Notable People
- The ski mountaineer and extreme sports athlete Toni Steurer was born in Oberstdorf.
- The 2010 German Vancouver Olympic Team Members Christina Geiger and Gina Stechert (both Alpine Skiing), David Speiser (Snowboard Cross), Johannes Rydzek (Nordic Combined), Nicole Fessel and Katrin Zeller (both Cross-Country Skiing), Daniel Herberg (Curling) and Michael Neumayer (Ski jumping) live in Oberstdorf
- The prominent German luthier Florian Jäger lives and works in Oberstdorf.
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