page_title: Regensburg
section_title: Notable residents
hierarchical_section_title: Regensburg / Notable residents
caption_attribution_description: Kepler was a German astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer.
context_page_description: Regensburg, Czech: Řezno, is a city in south-east Germany, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the fourth-largest city in the State of Bavaria after Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg. The city is the political, economic and cultural centre and capital of the Upper Palatinate.
  The medieval centre of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2014, Regensburg was among the top sights and travel attractions in Germany.
context_section_description: Pope Benedict XVI, professor of theology at the University of Regensburg from 1969 to 1977, who retains the title honorary professor; he is not a former resident of the city of Regensburg, but his house, less than 1 kilometer from the city, lies in Pentling in the district of Regensburg. He has been an honorary citizen since 2006.
  The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis, a German noble family and one of Europe's largest landowners
  John of Austria, born 1547 in Regensburg
  Joseph Hanisch, musician, composer and organist.
  Albrecht Altdorfer (printmaker, painter of landscapes, historical and Biblical subjects of the Renaissance)
  Willie Duncan (Spider Murphy Gang)
  Ulrich Eberl, science and technology journalist
  The Rev. Dr. Franz Xaver Haberl, one of the most important Roman Catholic musicians in history, teacher of Perosi (see also Cecilian Movement)
  Johann Georg Gichtel (1638-1710) was a German mystic and religious leader who was a critic of Lutheranism
  Johannes Kepler (mathematician and astronomer)
  Konrad of Megenberg, scholar and academic
  Simone Laudehr (German national team footballer, women's world cup champion 2007)
  Albertus Magnus (13th century polymath)
  Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg, a 12th–13th century rabbi and mystic, founder of Chassidei Ashkenaz
  Maximilian Oberst, physician who introduced the Oberst method of block anesthesia
  Petachiah of Ratisbon, a 12th–13th century rabbi, best known for his extensive travels throughout Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.
  Elise Barensfeld (1796–after 1820) soprano
  Hisham Zreiq (born 1968), award-winning Palestinian Christian Independent filmmaker, poet and visual artist.
  Walter Röhrl (racing driver)
  Saint Emmeram, Christian bishop and a martyr, St. Emmeram's Abbey
  Andrea Maria Schenkel, best-selling author of Tannöd and other works.
  Emanuel Schikaneder (Librettist of The Magic Flute)
  Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), German industrialist (after World War II until his emigration to Argentina)
  Ulrich Schmidl (supposed co-founder of Buenos Aires)
  Anton Vilsmeier, (1894–1962), German chemist best known for the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction, born in Burgweinting, which is now part of Regensburg, and attended the Altes Gymnasium in Regensburg
  Charles von Hügel, (1795–1870), Austrian army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer
  Ulrich of Zell, a Cluniac reformer of Germany, abbot, founder and saint
  Wolfgang of Regensburg, Bishop of Regensburg
  Elisabeth Elli Erl, winner of German Pop Idol 2004 – singer and teacher at a German secondary school in Düsseldorf
  Ludwig Bemelmans, (1898–1962), Austro-Hungarian born American writer of children's books and internationally renowned gourmet, spent his early life in Regensburg
  Anton Hackl, Luftwaffe Flying Ace
  Christian Jagodzinski, multimillionaire, entrepreneur, and investor; Co-founder of Telebuch.de which later became Amazon.com's presence in Germany; grew up in Regensburg, now Miami
  Allan Zeman, Hong Kong businessman
caption: Johannes Kepler (1610)
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