Editing Greifswald (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Gerhard von Kügelgen portrait of Friedrich.jpg|140px|thumb|upright|[[Caspar David Friedrich]] (painted by [[Gerhard von Kügelgen]], c. 1810–20)]]
[[File:Edmund Hoefer (1819-1882).png|thumb|140px|Edmund Hoefer, 1865]]
[[File:Duehrkoop - Max Lenz.jpg|140px|thumb|Max Lenz, 1897]]
{{See also|List of University of Greifswald people}}

=== Early Times ===
* [[Bartholomäus Sastrow]] (1520–1603), mayor of Stralsund and autobiographer
* [[Sibylla Schwarz]] (1621–1638), poet
* Count [[Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld]] (1651–1722), Swedish field marshal
* [[Christian Thomsen Carl]] (1676–1713), a Danish naval officer, saved the town council's archives 
* [[Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer|Joh. Chr. Andreas Mayer]] (1747–1801), physician
* [[Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt]] (1760–1830), philologist
* [[Caspar David Friedrich]] (1774–1840), Romantic painter.<ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle= Friedrich, Kaspar David |volume= VIII | page= |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Karl Schildener]] (1777–1843), lawyer and local historian
* [[Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende]] (1779–1832), gynecologist, obstetrician and coroner
* [[Friedrich Christian Rosenthal]] (1780–1829), anatomist
* [[Adolph Wilhelm Otto]] (1786–1845), anatomist

=== 19th C. ===
* [[Heinrich Eddelien]] (1802–1852), a Danish history painter
* [[Johann Karl Rodbertus]] (1805–1875), economist and socialist.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Rodbertus, Karl Johann |volume= 23 | page = 437 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Edmund Hoefer]] (1819–1882), novelist and literary critic.<ref>{{Cite Collier's|wstitle= Hoefer, Edmund |volume=V |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Wilhelm Ahlwardt]] (1828–1909), orientalist
* [[Rudolf Schirmer]] (1831–1896), ophthalmologist
* [[Heinrich Heydemann]] (1842–1889), classical philologist and archaeologist
* [[Elisabeth of Wied]] (1843–1916) first [[queen of Romania]] as the wife of [[King Carol I]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Elizabeth of Rumania |volume= 9 | page = 286 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Hans Hartwig von Beseler]] (1850–1921), WWI [[Colonel general]]
* [[Max Lenz]] (1850–1932), historian
* [[Heinrich Bandlow]] (1855–1933), author, writing in Standard as well as in Low German
* [[Otto Schirmer]] (1864–1918), ophthalmologist
* [[Georg Engel]] (1866–1931), writer, dramatist and literary critic
* [[Percival Pollard]] (1869–1911), literary critic, novelist and short story writer
* [[Ludwig Tessnow]] (1872–1904), child serial killer
* [[Gertrud Berger]] (1876–1949), landscape painter who lived here
* [[Konrad Haenisch]] (1876–1925), journalist, editor and politician
* [[Friedrich Baethgen]] (1890–1972), historian, specialized in medieval studies 
* [[Heinrich Zimmer]] (1890–1943), Indologist and historian of South Asian art
* [[Hans Fallada]] (1893–1947), author
* [[Kurt Wolff (aviator)|Kurt Wolff]] (1895–1917), WWI flying ace
[[File:DE Gercke Doris 2007-10-05 by Steschke.jpg|140px|thumb|Doris Gercke, 2007]]
[[File:FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs. Germany 2012-09-11 - Toni Kroos.JPG|thumb|180px|Toni Kroos, 2012]]

=== 20th C. ===
* [[Wolfgang Koeppen]] (1906–1996), author
* [[Magnus von Braun]] (1919–2003), chemical engineer, aviator and rocket scientist
* [[Gerhard Gentzen]] (1909–1945), mathematician and logician
* [[Ray Guillery]] FRS (1929–2017), physiologist and neuroanatomist
* [[Josef Sommer]] (born 1934), actor
* [[Doris Gercke]] (born 1937), writer of crime thrillers
* [[Hans Lüssow]] (born 1942), naval officer, Vice Admiral of the German navy, inspector of the navy
* [[Lutz Feldt]] (born 1945), naval officer, Vice Admiral of the German navy, inspector of the navy
* [[Joachim Dreifke]] (born 1952), rower, medallist in the [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] and [[1980 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Cornelia Linse]] (born 1959), rower and medallist in the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Caren Metschuck]] (born 1963), swimmer, gold medalist at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Martin Jankowski]] (born 1965), author
* [[Susanne Wiest]] (born 1967), activist for the [[unconditional basic income]]
* [[Jarkko Martikainen]] (born 1970), a Finnish singer, songwriter and member of the rock band [[YUP (band)|YUP]]
* [[Alexander Kowalski (musician)|Alexander Kowalski]] (born 1978), [[techno music]] artist
* [[Robin Szolkowy]], (born 1979), pair figure skater and twice Olympic bronze medalist
* [[Judith Schalansky]] (born 1980), writer, book designer and publisher
* [[Sebastian Sylvester]] (born 1980), former middleweight boxing champion
* [[Luise Amtsberg]] (born 1984), politician, member of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens.
* [[Verena Schott]] (born 1989), [[Paralympic swimming|Paralympic swimmer]] and Paralympic medal winner. 
* [[Toni Kroos]] (born 1990), former footballer for [[Real Madrid]] and [[Germany national football team]]
* [[Felix Kroos]] (born 1991), former footballer and brother of Toni Kroos