Famous People
- Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth (1709–1758), monarch
- Johann David Schoepf (1752–1800), naturalist
- Johann Christian Ritter (1755-?), first printer in South Africa
- Jean Paul (1763–1825), writer
- Max Stirner (1806–1856), philosopher
- Richard Wagner (1813–1883), composer
- Oskar Panizza (1853–1921), psychiatrist, dissident author
- Fritz Rasp (1891–1976), actor
- Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim (1892–1945), soldier and aviator
- Florian Mayer (1983— ) professional tennis player
- Anne Haug (1983-) professional triathlete
- Philipp Petzschner (1984— ), professional tennis player
- Maya Karin (1979— ), Malaysian actress, television personality, and singer
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