Notable Natives
- Kurt Biedenkopf, former Ministerpräsident of Saxony (1990–2002)
- Ernst Bloch (Ludwigshafen, 1885 - Tübingen, 1977), philosopher
- William Dieterle, Hollywood director
- Wolfgang Güllich, rock climber
- Helmut Kohl, former German chancellor (1982–1998)
- Ernst Lehmann, Zeppelin captain of the Hindenburg
- Ernst W. Kunz, sculptor
- Eugen Roth, sculptor and painter
- Robert Franz Schmidt, physiologist
- Andre Schürrle, football player for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and Germany
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