What is Bavarians?
{{for|the early medieval people|Baiuvarii}}{{more citations needed|date=February 2013}}{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Bavarians <br />''Bajuwaren'' <br /> ''Bajuwarn'' | region3 = | related = Other [[Germanic peoples]]<br>(especially [[Germans]]) | langs = [[Bavarian language|Bavarian]]<br>[[German language|German]]<br>[[Swabian German|Swabian]]-[[Alemannic German|Alemannic]]<br>[[Franconian Dialect|Franconian]] | rels = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], [[Lutheran Church|Protestantism]] | pop2 = | region2 = | pop3 = | pop1 = | flag = [[File:Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg|100px]] | region1 = | popplace = | total = {{circa}} 15 million | image_caption = | image = | flag_caption = Flag of Bavaria | footnotes = }} '''Bavarians''' ([[Standard German]] and [[Bavarian language|Bavarian]]: ''Bayern'') are an ethnographic group of [[Germans]] of [[Bavaria]]. The group's dialect is [[Bavarian language|Bavarian]] and [[German language|German]]. [[File:Oktoberfest_2006_(1).jpg|right|thumb|The [[Oktoberfest]] in [[Munich]], the most widely known festival of Bavarian culture, held since 1810 (2006 photograph).]] == List of popular Bavarians == === Scientists === [[File:Fraunhofer_2.jpg|thumb|Joseph von Fraunhofer]] * [[Joseph von Fraunhofer]] (1787–1826) * [[Feodor Lynen]] (1911–1979) === Politicians === [[File:KAS-Herxheim-Bild-19533-1_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Franz Josef Strauß]] * [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]] (1845–1886) * [[Heinrich Luitpold Himmler]] (1900–1945) * [[Franz Josef Strauß]] (1915–1988) * [[Roman Herzog]] (1934–2017) * [[Edmund Stoiber]] (1941–) * [[Horst Seehofer]] (1949–) === Artists === [[File:Joseph_Siffred_Duplessis_-_Christoph_Willibald_Gluck_-_Google_Art_Project_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Christoph Willibald Gluck]] * [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]] (1714–1787) * [[Richard Strauss]] (1864–1949) * [[Franz Marc]] (1880–1916) * [[Michael Ende]] (1929–1995) * [[Werner Herzog]] (1942–) === Sportspeople === * [[Franz Beckenbauer]] (1945–2024) * [[Philipp Lahm]] (1983–) * [[Magdalena Neuner]] (19