Passau - Notable People

Notable People

  • Michael Ammermüller (* 1986), a racing car driver.
  • Alfred Dick (1927–2005), a Bavarian politician.
  • Hans Fruhstorfer (1866–1922), explorer, insect trader and entomologist, born in Passau.
  • Albert Ganzenmüller (1905–1996), who served from 1942 to 1945 as the state secretary of the Reich Transportation Ministry, born in Passau.
  • Henry Gerber (1892−1972), early U.S. homosexual-rights activist, born in Passau.
  • Adolf Hitler and his family, Passau residents for two years from 1892 to 1894.
  • Nicolaus A. Huber (* 1939), composer.
  • Bruno Jonas (* 1952), a cabaret artist and actor.
  • Joseph Maximilian Ritter von Maillinger (1820–1901), Bavarian general and war minister, born in Passau.
  • Gottlieb Muffat (1690–1770), organist and composer.
  • Anna Rosmus (* 1960), controversial German author, Third Reich historian.
  • Ludwig Schmidseder (1904–1971), composer and pianist.
  • Heidi Schüller (* 1950), a West German athlete.
  • Georg Philipp Wörlen

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