Editing Ludwigslust (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Dr. Manfred Osten Mai 2016.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Manfred Osten]], 2016]]
[[File:1784 Charlotte.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], 1784]]
[[File:1800 Paul Friedrich.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]], 1800]]

* [[Franz Passow]] (1786–1833), a German classical scholar and [[lexicographer]].<ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle= Passow, Franz |volume= XV | page= |short=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Passow, Franz Ludwig Carl Friedrich |last= |first= |author-link= |volume= 20 |page=890 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Ludwig von Lützow (politician)|Ludwig von Lützow]] (1793–1872), Mecklenburg statesman and politician
* [[Theodor Hahn]] (1824–1883), a German [[hydrotherapist]], [[naturopath]] and [[vegetarianism]] activist.
* [[Ludwig Beissner]] (1843–1927),  a German [[horticulturalist]] and [[dendrologist]] 
* [[Johannes Gillhoff]] (1861–1930), teacher, folklorist and writer (born in Glaisin)
* [[Charles Allix Lavington Yate]] (1872–1914), English British Army officer and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient of World War I, was born in Ludwigslust, his mother's home town.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.localhistory.madeley.org.uk/major_yate.html |title=Madeley's VC - Major C.A.L. Yate |accessdate=2008-04-15 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919210703/http://www.localhistory.madeley.org.uk/major_yate.html |archivedate=19 September 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Annelies Burmeister]] (1928–1988), [[contralto]] and actress.
* [[Manfred Osten]] (born 1938), poet, author, lawyer, former diplomat and cultural historian.
* [[Bernd Spier]] (born 1944), crooner, [[schlager]] singer and record producer.
* [[Christoph Biemann]] (born 1952), author, director and children's TV presenter 
* [[Helmut Holter]] (born 1953), local politician

=== Artists ===

*[[Franz Benque]] (1841–1921), photographer
*[[Pauline Soltau]] (1833–1902), portrait painter and violinist
* [[Rudolph Suhrlandt]] (1781–1862), portrait painter and [[lithographer]]

=== Aristocracy ===
* [[Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (1778–1819), Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
* [[Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (1784–1840), duchess of Mecklenburg; Crown Princess of Denmark
* [[Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (1800–1842), Grand Duke of Mecklenburg from 1837 to 1842.
* [[Frederick Francis II]] (1823–1883), a Prussian officer and [[Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] from 1842 to 1883.
* [[Frederick Francis III]] (1851–1897), the penultimate [[Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] from 1883 to 1897
* [[Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg]] (1852–1923), Duke of Mecklenburg, General of the Cavalry
* [[Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (1854–1920), [[List of grand duchesses of Russia|Grand Duchess of Russia]] 
* [[Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg]] (1912–1996), nobleman, head of the house Mecklenburg

=== Sport ===
* [[Paul Rudolf von Bilguer]] (1815–1840), a German chess master and [[Chess theory|chess theoretician]].
* [[Brigitte Kiesler]] (1924–2013), gymnast; competed in seven events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Andreas Zülow]] (born 1965), lightweight boxer; gold medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]  
* [[Birgit Jerschabek]] (born 1969), long-distance runner
* [[Bastian Reinhardt]] (born 1975), footballer, played over 280 games