Born in Munich
Munich
Capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
Munich as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. German actor and politician, German actor, German actor): Charles M. Huber, Volker Bruch, Florian Stetter and some more.
Celebrities from MunichCelebrities from Munich
67 Denis Johnson
American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)
*July 1st, 1949 †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch
.jpg "Anton Dostler")
83 Herbert Achternbusch
German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)
*November 23rd, 1938 †January 10th, 2022, Munich
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Hermann Heimpel
German medievalist and historian (1901-1988)
*September 19th, 1901 †December 23rd, 1988, Göttingen 77
Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich
German historian of classical antiquity, author and children's writer (1901-1979)
*September 15th, 1901 †June 16th, 1979, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.jpg "Daniela Ludwig")
.JPG "Rosemary Murphy")
87 Rosemary Murphy
German-American actress (1925–2014)
*January 13th, 1927 †July 5th, 2014, New York City
81 Werner Herzog
German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director
*September 5th, 1942
80
Wilhelmine von Hillern
German actress and writer
*March 11th, 1836 †December 15th, 1916, Aschau im Chiemgau
.jpg "Franz Josef Strauß")
73 Franz Josef Strauß
German politician (1915-1988)
*September 6th, 1915 †October 3rd, 1988, Regensburg
_by_Sandro_Halank.jpg "Peter Ramsauer")
46 Ernst Röhm
German Nazi, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung (1887-1934)
*November 28th, 1887 †July 1st, 1934, Munich Prison_Gloria.jpg "Ruth Moschner")
44
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS and main architect of the Holocaust (1900–1945)
*October 7th, 1900 †May 23rd, 1945, Lüneburg 86
Walter Riezler
German art historian, classical archaeologist and musicologist
*October 2nd, 1878 †January 22nd, 1965, Munich
87 Friedrich Zimmermann
German politician (1925-2012)
*July 18th, 1925 †September 16th, 2012, Filzmoos
_jm43188.jpg "Konstantin Wecker")
_01.jpg "Benedikt Mayr")
45 Heinrich Müller
German police official and head of the Gestapo (1900–1945)
*April 28th, 1900 †May 1st, 1945, Berlin
52
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
German politician (CSU), former Minister of Economics, Minister of Defense
*December 5th, 1971_cropped.jpg "Moritz Bleibtreu")
33
Eva Braun
Longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler (1912-1945)
*February 6th, 1912 †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker 85
Richard Strauss
German composer and orchestra director (1864–1949)
*June 11th, 1864 †September 8th, 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
90
Arno Allan Penzias
German-born American physicist
*April 26th, 1933 †January 22nd, 2024, San Francisco 82
Rudolf Mössbauer
German nuclear physicist and Noble Prize in Physics
*January 31st, 1929 †September 14th, 2011, Grünwald.jpg "Maria Furtwängler")
78 Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire
*April 17th, 1573 †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt
86
Heinrich Drerup
German art historian and archaeologist
*August 23rd, 1908 †February 10th, 1995, Marburg
63 Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726
*July 11th, 1662 †February 26th, 1726, Munich
67 Joachim Herrmann
German politician (CSU), Bavarian Minister of the Interior
*September 21st, 1956
72 Rosi Mittermaier
German alpine skier (1950–2023)
*August 5th, 1950 †January 4th, 2023, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
76 Ludwig III of Bavaria
King of Bavaria (1845-1921)
*January 7th, 1845 †October 18th, 1921, Sárvár Castle
.jpg "Martina Gedeck")
Birthdays of famous people
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