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| Nicolai Cleve Broch | Actor. As the lead in the TV series Lekestue shown on NRK2, Nicolai was nominated for the Best Male Actor award. He was also named This Year's Theatre Talent in 2001 by the national Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet. | Norway |
| Lisei Caspers | Documentarian, winner of "Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis 2007" (German Young Talents Movie Award) for "Grenzgebiet - Spiritual Healing" | Germany |
| Eindride Eidsvold | One of Norway's most prominent actors. Brother of Gard B. Eidsvold, actor | Norway |
| Gard B. Eidsvold | Actor. Brother of Eindride Eidsvold, actor | Norway |
| Josie Field | Young upcoming singer songwriter, released her first CD "Mercury" in 2007 which brought her two no.1 radio hitsingles in South Africa | South Africa |
| Bella Freud | Fashion designer, daughter of artist Lucian Freud and great granddaughter of the inventor of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. She worked for Vievienne Westwood before starting her own design company. | UK |
| Esther Freud | Novelist ("Hideous Kinky"), daughter of artist Lucian Freud and great granddaughter of the inventor of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. She was named as one of the 20 'Best of Young British Novelists' (Granta magazine, 1993). | UK |
| René Giessen | Musician, composer and conductor. One of the world's most famous harmonica players, widely known for playing the harmonica on the title melody of famous German Winnetounmovies. Famous as well for playing harp in Enio Morricone's "Once upon a time in the west". | Germany |
| Thomas Heatherwick | Designer, known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments. | UK |
| Heidi Herala | Actress | Finland |
| Kjersti Holmen | Actress. Won Norwegian Amanda - the main Norwegian film award - for Best Actress in S.O.S. in 2000 | Norway |
| Kristoffer Joner | Actor. Won Norwegian Amanda - the main Norwegian film award - for Best Actor in 2005, and Golden Swan at Copenhagen International Film Festival for Best Actor in 2002 | Norway |
| Paula Kalenberg | Actress, winner of New Faces Award 2006 of "Bunte" magazine for best talented young actor on occasion of her performance in "Die Wolke" | Germany |
| John Kay (born as Joachim Krauledat) | Leadsinger of rock group Steppenwolf ("Born to be Wild") | Germany / Canada |
| Marcus Paus | Composer. Son of Ole Paus, Norwegian singer, author and poet. | Norway |
| Ole Puppe | Actor | Germany |
| Pia Tjelta | Actress ("Mongoland"). Besides playing in movies she also works on stage at Det Norske Teater in Oslo, Norway. |
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| Anneke von der Lippe | Actress. She has won the Amanda - the main Norwegian film award - for best actress twice: for Krigerens hjerte in 1992, and for Over stork og stein and Pan in 1995. In 2005, she was, as the first Norwegian actor ever, nominated for an International Emmy Award for her role in the TV-drama Ved kongens bord. | Norway |
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| Prof. Dr. Wolfram Achtnich | Plant cultivation scientist. Co-initiator and former managing director of "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Bewässerungswirtschaft", also worked as advisor and evaluator for FAO and other international organizations | Germany |
| Benjamin Agosto | Ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2004-2006 Four Continents Champion, and 2004-2007 US National Champion | USA |
| Jon Almaas | TV-host and author, best known from the weekly humour program Nytt på nytt, where he has been since the start in 1999 |
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| Johannes Anders | Music journalist (modern jazz, contemporary music, classical music), also known in the Swiss movie scene as former film technician and designer of colored light (color grading) | Switzerland |
| Michael Andritzky | Managing Director (Hauptgeschäftsführer) of Arbeitgebervereinigung Nahrung und Genuß e.V., socio-political employer's federation of German food industry | Germany |
| Jennifer Aniston | Screen actress ("Friends", "Along came Polly") | USA |
| Tim Arnold | Songwriter and musician, formerly frontman of band Jocasta | UK |
| Amadeus August | Actor | Germany |
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| Marie Bäumer | Screen actress ("Der Schuh des Manitu", "Männerpension") | Germany |
| Christoph Bantzer | Actor | Germany |
| Claus Bantzer | Church musician, conductor, composer | Germany |
| Henning Baum | Actor | Germany |
| Barbara Becker | Actress, ex-wife of Boris Becker (married 1993 - 2001) | Germany |
| Ari Behn | Writer, husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway | Norway |
| Ben | Pop singer ("Engel") | Germany |
| Ketil Bjørnstad | Musician, composer, writer | Norway |
| David E. Blackmer | Audio electronics engineer, most famous as the inventor of the DBX noise reduction system and founder of dbx, Inc. (died on 21 March 2002) | USA |
| Michael Bollinger | SWR3 (German radio station), Head of comic section | Germany |
| Scott Boman | Politician, has been one of Michigan's most visible (and most voted for) Libertarian politician since the late 1990s. As of January, 2008, Boman has been a member of the Republican Party, and has been actively promoting Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul. | USA |
| Olaf Roberto Bossi | Producer ("Das Modul", "The Free") | Germany |
| Mosemarie Boyd | President & CEO of "American Women Presidents", a national political action committee (PAC) dedicated to electing women to the U.S. presidency. | USA |
| Oliver Boysen | Theater and screen actor | Germany |
| Volker Brandt | Actor | Germany |
| Nicolai Cleve Broch | Actor. As the lead in the TV series Lekestue shown on NRK2, Nicolai was nominated for the Best Male Actor award. He was also named This Year's Theatre Talent in 2001 by the national Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet. | Norway |
| Sandra Bullock | Screen actress ("Speed", "While You Were Sleeping") | USA |
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| James Cameron-Wilson | Film critic and author of several books | UK |
| Andreas Carlgren | Politican & member of Swedish Government | Sweden |
| Lisei Caspers | Documentarian, winner of "Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis 2007" (German Young Talents Movie Award) for "Grenzgebiet - Spiritual Healing" | Germany |
| Candis Cayne (born as Brendan McDaniel) | Actress and transsexual performer best known for her appearances in the New York City club scene | USA |
| Kenneth Chenault | Former President (1997 - 2001) and Chief Executive Officer of American Express | USA |
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| Timothy Daly | Actor ("Against the Ropes") | USA |
| Floriane Daniel | Actress ("Winterschläfer" ["Winter Sleepers"]) | Germany |
| "Das Pop", all four band members of | Pop band | Belgium |
| Shelley Davidow | Author of numerous books for children and young adults. Her young adult book "In the Shadow of Inyangani" was nominated for the first African Writer's Prize by Macmillan/Picador and BBC World.She now lives in Florida, USA. |
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| August Diehl | Actor ("23", "Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken" ["Love in Thoughts"]) | Germany |
| Dimitri | Clown | Switzerland |
| Luke Donald | Golfer | UK |
| Prof. Dr. Wolf-Christian Dullo | Oceanographer, holder of Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Prize 2002 | Germany |
| Dr. Freimut Duve | Politician and journalist; former member of German Federal Parliament (1980 - 1998), former Representative on Freedom of the Media for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (1998 - 2003) | Germany |
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| Mika Eichenholz | Internationally renowned music director | Sweden |
| Karoline Eichhorn | Actress | Germany |
| Eindride Eidsvold | One of Norway's most prominent actors. Brother of Gard B. Eidsvold, actor | Norway |
| Gard B. Eidsvold | Actor. Brother of Eindride Eidsvold, actor | Norway |
| Chris Elliott | Screen actor and TV-entertainer ("There's Something About Mary") | USA |
| Michael Ende | Writer ("Momo", "The Neverending Story") | Germany |
| Bernwart Engelen | Author ("Höhenflug ins Nichts") | Germany |
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| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Film and stage director | Germany |
| Dr. Olaf Feldmann | Former member of German Federal Parliament (1981 - 1998) | Germany |
| Till Fellner | Internationally recognized pianist | Austria |
| Josie Field | Young upcoming singer songwriter, released her first CD "Mercury" in 2007 which brought her two no.1 radio hitsingles in South Africa | South Africa |
| Gastão Fráguas Filho | 1995 worldchampion in cart-racing, 1998 go for Formula Renault | Brazil |
| Tim Fischer | Chansonier | Germany |
| Erik Fosnes Hansen | Writer (international best sellers: "Psalm at Journey's End", "Tales of Protection") | Norway |
| Julia Franck | Author ("Der neue Koch", "Bauchlandung", "Lagerfeuer"), considered one of the most talented young authors in Germany. Winner of the German Book Prize 2007 (best German language novel) for her novel "Die Mittagsfrau" (Lady Midday) | Germany |
| "Freistil", members of | Pop band, Stuttgart | Germany |
| Oliver Tobias Freitag | Actor | Switzerland |
| Bella Freud | Fashion designer, daughter of artist Lucian Freud and great granddaughter of the inventor of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. She worked for Vievienne Westwood before starting her own design company. | UK |
| Esther Freud | Novelist ("Hideous Kinky"), daughter of artist Lucian Freud and great granddaughter of the inventor of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. She was named as one of the 20 'Best of Young British Novelists' (Granta magazine, 1993). | UK |
| Jerome Froese | Musician ("Tangerine Dream") | Germany |
| Ken Führer | German national youth champion freestyle surfing 2002 | Germany |
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| Felix J. Gauder | Producer ("Das Modul", "The Free", "e-rotic") | Germany |
| René Giessen | Musician, composer and conductor. One of the world's most famous harmonica players, widely known for playing the harmonica on the title melody of famous German Winnetounmovies. Famous as well for playing harp in Enio Morricone's "Once upon a time in the west". | Germany |
| Roger Goldammer | Motorcycle craftsman and parts engineer; custom-designs and builds Harley Davidson motorcycles; winner of the first annual "Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building" (California, USA) in October 2004; 1st place winner at 2004 AMD pro-show and at 2004 Las Vegas bike fest "Artistry in Iron" master builders bike show; 2003 VQ award for most innovative bike builder (by Easyriders and V-Twin magazines) |
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| Daniel Gonschorek | Producer (e.g. "down low") | Germany |
| Eva Gronbach | Fashion designer, winner of "T-Com inspire!award" 2004, according to German magazine "NEON" she is "amongst the 100 most influential young Germans" | Germany |
| Andreas Guenther | Screen actor ("Baltic storm") | Austria |
| Normen Günzlein | German national youth champion freestyle surfing 2001 | Germany |
| Rolf Gutbrod | Architect (e.g. Liederhalle in Stuttgart) | Germany |
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| Pekka Haavisto | Politician (Green League), Member of Finish Parliament, Member of Helsinki City Council, Minister of Environment (1995-1999; first European cabinet minister representing a Green party), has worked in various tasks in the United Nations | Finland |
| Emma Härdelin | Musician. Violinist and lead singer in folk-rock band Garmarna and also lead singer for the folk band Triakel | Sweden |
| Cosma Shiva Hagen | Actress, daughter of Nina Hagen, singer | Germany |
| Greg Hamerton | Fantasy novelist and extreme sports writer | South Africa |
| Sebastian Happ | Winner of silver medal in épée fencing, youth world championship 2002 | Germany |
| Tita von Hardenberg | TV presenter (ARD TV station: "Polylux", "Das Letzte im Ersten") | Germany |
| Raimund Harmstorf | Actor | Germany |
| Cornelia Harnisch | Fencer | Germany |
| Rutger Hauer | Screen actor ("Batman Begins", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind") | Netherlands |
| Ruth Hausmeister | Actress ("Zwei Brüder", "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer") | Germany |
| Thomas Heatherwick | Designer, known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments. | UK |
| Judith Hellebronth | Actress (TV-series "Fabrixx") | Germany |
| Heidi Herala | Actress | Finland |
| Karoline Herfurth | Screen actress ("Mädchen Mädchen" ["Girls on Top"], "Das Parfüm" ["Perfume: the Story of a Murderer"]) | Germany |
| Oliver Hirschbiegel | Film director ("Der Untergang" ["Downfall"; Academy Award nominee for best foreign film in 2005], "Das Experiment") | Germany |
| Kjersti Holmen | Actress. Won Norwegian Amanda - the main Norwegian film award - for Best Actress in S.O.S. in 2000 | Norway |
| Nancy Houston | Novelist and essayist (novel: "Instruments des ténèbres", shortlisted for the Prix Fémina, and the Governor General's Award, awarded the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens.) |
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| George Hume | BBC journalist and newspaper columnist for Herald Tribune and other British papers | UK |
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| Tobias Jaecker | Journalist, author, editor of radio programmes "Der Schöne Morgen" and "Der Tag" of "Radio EINS" (Radio Berlin-Brandenburg, RBB) | Germany |
| Jamiri | Comic painter | Germany |
| Ken Jebsen | TV and radio presenter | Germany |
| Kristoffer Joner | Actor. Won Norwegian Amanda - the main Norwegian film award - for Best Actor in 2005, and Golden Swan at Copenhagen International Film Festival for Best Actor in 2002 | Norway |
| Prof. Daniel T. Jones | Co-author of the bestselling management books "The machine that changed the world" and "Lean thinking" | UK |
| Peter Stephan Jungk | US-american German-speaking author of novels, essays and screenplays, as well as film director. Holder of Stefan-Andres-Preis (literary award) 2001. Son of Robert Jungk, writer and journalist | USA / Germany |
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| Thomas Kagermann | Violinist (newage-jazz) | Germany |
| Paula Kalenberg | Actress, winner of New Faces Award 2006 of "Bunte" magazine for best talented young actor on occasion of her performance in "Die Wolke" | Germany |
| John Kay (born as Joachim Krauledat) | Leadsinger of rock group Steppenwolf ("Born to be Wild") | Germany / Canada |
| Celia Kim | Actress (TV-series "Marienhof") | Germany |
| Vendela Kirsebom | Topmodel | Sweden |
| Juliane Köhler | Actress ("Der Untergang" ["Downfall"], played main role in "Nirgendwo in Afrika" ["Nowhere in Africa"] which was awarded with the Academy Award for "best foreign language film 2003") | Germany |
| Thomas Koschwitz | Radio and TV entertainer | Germany |
| Fumi Koyasu (aka Foomy) | Bass player, writer | Japan |
| Henning Kraggerud | Violin soloist | Norway |
| Lenard Fritz Krawinkel | Film director ("Back to Gaya") | Germany |
| Carl Georg Kuechler | German national ice hockey team player 1988, 1989 (for 2 world championships), Australian inline hockey national team coach 1997 & 1998 (for 1 world championship), Singapore inline hockey national team coach men & women 2002, 2003, 2004 (for 2 world championships) | Germany |
| Jukka Kuoppamäki | Popsinger during the 70s | Finland |
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| Heiner Lauterbach | Actor ("Das Experiment" ["The Experiment"], "Männer") | Germany |
| Hans-Peter Lehmann | Former director of State Opera at Hannover (Staatsoper Hannover; 1981 - 2001), also stageing at the Operas of Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Basel, Brussels, Amsterdam, Milan, Paris, Chicago, Venice and Zurich. Son of Kurt Lehmann, sculptor. | Germany |
| Veruschka von Lehndorff | Actress & artist | Germany |
| Johanna Liebeneiner | Actress, daughter of Heide Krahl | Germany |
| Lars Lillo-Stenberg | Singer and songwriter (motion picture soundtrack for "Elling") | Norway |
| Heidi Lüdi | Production designer, worked with Wim Wenders, has been responsible for selecting style and visual design for movies such as "Der Zauberberg" (1982), for which she, together with her husband, received the German Film Award in Gold for "Outstanding Individual Achievement: Production Design" | Switzerland |
| Martin Lüttge | Actor | Germany |
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| Tomas Maier | Fashion designer, Creative Director of Italian fashion company Bottega Veneta | Germany |
| Sanjaya Malakar | Pop singer, finalist on the sixth season of American Idol | USA |
| Julianna Margulies | Actress (TV-series "ER") | USA |
| Thomas Mauch | Cinematographer, screenplay writer, film director and producer. Collaborated with film director Werner Herzog, awarded with the German Film Award in 1973, 1979 and 1989. | Germany |
| Annette Mayer | Actress and singer | Germany |
| Colin McPherson | Photojournalist and freelance photographer, brother of Katrina McPherson | UK |
| Katrina McPherson | Director and dance-film-maker, sister of Colin McPherson | UK |
| Gabriel Merz | Actor ("SOKO Leipzig") | Germany |
| Wotan Wilke Möhring | Actor ("Das Experiment" ["The Experiment"], "Lammbock") | Germany |
| Janosch Moldau | Electronic pop artist | Germany |
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| Victor Navasky | Professor of journalism, director of the George Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism at Columbia University, former publisher and editorial director (1995 - 2005) as well as former editor (1978 - 1995) and now publisher emeritus of "The Nation" | USA |
| Odd Nerdrum | Internationally acclaimed painter and anti-modernist cult figure | Norway |
| Nina MC | Rapper | Germany |
| Dr. Bahman Nirumand | Writer | Iran (exile in Germany) |
| Frieder Nögge | Clown and humorist | Germany |
| Kristen Nygaard | Scientist, professor of informatics, inventor of the object orientated programming (basis of all modern programming languages) | Norway |
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| Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht | Screen actor ("Die Wilden Kerle" 1-4), winner of "Undine Award" (2004) for "best film debutant" (together with his brother), son of Uwe Ochsenknecht, screen actor and singer | Germany |
| Wilson Ochsenknecht | Screen actor ("Die Wilden Kerle" 1-4), winner of "Undine Award" (2004) for "best film debutant" (together with his brother), son of Uwe Ochsenknecht, screen actor and singer | Germany |
| Meret Oppenheim | Dada and Surrealist artist, and photographer | Switzerland / Germany |
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| Michael Pärt | Music producer, son of Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer | Estonia |
| Anna-Karin Palm | One of the hottest young writers in Sweden today | Sweden |
| Boris Palmer | Mayor of the city of Tübingen. Member of the "Bündnis 90/Die Grünen" political party (the greens). Member of parliament of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. | Germany |
| Anna Paquin | Actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting actress in "The Piano" (1994) | New Zealand |
| Svenja Parotat | Model, photo spreads in us edition of "Cosmopolitan" magazine and German edition of "GQ" magazine | Germany |
| Marcus Paus | Composer. Son of Ole Paus, Norwegian singer, author and poet. | Norway |
| Karl Otto Pöhl | Former President of German Federal Bank (1980 to 1991) | Germany |
| Rachel Podger | Violinist, specialising in the performance of baroque music. She is a professor of baroque violin at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. | UK / Germany |
| John Polson | Actor and film director, directed the film Hide and Seek, starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning (2005) | Australia |
| Ferdinand Alexander Porsche | Designer (Porsche 904, Porsche 911) | Germany |
| Ole Puppe | Actor | Germany |
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| Christian Quadflieg | Actor ("Der Landarzt") | Germany |
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| Götz E. Rehn | Founder and managing director of "Alnatura Gmbh": organic food supermarket chain (21 branches), 600 organic food items distributed under the "Alnatura" brand, natural textiles distributed under the "Cotton People Organic" brand. Götz E. Rehn is holder of the German "Entrepreneur of the Year 2005"-Award, category "Trade", awarded by "Ernst & Young" and "Manager Magazin". | Germany |
| Jascha Richter | Singer, songwriter and keyboarder of Danish soft rock band "Michael Learns to Rock" (formed in 1988, more than 9 million albums sold) | Denmark (Born in the USA) |
| Moritz Rinke | Author | Germany |
| Dr. Michael Rogowski | Vice President of the Federal Association of the German Industry "BDI" (as of 2005); former President of BDI (2001 - 2004) | Germany |
| Karel de Rooy | "Mini" of the Dutch music-comedy-duo "Mini & Maxi" | Netherlands |
| Aram Roston | CNN and newspaper reporter | USA |
| Ulrich Rotermund | Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Beate Uhse AG, Europe's largest company group specialized in erotic business, son of Beate Uhse, founder | Germany |
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| Kaija Saariaho | Composer | Finland |
| Amanda Sage | Painter. She trained and worked with the Fuchs dynasty of artists, being one of the more notable students. | USA |
| Vebjørn Sand | Painter and public art creator | Norway |
| Stefan C. Schaefer | Writer, director and producer of independent films. "Confess", his debut feature film, premiered at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival, where he won the Best Screenwriter award. In 2007 he wrote, co-directed and produced "Arranged" which won top prizes at The Berkshire International Film Festival and The Brooklyn International Film Festival. | USA |
| Martin Schenkel | Rockmusician, actor (sitcom "Fascht e Familie") | Switzerland |
| Johan Schildt | Actor and TV entertainer | Sweden |
| Sebastian Schildt | Designer & silver smith | Sweden |
| Jenny Schily | Actress ("Die Stille nach dem Schuß" ["Legend of Rita"]), daughter of former German Minister of the Interior (1998 - 2005) and President by Seniority of German Federal Parliament, Otto Schily. | Germany |
| Dr. Konrad Schily | Member of German Federal Parliament; founder and former President of University Witten-Herdecke (brother of former German Minister of the Interior [1998 - 2005] and President by Seniority of German Federal Parliament, Otto Schily) | Germany |
| Dr. Andreas Schleicher | Inventor of the Programme for International Student Assessment ("PISA-study"). Currently head of the Indicators and Analysis Division (Directorate for Education) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Holder of Theodor Heuss Award. | Germany |
| Karl Matthäus Schmidt | CEO of quirin bank (a german bank specialized in Private Banking, Corporate Banking and Busines Process Outsourcing), founder of CONSORS discount brokerage bank. Was awarded the "National Leadership Award" by Economic Forum Deutschland in 2006 | Germany |
| Morten Schmidt | Architect (ARoS - the artmuseum in Aarhus, The Black Diamond - The Royal Danish Library) | Denmark |
| Sonja Schmidt | Actress (TV series "Gute Zeiten - Schlechte Zeiten", part of "Dr. Limbach") | Germany |
| Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | Cinematographer, collaborated with director Werner Herzog and shot "Land of Look Behind" (by Alan Greenberg) | Germany |
| Zoe Schneider ("Zoe") | Pop singer ("My love is dangerous") | Germany |
| William Lee Scott | Actor ("The Butterfly Effect", "Pearl Harbor") | USA |
| Martin Semmelrogge | Actor ("Das Boot" ["The Boat"]) | Germany |
| Martina Sorbara | Singer-songwriter | Canada |
| Njål Sparbo | One of Norway's most active and versatile classical singers | Norway |
| Anja Stadlober | Screen actress | Austria |
| Robert Stadlober | Screen actor ("Crazy", "Verschwende deine Jugend" ["Play it Loud!"]) | Austria |
| Dietz-Werner Steck | Actor ("Tatort", part of Komissar Bienzle) | Germany |
| Joern G. Stegen | Diplomat (retired), working with the Council of Europe for 38 years, covering various functions, including Director of the Private Office of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, and Head of the Table Office and of the Interparliamentary Relations Directorate of the Parliamentary Assembly with emphasis in the democratisation process of Central and Eastern European parliaments | Germany |
| Marzuki Stevens | Professional long distance and marathon runner, has qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials.Trials. Trials. Brother of singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. | USA |
| Sufjan Stevens | Singer-songwriter. Brother of long distance and marathon runner Marzuki Stevens. | USA |
| Jens Stoltenberg | Prime Minister of Norway (2000 - 2001, and since 2005), leader of the Norwegian Labour Party since 2002 | Norway |
| Peter Striebeck | Actor | Germany |
| Marco Ströhlein | TV comedy show host (SAT 1, die "Morningshow") | Germany |
| Caroline Evers-Swindell | Rower. In 2001 she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls. Together with her identical twin sister, Georgina Evers-Swindell, she won gold at both the 2002 and 2003 Rowing World Championships in the double sculls. She also won, again with her sister, the 2004 Olympic gold medal. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA). | New Zealand |
| Georgina Evers-Swindell | Rower. In 2001 she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls. Together with her identical twin sister, Caroline Evers-Swindell, she won gold at both the 2002 and 2003 Rowing World Championships in the double sculls. She also won, again with her sister, the 2004 Olympic gold medal. In 2002, she broke the indoor 2000 m rowing world record, recording a time of 6m 28.5s beating the previous record by 2.1s. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA). | New Zealand |
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| Carry Tefsen | Actress | Netherlands |
| Bryan Thao Worra | Poet, short story writer, playwright and essayist. His work is featured in acclaimed anthologies including Bamboo Among the Oaks, Outsiders Within, and Contemporary Voices from the East. He is the author of The Tuk-Tuk Diaries: My Dinner With Cluster Bombs and Touching Detonations. He is also a freelance literary writer for Asian American Press, a literary editor for the online journals TripmasterMonkey.Com, Bakka Magazine and an advisor to AsianAmericanPoetry.Com. | Laos / USA |
| Justin Theroux | Actor ("Six Feet Under", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle") | USA |
| Cecilie Thomsen | Former Bond-girl ("Tomorrow Never Dies"), model and ex-girlfriend to musician Bryan Adams (for 12 years) | Denmark |
| Pia Tjelta | Actress ("Mongoland"). Besides playing in movies she also works on stage at Det Norske Teater in Oslo, Norway. |
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| Wolfgang Reichsgraf Alexander Berghe von Trips ("Taffy") | Racing driver, Germany's first Grand Prix winner (1961) since Hermann Lang | Germany |
| Oras Tynkkynen | Politician, Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Green League, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Advisor on Climate Policy, Member of the City Council of Tampere and environmental activist | Finland |
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| Linn Ullmann | Internationally acclaimed writer and journalist, daughter of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman | Norway |
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| Barbara Valentin | Actress (e.g. working with Rainer Werner Fassbinder) | Germany |
| Anneke von der Lippe | Actress. She has won the Amanda - the main Norwegian film award - for best actress twice: for Krigerens hjerte in 1992, and for Over stork og stein and Pan in 1995. In 2005, she was, as the first Norwegian actor ever, nominated for an International Emmy Award for her role in the TV-drama Ved kongens bord. | Norway |
| Mark Vos ('pokerbok') | Professional poker player, claimed to be one of the world's top online poker players | South Africa / Australia |
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| Theresia Walser | Writer and actor, daughter of Martin Walser ("Runaway Horse"), writer | Germany |
| Albert Watson | International photographer | UK (now in New York) |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | Tennis player | Switzerland |
| Veronica Webb | Supermodel, actress, writer, journalist | USA |
| Samuel Weiss | Actor (Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg) | Germany |
| Katja Weitzenböck | Actress and model | Germany |
| Donata Wenders | Photographer, wife of Wim Wenders, screen director | Germany |
| Kathi Wenusch | Radio entertainer | Austria |
| Nicolaus Widerberg | Sculptor and painter | Norway |
| Sarah Wiener | TV cook | Germany |
| Kai Wiesinger | Actor ("Kleine Haie", "Comedian Harmonists" ["The Harmonists"]) | Germany |
| Roeland Wiesnekker | Actor, winner of Swiss Film Prize 2005 (best male leading actor) | Switzerland |
| Luke J. Wilkins | TV actor ("Stromberg") and author | Germany |
| Jutta Winkelmann | Author ("Future sex", "Das Harems-Experiment"), film director, journalist, actor | Germany |
| Klaus Wunder | Former footballer of team "Werder Bremen" | Germany |
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| Sean Yates | Former professional cyclist and a sporting director of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Prior to his professional career, Yates competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th in the 4,000m individual pursuit (he also later competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics); in 1980 he also won the British 25-mile individual time trial championship. |
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| Peter Zweier | Keyboarder of dance-music-project "Culture Beat" | Germany |
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| Keith Allen (son) | Comedian, actor, singer and writer | UK |
| Lucian Freud (two daughters) | Painter, grandson of inventor of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. | UK |
| Melinda Messenger (children) | TV-presenter and formerly one of Englands most successful glamour models | UK |
| Prof. Dr. Erwin Neher and Dr. Eva-Maria Neher (5 children) | Erwin Neher: Biophysicist, awarded with the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology along with Bert Sakmann in 1991 for the development of the patch-clamp technique, and with the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1987); Eva-Maria Neher: Biochemist, founder and member of board of the XLAB Experimental Laboratory for Young People in Göttingen, Germany. | Germany |
| Rosie O'Donnell (children) | Comedian, television talk show host, author, and film, television, and stage actress. Won Emmy Award eleven times. | USA |
| Dr. Arend Oetker (children) | Among other functions, Dr. Oetker holds the position of Vice President of The Federation of German Industries (BDI) | Germany |
| Ole Paus (children) | Singer, author and poet | Norway |
| Elizabeth Perkins (daughter) | Actress (tv-series "Weeds"), received several nominations for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards | USA |
| Mark Rylance (children) | Internationally well-known actor and theatre director (artistic director of New Globe Theatre, London, 1995-2006) | UK |
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| Keith Allen (son) | Comedian, actor, singer and writer | UK |
| Greg Allman (children) | Musician (Allman Brothers Band) | USA |
| Johannes Anders (daughter and son) | Music journalist (modern jazz, contemporary music, classical music), also known in the Swiss movie scene as former film technician and designer of colored light (color grading) | Switzerland |
| Robert Atzorn (children) | Screen actor | Germany |
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| Mikhail Baryshnikov (daughter) | Dancer and actor | USA |
| Saul Bellow (grandchildren) | Writer ("The Adventures of Augie March"), awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature (1976) and the National Medal of Arts (1988). Philip Roth, novelist, has said of Saul Bellow that "The backbone of 20th-century American literature has been provided by two novelists - William Faulkner and Saul Bellow." | USA / Canada |
| Jean-Paul Belmondo (son) | Actor | France |
| Silvio Berlusconi (daughter) | Former Prime Minister (1994 and 2001 - 2006) | Italy |
| John Byrne and Tilda Swinton (children) | J.B.: Scottish playwright and painter, wrote 'The Slab Boys' for stage and 'Tutti Frutti' and 'Your Cheatin Heart' for BBC drama. His paintings are held in major collections in Scotland and abroad.
T.S.: Acress, leading role in the well-reviewed American film The Deep End (2001), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award |
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| Sybille Canonica (children) | Actress ("Jenseits der Stille" ["Beyond Silence"]) | Germany |
| Frank Castorf (daughter) | Stage director, manager of Berliner Volksbühne theater | Germany |
| Tommy Chong and Shelby Chong (son) | Tommy: Actor and musician widely known for his role as Chong in the marijuana-themed Cheech and Chong comedy movies. Shelby: actor, stand-up comedian, producer. | Canada |
| Wolfgang Clement (daughters) | Former Minister of Economics and Labour of Germany (2002 -2005), former Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (1998 - 2002) | Germany |
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| Wolfgang Dauner (daughter) | Jazz musician | Germany |
| Eberhard Diepgen (children) | Former Mayor of Berlin (1984 - 1989, 1991 - 2001) | Germany |
| Klaus von Dohnanyi (daughter) | Former Mayor and Minister President of Hamburg (1981 - 1988) | Germany |
| Friedrich Dürrenmatt (children) | Writer | Switzerland |
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| Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher (daughter, attended Waldorf kindergarden) | Actor, director, producer / actress | USA / UK |
| Harald Effenberg (children) | Actor | Germany |
| Katharina and Hans Magnus Enzensberger (daughter) | Both authors | Germany |
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| Ottfried Fischer (daughter) | Actor and entertainer | Germany |
| Harrison Ford (children) | Screen actor | USA |
| Erik Fosnes Hansen (son) | Writer (international best sellers: "Psalm at Journey's End", "Tales of Protection") | Norway |