
Johann Joseph Scheubel II. The Elder (1686–1769), valet and court painter
Johann Joseph Scheubel III. the younger (1733–1801), valet and court painter
Arthur Schlegelmilch (* 1958), historian, university professor
Stefanie Schlesinger (* 1977), singer
Daniel Schmidt (* 1990), basketball player
Oliver Schmidtlein (* 1965), physiotherapist
Jakob Schmitt-Friderich (1827–1905), architect
Berthold Schneider (* 1932), German biometrician
Eugen Schneider (1822–1880), mayor
Peter Schneider (1882–1958), Franconian homeland researcher and high school teacher
Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), physician, personal physician to King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
Dominikus Schramm , baptized Jakob Andreas (1723–1797), Benedictine in Banz Monastery and canon lawyer
Johann Sebastian Schramm (1729–1790), choir rector at the upper parish, “father of monument preservation ” in Bamberg
Franz Konrad von Schrottenberg (1755–1829), civil servant in the Bamberg monastery
Michael Schubert (* 1986), swimmer
Sven Schultze (* 1978), national basketball player
Tom Schütz (* 1988), soccer player
Adam Schwappach (1851–1932) forest scientist and Prussian civil servant
Kurt Seelmann (* 1937), entrepreneur
Johann Albrecht Siegwitz († 1756 or later), sculptor
Wolfgang Spindler (* 1938), music historian
Leopold Springer (1817–1897), banker
Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (* 1934), General of the Bundeswehr
Franz Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (* 1938), lawyer and politician (CSU)
Michael Stenglein (1810–1879), Catholic clergyman, librarian and church historian
Klaus Stüwe (* 1966), political scientist
Pleikard Stumpf (1807–1877), administrative lawyer and archivist

T

Karsten Tadda (* 1988), basketball player
Martin Thein (* 1966), secret service agent and non-fiction author
Michael Trautmann (1742–1809), sculptor
Artist family Treu
- Anna Maria Treu (1736–1786), painter
- Catharina Treu (1743–1811), painter
- Christoph Treu (1739–1799), painter
- Johann Nicolaus Treu (1734–1786), painter
- Joseph Marquard Treu (1713–1796), painter
- Rosalie Treu (1741–1831), painter, married to Joseph Dorn
Heribert Trunk (* 1961), entrepreneur

U

Josef Ullheimer (1747–1810), lawyer

V

Johann Michael Vogt (1729–1803), Catholic clergyman and natural scientist

W.

Alfred Wäger (1883–1956), officer in the Bavarian Army, staff officer in the Reichswehr and general of the infantry (Wehrmacht)
August von Wassermann (1866–1925), scientist
Eli Wasserscheid (* 1978), actress
Luitpold Weegmann (1885–1966), politician (CSU), Lord Mayor
Konrad Weigand (1842–1897), painter and illustrator
Kilian Werlein (1677–1737), abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Lambrecht
Leopold Westen (1750–1804), head of the engineering and drawing academy
Rudolf Weyermann (1880–1946), manufacturer, honorary citizen
Richard Wientzek (* 1970), painter and draftsman
Hans Winkler (1898–1936), motorcycle racer
Andrew Wooten (* 1989), German-American soccer player

Z

Lorenz Zahneisen (1897–1950), politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Bamberg and SA leader
Volkmar Zapf (* 1970), basketball player and trainer
Theo Zehnter (1929–2017), farmer and politician (CSU)
Peter Zeis (* 1989), basketball player
Dieter Zettelmaier (1941-2010), football player
Otto Zierer (1909–1983), writer and historian
Christian Zwanziger (* 1987), politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)