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Most Famous German Athletes

Sports 1,400
Germany 19,303
1,148 MS Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher German Driver b. 1969
1,311 LP Lukas Podolski Lukas Podolski German Football b. 1985
1,316 BB Boris Becker Boris Becker German Player b. 1967
2,743 MN Manuel Neuer German Football b. 1986
2,804 MB Michael Ballack Michael Ballack German Football b. 1976
2,819 OK Oliver Kahn Oliver Kahn German Football b. 1969
3,131 GM Gerd Müller Gerd Müller German Football b. 1945
3,753 KW Katarina Witt Katarina Witt German Skater b. 1965
4,014 EL Emanuel Lasker Emanuel Lasker German Chess 1868–1941
4,067 BS Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger German Football b. 1984
4,114 MS Max Schmeling Max Schmeling German Boxer 1905–2005
4,202 MG Mario Götze Mario Götze German Football b. 1992
4,555 MK Miroslav Klose Miroslav Klose German Football b. 1978
5,168 JK Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Klopp German Football b. 1967
5,196 TM Thomas Müller Thomas Müller German Football b. 1989
6,180 MG Mario Gómez Mario Gómez German Football b. 1985
6,414 MR Marco Reus Marco Reus German Football b. 1989
6,430 JK Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann German Football b. 1964
6,718 JL Jens Lehmann German Football b. 1969
8,710 SM Sepp Maier Sepp Maier German Football b. 1944
8,849 JD Julian Draxler Julian Draxler German Football b. 1993
10,577 FW Fritz Walter Fritz Walter German Football 1920–2002
11,001 SM Shkodran Mustafi Shkodran Mustafi German Football b. 1992
11,324 SV Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel German Driver b. 1987
12,144 RW Roman Weidenfeller Roman Weidenfeller German Football b. 1980
12,548 RM Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier German Skier b. 1950
13,292 BH Benedikt Höwedes Benedikt Höwedes German Football b. 1988
13,362 CT Cenk Tosun Cenk Tosun German Football b. 1991
13,493 RC Rudolf Caracciola Rudolf Caracciola German Driver 1901–1959
13,765 JL Joachim Löw Joachim Löw German Football b. 1960
13,817 AF Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich German Football b. 1979
13,997 MM Max Meyer (footballer) Max Meyer (footballer) German Football b. 1995
14,090 GA Gerald Asamoah Gerald Asamoah German Football b. 1978
14,439 OH Ottmar Hitzfeld Ottmar Hitzfeld German Football b. 1949
15,123 NA Nadine Angerer Nadine Angerer German Football b. 1978
15,507 TF Torsten Frings Torsten Frings German Football b. 1976
15,834 MM Marko Marin Marko Marin German Football b. 1989
16,283 BL Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer German Golf b. 1957
16,788 BL Bernd Leno Bernd Leno German Football b. 1992
17,416 SK Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling German Football b. 1984
18,135 BV Berti Vogts Berti Vogts German Football b. 1946
20,537 TB Tim Borowski German Football b. 1980
20,958 HM Henry Maske Henry Maske German Boxer b. 1964
22,033 MK Max Kruse Max Kruse German Football b. 1988
22,273 DO David Odonkor David Odonkor German Football b. 1984
22,912 JV Jens Voigt Jens Voigt German Sport b. 1971
22,924 EI Eike Immel Eike Immel German Football b. 1960
23,185 GV Gottfried von Cramm Gottfried von Cramm German Player 1909–1976
23,424 JG Julia Görges Julia Görges German Player b. 1988
24,569 UK Ulf Kirsten Ulf Kirsten German Football b. 1965
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Inside Germany Athletes

1,400 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous germany athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Germany Athletes peaked in the 1950s with 249 people.

What Germany Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Germany Athletes's biggest group — 44% of all notables (616).

Germany Athletes over-index on handball — 19.5× the global rate.

  1. Football616
  2. Athletic154
  3. Sport111
  4. Player39
  5. Skier39
  6. Handball39
  7. Driver36
  8. Rower33
  1. Handball3919.5×
  2. Ski2318.1×
  3. Chess2614.4×
  4. Athletic15411.6×
  5. Rower339.5×
  6. Driver369.2×
  7. Racer149.1×
  8. Athlete298.9×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Germany Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.