20 Notable alumni of University of Potsdam
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Potsdam is 478st in the world, 1st in North America, and 42st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from University of Potsdam sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Potsdam won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Brigitte Knopf
1973-. (aged 53)
climatologist
Brigitte Knopf is a German climatologist. Since February 2015 she has been Secretary General of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change and since 1 September 2020 has been a member of the Expert Council on Climate Issues (Expertenrat für Klimafragen).
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2. Jens Eisert
1970-. (aged 56)
physicist
Jens Eisert is a German physicist, ERC fellow, and professor at the Free University of Berlin. He is also affiliated with the Helmholtz Association and the Fraunhofer Society.
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3. Conny Waßmuth
1983-. (aged 43)
kayaker
Conny Waßmuth is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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4. Joschka Langenbrinck
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
Joschka Langenbrinck is a German politician, currently serving as Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 27 October 2011 representing the Neukölln 3 constituency for the Social Democratic Party.
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5. Stefano Casertano
1978-. (aged 48)
film director
journalist
film screenwriter
film producer
Stefano Casertano is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and immersive media creator.
6. Marco Wanderwitz
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Marco Wanderwitz is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2018 until 2021, he served as Parliamentary State Secretary in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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7. Nora Bossong
1982-. (aged 44)
poet
writer
Nora Bossong is a German poet and writer. She lives in Berlin.
8. Anne-Julia Hagen
1990-. (aged 36)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Anne-Julia Hagen is a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Germany 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant. She would later appear on the CNBC game show Deal or No Deal as a briefcase model (holding briefcase 23) in 2018.
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9. Jan Redmann
1979-. (aged 47)
jurist
politician
Jan Redmann is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the State Parliament of Brandenburg since 2014. Since 2019, he has been chairing his party’s parliamentary group.
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10. Rainer Kempe
1989-. (aged 37)
poker player
Rainer Kempe is a German professional poker player from Berlin, Germany.
11. Sebastian Walter
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
Sebastian Walter is a German politician (Die Linke). He was a member of the Landtag of Brandenburg from 2019 to 2024. In 2022 he was elected chairman of The Left Brandenburg alongside Katharina Slanina.
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12. Hans Grodotzki
1936-. (aged 90)
long-distance runner
Hans Grodotzki is an East German long-distance runner who competed mainly in track events.
13. Renate Loll
1962-. (aged 64)
physicist
university teacher
Renate Loll Is a German physicist. She is a Professor in Theoretical Physics at the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics of the Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. She previously worked at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of Utrecht University. She received her Ph.D. from Imperial College, London, in 1989. In 2001 she joined the permanent staff of the...
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14. Linda Teuteberg
1981-. (aged 45)
jurist
lawyer
politician
Linda Teuteberg is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017, she was elected as General Secretary of the FDP on 26 April 2019 and thereby became part of the party's leadership around chairman Christian Lindner. Lindner asked for and received her resignation effective 19 September 2020.
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15. Klara Geywitz
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
political scientist
Klara Geywitz is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). She served as Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building in the Scholz cabinet from 2021 to 2025. She served as member of the Landtag of Brandenburg from 2004 until 2019, and is a Deputy Leader of the SPD since 2019.
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16. Svenja Jung
1993-. (aged 33)
television actor
film actor
Svenja Jung is a German actress.
17. Pegah Ferydoni
1983-. (aged 43)
television presenter
film actor
stage actor
television actor
actor
Pegah Ferydoni is an Iranian-born German actress and singer. Ferydoni left Iran with her family when she was two years old, during the Iran–Iraq war. She started her career as a singer when she was age 16 but gave up singing in favour of acting.
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18. Hubertus Heil
1972-. (aged 54)
political scientist
sociologist
politician
Wolfgang-Hubertus Ernst Ulrich Heil is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the fourth cabinet of Angela Merkel and the cabinet of Olaf Scholz from 2018 to 2025.
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19. Jeanne Barseghian
1980-. (aged 46)
corporate administrative and commercial executive
environmentalist
jurist
politician
Jeanne Barseghian is a French politician who is the mayor of Strasbourg and has been a member of its city council. She has been a member of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) since 2013. She was elected in 2014 to the City Council of Strasbourg, and to the Eurométropole de Strasbourg Council. She was elected mayor of Strasbourg after...
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20. Katherina Reiche
1973-. (aged 53)
manager
politician
Katherina Reiche is a German manager and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy in the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since May 2025.
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