Prominent natives of Rottenburg:
Meinrad von Einsiedeln (c. 797–861), hermit
Albert II.
von Hohenberg, (1303–1359), Bishop of Freising
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812), composer and music publisher
 
Ottilie Wildermuth (1817–1877), author
Theodor Schnell der Ältere (1836–1909), sculptor and church outfitter
Eugen Bolz (1881–1945), politician (Zentrum) see: honorary citizens
Josef Eberle (also known as Sebastian Blau, 1901–1986), publicist, poet and newspaper publisher (Stuttgarter Zeitung) see: honorary citizens
Walter Bader (1901–1986), archaeologist and preservationist
Ewald Bucher (1914–1991), politician (FDP/DVP), Member of the West German Parliament, West German Minister of Justice, West German Minister for regional planning, construction and urban development
Dieter Planck (born 1944), president of the state office for preservation of historical monuments in Baden-Württemberg
Winfried Hermann (born 1952), politician (Greens), since 2011 Minister for Transportation in Baden-Württemberg
Knut Kircher (born 1969), former football referee
Prominent natives of Rottenburg:
Meinrad von Einsiedeln (c. 797–861), hermit
Albert II. von Hohenberg, (1303–1359), Bishop of Freising
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812), composer and music publisher
 
Ottilie Wildermuth (1817–1877), author
Theodor Schnell der Ältere (1836–1909), sculptor and church outfitter
Eugen Bolz (1881–1945), politician (Zentrum) see: honorary citizens
Josef Eberle (also known as Sebastian Blau, 1901–1986), publicist, poet and newspaper publisher (Stuttgarter Zeitung) see: honorary citizens
Walter Bader (1901–1986), archaeologist and preservationist
Ewald Bucher (1914–1991), politician (FDP/DVP), Member of the West German Parliament, West German Minister of Justice, West German Minister for regional planning, construction and urban development
Dieter Planck (born 1944), president of the state office for preservation of historical monuments in Baden-Württemberg
Winfried Hermann (born 1952), politician (Greens), since 2011 Minister for Transportation in Baden-Württemberg
Knut Kircher (born 1969), former football referee
Rottenburg am Neckar