Editing Leer, Lower Saxony (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Ubbo-Emmius.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Ubbo Emmius]], ca 1605]]
[[File:Verleihung des Europäischen Handwerkspreises an Karl Kardinal Lehmann-2073.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Garrelt Duin]], 2018]]
*[[Focko Ukena]] (1370–1436), [[Ostfriesland|East Frisian]] [[chieftain]]
*[[Ubbo Emmius]] (1547–1625), theologian, geographer and historian from the [[University of Groningen]]
*[[Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff]] (1705–1750), [[governor-general]] of [[Dutch East India]]
*[[Petrus Hofstede de Groot]] (1802-1886), Dutch theologian.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Hofstede de Groot, Petrus |volume= 13 |page= 566 |short=1}}</ref>
*{{illm|Johann Ludwig Hinrichs|de}} (1818–1901), co-founder of the [[Schwarzenau Brethren|German Baptists]]
*[[Onno Klopp]] (1822–1903), publicist and historian.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Klopp, Onno |volume= 15 |page= 847 |short=1}}</ref>
*{{illm|Wilhelmine Siefkes|de}} (1890–1984), writer of Low German
*{{illm|Bernhard Bavink|de}} (1879–1947), [[Natural]] philosopher and scientist
*[[Ernst Reuter]] (1889–1953), politician and municipal scientist, mayor of West-Berlin 1948–1953, brought up locally
*[[Hermann Lange]] (1912–1943), priest killed by Nazis
*[[Marron Curtis Fort]] (1938–2019), linguist and curator of [[Low German]] and [[Frisian languages]], lived locally
*[[Karl Dall]] (1941–2020), presenter, singer and comedian; gained his apprenticeship locally
*[[Friedel Grützmacher]] (born 1942), politician of [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
*[[H.P. Baxxter]] (born 1964), singer of the band [[Scooter (band)|Scooter]]
*[[Garrelt Duin]] (born 1968), former local and national politician ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]])
*[[Ilka Groenewold]] (born 1985), TV presenter, singer and amateur athlete.
=== Sport ===
*[[Okka Rau]] (born 1977), beach volleyball player
*[[Christina Hennings]] (born 1984), rower
*[[Tobias Steffen]] (born 1992), footballer who has played over 250 games