Major People
- Hermann Henrich Meier, founder and 1857-1888 first Supervisory Board Chairman of the NDL
- Eduard Crüsemann; 1857-1869 founder and first director of NDL
- August Hermann Friedrich Neynaber alias HFA or HAF called Hermann Neynaber; (1822–1899) captain of many liners from 1866 to 1881 (Bremen, Deutschland, Donau, Mosel, Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Rhein)
- Johann Georg Lohmann, 1877-1892 Director of NDL
- Hermann Friedrich Bremermann; 1868-1892 Director of the NDL
- Willy Christoffers; Captain from 1886 to 1900
- Georg Plate, from 1887 to the Supervisory Board of the NDL, 1892-1911 Chairman of the NDL
- Dr. Heinrich Wiegand; 1892–1899 Director and 1899-1909 Director-General of NDL
- Charles Polack, captain in 1913 of the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie
- Dr. Philipp Heineken, Director-General in 1909-1920, 1920-1933 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NDL
- Carl Joachim Stimming, Director General, 1921–31
- Arnold Petzet; from 1906 to 1927 on NDL's board, responsible for transport within Germany, establishment of the cruise sector
- Ernst Glässel; 1926 member of the Lloyd Executive Board, 1931-1932 Chairman of the Board
- Dietrich Hogemann, commodore who retired in 1913
- Paul König, 1911 captain, 1916 captain of the U-boat, 1920-1932 Head of the marine department of the NDL
- Nikolaus Johnsen, captain and commodore in 1924 of the Columbus, and in 1930 Europe (III)
- Leopold Ziegenbein, captain and commodore of Bremen (IV)
- Oskar Scharf, captain on the Europa (III)
- Adolf Ahrens, captain and commodore of Columbus and Bremen (IV)
- Dr. Heinrich F. Albert, 1932-1933 Director General of the NDL
- Karl Lindemann (ex State Council), 1933-1945 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NDL
- Dr. Rudolph Firle, 1933-1944. Director General of the NDL
- Dr. Johnannes Kulenkampff; from 1932 Board Member, from 1942 Executive Board member
- Richard Bertram; from 1937 Board Member, from 1942 Executive Board member
- Paul Hampel, director of ship maintenance of the NDL of about 1950 to 1970
- Heinrich Lorenz, captain of the Berlin (IV)
- Günter Rössing, captain of the Bremen (V)
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