Bavarians

Bavarians (Standard German and Bavarian: Bayern) are an ethnographic group of Germans of Bavaria. The group's dialect is Bavarian and German.

 List of popular Bavarians 

 Scientists 

 Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787–1826)
 Feodor Lynen (1911–1979)

 Politicians 

 Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886)
 Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (1900–1945)
 Franz Josef Strauß (1915–1988)
 Roman Herzog (1934–2017)
 Edmund Stoiber (1941–)
 Horst Seehofer (1949–)

 Artists 

 Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)
 Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
 Franz Marc (1880–1916)
 Michael Ende (1929–1995)
 Werner Herzog (1942–)

 Sportspeople 

 Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024)
 Philipp Lahm (1983–)
 Magdalena Neuner (1987–)
 Thomas Müller (1989–)

 Others 

 Traudl Junge (1920–2002)
 Joseph Ratzinger (1927–)


Category:Ethnic groups in Europe