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==Notable people==
[[File:Friedrich Schlemm.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Friedrich Schlemm]]]]
*[[Friedrich Schlemm]] (1795–1859), physician and anatomist
*[[Heinrich Ahrens]] (1808–1874), philosopher
*[[August Jäger]] (1808–1848), writer, led the effort at Nazification of the [[Prussian Union of Churches|Evangelical Church in Prussia]].
*[[Hermann Lattemann]] (1852–1894), balloon pilot, experimented with an early prototype of a [[parachute]].
*[[Wilhelm Wassmuss]] (1880–1938), diplomat, spy and part of the [[Niedermayer–Hentig Expedition]]
*[[Hagen Stehr]] (born 1941), German-Australian tuna breeder and entrepreneur
*[[Hans-Joachim Gehrke]] (born 1945), historian of [[ancient]] and [[classical antiquity]]. 
*[[Harald Weiss]] (born 1949), composer, director, screenwriter and free-lance artist.
*[[Christian Zwarg]] (born 1968), [[audio engineer]] and [[mastering engineer]]
*[[Şebnem Dönmez]] (born 1974), Turkish movie and TV series actress and TV show host.

=== Sport ===
*[[Wolfgang Dremmler]] (born 1954), footballer, played 310 games and 27 for [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
* [[Andreas Pospich]] (born 1961), footballer, played over 330 games 
*[[Peter Lux]] (born 1962), footballer and coach, played over 340 games
*[[Henrik Stehlik]] (born 1980), trampoline gymnast, bronze medallist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Daniel Theis]] (born 1992), basketball player