Erich Koch-Weser (1875–1944), lawyer and politician
Wolfgang Gaede (1878 in Lehe – 1945) German physicist and pioneer of vacuum engineering
Betty Schade (1895 in Geestemünde – 1982) German-born American actress of the silent era
Carl Hermann (1898 in Wesermünde – 1961) German professor of crystallography
Lou Jacobs (1903–1992), American clown and entertainer
Adolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemist
Lale Andersen (1905–1972), German singer and actress, sang WW2 song "Lili Marleen"
Carola Höhn (1910 in Geestemünde – 2005) a German stage and movie actress.

Eberhard Jäckel (1929-2017), German historian, studied role of Adolf Hitler in German history
Roger Asmussen (1936-2015), politician (CDU), German Minister of Economy and Transport in 1987
Norman Paech (born 1938), university professor and politician (The Left)
Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp (1943–2004) German-American architect
Hans Joachim Alpers (1943–2011), German writer and editor of science fiction and fantasy.

Wolfgang Wippermann (born 1945), German historian
Hans Joachim Schliep (born 1945 in Drangstedt) a German Lutheran theologian, pastor and author
Jeanne Córdova (1948–2016) American pioneer lesbian and gay rights activist
Uwe Beckmeyer (born 1949), politician (SPD)
André Werner (born 1960) German composer of classical music.

Frank Schildt (born 1962), politician
Heino Ferch (born 1963), film, theatre and television actor
Volker Engel (born 1965), visual effects supervisor and producer
Corinna Harney (born 1972) German-American model and actress, has featured in Playboy
Anders Levermann (born 1973), environmental scientist and climatologist
Jenny Dolfen (born 1975) German illustrator and teacher
Erich Koch-Weser (1875–1944), lawyer and politician
Wolfgang Gaede (1878 in Lehe – 1945) German physicist and pioneer of vacuum engineering
Betty Schade (1895 in Geestemünde – 1982) German-born American actress of the silent era
Carl Hermann (1898 in Wesermünde – 1961) German professor of crystallography
Lou Jacobs (1903–1992), American clown and entertainer
Adolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemist
Lale Andersen (1905–1972), German singer and actress, sang WW2 song "Lili Marleen"
Carola Höhn (1910 in Geestemünde – 2005) a German stage and movie actress.
Eberhard Jäckel (1929-2017), German historian, studied role of Adolf Hitler in German history
Roger Asmussen (1936-2015), politician (CDU), German Minister of Economy and Transport in 1987
Norman Paech (born 1938), university professor and politician (The Left)
Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp (1943–2004) German-American architect
Hans Joachim Alpers (1943–2011), German writer and editor of science fiction and fantasy.
Wolfgang Wippermann (born 1945), German historian
Hans Joachim Schliep (born 1945 in Drangstedt) a German Lutheran theologian, pastor and author
Jeanne Córdova (1948–2016) American pioneer lesbian and gay rights activist
Uwe Beckmeyer (born 1949), politician (SPD)
André Werner (born 1960) German composer of classical music.
Frank Schildt (born 1962), politician
Heino Ferch (born 1963), film, theatre and television actor
Volker Engel (born 1965), visual effects supervisor and producer
Corinna Harney (born 1972) German-American model and actress, has featured in Playboy
Anders Levermann (born 1973), environmental scientist and climatologist
Jenny Dolfen (born 1975) German illustrator and teacher
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