Notable residents Regensburg
honorary photo pope benedict xvi in regensburg cathedral
johannes kepler (1610)
pope benedict xvi, professor of theology @ university of regensburg 1969 1977, retains title, honorary professor; not former resident of city of regensburg, house, less 1 kilometer city, lies in pentling in district of regensburg. has been honorary citizen since 2006.
the princely house of thurn und taxis, german noble family , 1 of europe s largest landowners
joseph hanisch, musician, composer , organist.
albrecht altdorfer (printmaker, painter of landscapes, historical , biblical subjects of renaissance)
willie duncan (spider murphy gang)
ulrich eberl, science , technology journalist
the rev. dr. franz xaver haberl, 1 of important roman catholic musicians in history, teacher of perosi (see cecilian movement)
johannes kepler (mathematician , astronomer)
konrad of megenberg, scholar , academic
simone laudehr (german national team footballer, women s world cup champion 2007)
albertus magnus (13th century polymath)
judah ben samuel of regensburg, 12th–13th century rabbi , mystic, founder of chassidei ashkenaz
maximilian oberst, physician introduced oberst method of block anesthesia
petachiah of ratisbon, 12th–13th century rabbi, best known extensive travels throughout eastern europe, caucasus, , middle east.
hisham zreiq - (born 1968), award-winning palestinian christian independent filmmaker, poet , visual artist.
walter röhrl (racing driver)
saint emmeram, christian bishop , martyr, st. emmeram s abbey
andrea maria schenkel, best-selling author of tannöd , other works.
emanuel schikaneder (librettist of magic flute)
oskar schindler (1908–1974), german industrialist (after world war ii until emigration argentina)
ulrich schmidl (supposed co-founder of buenos aires)
anton vilsmeier, (1894–1962), german chemist best known vilsmeier-haack reaction, born in burgweinting, part of regensburg, , attended altes gymnasium in regensburg
charles von hügel, (1795–1870), austrian army officer, diplomat, botanist, , explorer
ulrich of zell, cluniac reformer of germany, abbot, founder , saint
wolfgang of regensburg, bishop of regensburg
elisabeth elli erl, winner of german pop idol 2004 – singer , teacher @ german secondary school in düsseldorf
ludwig bemelmans, (1898–1962), austro-hungarian born american writer of children s books , internationally renowned gourmet, spent life in regensburg
christian jagodzinski, multimillionaire, entrepeneur, , investor; co-founder of telebuch.de later became amazon.com s presence in germany; grew in regensburg, miami
^ book of nature . world digital library. 1481. retrieved 2013-08-27.
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