List of sons and daughters of the city of Passau
The following list contains personalities born in Passau , listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Passau
To 1900
- Gottlieb Muffat (1690–1770), Austrian organist and composer
- Johann Georg Unruhe (1724–1801), church painter
- Johann Martin Maximilian Einzinger von Einzing (1725–1798), lawyer and writer
- Bernhard Stöger (1757–1815), Catholic theologian, philosopher and educator
- Ernst von Grossi (1782–1829), senior medical advisor and university professor in Munich
- Josef von Teng (1786–1837), lawyer and mayor of Munich
- Joseph Ferdinand Damberger (1795-1859), Catholic theologian
- Friedrich Pustet (1798–1882), publisher and founder of Friedrich Pustet KG
- Joseph Unruh (1792–1866), Mayor of Passau
- Leopold von Wolkenstein-Trostburg (1800–1882), Tyrolean governor
- Gustav Kraus (1804–1852), lithographer of the Biedermeier period
- Anton Pummerer (1812–1888), businessman and politician
- Joseph Maximilian von Maillinger (1820–1901), Bavarian general and minister of war
- Max von Pausch (1842–1934), ministerial official in Bavaria's financial administration
- Heinrich Abel (1843–1926), Jesuit
- Max Joseph Alteneder (1848–1923), from 1895 to 1909 Vicar General of the Diocese of Passau
- Ignaz Gaugengigl (1853–1932), painter
- Karl Sittl (1862–1899), classical philologist and classical archaeologist
- Hans Fruhstorfer (1866–1922), entomologist and traveler
- Wilhelm von Haasy (1867–1946), Bavarian lieutenant general and regimental commander
- Hermann Stockmann (1867–1938), painter, illustrator, local historian
- Fritz Cortolezis (1878–1934), conductor, opera director and composer
- Hugo Hatzler (1872–1955), Art Nouveau painter
- Ferdinand Mirwald (1872–1948), painter and wood cutter
- Erhard Kutschenreuter (1873–1946), elementary school teacher, composer
- Hermann Schreibmüller (1874–1956), high school teacher and historian
- Franz Bogner (1875–1956), doctor and mayor of Selb
- Eduard Hamm (1879–1944), politician
- Claudius von Schwerin (1880–1944), legal historian
- Emil Leeb (1881–1969), officer
- Ludwig Moshamer (1885–1946), architect
- Rudolf Guby (1888–1929), Austrian art historian
- Karl Pflaum (1890–1972), general in World War II
- Hermann Brühlmeyer (1892–1966), photographer
- Max Moosbauer (1892–1968), politician
- Wilhelm Britzelmayr (1892–1970), bank director, economist, logician and university professor
- Henry Gerber (1892–1972), LGBT activist in the United States
- Georg Werner (1894–1964), architect, construction clerk and university professor
- Gustav Rosenstängl (1893–1949), porcelain painter, owner of a porcelain painting company
- Martin Seitz (1895–1988), artist and gem cutter
- Titus von Lanz (1897–1967), anatomist
- Oskar Wagner (1897–1971), businessman
- Wilhelm Niedermayer (1899–1965), painter
- Karl Brunner (1900–1980), SS brigade leader
1901 to 1950
- Friedrich Heinrichsen (1901–1980), typographer, graphic artist and lyricist
- Ernst Derra (1901–1979), physician, pioneer in cardiac surgery
- Ernst Flessa (1903–1976), professor and poet
- Ludwig Schmidseder (1904–1971), composer, pianist, TV chef
- Albert Ganzenmüller (1905–1996), State Secretary (NSDAP)
- Theo Pabst (1905–1979), architect, construction clerk and university professor
- Ernst Peschl (1906–1986), mathematician
- Otto Scherzer (1909–1982), theoretical physicist
- Helmut Presser (1914–1995), archivist, historian, director of the Gutenberg Museum
- Trude Haefelin (1914–2008), actress
- Franz Schedel (1915–1996), physician, hospital director
- Hermann Wösner (1921–1982), politician
- Reinhard Raffalt (1923–1976), writer and journalist
- Ewald Lechner (1926–2011), Member of the State Parliament (CSU)
- Erich Ludwig Biberger (1927–2002), writer
- Alfred Dick (1927–2005), former Bavarian Minister for the Environment
- Hans Hösl (1929–2008), Lord Mayor of Passau
- Fritz Lobinger (* 1929), Catholic missionary bishop in South Africa
- Leopold Maximilian Kantner (1932-2004), clergyman, musicologist, composer (pseudonym Massimiliano Cantinieri )
- Rupert Schützbach (* 1933), poet and aphorist
- Günther Müller (1934–1997), historian and politician
- Brigitte Jordan (1937–2016), anthropologist and university professor
- Nicolaus A. Huber (* 1939), composer
- Karl Meisner (1939–2019), swimmer and water polo player
- Helmut Lebert (* 1941), rower
- Robert Leidinger (* 1941), politician
- Walter Zimmermann (* 1941), lawyer and legal scholar
- Renate König-Schalinski (1942–2011), painter, sculptor and enameller
- Edgar Forster (* 1944), entrepreneur, author and politician
- Hanna Leybrand (1945–2017), writer, reciter and opera soubrette
- Inez Regnier (* 1945), film editor
- Willi Schmöller (* 1945), Lord Mayor of Passau
- Rupert Stettner (* 1945), Professor of Public Law and Rector of the Munich School of Politics
- Günter Ohnemus (* 1946), writer and translator
- Ingeborg Pongratz (* 1946), politician
- Herbert Rische (* 1947), Chairman of the Management Board of the German Pension Insurance Association
- Egon Johannes Greipl (* 1948), historian and preservationist
- Franz Held (* 1948), rower and sports scientist
- Miguel Horn (* 1948), visual artist
- Gerd Sonnleitner (* 1948), former President of the German Farmers' Association
- Peter Welnhofer (* 1948), politician
- Annerose Riedl (* 1949), German-Austrian sculptor
- Max Stadler (1949–2013), judge, member of the Bundestag (FDP) and State Secretary
- Heidi Schüller (* 1950), athlete and doctor
From 1951
- Wilhelm Manske (* 1951), actor
- Anna Schlosser-Keichel (* 1951), politician
- Bruno Jonas (* 1952), cabaret artist
- Rudolf Klaffenböck (* 1952), cabaret artist, writer, documentary filmmaker and photographer
- Werner Josef Patzelt (* 1953), political scientist
- Sigi Zimmigart (* 1953), cabaret artist
- Josef F. Krems (* 1954), professor of psychology
- Bernhard Roos (* 1954), politician
- Albert Zankl (* 1954), local politician
- Tilman Berger (* 1956), Slavist and professor
- Friedrich Hirschl (* 1956), poet and pastoral consultant
- Christian Paul Berger (* 1957), Austrian writer
- Gerhard Waschler (* 1957), politician
- Elisabeth Graf-Riemann (* 1958), writer, lecturer, editor and specialist book author
- Hans-Georg Kräusslich (* 1958), virologist
- Hans Polterauer (* 1958), artist
- Manfred Loimeier (* 1960), journalist and Africanist
- Anna Elisabeth Rosmus (* 1960), Geschwister-Scholl-Prize winner 1984
- Armin G. Wildfeuer (* 1960), philosopher and social ethicist
- Jürgen Dupper (* 1961), politician
- Helmut Kagerer (* 1961), jazz musician
- Michael Kapsner (* 1961), composer, organist, conductor, improviser and music teacher
- Peter Schönhofer (* 1961), film director, television director and author
- Wolfgang Zerer (* 1961), organist, harpsichordist and music teacher
- Johann Hofbauer (* 1962), author, aphorist
- Ulla Kreilinger (* 1962), classical archaeologist
- Christoph Biermeier (* 1963), theater director
- Helmut Gründl (* 1963), economist
- Werner Hechberger (* 1963), historian
- Heinz Voggenreiter (* 1963), university professor, aerospace engineer
- Herbert Waas (* 1963), football player
- Klaus Böldl (* 1964), writer and Scandinavian
- Martin Steidler (* 1966), musician and choir director
- Stefan Tilch (* 1968), director
- Ludwig Preis (1971–2017), football coach
- Florian Pronold (* 1972), politician
- Mike Hager (* 1974), radio host, author and comedian
- Herbert Hindringer (* 1974), poet
- Andreas Scheuer (* 1974), Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure , Member of the Bundestag (CSU) and Secretary General of the CSU, District Chairman of the CSU Lower Bavaria
- August Wöginger (* 1974), Austrian politician
- Barbara Bauer (* 1975), actress
- Uwe Kaa (* 1977), musician
- Florian Kraus (* 1977), chemist and university professor
- Shizoe (* 1978; bourgeois Stefan Dippl), musician
- Tom Mandl (* 1978), musician
- Florian Hartleb (* 1979), political scientist
- Vivian Lindt (* 1979), pop singer
- Anja Boxleitner (* 1980), mountain bike vice world champion
- Sebastian Hackl (* 1980), wrestler and television presenter
- Sebastian Frankenberger (* 1981), politician
- David Zimmigart (born 1983), actor
- Quirin Müller (* 1984), rally driver
- Martin Wenzl (* 1984), actor
- Robert Zillner (* 1985), soccer player
- Michael Ammermüller (* 1986), automobile racing driver
- Viktor Gerhardinger (* 1990), cook
- Konstantin Herleinsberger (* 1991), jazz musician
- Johannes Kühn (* 1991), biathlete
- Marius Willsch (* 1991), soccer player
- Daniel Steininger (* 1995), soccer player
