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Hermann Olshausen (1796–1839), theologian. •
Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812–1881), botanist and pharmacist •
Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), grew up in Bad Oldesloe; classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer. •
August Mommsen (1821–1913), historian. •
Klaus Bargsten (1911–2000), captain and sole survivor of sunken
U-521 •
Henning Schwarz (1928–1993),
CDU politician •
Isa Genzken (born 1948), sculptor and contemporary artist •
Rüdiger Schmidt-Grépály (born 1952), Cultural Manager at the
Klassik Stiftung Weimar •
Katharina Fegebank (born 1977), politician (
The Greens) •
Wincent Weiss (born 1993), singer and model
Sport •
Axel Hager (born 1969), beach volleyball player; won bronze medal at the
2000 Sydney Olympics (grew up in Bad Oldesloe) •
Rouwen Hennings (born 1987), footballer, played over 500 pro games •
Julia Görges (born 1988), tennis player •
Maximilian Ahlschwede (born 1990), footballer, played 300 pro games •
Alexander Meyer (born 1991), footballer, played 230 games •
Dan-Patrick Poggenberg (born 1992), footballer, played 250 pro games •
Dren Feka (born 1997), footballer, played 80 pro games ==Twin towns – sister cities==