Most Famous German Athletes

Germany has produced 1,452 notable athletes throughout history, led by Michael Schumacher. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Michael Schumacher — German Driver (Born 1969) , ranked #1148
  2. Lukas Podolski — German Football (Born 1985) , ranked #1311
  3. Boris Becker — German Player (Born 1967) , ranked #1316
  4. Manuel Neuer — German Football (Born 1986) , ranked #2743
  5. Michael Ballack — German Football (Born 1976) , ranked #2804
  6. Oliver Kahn — German Football (Born 1969) , ranked #2819
  7. Gerd Müller — German Football (Born 1945) , ranked #3131
  8. Katarina Witt — German Skater (Born 1965) , ranked #3753
  9. Emanuel Lasker — German Chess (1868–1941) , ranked #4014
  10. Bastian Schweinsteiger — German Football (Born 1984) , ranked #4067
  11. Max Schmeling — German Boxer (1905–2005) , ranked #4114
  12. Mario Götze — German Football (Born 1992) , ranked #4202
  13. Miroslav Klose — German Football (Born 1978) , ranked #4555
  14. Jürgen Klopp — German Football (Born 1967) , ranked #5168
  15. Thomas Müller — German Football (Born 1989) , ranked #5196
  16. Mario Gómez — German Football (Born 1985) , ranked #6180
  17. Marco Reus — German Football (Born 1989) , ranked #6414
  18. Jürgen Klinsmann — German Football (Born 1964) , ranked #6430
  19. Jens Lehmann — German Football (Born 1969) , ranked #6718
  20. Sepp Maier — German Football (Born 1944) , ranked #8710