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Hermann Levi (1839–1900), Jewish orchestral conductor •
Richard Strauss (1864–1949), leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. •
Ludwig Thoma (1867–1921), author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life •
Alfred Gerstenberg (1893–1959), Luftwaffe general • Sir
Karl Popper CH FBA FRS (1902–1994), Austrian-British philosopher and professor, regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century •
Franz Klarwein (1914–1991), operatic tenor, husband of
Sári Barabás •
Christoph Hermann Probst (1918–1943), student of medicine and member of the
White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group •
Michael Ende (1929–1995), writer of fantasy and children's fiction, best known for
The Neverending Story •
Hank Smith (1934–2002), Canadian country music singer •
Wolfgang Seiler (born 1940),
biogeochemist and climatologist; after he retired, he was environmental officer (voluntary) for the town •
Ulla Mitzdorf (1944–2013), scientist, substantially contributed to diverse areas including physics, chemistry, psychology, physiology, medicine and gender studies •
Robert Rosner (born 1947), astrophysicist and founding director of the Energy Policy Institute at the
University of Chicago •
Hans Peter Blochwitz (born 1949), lyric tenor, sings parts in Mozart operas •
Michaela Steiger (born 1964), actress for theatre, film, television •
Marina Anna Eich (born 1976), film actress and producer
Notable people in sports •
Thaddäus Robl (1877–1910), cyclist •
Hanns Kilian (1905–1981), bobsledder •
Matthias Wörndle (1909–1942), cross-country skier •
Roman Wörndle (1913–1942), alpine skier •
Käthe Grasegger (1917–2001), alpine skier •
Michael Pössinger (1919–2003), bobsledder •
Pepi Bader (1941–2021), bobsledder •
Stefan Gaisreiter (born 1947), bobsledder •
Reinhard E. Ketterer (born 1948), figure skater •
Christian Neureuther (born 1949), alpine ski racer •
Rosi Mittermaier (1950–2023), alpine ski racer, double Olympic gold medalist •
Hans-Joachim Stuck (born 1951), racing driver •
Armin Bittner (born 1964), alpine skier •
Andrea Schöpp (born 1965), curler •
Monika Wagner (born 1965), curler •
Martina Beck (née Glagow) (born 1979), biathlete •
Maria Höfl-Riesch (born 1984), alpine skier •
Felix Neureuther (born 1984), alpine skier •
Susanne Riesch (born 1987), alpine skier •
Magdalena Neuner (born 1987), six-time
biathlon world champion, Olympic champion,
Biathlon World Cup winner •
Miriam Gössner (born 1990), biathlete •
Laura Dahlmeier (1993–2025), biathlete, double Olympic gold medalist ==Points of interest==