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| Marcus-Milan Arandelovic | Hilton Worldwide, Area General Manager Benelux | Germany |
| Jerome Bech | Painter and object artist | Netherlands |
| Lina Beckmann | Stage, screen and tv actress, cast member of Cologne Theater. "Actress of the year" 2011 (by German professional journal on theater "Theater heute"). Lina Beckmann is Maja Beckmann's sister. | Germany |
| Ever Dawn Carradine | Actress. Played, among other roles, "Tiffany Porter" in TV series "Once and Again". She is the daughter of Robert Carradine. | USA |
| Siegfried Dietrich | Manager and investor of German football club and seven-time German national champion 1. FFC Frankfurt. He is considered as visionary and "Spiritus Rector" of German and European women's football. | Germany |
| Dr. Thomas Gruber | Former director general of Bavarian Broadcasting (Bayerischer Rundfunk) (2002 - 2011), former director general of the Consortium of public-law broadcasting institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) (2005 - 2006) | Germany |
| Dr. Peter Kulitz | President of the Chamber of Commerce Ulm, president of the Association of Chamber of Commerce of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. | Germany |
| John McCrea | Lead singer and founding member of alternative rock band Cake | USA |
| Judson Mills | Actor. Best known for the role as Francis Gage on Walker, Texas Ranger. | USA |
| Janove Ottesen | Musician, leading member of Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra. | Norway |
| Tim Pritlove | Event manager, media artist and podcaster | Germany |
| "Real Ones", members of | At least three members (David Vogt, Ivar Vogt, Jørgen Sandvik) of Norwegian pop/rock band "Real Ones" went to a Steiner school. Their band received the 2008 Spellemannprisen for Best Pop Album for "All for the Neighbourhood". | Norway |
| Jette Steckel | Stage director. Winner of several awards, such as "talented young director of the year"2007 awarded by the leading german theater magazine "Theater heute" and Rolf-Mares-Prize 2011 for staging "Don Carlos" at Thalia Theater Hamburg. | Germany |
| Axel Toby | Magician and comedian; 2005 German National Champion in the "General Magic" category, 2004 South German Champion in Magic. | Germany |
| Wolfgang Windgassen | Wagner tenor | Germany |
| Pontus Winnberg | Producer and songwriter, member of music production and songwriting team Bloodshy & Avant, (co-)writer and (co-)producer of songs by Britney Spears, Madonna and others. Pontus Winnberg is also a member of Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. | Sweden |
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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). Board member of the anthroposophic hospital Paracelsus-Spital's association, Richterswil, Switzerland. | 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 |
| Marcus-Milan Arandelovic | Hilton Worldwide, Area General Manager Benelux | Germany |
| Caspar Arnhold | Actor and director. Winner of German Short Film Award in Gold for Short Film "Full Stop" in 2004. | Germany |
| Sergio Arno | Renowned chef de cuisine in São Paulo. Published various recipe books and owns some famous restaurants. | Brazil |
| Tim Arnold | Songwriter and musician, formerly frontman of band Jocasta | UK |
| Amadeus August | Actor | Germany |
| Mariana Aydar | Singer-songwriter. Claimed to be one of the most promising singers of her generation | Brazil |
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| Jens Georg Bachmann | Conductor. Conducted internationally at Deutsche Staatsoper and Komische Oper (both Berlin), The Metropolitan Opera (New York), Royal Swedish Opera (Stockholm), and others. Former assistant conductor to conductors James Levine and Christoph von Dohnányi. Current Music Director Crested Butte Music Festival, Colorado, USA. | Germany |
| 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 |
| Jerome Bech | Painter and object artist | Netherlands |
| Tijl Beckand | Well known Dutch comedian from the television programme the Lama's, a group of 4 improvising comedians. | Netherlands |
| Barbara Becker | Actress, ex-wife of Boris Becker (married 1993 - 2001) | Germany |
| Lina Beckmann | Stage, screen and tv actress, cast member of Cologne Theater. "Actress of the year" 2011 (by German professional journal on theater "Theater heute"). Lina Beckmann is Maja Beckmann's sister. | Germany |
| Maja Beckmann | Stage and film actor. Known for her part as "Sabine Buhrer" in renowned German sitcom "Stromberg". Maja Beckmann is Lina Beckmann's sister. | Germany |
| Ari Behn | Writer, husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway | Norway |
| Stefan Behnisch | Architect. Winner of the "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2007". Described as the "the most promising European architect currently introducing state of the art techniques of sustainable architecture to the USA, that have already being realized in Europe." | Germany |
| Ben | Pop singer ("Engel") | Germany |
| Leonie Benesch | Young actor, played a leading part in the movie "The White Ribbon" ("Das weiße Band"), which was nominated for 2 Oscars in 2010 and awarded, amongst others, with the Golden Globe 2010 for Best Foreign Language Film and the European Film Award 2009. | Germany |
| Julian Berntzen | Singer / songwriter. Won the Norwegian music award "Spellemannprisen" in 2003 as the best new artist/upcoming artist that year. | Norway |
| Sean Michael Leonard Anderson aka "Big Sean" | Hip hop artist. Sean signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music in 2007, and then in 2008 signed with Island Def Jam. | USA |
| 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 |
| Hanna Bohnekamp | Ranked second in 5th season of German TV casting series "Germany's Next Topmodel" | Germany |
| 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 |
| Ise Bosch | Widely-known philanthropic figure in Germany, co-founder of Pecunia e.V., the German network of women with inherited wealth and filia.die Frauenstiftung (German Women's Fund). She is also a jazz musician and author. Ise Bosch is granddaughter of Robert Bosch, German industrialist, engineer and inventor engineering, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH. | Germany |
| 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"). Winner of an Academy Award 2010 (best performance by an actress in a leading role) for her part as "Leigh Anne Tuohy" in "The Blind Side" | USA |
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| James Cameron-Wilson | Film critic and author of several books | UK |
| Andreas Carlgren | Politican & member of Swedish Government | Sweden |
| Ever Dawn Carradine | Actress. Played, among other roles, "Tiffany Porter" in TV series "Once and Again". She is the daughter of Robert Carradine. | USA |
| 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 |
| Austin Chick | Film director, screenwriter and producer. | USA |
| Chris Codish | Award-winning composer/musician | USA |
| Cybelle Codish | Award-winning photojournalist. She has her photo essay's highlighted in national publications such as Rolling Stone, Spin and NME. Has shot hundreds of nationally and internationally known artists like Ricki Lee Jones, Nina Simone, Kanye West and Nickleback. | USA |
| Jesse Cook | Nuevo Flamenco guitarist. Winner of Juno Award 2001 in the Best Instrumental Album category for "Free Fall." Received two Juno nominations in 2008. | Canada |
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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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| Josh Dibb (aka "Deakin") | One of the founding members of the experimental music group Animal Collective. | USA |
| August Diehl | Actor ("23", "Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken" ["Love in Thoughts"]) | Germany |
| Siegfried Dietrich | Manager and investor of German football club and seven-time German national champion 1. FFC Frankfurt. He is considered as visionary and "Spiritus Rector" of German and European women's football. | 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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| Georgina Earl (formerly 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 |
| 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 |
| Winslow Eliot | Author of several novels (Heaven Falls, A Perfect Gem, Bright Face of Danger, others) | USA |
| 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 |
| Jürgen Erdmenger | Former Director General of General Directorate Transport at the European Commission | 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 |
| Marcel Fischer | Fencer, competed in the Men's Épée Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. Finished 4th at the 2000 Olympics. | Switzerland |
| 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 |
| Peter Fricke | Actor | Germany |
| Christoph Maria Fröhder | Journalist, foreign correspondent and crisis reporter (TV). Only western TV journalist remaining in Cambodia following the invasion of the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Provided TV reports from Baghdad in the Gulf Wars of 1991 and 2003. | Germany |
| Jerome Froese | Musician ("Tangerine Dream") | Germany |
| Ken Führer | German national youth champion freestyle surfing 2002 | Germany |
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| Simon Gaudenz | Conductor. He has been Music Director and Chief Conductor at the Collegium Musicum in Basel since 2004, before which he spent four years as Music Director at Basel's Camerata Variabile. He has also been named Principal Guest Conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra for a three-year tenure starting as of the 2010/2011 season. In February 2009, Simon Gaudenz won the "Deutscher Dirigentenpreis", which carries in it the highest award of any conductor competition in Europe. | Switzerland |
| Felix J. Gauder | Producer ("Das Modul", "The Free", "e-rotic") | Germany |
| Theodora Geraets | Violinist and Professor at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. First Price Winner De Nederlandse Muziekprijs voor viool (1989) | Netherlands |
| 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 |
| Dr. Thomas Gruber | Former director general of Bavarian Broadcasting (Bayerischer Rundfunk) (2002 - 2011), former director general of the Consortium of public-law broadcasting institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) (2005 - 2006) | 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 |
| Susannah Haberfeld | Opera singer (mezzo-soprano), director | Switzerland / UK |
| 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 |
| Boris Hars-Tschachotin | Director, script writer ("Sergej in der Urne" / "Sergej in the Urn", winner of multiple awards). | Germany |
| Jessica Hart | Model, appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Her Advertisements include H&M, Seafolly, Victoria's Secret, Gap etc. | Australia |
| Matthias Hartmann | Stage director, artistic director, director of Vienna's Burgtheater since 2009 | Germany |
| Hellmut Hattler | Jazz and rock bass guitar player, composer and producer | Germany |
| Max Hattler | Video artist and experimental film maker. Son of Hellmut Hattler. | Germany |
| Rutger Hauer | Screen actor ("Batman Begins", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind") | Netherlands |
| Ruth Hausmeister | Actress ("Zwei Brüder", "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer") | Germany |
| Giuliano Hazan | Cookbook author and educator, specialized on Italian cuisine. Winner of several awards, such as the Gourmand World Cookbook Award | USA |
| 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 |
| Dan Hoyle | Well-respected live theater actor in both San Francisco and New York. Son of Geoff Hoyle, performer. | USA |
| Nancy Huston | 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 |
| Marek Janowski | Chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR). | Poland / Germany |
| Ken Jebsen | TV and radio presenter | Germany |
| Tamara Jenkins | Olympic Athlete in Sprint Kayak, 2000 and 2004 Olympics |
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| Hamish Jenkinson | Film, theatre and arts director / producer. Charity Fundraiser and campaigner. Directed the short film "The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa", starring Kevin Spacey. Director of the ceremony for UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium, 2011. | UK |
| 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 |
| Thomas Jorberg | Speaker of the board of Germany's first ethical and ecological bank, GLS Bank, which is a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values | Germany |
| 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 |
| Imogen Kogge | Actress, known for her part as "Hauptkommissarin Johanna Herz" in German tv series "Polizeiruf 110" | Germany |
| Akseli Kokkonen | Ski-jumper. Member of Norwegian national team. | Norway / Finland |
| 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 |
| Stefan Krohmer | Film director. Awards include Adolf Grimme Award in Gold 2002 and 2004. | 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 |
| Dr. Peter Kulitz | President of the Chamber of Commerce Ulm, president of the Association of Chamber of Commerce of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. | Germany |
| Jukka Kuoppamäki | Popsinger during the 70s | Finland |
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| Elmar Lampson | Composer. President of the University of Music and Drama Hamburg. Head of the Werner Richard - Dr. Carl Dörken-Chair for Phenomenology of Music at the University Witten/Herdecke. Worked as Dean of the Faculty of General Studies of the Witten/Herdecke University. | Germany |
| 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 |
| Knut Loewe | Production designer ("The Wave" / "Die Welle", "Cold is the Evening Breeze" / "Kalt ist der Abendhauch") | Germany |
| Kristanna Loken | Actress ("Terminatrix" in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines") and fashion model | USA |
| Stephan Luca | Actor | Germany |
| 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 |
| Vinzenz Lüps | Former Snowboarder | Germany |
| 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 |
| Jordan Malloch | Olympic Athlete in Canoeing, 2000 and 2004 Olympics | USA |
| Julianna Margulies | Actress (TV-series "ER") | USA |
| Rebecca Martin | Author ("Frühling und so") | Germany |
| 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 |
| John McCrea | Lead singer and founding member of alternative rock band Cake | USA |
| 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 |
| Caroline Meyer (formerly 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 |
| Judson Mills | Actor. Best known for the role as Francis Gage on Walker, Texas Ranger. | USA |
| Wotan Wilke Möhring | Actor ("Das Experiment" ["The Experiment"], "Lammbock") | Germany |
| Nils Mönkemeyer | Widely-known violist. Winner of several awards. Appointed Professor for viola at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden in 2009. | Germany |
| Janosch Moldau | Electronic pop artist | Germany |
| John Fitzallen Moore | Physicist, worked in military electronics, communications, and spectroscopy. His activities resulted in medical electronics and x-ray products. Holder of several patents. | USA |
| Carey Mulligan | Actress (lead role of "Jenny" in "An Education", winning a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and an Academy Award for Best Actress) | UK |
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| Victor Saul 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 |
| Joanna Newsom | Harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter. The media have sometimes labeled her as one of the most prominent members of the modern psych folk movement. | USA |
| 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 |
| Janove Ottesen | Musician, leading member of Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra. | Norway |
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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 |
| Noah Lennox aka "Panda Bear" | Experimental musician and founding member of the band Animal Collective | USA |
| Anna Paquin | Actress, 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 |
| Lorenzo Patanè | Actor ("Robert Saalfeld" in TV series "Sturm der Liebe") | Italy / Germany |
| Marcus Paus | Composer. Son of Ole Paus, Norwegian singer, author and poet. | Norway |
| Hannes Peckolt | Sailor. He won a bronze medal in 49er class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. | Germany |
| Mackenzie Phillips | Actress and singer, best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time. | USA |
| 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 |
| Wolfgang Porsche | Speaker of the Supervisory Board of German sports vehicles manufacturer Porsche AG | Germany |
| Tim Pritlove | Event manager, media artist and podcaster | Germany |
| Stephan Puchner | Film director, author | Germany |
| Ole Puppe | Actor | Germany |
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| Christian Quadflieg | Actor ("Der Landarzt") | Germany |
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| Noomi Rapace | Actress, won Best Actress awards for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the "Millennium Trilogy" of films, and was nominated in the same category at the European Film Awards | Sweden |
| "Real Ones", members of | At least three members (David Vogt, Ivar Vogt, Jørgen Sandvik) of Norwegian pop/rock band "Real Ones" went to a Steiner school. Their band received the 2008 Spellemannprisen for Best Pop Album for "All for the Neighbourhood". | Norway |
| 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 |
| William Roache | Actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street. Currently the longest serving actor in Coronation Street and in British soap overall. | UK |
| 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 |
| David Rott | Actor, winner of Max-Ophüls-Award 2003 as "Best Young Actor" for his part in "Ganz und gar" | Germany |
| Jennifer Rush | Pop/Rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love" of 1985 (listed in the Guinness Book Of Records as "the best selling single by a female solo artist in the history of the British music industry" until 1992) | USA / 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 |
| 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 |
| Pablo Sprungala | Actor (TV series "SOKO Leipzig") | Germany |
| Anja Stadlober | Screen actress | Austria |
| Robert Stadlober | Screen actor ("Crazy", "Verschwende deine Jugend" ["Play it Loud!"]) | Austria |
| Lilith Stangenberg | Actress (stage, cinema, tv). While she did not enjoy a professional actor's training, she was chosen as "Young Actress of the Year 2010" by "Theater Heute", biggest and most influential German-language theatre magazine. | Germany |
| Dietz-Werner Steck | Actor ("Tatort", part of Komissar Bienzle) | Germany |
| Jette Steckel | Stage director. Winner of several awards, such as "talented young director of the year"2007 awarded by the leading german theater magazine "Theater heute" and Rolf-Mares-Prize 2011 for staging "Don Carlos" at Thalia Theater Hamburg. | 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. 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 |
| Tom Stone | Photographer, most widely known for his documentary photography of outsider, displaced and homeless populations in California. | USA |
| Peter Striebeck | Actor | Germany |
| Marco Ströhlein | TV comedy show host (SAT 1, die "Morningshow") | Germany |
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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"). Attended the Waldorf school during his early childhood and elementary grade years. | USA |
| Cecilie Thomsen | Former Bond-girl ("Tomorrow Never Dies"), model and ex-girlfriend to musician Bryan Adams (for 12 years) | Denmark |
| Gotthardin (Goan) Thylmann | Chief Designer BOGNER Sport | Germany |
| Knud Tiroch | Belongs to Europe's finest Airbrush artists. He designed for David Coulthard, ZZ Top, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others | Austria |
| Pia Tjelta | Actress ("Mongoland"). Besides playing in movies she also works on stage at Det Norske Teater in Oslo, Norway. |
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| Axel Toby | Magician and comedian; 2005 German National Champion in the "General Magic" category, 2004 South German Champion in Magic. | Germany |
| 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 |
| Meriem Sahra Userli | Actress | Germany |
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| Barbara Valentin | Actress (e.g. working with Rainer Werner Fassbinder) | Germany |
| Robin van Persie | Footballer, currently playing for Arsenal F.C. and the Dutch national team | Netherlands |
| 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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| Hans-Jochen Wagner | TV and stage actor. Ensemble member at the famous Vienna Burgtheater from 1997-1999. | Germany |
| 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. Winner of gold medal in men's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics. | Switzerland / Germany |
| Veronica Webb | Supermodel, actress, writer, journalist | USA |
| Samuel Weiss | Actor (Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg) | Germany |
| Ina Weisse | Actress and film director ("Der Architekt") | Germany |
| Katja Weitzenböck | Actress and model | Germany |
| Donata Wenders | Photographer, wife of Wim Wenders, screen director | Germany |
| Kathi Wenusch | Radio entertainer | Austria |
| Filemon Wesselink | TV presenter for Dutch BNN station. Known for his open-minded handling of controverse topics, such as drugs and sex. Deemed to be one of the most popular and credible presenters of the Netherlands. | Netherlands |
| Inigo Westmeier | Cinematographer, specialized on documentaries (e.g. "Alone in four walls", winner of Max Ophüls Prize 2008 as "Best Documentary") | Germany |
| 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 |
| Wolfgang Windgassen | Wagner tenor | Germany |
| Jutta Winkelmann | Author ("Future sex", "Das Harems-Experiment"), film director, journalist, actor | Germany |
| Pontus Winnberg | Producer and songwriter, member of music production and songwriting team Bloodshy & Avant, (co-)writer and (co-)producer of songs by Britney Spears, Madonna and others. Pontus Winnberg is also a member of Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. | Sweden |
| Peter Würtenberger | Manager, Chief Marketing Offer of Axel Springer AG, former CEO of Yahoo! Germany and Bild / T-Online AG | 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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| Katrin Zagrosek | Musicologist, cultural scientist, dramatic advisor. She has been appointed the artistic director of the "Niedersächsische Musiktage" as of 2012. Since 2008, she has been working as executive producer of "Wien Modern", Austria's biggest festival for contemporary music. Daughter of Lothar Zagrosek, conductor. | Germany |
| Peter Zweier | Keyboarder of dance-music-project "Culture Beat" | Germany |
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| Melissa Etheridge (children) | rock singer-songwriter and activist | USA |
| Professor Friedrich Glasl (children) | Economist, consultant and trainer for Corporate Development. Became Ass.Professor at the University Wuppertal (Germany) for organizational sciences and conflict. Teachings at universities in Austria, Armenia, England, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, South Africa. 1984 co-founder of Trigon Entwicklungsberatung (development consultancy) in Austria. Author of books and articles on organization development and conflict resolution. | Austria |
| H.R.H. Princess Irene of the Netherlands (4 children) | Princess Irene is the second child of the late Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Her four children who all attended the Vrije School in Zeist are Prince Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Maria of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma, Princess Margarita Maria Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno, Prince Jaime (Jacques) Bernardo of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi and Princess Maria Carolina Christina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala. | Netherlands |
| Dr. Peter Kulitz (children) | President of the Chamber of Commerce Ulm, president of the Association of Chamber of Commerce of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. | Germany |
| Todd Oppenheimer (child[ren]) | Author and journalist. He has also worked as a calligrapher, portrait sculptor and a professional actor in New York City. Articles by Mr. Oppenheimer have appeared in The Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, and Mother Jones. He published The Flickering Mind in 2003. This book expanded on his 1997 Atlantic Monthly cover story, The Computer Delusion, which won a National Magazine Award. | USA |
| Greg Simon (children) | Senior vice president with Pfizer, former chief domestic policy adviser to Vice President Al Gore, overseeing the Clinton administration's program to connect classrooms to the Internet | USA |
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| Sophie Aldred (sons) | Actress and TV presenter. Played "Ace", assistant of "Doctor Who" (1987-89) | UK |
| Keith Allen (son) | Comedian, actor, singer and writer | UK |
| Gregg Allman (children) | Musician (Allman Brothers Band) | USA |
| Johannes Anders (children) | 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). Board member of the anthroposophic hospital Paracelsus-Spital's association, Richterswil, Switzerland. | Switzerland |
| John Aniston (daughter) | TV actor. Joined the cast of "Days of our Lives" as "Victor Kiriakis" in 1985. Father of Jennifer Aniston, actress. | Greece / USA |
| Robert Atzorn (children) | Screen actor | Germany |
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| Prof. Dr. Christoph Badelt (children) | Rector of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, WWU) | Austria |
| Mikhail Baryshnikov (daughter) | Dancer and actor | USA |
| Prof. Dr. Gerald Bast (children) | Rector of the University of Applied Arts, Vienna | Austria |
| Ari Behn (daughter) | Writer, husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway | Norway |
| 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) | Prime Minister | 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 |
| Winslow Eliot (children) | Author of several novels (Heaven Falls, A Perfect Gem, Bright Face of Danger, others) | USA |
| Katharina and Hans Magnus Enzensberger (daughter) | Both authors | Germany |
| Melissa Etheridge (children) | rock singer-songwriter and activist | USA |
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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 |
| Justus Frantz (child[ren]) | Pianist and conductor | Germany |
| Lucian Freud (two daughters) | Painter, grandson of inventor of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. | UK |
| Glenn Frey (children) | Singer (The Eagles) | USA |
| Max Frisch (children) | Writer | Switzerland |
| Knut Frydenlund (children) | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973 - 1981, Labour Party) | Norway |
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| Dr. Heinz Galinski (daughter Evelyn) | Former Head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (1912 - 1992), holder of the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) | Germany |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher (children) | Former German Minister of Foreign Affairs (1974 - 1992) | Germany |
| Professor Friedrich Glasl (children) | Economist, consultant and trainer for Corporate Development. Became Ass.Professor at the University Wuppertal (Germany) for organizational sciences and conflict. Teachings at universities in Austria, Armenia, England, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, South Africa. 1984 co-founder of Trigon Entwicklungsberatung (development consultancy) in Austria. Author of books and articles on organization development and conflict resolution. | Austria |
| Katrin Göring-Eckardt (sons) | Leader of the Green Party (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) faction in the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) | Germany |
| Ángeles González-Sinde (daughter) | Scriptwriter, film director, currently Culture Minister of Spain. Winner of two Goya Awards in 1997 and 2003 | Spain |
| Monika Griefahn (3 children) | Member of German Federal Parliament since 1998 (Social Democratic Party), Minister of Environmental Affairs in the State of Lower Saxony, Germany (1990-1998), member of the Board of Directors of Greenpeace International (1984-1990), co-founder and Executive Director of Greenpeace Germany (1980-1983) | Germany |
| HAP Grieshaber (daughter) | Painter (died in 1981). He discovered his typical graphic style in the so-called 'Reutlinger Drucke', a style which is strongly influenced by medieval woodcut techniques. Grieshaber was honoured with numerous prizes and retrospective exhibitions. | Germany |
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| Carl I. Hagen (child[ren]) | Leader of the Progressive Party of Norway (since 1978), Vice-President of Norwegian Parliament | Norway |
| Nina Hagen (daughter, son) | Singer | Germany |
| Hellmut Hattler (children) | Jazz and rock bass guitar player, composer and producer. | Germany |
| Monika Hohlmeier (children) | Former Bavarian Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs (1998 -2005), daughter of Franz-Josef Strauß | Germany |
| Geoff Hoyle (son) | Performer, performed in "The Pickle Family Circus" and with Cirque Du Soleil's Nouvelle Expérience | UK |
| Carol Huston (daughter) | Matlock TV show | USA |
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| H.R.H. Princess Irene of the Netherlands (4 children) | Princess Irene is the second child of the late Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Her four children who all attended the Vrije School in Zeist are Prince Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Maria of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma, Princess Margarita Maria Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno, Prince Jaime (Jacques) Bernardo of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi and Princess Maria Carolina Christina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala. | Netherlands |
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| Gwyneth Jones (daugther) | Opera singer. Considered one of the greatest sopranos of the latter half of the twentieth century. | UK |
| John Paul Jones (children) | Bassist for "Led Zeppelin" | UK |
| Mick Jones (son) | Guitarist for "Foreigner" | USA |
| Udo Jürgens (children) | Singer | Austria |
| Robert Jungk (son) | Writer and journalist | Austria |
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| Harvey Keitel (children) | Actor | USA |
| Dr. Andreas Khol (children) | Member (since 1983) and President (since 2002) of the National Council of Austria | Austria |
| Franz Klammer (children) | Downhill skiing Olympic champion (1976) | Austria |
| Franz-Joseph Kniola (son) | Former Minister of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Germany |
| Andreas Köpke (children) | Former football goalkeeper, who was in the German squad that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup (did not appear in the matches). Won the European Championship with Germany in 1996. FIFA goalkeeper of the year 1996. Currently acting as goalkeeping coach of the German national team. | Germany |
| Dr. Helmut Kohl (son) | Former German Chancellor (1982 - 1998) | Germany |
| Thomas Koschwitz (daughter) | Radio and TV entertainer | Germany |
| Mikhail Kozakov (son) | Actor and theater director | Russia |
| Ann-Kathrin Kramer and Harald Krassnitzer (son) | Screen actress and screen actor | Germany/Austria |
| Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet (daughter) | Rock musician, actress | USA |
| Dieter Krebs (son) | Actor, comedian and cabaret artist (passed away in January 2000) | Germany |
| Dr. Peter Kulitz (children) | President of the Chamber of Commerce Ulm, president of the Association of Chamber of Commerce of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. | Germany |
| Jukka Kuoppamäki (son) | Popsinger during the 70s | Finland |
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| Bernadette Lafont (son) | Screen actress | France |
| Albert Lamorisse (children) | Film director /-writer /-producer and photographer, winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and of an Academy Award ("Le Ballon Rouge" ["The Red Balloon"], nomination for an Academy Award (best feature documentary, 1979). | France |
| Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard (daugher) | Screen actress / Playwright, author and actor | USA |
| Dr. Rudolf Leiding (daughter and granddaughter) | Former Speaker of the Board, Volkswagen AG | Germany |
| Kurt Lehmann (children) | Sculptor, received numerous awards for his works. His sculptures and reliefs (mainly made of shell limestone or bronze) still dominate the cityscape of the German city of Hannover. | Germany |
| Phil Lesh (children) | Musician, founding member and bass player of the Greatful Dead | USA |
| Juan Pablo Letelier (children) | Member of Parliament, senator, son former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Orlando Letelier (assasinated in 1976) | Chile |
| Lars Lillo-Stenberg (children) | Singer-songwriter | Norway |
| Gerd Lohmeyer (daughter) | Actor | Germany |
| Christine Lund (children) | Channel 7 TV news anchor | USA |
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| Reinhold Maier (children) | Politician. He was the first minister president of the state of Württemberg-Baden / Baden-Württemberg (1945-1953). President of the Federal Council of Germany ("Bundesrat", 1952-1953). Leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP, 1957-1960) | Germany |
| Cheech Marin (son) | Screen actor ("From dusk till dawn") | USA |
| Melinda Messenger (children) | TV-presenter and formerly one of Englands most successful glamour models | UK |
| Rolf Möller (son) | Drummer of German rock band "Extrabreit" (one of the most successful exponents of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" movement of the 1980s) | Germany |
| Wolfgang Murnberger (children) | Screen director and screenplay writer, winner of multiple awards. | Austria |
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| George Negus (son) | Journalist | Australia |
| 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 |
| Nena (children) | Singer of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" movement and one of the most successful pop stars Germany has ever seen. Became famous with the protest song "99 Luftballons" (No. 2 of US Billboard Charts and 23-weeks No. 1 of German Charts) and its English version"99 Red Balloons" (3-weeks No. 1 of UK Singles Charts). Celebrated a furious comeback in Germany in 2002. | Germany |
| Paul Newman (children) | Screen actor | USA |
| Brigitte Nielsen (child) | Actress ("Rocky IV"), model and singer | Denmark |
| Dr. Bahman Nirumand (child[ren]) | Writer | Iran (exile in Germany) |
| Heinz Nixdorf (children) | Computer pioneer | Germany |
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| Rosie O'Donnell (children) | Comedian, television talk show host, author, and film, television, and stage actress. Won Emmy Award eleven times. | USA |
| Uwe Ochsenknecht (2 sons) | Screen actor ("Männer" ["Men"], "Das Boot" ["The Boat"]) and singer | Germany |
| Dr. Arend Oetker (children) | Among other functions, Dr. Oetker holds the position of Vice President of The Federation of German Industries (BDI) | Germany |
| Todd Oppenheimer (child[ren]) | Author and journalist. He has also worked as a calligrapher, portrait sculptor and a professional actor in New York City. Articles by Mr. Oppenheimer have appeared in The Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, and Mother Jones. He published The Flickering Mind in 2003. This book expanded on his 1997 Atlantic Monthly cover story, The Computer Delusion, which won a National Magazine Award. | USA |
| Egon Overbeck (children) | Former CEO (1962 - 1983) of Mannesmann AG | Germany |
| Anna Oxa (children) | Singer, well-known through her numerous appearances in the Sanremo Music Festival | Italy |
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| Arvo Pärt (son) | Composer | Estonia |
| Caio Pagano (children) | One of Brazil's leading classical pianists. Professor of Piano at the Arizona State University. | Brazil |
| Andés Palma and Ana Maria Correa (6 children) | Former Minister of Planning & Cooperation and Member of Parliament (Mr. Palma) / Undersecretary of Economy (Ms. Correa) | Chile |
| Alan Parsons (children) | Audio engineer, musician ("Alan Parsons Project"), and record producer | UK |
| 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 |
| Mackenzie Phillips (son) | Actress and singer, best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time. | USA |
| Karl Otto Pöhl (son) | President of German Federal Bank (1980 to 1991) | Germany |
| Witta Pohl and Charles Brauer (children) | Actors | Germany |
| André Previn (daughter) | Conductor, composer, pianist; ex-husband of Mia Farrow, actress. | Germany/USA |
| Albrecht Puhlmann (daughters) | Director of State Opera at Hannover (Staatsoper Hannover) since 2001. Will become director of Stuttgart Opera in Fall 2006. | Germany |
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| Will Quadflieg (children) | Actor | Germany |
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| Walter Riester (daughter) | Former Minister of Labour (1998 - 2002) | Germany |
| Dr. Jürgen Rochlitz (daughter) | Former member of German Federal Parliament | Germany |
| Claude-Oliver Rudolph and Sabine von Maydell (children) | Both actors | Germany |
| Björn Runge (son) | Film director | Sweden |
| Mark Rylance (children) | Internationally well-known actor and theatre director (artistic director of New Globe Theatre, London, 1995-2006) | UK |
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| Mathias Sammer (children) | Soccer player, coach | Germany |
| Wolfgang Sauer (child[ren]) | Former President of Volkswagen do Brasil | Germany |
| Carlos Saura (children) | Film director and photographer | Spain |
| Timothy B. Schmit (children) | Musician ("The Eagles") | USA |
| Helge Schneider (daughters) | Jazz musician and comedian | Germany |
| Peter Schneider (children) | Conductor | Austria |
| Gerhard Schröder (daughter) | Former chancellor of Germany (1998-2005), member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | Germany |
| Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schwanitz (daughter) | Author (best sellers: "Der Campus", "Bildung", "Männer") | Germany |
| Russell Schweickart (daughter) | Astronaut (Apollo 9 mission) | USA |
| Peter Shub (children) | Freelance actor and director, clown | USA |
| Katharina Sieverding (children) | Photographer | Germany |
| Carly Simon and James Taylor (children) | Singer / Musician | USA |
| Greg Simon (children) | Senior vice president with Pfizer, former chief domestic policy adviser to Vice President Al Gore, overseeing the Clinton administration's program to connect classrooms to the Internet | USA |
| Joern G. Stegen (son) | 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 |
| Clifford Stoll (children) | Astronomer, co-developer of the Internet, author of "Log out" | USA |
| Thorvald Stoltenberg (child[ren]) | Former Foreign Minister of Norway (1987 - 1989, 1990 - 1993, Labour Party) | Norway |
| Jonas Gahr Støre (children) | Minister of Foreign Affairs (since 2005), former President of the Norwegian Red Cross (2003 - 2005), former Head of Staff to Norwegian Prime Ministers Gro Harlem Brundtland, Thorbjørn Jagland and Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Political Secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, former head of staff at the World Health Organisation | Norway |
| Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (daughter) | Film director. His best known film is the feature "Hitler: A Film from Germany" | Germany |
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| Knud Tiroch (children) | Belongs to Europe's finest Airbrush artists. He designed for David Coulthard, ZZ Top, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others | Austria |
| Antti Tuuri (children) | One of the leading fiction writers of Finland today. He has published over 40 novels and short story collections, written numerous theater plays, movie and TV scripts, radio plays, opera librettos etc. His works have been translated into 16 languages and he has won several literature awards, including The Finlandia award and the Nordic literature price. | Finland |
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| Beate Uhse (son) | Founder of Europe's largest company group specialized in erotic business ("Beate Uhse AG") | Germany |
| Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman (daughter) | Actress / director | Norway / Sweden |
| Eric Utne and Nina Rothschild Utne (sons) | Founder of "Utne Magazine" / Owner and CEO of "Utne Magazine" | USA |
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| Chris von Rohr (child) | Rock musician and music producer, founder, bass guitar player and (original) singer of hard rock band "Krokus" | Switzerland |
| Dr. Ernst-Jörg von Studnitz (children) | Former German Ambassador to Russia (1995 - 2002), now Chairman of "German-Russian Forum" | Germany |
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| Eugen Wagner (children) | Former Senator, Hamburg | Germany |
| Nike Wagner (daughter) | Musicologist and publicist | Austria |
| Tom Waits (daughter) | Rock musician | USA |
| Martin Walser (child[ren]) | Writer ("Runaway Horse") | Germany |
| Götz W. Werner (all seven children) | Founder and Managing Partner of "dm" drugstore chain, holder of the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) | Germany |
| Wolfgang Windgassen (child[ren]) | Wagner tenor | Germany |
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| Jesse Colin Young (children) | Singer, songwriter ("Get together") | USA |
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| Lothar Zagrosek (daughters) | Conductor | Germany |
| August Zirner (children) | Actor | Germany |