Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a legendary Germany former football player and now manager. In 1990 he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup. One year later, he was also named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year. He has played in five World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) more than any other outfield player, …

Dietmar Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City.

"'"' (born August 1 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional footballer from Germany who currently plays in midfield for Bayern Munich. Bastian's older brother, Tobias, currently plays for the German second division club Eintracht Braunschweig.

Gerd Müller (born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former West German football player and Germany's most prolific goalscorer of all time. With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was by far the most successful striker of his day. Only Josef Bican, Romário and Pelé are higher on the all-time goalscorer ranking.

Philipp Lahm (born November 11, 1983 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and Germany at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored the opening goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the best young fullbacks in the world, as is shown by his inclusion in the Mastercard All Star Team. Known to be young and energetic, Lahm's pace is unbelievable, …

Andreas Ottl (born March 1, 1985 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Bayern Munich. He signed his 1st professional contract on July 1, 2005. He also plays for Germany's U21 Team.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (born October 16, 1983 in Augsburg) is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The righthander won one doubles title (2005, Vietnam Open in Ho Chi Minh City) so far. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on June 18, 2007, when he became the number 28 of the world. He achieved his greatest result at a Masters event during the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters event, when he reached the quarterfinals after going through qualifying, …

Helmut Haller (born July 21, 1939 in Augsburg, Germany) was a footballer who represented West Germany at three World Cups. A playmaker and striker who made his international debut at age 19 in 1958, he played at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England and the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, earning a total of 33 caps and scoring 13 goals.

Christian Lell (born 29 August 1984, Munich, Germany) is a German football defender who currently plays for FC Bayern Munich.

Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982 in Munich, Germany) is a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart. He signed for VfB Stuttgart in Summer 2005, having left Aston Villa on a Bosman free transfer. This was the base for his nomination for Germany's World Cup squad 2006 but failed to make it into Klinsmann's starting eleven. Hitzlsperger joined Aston Villa from Bayern Munich, where he was a player in the youth team.

Markus Babbel (born September 8 1972 in Munich) is a former German international footballer who played as a defender. Starting out in the German Bundesliga, his first club was Bayern Munich, for whom he played initially from the youth squad, forging to the first team and making eight starts, as well as four substitute appearances in league games. Moving to SV Hamburg in August 1992 gave Babbel the chance to appear regularly in a first-team slot.

İlhan Mansız is a retired Turkish football player of Crimean Tatar origin, who gained international recognition at İstanbul's Beşiktaş J.K., and was later acquired by the Vissel Kobe soccer club in Japan. He attracted much attention from female fans due to his fashionable dressing style and hairdo, being listed among other soccer players such as David Beckham who are often categorized as metrosexuals.

Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, West Germany) was a German football player. One of Germany's most controversial players, he was capped 48 times for his country. His football career lasted from 1970 until 1983, mainly playing for Bayern Munich (1970-74 and 1978-83) and Real Madrid (1974-78), with a short intermezzo in Braunschweig. His early success was as a free roaming left back, …

Hanni Wenzel (born in Straubing, Germany on December 14, 1956) is a former alpine skier from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck (Austria). Born in Germany, Hanni moved to Liechtenstein at an early age. After she and her brother Andreas began to get successful in skiing - Hanni became the 1974 slalom World Champion - the family was granted Liechtenstein citizenship.

Michael Neumayer (born January 15, 1979 in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria) is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He won a silver medal in the team norma hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 32nd in the individual normal hill at those same championships. Neumayer also won a bronze in the team event at the 2006 Ski-flying World Championships.

Klaus Augenthaler is a former football player and now manager. His nickname is Auge (German for "eye").

Andreas Heckmair (born October 12, 1906, Munich, Germany. Died February 1, 2005, Oberstdorf, Germany) was one of the four men who first climbed the north face of the Eiger in 1938. The most experienced mountaineer in the group (Heckmair, Ludwig Vörg, Heinrich Harrer and Fritz Kasparek), Heckmair led the most difficult pitches in the ascent, aided by the extensive kit (including new 12-point crampons) that he and Vorg had purchased using sponsors' money.

Anton ("Toni") Mang (29 September, 1949 in Inning (Starnberg) at the Ammersee) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.

Andreas Görlitz is a German footballer who currently plays as a defender for Karlsruher SC (on loan from Bayern Munich).

Christoph Schubert (born February 5, 1982 in Munich, Germany) is a professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators.

Georg "Schorsch" Meier was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races in 1939 riding for the factory BMW team and the first motor-cycle racer to lap a Grand Prix course at over 100mph.

Alexander Sulzer (born May 30, 1984) is a German ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays for the DEG Metro Stars. Sulzer went through the youth system of the ESV Kaufbeuren and first received ice time for the first team in the Oberliga, the third division in German ice hockey. The following season he still played for the ESVK, this time achieving the promotion into the 2nd Bundesliga. He was able to improve his game, especially his scoring.

Marco Sturm (born September 8 1978 in Dingolfing, West Germany; now Germany) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. A notoriously strong skater, he is often referred to as "the fastest German on ice." His forays into the offensive zone are known as the "blitzkrieg". In the 1999 All-star game, Marco Sturm had the second best time to Peter Bondra in the fastest skater competition.

Alex Hofmann born in Mindelheim, Germany) is a motorcycle racer in MotoGP. He is nicknamed 'The Hoff' in English-speaking countries, in reference to actor/singer David Hasselhoff. He raced in Motocross in his early teens, before entering the German 125cc championship for the first time in 1995, and the European series alongside it a year later. In 1997 he was runner-up in the German series, and also started the German 125cc World Championship race as a wild card.

Christoph Janker (b. February 14, 1985 in Cham, Bavaria) is a German footballer who is currently a defender for TSG Hoffenheim.

Johannes Christian "Hansi" Pflügler is a former German soccer player. He was born in Freising. He played as a defender or defensive midfielder in the German Bundesliga. He played in 277 games for Bayern Munich scoring 36 times. During that time he won the German championship five times (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 und 1990) and German Cup three times (1982, 1984, 1986).

Michael Stegmayer is a left sided defender. He is 175 cm tall and weighs about 73 kg. He played more than 40 games in different German Football Association-youth teams. His former clubs are SSV Ulm 1846, SV Altenberg (Dillingen) and Bayern Munich II. Since the 2005/06 season, Stegmayer has been with VfL Wolfsburg, where he signed a two-year contract.

Miriam Vogt (born 20 March 1967 in Starnberg, then West Germany) is a former alpine skier who won the gold medal in the women's combined event at the 1993 World Championships in Morioka, Japan. She retired from competition in 1998 and became President of the Bavarian Ski Federation (BSV) in 2005.

Manfred Schnelldorfer is a German figure skater, and a World and Olympic champion. Schnelldorfer won his first competition at age eight. His parents, both quite famous in Germany as figure skater coaches, coached him. He skated for the Munich ERC club and therefore he represented the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). At his one and only German Junior Championships he came in second behind Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, twice World champion in pairs.

Markus Neumayr (born March 26, 1986 in Aschaffenburg, Germany) is a German football player who plays as a midfielder for Second Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg. Most English fan will remember Markus from his Manchester United days for whom he signed from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2003. During his spell with Manchester United he played on the right side of midfield, although on some occasions he would come into the centre of midfield.

Tobias Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who currently plays for Eintracht Braunschweig in the German second league. He is the older brother of German international Bastian Schweinsteiger. In September 2006 he was involved in a car crash (he did not cause the accident) in Braunschweig, in which a young woman lost her life.

Rainer Rauffmann (born February 26, 1967 in Amberg, Bavaria), is a German/Cypriot retired football striker, considered the best foreign player to play in the Cyprus first division. He was a striker, known for his speed and his ability to score with both feet. During his seven seasons with Omonia he managed an incredible record, scoring 236 goals in 209 appearances. Rauffmann became a Cypriot citizen, after a long spell with AC Omonia Nicosia, …

Erich Goldmann (born April 7, 1976 in Dingolfing, Germany) is a German ice hockey defenceman. He has played 1 game in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators. He was drafted by the Senators in the 8th round (212 overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Most of his professional career has been spent in the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (German Hockey League), most recently for the Iserlohn Roosters.

Jan Mauersberger is a footballer who currently plays as a Defender for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the German Second Bundesliga..

Markus Pöttinger is a former ice hockey player who last played for Iserlohn Roosters. Pöttinger has played for the national team 8 times and achieved 2nd place in the European Junior championship in 1995. As of 2007 he is working on an ice hockey related doctorate and is a member of the disciplinarian committee of the DEL.

Markus Grünberger, is a former footballwe who played as a goalkeeper.