The following is a list containing people both born in Stuttgart and notable residents of the city, ordered chronologically.
Artists
Artists (continued)
- Hans Schumm (1896âÂÂ1990), film actor
- Jörg Faerber (1929âÂÂ2022), conductor
- Wolfgang Kermer (born 1935), art historian, art pedagogue
- Veronika Bayer (1940âÂÂ2008), actress
- Eberhard Weber (born 1940), double bassist and composer
- Klaus Zehelein (born 1940), opera intendant
- Wolfgang Kramer (born 1942), board game designer
- Rolf Schübel (born 1942), film director and screenwriter
- Friedman Paul Erhardt (1943âÂÂ2007), early television chef
- Jerry Zaks (born 1946), stage and television director and actor
- Andrea Rau (born 1947), actress and producer
- Anna Thomas (born 1948), film screenwriter, film producer and writer
- Manfred Wagner (born 1948), author of Wagner model
- Hermann Kopp (born 1954), composer and musician
- Horst von Saurma (born 1954), chief editor of the German automobile magazine Sport auto
- Jeff Dahl (born 1955), musician
- Tomas Kurth (born 1955), visual artist / sculptor / musician.
- Roland Emmerich (born 1955), film director, screenwriter and producer
- Ralf Illenberger (born 1956), guitarist
- Peter Schilling (born 1956), synthpop musician
- Kiddy Citny (born 1957), artist and musician
- Uwe Grodd (born 1958), conductor and flutist
- Nikolai Müllerschön (born 1958), film director, producer and screenwriter
- Geoff Tate (born 1959), singer and musician
- Greg Iles (1960âÂÂ2025), novelist
- Claudia Neidig (born 1960), actress
- Eytan Pessen (born 1961), pianist and opera director
- Susanne Lewis (born 1962), American musician, songwriter and artist
- Alex Jolig (born 1963), actor, singer and motorcycle racer
- Angela Laich (born 1963), sculptor, draughtsperson and painter
- Steffen Lehmann (born 1963), architect and urban designer
- Denis Scheck (born 1964), literary critic and journalist
- Christian Dierstein (born 1965), percussionist and academic teacher
- Mark Landler (born 1965), journalist
- Alexander Bader (born 1965), clarinetist
- Jürgen Mayer (born 1965), architect and artist
- Judith Kaufmann (born 1962), cinematographer
- Sandra Hastenteufel (born 1966), artist
- Stefan-Peter Greiner (born 1966), violin maker
- Klaus Schedl (born 1966), composer
- Michael Beck (born 1967), member of the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier
- Natalia Wörner (born 1967), actress
- Robert Schwentke (born 1968), film director
- Markus Amm (born 1969), artist
- Ulrike Frank (born 1969), actress
- Jerri Manthey (born 1970), actress
- Matthias Rexroth (born 1970), countertenor
- Thom Barron (born 1971), pornographic actor
- Chris Bosse (born 1971), architect
- Lisa Martinek (born 1972), actress
- Carmen Vincelj (born 1972), professional dancer
- Reggie Watts (born 1972), musician
- Christopher Bauder (born 1973), interaction designer and media artist
- André Butzer (born 1973), artist
- Max Herre (born 1973), musician
- Florian Maier-Aichen (born 1973), landscape photographer
- Matthias Megyeri (born 1973), designer of security products
- Marc C. Woehr (born 1973), contemporary artist
- Melina Aslanidou (born 1974). Greek musician
- Dragan Espenschied (born 1975), media artist
- Nina Hoss (born 1975), actress
- Martin Pfeifle (born 1975), sculptor
- Tanja Liedtke (born 1977), professional dancer
- Tanja Becker-Bender (born 1978), violinist
- Haha (born 1979), singer
- Simone Simons (born 1985), singer
- Alexander Tuschinski (born 1988), film director
- VENUES (formed 2015), post-hardcore band
- Pia Wurtzbach (born 1989), Miss Universe 2015 for the Philippines
- Yoon So-hee (born 1993), South Korean actress
- Mailin Hübler current mayor
Athletes
- Julius Frey (1881âÂÂ1960), swimmer
- Karl Burger (1883âÂÂ1959), amateur football player and manager
- Fred Gaiser (1885âÂÂ1918), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Otto Merz (1889âÂÂ1933), chauffeur, race car driver, test driver and mechanic
- Otto Fahr (1892âÂÂ1969), backstroke swimmer
- Christian Werner (1892âÂÂ1932), racecar driver
- Wolf Hirth (1900âÂÂ1959), gliding pioneer and sailplane designer
- Martin Schempp (1905âÂÂ1984), glider pilot
- Helmut Schäfer (1908âÂÂ1994), weightlifter
- Hermann Lang (1909âÂÂ1987), champion race car driver
- Erwin Bauer (1912âÂÂ1958), Formula One driver
- Rudi Fischer (1912âÂÂ1976), racing driver
- Hermann Pilnik (1914âÂÂ1981), chess Grandmaster
- Kurt Adolff (1921âÂÂ2012), racing driver
- Robert Schlienz (1924âÂÂ1995), football player
- Hans Herrmann (born 1928), race car driver
- Michael May (born 1934), race car driver
- Günter Klass (1936âÂÂ1967), race car driver
- Dieter Glemser (born 1938), touring car racing driver
- Marlinde Massa (1944âÂÂ2014), field hockey player
- Horst Köppel (born 1948), footballer and football manager
- Hans Lutz (born 1949), track cyclist and road bicycle racer
- Rolf Ziegler (born 1951), athlete
- Harry Gauss (1952âÂÂ2009), football coach
- Rainer Adrion (born 1953), footballer and football manager
- Almut Lehmann (born 1953), pair skater
- Walter Kelsch (born 1955), footballer
- Bernd Martin (born 1955), footballer
- Elmar Borrmann (born 1957), fencer
- Dominic Dobson (born 1957), CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver
- Hansi Müller (born 1957), footballer and supervisory board member of VfB Stuttgart
- Mark Adickes (born 1961), American football player
- Ed Reynolds (born 1961), American football player
- John Alt (born 1962), American football player
- Rainer Kraft (born 1962), football coach
- Andreas Müller (born 1962), football player
- Martin Schwalb (born 1963), handball player
- Beate Bühler (born 1964), volleyball player
- Jürgen Evers (born 1964), sprinter
- Anja Langer (born 1965), professional bodybuilder
- Christina Riegel (born 1965), figure skater
- Michael Spies (born 1965), footballer
- Thomas Stickroth (born 1965), footballer
- Vincenzo Nardiello (born 1966), boxer
- Dietmar Haaf (born 1967), long jumper
- Jürgen Klopp (born 1967), footballer and football manager
- Eberhard Trautner (born 1967), footballer
- Dimitrios Moutas (born 1968), footballer
- Marco Kurz (born 1969), footballer and coach
- Bernhard Rühling (born 1969), rower
- Kim Bauermeister (born 1970), runner
- Franziska Hentschel (born 1970), field hockey player
- Jens Keller (born 1970), footballer and football manager
- Sascha Fischer (born 1971), rugby union player
- Markus Lösch (born 1971), footballer
- Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), footballer
- David Montero (born 1974), footballer
- Roberto D'Aversa (born 1975), footballer
- Roberto Pinto (born 1978), footballer
- Oliver Barth (born 1979), footballer
- Sead RamoviÃÂ (born 1979), footballer
- Marc Lieb (born 1980), race car driver
- Markus Winkelhock (born 1980), racing driver
- Michael Berrer (born 1980), tennis player
- Maren Baumbach (born 1981), handball player
- Savvas Exouzidis (born 1981), footballer
- Simon Greul (born 1981), tennis player
- David Yelldell (born 1981), American footballer
- Oliver Stierle (born 1983), footballer
- Svenja Bazlen (born 1984), triathlete
- Patrick Milchraum (born 1984), footballer
- Nina Wengert (born 1984), rower
- Nadine Hildebrand (born 1987), track and field athlete
- Sami Khedira (born 1987), footballer
- Johannes Theobald (born 1987), racing driver
- Jonas Deichmann (born 1987), German adventurer and ultra-endurance athlete.
- Patrick Hager (born 1988), ice hockey player
- Maylin Hausch (born 1988), pair skater
- Aggelos Komvolidis (born 1988), footballer
- Julian Leist (born 1988), footballer
- Katrin Reinert (born 1988), rower
- Michael Schick (born 1988), footballer
- KaÃÂan Söylemezgiller (born 1988), footballer
- Fernando Raposo (born 1989), basketball player
- Joselu (born 1990), footballer
- Teoman ÃÂrge (born 1990), basketball player
- Panagiotis Vlachodimos (born 1991), footballer
- Bernard Tomic (born 1992), tennis player
- Serge Gnabry (born 1995), professional footballer
- Timo Werner (born 1996), professional footballer
- Jean-Philippe Krasso (born 1997), professional footballer
- Jamal Musiala (born 2003), professional footballer
Business people
- Salomon Idler (1610âÂÂ1669), shoemaker
- Johann Friedrich Cotta (1764âÂÂ1832), publisher, industrial pioneer and politician.
- Robert Schlumberger von Goldeck (1814âÂÂ1879), entrepreneur
- Charles Rasp (1846âÂÂ1907), businessman
- Hermann Eckstein (1847âÂÂ1893), magnate and banker
- Fritz Mannheimer (1890âÂÂ1939), banker
- Theodor Koch (1905âÂÂ1976), German engineer and weapons manufacturer
- Berthold Leibinger (1930âÂÂ2018), engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Heinz Dürr (born 1933), entrepreneur and stockholder
- Ulrich Bez (born 1943), businessman
- Matthias Rath (born 1955), doctor, businessman and vitamin entrepreneur
- Dominik Brunner (1959âÂÂ2009), businessman
- Martin Brudermüller (born 1961), businessman, CEO of BASF
Lawyers
Military
- Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental (1689âÂÂ1709), volunteer soldier in the army of Charles XII of Sweden
- Jean Chrétien Fischer (1713âÂÂ1762), soldier
- Rudolf Veiel (1883âÂÂ1956), general
- Wilhelm Boger (1906âÂÂ1977), police commissioner and concentration camp overseer
- Wilhelm Herget (1910âÂÂ1974), night fighter flying ace in the Luftwaffe
- Rainer Hildebrandt (1914âÂÂ2004), anti-communist resistance fighter and historian
- Helmut Belser (1915âÂÂ1942), Luftwaffe ace
- Helmut Hirsch (1916âÂÂ1937), student and resistance member
- Hans Götz (1919âÂÂ1943), Luftwaffe ace
- Herbert Berrer (1921âÂÂ1992), one man torpedo driver
- Angelika Speitel (born 1952), member of the Red Army Faction
Officers
- Henry Frederick of Württemberg-Winnental (1687âÂÂ1734), general
- Frederick Louis of Württemberg-Winnental (1690âÂÂ1734), army commander
- August of Württemberg (1813âÂÂ1885), Royal Prussian Colonel General
- Walther Reinhardt (1872âÂÂ1930), officer
- Hermann Geyer (1882âÂÂ1946), General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Rudolf Veiel (1883âÂÂ1956), General of the Panzertruppe during World War II
- Christian Wirth (1885âÂÂ1944), Nazi SS concentration camp commander involved in the Action T4 program and Operation Reinhard
- Dietrich Kraià(1889âÂÂ1944), Generalleutnant during World War II
- Rudolf von Bünau (1890âÂÂ1962), general
- Walther Fischer von Weikersthal (1890âÂÂ1953), General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Albert Buck (1895âÂÂ1962), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Heinrich Eberbach (1895âÂÂ1992), General der Panzertruppe in World War II
- Herbert Wagner (1896âÂÂ1968), Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Günther Gumprich (1900âÂÂ1943), Naval captain of the Kaiserliche Marine, Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine
- Hermann Plocher (1901âÂÂ1980), Luftwaffe commander during World War II
- Herbert Kappler (1907âÂÂ1978), head of German police in Rome during World War II
- Hans Endreà(1911âÂÂ1969), Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen SS
- Walter Harzer (1912âÂÂ1982), Waffen-SS officer
- Rudolf Böhmler (1914âÂÂ1968), Oberst in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II
- Wilhelm Spindler (1914âÂÂ1997), Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Rudolf von Bünau (1915âÂÂ1943), Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Heinz Haag (1918âÂÂ1994), Schnellboot commander in World War II
- Günther Hilt (1918âÂÂ1944), Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II
- Wilhelm Bäder (1922âÂÂ1945), Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II
Scholars
- Georg Bernhard Bilfinger (1693âÂÂ1750), philosopher, mathematician and statesman
- Ludwig Timotheus Spittler (1752âÂÂ1810), historian
- Marianne Ehrmann (1755âÂÂ1795), one of the first women novelists and publicists in the German-speaking countries
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770âÂÂ1831), philosopher.
- Julius von Mohl (1800âÂÂ1876), Orientalist.
- Karl Christian Planck (1819âÂÂ1880), philosopher.
- Rudolf von Roth (1821âÂÂ1895), Indologist, founder of the Vedic philology.
- Karl Mauch (1837âÂÂ1875), explorer and African geographer
- Friedrich Hauser (1859âÂÂ1917), archaeologist and art historian
- Hermann Abert (1871âÂÂ1927), music historian
- Max Horkheimer (1895âÂÂ1973), philosopher-sociologist
- Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905âÂÂ1964), aristocrat, historian and member of the 20 July plot
- Edward Lowinsky (1908âÂÂ1985), musicologist
- Karl Dietrich Bracher (1922âÂÂ2016), political scientist and historian
- Herbert E. Brekle (1935âÂÂ2018), typographer and linguist
- Frieder Nake (born 1938), professor for computer graphics
- Manfred Schneckenburger (1938âÂÂ2019), art historian and curator
- Constance Grewe (born 1946), academic, author, and judge
- Gerhard Raff (born 1946), historian, editor and publisher
- John Thorn (born 1947), sports historian
- Phillip Longman (born 1956), demographer
- Claudia Schoppmann (born 1958), historian and author
- Andres Veiel (born 1959), film director and screenwriter
- Brigitte Fehrle (born 1960), journalist
- Michael Maar (born 1960), literary scholar and author
- Eric Hilgendorf (born 1960), professor of law
- Ralf Zerback (born 1961), historian and author
Scientists
- Johann Friedrich Pfaff (1765âÂÂ1825), mathematician
- Andreas Friedrich Bauer (1783âÂÂ1860), engineer
- Carl Reichenbach (1788âÂÂ1869), chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher
- Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803âÂÂ1882), geometer
- Friedrich August von Alberti (1795âÂÂ1878), geologist
- Hugo von Mohl (1805âÂÂ1872), botanist.
- Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Berge (1811âÂÂ1883), naturalist, ornithologist and entomologist
- Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (1812âÂÂ1890), scientist, traveler and collector
- Johann Ludwig Karl Heinrich von Struve (1812âÂÂ1898), astronomer
- Wilhelm Griesinger (1817âÂÂ1868), neurologist and psychiatrist
- Wilhelm Roser (1817âÂÂ1888), surgeon and ophthalmologist
- Carl Gustav Guckelberger (1820âÂÂ1902), chemist
- Carl Gustav Calwer (1821âÂÂ1874), entomologist
- Christian Zeller (1822âÂÂ1899), mathematician
- Carl Wilhelm Heine (1838âÂÂ1877), physician
- Wilhelm Camerer (1842âÂÂ1910), physician
- Eugen Baumann (1846âÂÂ1896), chemist
- Carl Magnus von Hell (1849âÂÂ1926), chemist
- Otto Hölder (1859âÂÂ1937), mathematician
- Wilhelm Weinberg (1862âÂÂ1937), physician and obstetrician-gynecologist
- Hans Spemann (1869âÂÂ1941), embryologist
- Friedrich Wilhelm Seiffer (1872âÂÂ?), neurologist and psychiatrist
- Viktor von Weizsäcker (1886âÂÂ1957), physician and physiologist
- Erich Huzenlaub (1888âÂÂ1964), chemist
- Erich Schönhardt (1891âÂÂ1979), mathematician
- Erwin Fues (1893âÂÂ1970), physicist
- Paul Schlack (1897âÂÂ1967), chemist
- Ernst Rexer (1902âÂÂ1983), nuclear physicist
- Erich Zürn (1906âÂÂ1965), U-boat engineer
- Fritz Leonhardt (1909âÂÂ1999), structural engineer
- Karl Steinbuch (1917âÂÂ2005), computer scientist, cyberneticist and electrical engineer
- Franz Sondheimer (1926âÂÂ1981), chemist
- Rolf Landauer (1927âÂÂ1999), physicist
- Hans-Peter Dürr (1929âÂÂ2014), physicist
- Gerhard Ertl (born 1936), physicist
- Hartmut Elsenhans (born 1941), scientist
- Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born 1941), astronaut
- Knut Urban (born 1941), physicist
- Bert Sakmann (born 1942), cell physiologist
- Hans-Jörg Bullinger (born 1944), scientist
- Bernhard Mann (born 1950), social scientist
- David Robert Nelson (born 1951), physicist
- Rudi Studer (born 1951), computer scientist
- Rolf Schlierer (born 1955), physician, lawyer and politician
- Ulf Hohmann (born 1963), ethologist
- Christof Ebert (born 1964), computer scientist and author
- Gert Mittring (born 1966), mental calculator
- Patrick Cramer (born 1969), biochemist
- Shuman Ghosemajumder (born 1974), Canadian technologist, entrepreneur, and author
- Martin Reimann (born 1978), researcher
Statesmen
- Eberhard I (1265âÂÂ1325), Count of Württemberg
- Eberhard IV (1388âÂÂ1419), Count of Württemberg
- Eberhard III (1614âÂÂ1674), Duke of Württemberg
- Frederick (1615âÂÂ1682), Duke of Württemberg
- William Louis (1647âÂÂ1677), Duke of Württemberg
- Eberhard Louis (1676âÂÂ1733), Duke of Württemberg
- Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (1677âÂÂ1742), Margravine of Baden
- Charles Alexander of Württemberg (1684âÂÂ1737), Duke of Württemberg
- Frederick II Eugene of Württemberg (1732âÂÂ1797), Duke of Württemberg
- Auguste of Württemberg (1734âÂÂ1787), Duchess of Württemberg
- Wilhelm of Urach (1810âÂÂ1869), Duke of Urach
- Sophie of Württemberg (1818âÂÂ1877), Queen of the Netherlands
- Charles I (1823âÂÂ1891), King of Württemberg
- William II of Württemberg (1848âÂÂ1921), King of Württemberg
- Christopher Gustavus Memminger (1803âÂÂ1888), 1st C.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- Karl von Weizsäcker (1853âÂÂ1926), politician
- Ernst von Weizsäcker (1882âÂÂ1951), diplomat and politician
- Maria Walter (1895âÂÂ1988), politician
- Heinrich Rau (1899âÂÂ1961), politician
- Richard von Weizsäcker (1920âÂÂ2015), politician and former President of Germany
- Kurt Gscheidle (1924âÂÂ2003), politician
- Werner Ungerer (1927âÂÂ2014), diplomat and civil servant
- Manfred Rommel (1928âÂÂ2013), politician
- Manfred Abelein (1930âÂÂ2008), politician
- Manfred Wörner (1934âÂÂ1994), politician and diplomat
- Kurt Joachim Lauk (born 1946), politician
- Christel Haeck (born 1948), politician
- Rainer Arnold (born 1950), politician
- Günther Oettinger (born 1953), politician
- Jörg Tauss (born 1953), politician
- Constanze Angela Krehl (born 1956), politician
- Karin Binder (born 1957), politician
- Rainer Wieland (born 1957), politician
- Eric Abetz (born 1958), politician
- Axel Berg (born 1959), politician
- Volker Beck (born 1960), politician
- Tobias Pflüger (born 1965), politician
- Stefan Kaufmann (born 1969), politician
- Christian von Stetten (born 1970), businessman and politician
Royalty and nobility
Theologians
Notable residents of Stuttgart
- Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728âÂÂ1793), son of Duke Karl I Alexander
- Friedrich Schiller (1759âÂÂ1805), poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright
- Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787âÂÂ1860), botanist and Protestant minister
- Friedrich Ruthardt (1802âÂÂ1862), oboist and composer
- Charlotte Wahl (1817âÂÂ1899), philanthropist
- Gottlieb Daimler (1834âÂÂ1900), engineer, industrial designer and industrialist
- Dionys Pruckner (1834âÂÂ1896), pianist and music teacher
- Wilhelm Maybach (1846âÂÂ1929), designer and industrialist
- Anton Schott (1846âÂÂ1913), German dramatic tenor
- Robert Bosch (1861âÂÂ1942), industrialist, engineer and inventor
- Carl Eytel (1862âÂÂ1925), German-American artist who studied at the Royal Art School and emigrated to Palm Springs, California
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875âÂÂ1951), automotive engineer
- Paul Bonatz (1877âÂÂ1956), architect
- Wilhelm Steinkopf (1879âÂÂ1949), chemist
- Theodor Heuss (1884âÂÂ1963), politician
- Claus von Stauffenberg (1907âÂÂ1944), army officer and Catholic aristocrat
- Georg Pfäfflin (1908âÂÂ1972), German Lutheran pastor of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg
- Günter Behnisch (1922âÂÂ2010), architect
- Albrecht Roser (1922âÂÂ2011), master puppeteer
- Frei Otto (1925âÂÂ2015), architect and structural engineer
- Marlene Schmidt (born 1937), Miss Universe 1961
- Klaus von Klitzing (born 1943), physicist
- Fred Breinersdorfer (born 1946), screenwriter, producer and film director
- Norbert Haug (born 1952), journalist
- Jürgen Klinsmann (born 1964), footballer and coach
- Frank Karlitschek (born 1973), open source software developer
- Dragan Espenschied (born 1975), 8-bit musician and media artist
- Katja Mragowska (born 1975), artist
- Sascha Gerstner (born 1977), musician and photographer
- Louk Sorensen (born 1985), Irish tennis player
- Alexander Tuschinski (born 1988), film director
- Pia Wurtzbach (born 1989), Miss Universe 2015
- Fernando Raposo (born 1989), French basketball player
- Yoon So-hee (born 1993), South Korean actress
References