Editing Brandenburg (section)

===Notable people===

* [[Wilhelm von Humboldt]] (1767–1835), philosopher, linguist, diplomat, and founder of the [[Humboldt University of Berlin]]
* [[Heinrich von Kleist]] (1777–1811), poet, dramatist, and novelist
* [[Karl Friedrich Schinkel]] (1781–1841), architect, city planner, and painter
* [[Peter Joseph Lenné]] (1789–1866), gardener and landscape architect
* [[Theodor Fontane]] (1819–1898), novelist and poet
* [[Wilhelm Pieck]] (1876–1960), politician, first President of the German Democratic Republic
*[[Kurt Demmler]] (1943–2009), songwriter; accused of sexual abuse he hanged himself in his jail cell.
* [[Wolfgang Joop]] (born 1944), fashion designer, founder of [[JOOP!]]
* [[Matthias Platzeck]] (born 1953), politician, Minister President of Brandenburg from 2002 to 2013
* [[Henry Maske]] (born 1964), professional boxer
* [[Paul van Dyk]] (born 1971), DJ, record producer, and musician
* [[Britta Steffen]] (born 1983), competitive swimmer, former Olympic, World, and European champion
* [[Robert Harting]] (born 1984), discus thrower, former Olympic, World, and European champion
* Roehl brothers, [[Charles Roehl|Charles (1857–1927)]] and [[William Roehl|William (1890–1968)]], businessmen and pioneers of [[Washington state]].
* [[Mike David Ortmann]] (born 1999), racing driver