Hermann Levi (1839 – 1900) a German Jewish orchestral conductor 
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949 in GAP) a leading German composer  of the late Romantic and early modern eras
Ludwig Thoma (1867 in Oberammergau – 1921) a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.

Alfred Gerstenberg (1893 in Grainau - 1959) a German Luftwaffe general.

Sir Karl Popper CH FBA FRS (1902 – 1994) an Austrian-British philosopher  and professor, regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century
Franz Klarwein (1914–1991), operatic tenor, husband of Sári Barabás 
Christoph Hermann Probst (1918 in Murnau – 1943) a German student of medicine and member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group
Michael Ende (1929 – 1995) a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction, best known for The Neverending Story
Hank Smith (1934 – 2002) a Canadian country music singer, born in GAP and moved to Canada in 1957.

Wolfgang Seiler (born 1940) a German biogeochemist and climatologist; after he retired, he was environmental officer (voluntary) for the City
Ulla Mitzdorf (1944 – 2013) a German scientist, substantially contributed to diverse areas including physics, chemistry, psychology, physiology, medicine and gender studies.

Robert Rosner (born 1947) an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
Hans Peter Blochwitz (born 1949) a German lyric tenor, sings parts in Mozart operas.

Marina Anna Eich (born 1976) a German film actress  and producer
Hermann Levi (1839 – 1900) a German Jewish orchestral conductor 
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949 in GAP) a leading German composer  of the late Romantic and early modern eras
Ludwig Thoma (1867 in Oberammergau – 1921) a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.
Alfred Gerstenberg (1893 in Grainau - 1959) a German Luftwaffe general.
Sir Karl Popper CH FBA FRS (1902 – 1994) an Austrian-British philosopher  and professor, regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century
Franz Klarwein (1914–1991), operatic tenor, husband of Sári Barabás 
Christoph Hermann Probst (1918 in Murnau – 1943) a German student of medicine and member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group
Michael Ende (1929 – 1995) a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction, best known for The Neverending Story
Hank Smith (1934 – 2002) a Canadian country music singer, born in GAP and moved to Canada in 1957.
Wolfgang Seiler (born 1940) a German biogeochemist and climatologist; after he retired, he was environmental officer (voluntary) for the City
Ulla Mitzdorf (1944 – 2013) a German scientist, substantially contributed to diverse areas including physics, chemistry, psychology, physiology, medicine and gender studies.
Robert Rosner (born 1947) an astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
Hans Peter Blochwitz (born 1949) a German lyric tenor, sings parts in Mozart operas.
Marina Anna Eich (born 1976) a German film actress  and producer
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