Most Famous German Actors

Germany has produced 606 notable actors throughout history, led by Marlene Dietrich. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Marlene Dietrich — German Actor (1901–1992) , ranked #217
  2. Charles Bukowski — German Actor (1920–1994) , ranked #770
  3. Rainer Werner Fassbinder — German Screenwriter (1945–1982) , ranked #1751
  4. Diane Kruger — German Actor (Born 1976) , ranked #1840
  5. Klaus Kinski — German Actor (1926–1991) , ranked #1938
  6. Nastassja Kinski — German Actor (Born 1961) , ranked #2901
  7. Claudia Schiffer — German Actor (Born 1970) , ranked #3500
  8. Nina Hagen — German Actor (Born 1955) , ranked #3542
  9. Franka Potente — German Actor (Born 1974) , ranked #4007
  10. Armin Mueller-Stahl — German Actor (Born 1930) , ranked #4545
  11. F. W. Murnau — German Film (1888–1931) , ranked #4750
  12. Curd Jürgens — German Film (1915–1982) , ranked #5113
  13. Herbert Grönemeyer — German Actor (Born 1956) , ranked #5770
  14. Lotte Reiniger — German Film (1899–1981) , ranked #5862
  15. Emil Jannings — German Actor (1884–1950) , ranked #6197
  16. Sibel Kekilli — German Actor (Born 1980) , ranked #6271
  17. Paul van Dyk — German Producer (Born 1971) , ranked #6621
  18. Siegfried Lenz — German Screenwriter (1926–2014) , ranked #6828
  19. Uwe Boll — German Film (Born 1965) , ranked #7135
  20. Wolfgang Petersen — German Film (Born 1941) , ranked #7810