Bayreuth - Famous People

Famous People

  • Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth (1709–1758), monarch
  • Johann David Schoepf (1752–1800), naturalist
  • Johann Christian Ritter (1755-?), first printer in South Africa
  • Jean Paul (1763–1825), writer
  • Max Stirner (1806–1856), philosopher
  • Richard Wagner (1813–1883), composer
  • Oskar Panizza (1853–1921), psychiatrist, dissident author
  • Fritz Rasp (1891–1976), actor
  • Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim (1892–1945), soldier and aviator
  • Florian Mayer (1983— ) professional tennis player
  • Anne Haug (1983-) professional triathlete
  • Philipp Petzschner (1984— ), professional tennis player
  • Maya Karin (1979— ), Malaysian actress, television personality, and singer

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