Ilse Stöbe (1911–1942), German journalist and resistance fighter Hans Kempin (1913–1992), German Waffen-SS combat and training officer Bommi Baumann (born 1947), German construction worker, co-founder of the German organization Movement 2 June and author Gregor Gysi (born 1948), German politician (SED, The Linke) Katja Lange-Müller (born 1951), German writer Gesine Lötzsch (born 1961), German politician (SED, The Linke) Annett Fleischer (born 1979), German actress Alexander Fehling (born 1981), German actor Christoph Sydow (1985–2020), German journalist Daniel Siebert (born 1984), German football referee Patrick Hausding (born 1989), German diver