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Most Famous German Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 663
Germany 19,303
217 MD Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich German Actor 1901–1992
770 CB Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski German Actor 1920–1994
1,751 RW Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder German Screenwriter 1945–1982
1,840 DK Diane Kruger Diane Kruger German Actor b. 1976
1,938 KK Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski German Actor 1926–1991
2,901 NK Nastassja Kinski German Actor b. 1961
3,500 CS Claudia Schiffer Claudia Schiffer German Actor b. 1970
3,542 NH Nina Hagen Nina Hagen German Actor b. 1955
4,007 FP Franka Potente Franka Potente German Actor b. 1974
4,249 GB Georg Büchner Georg Büchner German Drama 1813–1837
4,545 AM Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl German Actor b. 1930
4,750 FW F. W. Murnau F. W. Murnau German Film 1888–1931
5,113 CJ Curd Jürgens Curd Jürgens German Film 1915–1982
5,770 HG Herbert Grönemeyer Herbert Grönemeyer German Actor b. 1956
5,862 LR Lotte Reiniger Lotte Reiniger German Film 1899–1981
6,197 EJ Emil Jannings Emil Jannings German Actor 1884–1950
6,271 SK Sibel Kekilli Sibel Kekilli German Actor b. 1980
6,621 PV Paul van Dyk Paul van Dyk German Producer b. 1971
6,828 SL Siegfried Lenz Siegfried Lenz German Screenwriter 1926–2014
7,135 UB Uwe Boll Uwe Boll German Film b. 1965
7,330 UM Ulrich Mühe Ulrich Mühe German Theatre 1953–2007
7,810 WP Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen German Film b. 1941
7,956 GF Gert Fröbe Gert Fröbe German Actor 1913–1988
7,958 L Loriot Loriot German Comedian 1923–2011
8,264 HK Hardy Krüger Hardy Krüger German Actor b. 1928
11,098 MF Marc Forster Marc Forster German Film b. 1969
11,456 DK David Kross David Kross German Actor b. 1990
11,634 BB Barbara Bouchet Barbara Bouchet German Actor b. 1943
11,929 TV Thea von Harbou Thea von Harbou German Film 1888–1954
12,481 KH Karoline Herfurth Karoline Herfurth German Actor b. 1984
12,583 BE Bernd Eichinger Bernd Eichinger German Screenwriter 1949–2011
12,915 EP Erwin Piscator Erwin Piscator German Theatre 1893–1966
16,058 CH Corinna Harfouch Corinna Harfouch German Actor b. 1954
17,317 GS Gunter Sachs Gunter Sachs German Film 1932–2011
17,562 CL Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle German Film 1867–1939
17,809 EB Eric Braeden Eric Braeden German Actor b. 1941
18,707 HS Harald Schmidt Harald Schmidt German Actor b. 1957
19,242 LD Lil Dagover Lil Dagover German Actor 1887–1980
19,380 MS Michaela Schaffrath Michaela Schaffrath German Actor b. 1970
20,169 CP Christian Petzold (director) Christian Petzold (director) German Film b. 1960
20,819 HD Helmut Dietl German Film 1944–2015
20,994 GO Götz Otto Götz Otto German Actor b. 1967
21,909 UL Ulli Lommel Ulli Lommel German Actor 1944–2017
23,338 AT Antje Traue Antje Traue German Actor b. 1981
23,403 MG Michael Gwisdek Michael Gwisdek German Film 1942–2020
23,706 UE Uli Edel German Film b. 1947
23,893 GK Guido Knopp Guido Knopp German Presenter b. 1948
24,363 RH Rolf Hoppe Rolf Hoppe German Actor 1930–2018
24,577 PW Paul Wegener Paul Wegener German Film 1874–1948
24,964 MS Marianne Sägebrecht German Actor b. 1945
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Inside Germany Actors & Filmmakers

663 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous germany actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Germany Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1940s with 118 people.

What Germany Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are Germany Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 61% of all notables (404).

Germany Actors & Filmmakers over-index on theatre — 44.6× the global rate.

  1. Actor404
  2. Film104
  3. Screenwriter39
  4. Presenter19
  5. Producer18
  6. Theatre17
  7. Cinema17
  8. Comedian11
  1. Theatre1744.6×
  2. Drama842.9×
  3. Cinema1734.1×
  4. Presenter1927.2×
  5. Producer1824.0×
  6. Screenwriter3918.7×
  7. Film10415.2×
  8. Actor40413.2×

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