| Name | Rostock |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Country | Germany |
People born here (97) |
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| Peter Ahrendt |  GDR GER |
SAL | Olympics | 1964 | 2 February 1934 | |
| Stefan Ahrens | GER |
DIV | Olympics | 2000 | 17 September 1976 | |
| Gabriele Badorek | GDR |
HBL | Olympics | 1976 | 20 September 1952 | |
| Heidi Becker-Ramlow | GDR |
DIV | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 21 November 1954 | |
| Dieter Below | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 23 June 1942 | |
| Steffen Bogs | GDR |
ROW | Olympics | 1988 | 8 October 1965 | |
| Andrea Bölk | GER |
HBL | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 10 November 1968 | |
| Ralph Borghard | GDRGER |
FSK | Olympics | 1964 | 17 April 1944 | |
| Jörn Borowski | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1980 | 15 January 1959 | |
| Paul Borowski | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 19 March 1937 | |
| Siegfried Brietzke | GDR |
ROW | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 12 June 1952 | |
| Hannelore Burosch | GDR |
HBL | Olympics | 1976 | 16 November 1947 | |
| Felix Drahotta | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 1 January 1989 | |
| Nadja Drygalla | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2012 | 31 March 1989 | |
| Anne Eckner | GER |
STK | Olympics | 1998 | 26 December 1979 | |
| Matthias Flach | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2008 | 30 September 1982 | |
| Horst Freese |  FRG |
SSK | Olympics | 1976 | 30 January 1944 | |
| Reiner Ganschow | GDR |
HBL | Olympics | 1972 | 22 June 1945 | |
| André Greipel | GER |
CRD | Olympics | 2012 | 16 July 1982 | |
| Bärbel Grimmer | GDRGER |
SWM | Olympics | 1964 | 7 April 1945 | |
| Jana Günther | GER |
GAR | Olympics | 1992 | 21 May 1975 | |
| Reinhard Gust | GDR |
ROW | Olympics | 1972 | 10 December 1950 | |
| Heinrich Hagen | GDRGER |
ATH | Olympics | 1964 | 7 December 1935 | |
| André Hartwig | GER |
STK | Olympics | 2002—2006 | 14 March 1983 | |
| Susanne Hilger | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1972 | 18 April 1958 | |
| Lars Hinneburg | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1988 | 15 June 1965 | |
| Denise Hinrichs | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 7 June 1987 | |
| Sarina Hülsenbeck | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1980 | 5 July 1962 | |
| Bernd Jakubowski | GDR |
FBL | Olympics | 1980 | 10 December 1952 | |
| Julius Jeppe |  RSA |
Administrator | 1926—1929 | July 1859 | ||
| Mario Kalinke | GER |
WLF | Olympics | 1996 | 7 January 1974 | |
| Ulrich Karnatz | GDR |
ROW | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 2 December 1952 | |
| Lara Kempka | GER |
ATH | YOG | 2014 | 7 September 1997 | |
| Karin Kessow | GDR |
SSK | Olympics | 1976 | 8 January 1954 | |
| Aika Klein | GER |
STK | Olympics | 2002—2010 | 26 November 1982 | |
| Doris Kohardt | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1968 | 12 November 1950 | |
| Klaus Kröppelien | GDR |
ROW | Olympics | 1980 | 29 June 1958 | |
| Stephan Krüger | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 29 November 1988 | |
| Hansjörg Kunze | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 28 December 1959 | |
| Heike Lange | GDR |
SSK | Olympics | 1976 | 31 October 1955 | |
| Klaus Langhoff | GDR |
HBL | Olympics | 1972 | 5 December 1939 | |
| Kathrin Langschwager | GDR |
VVO | Olympics | 1988 | 18 December 1966 | |
| Tom Lehmann | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2008 | 4 December 1987 | |
| Ulrike Lehmann | GER |
STK | Olympics | 2002 | 11 June 1982 | |
| Julia Lepke | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2012 | 16 August 1989 | |
| Dörte Lindner | GER |
DIV | Olympics | 2000 | 22 March 1974 | |
| Wilfried Lorenz | GDRGER |
SAL | Olympics | 1964 | 18 January 1932 | |
| Julia Mächtig | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1 January 1986 | |
| Gerd May | GDR |
FEN | Olympics | 1980 | 3 June 1953 | |
| Ulrich Mense | GDRGER |
SAL | Olympics | 1964 | 29 January 1927 | |
| Brigitte Mertz | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1972 | 1 January 1957 | |
| Betty Moeske | GER |
STK | YOG | 2020 | 18 August 2003 | |
| Jette Müller | GER |
DIV | Olympics | 2024 | 1 October 2003 | |
| Arian Nachbar | GER |
STK | Olympics | 1998—2006 | 6 January 1977 | |
| Marianne Noack | GDR |
GAR | Olympics | 1968 | 5 October 1951 | |
| Rolf Oesterreich | GDR |
FSK | Olympics | 1976 | 28 November 1952 | |
| Saskia Oettinghaus | GER |
DIV | Olympics | 2024 | 3 April 1998 | |
| Detlef Okrent | GER |
HOC | Olympics | 1936 | 26 October 1909 | |
| Frank Pfütze | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 15 January 1959 | |
| Marlis Pohl | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1972 | 16 October 1955 | |
| Ramona Portwich | GDRGER |
CSP | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 5 January 1967 | |
| Martina Proeber | GDR |
DIV | Olympics | 1980 | 4 January 1963 | |
| Clemens Prüfer | GER |
ATH | Olympics/YOG | 2014—2024 | 13 August 1997 | |
| Peter Prusa | GDR |
IHO | Olympics | 1968 | 19 February 1944 | |
| Jan Quast | GER |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | 9 January 1970 | |
| Andreas Raelert | GER |
TRI | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 11 August 1976 | |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe | GER |
HOC/TEN | Olympics | 1908 | 16 April 1888 | |
| Willi Remer | GER |
MPN | Olympics | 1932 | 27 July 1908 | |
| Sabine Röther | GDR |
HBL | Olympics | 1980 | 17 June 1957 | |
| Nils Rudolph | GER |
SWM | Olympics | 1992 | 18 August 1965 | |
| Reinhard Rychly | GDR |
GAR | Olympics | 1972 | 7 November 1951 | |
| Christian Schenk | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 9 February 1965 | |
| Torsten Schmidt | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 9 December 1974 | |
| Christine Schmitt | GDR |
GAR | Olympics/Non-starter | 1968—1972 | 26 May 1953 | |
| Wilhelm Schnapauff | GER |
ROW | Non-starter | 1936 | 2 July 1914 | |
| Günther Schumacher | FRG |
CTR | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 27 June 1949 | |
| Rita Schumacher | GDRGER |
SWM | Olympics | 1964 | 25 August 1937 | |
| Ulrike Sennewald | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2012 | 10 May 1989 | |
| Marlene Sinnig | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2012 | 11 December 1984 | |
| Kathleen Stark | GER |
GAR | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 9 September 1975 | |
| Christine Strübing | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1968 | 30 March 1952 | |
| Erich Suhrbier | GERFRG |
CSP | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 25 April 1938 | |
| Heinrich Tessenow | GER |
ATT | Referee | 1936 | 7 April 1876 | |
| Andreas Tews | GDRGER |
BOX | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 11 September 1968 | |
| Karl-Heinz Thun | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 29 April 1937 | |
| Hans-Jürgen Tode | GDR |
CSP | Olympics | 1976 | 23 December 1957 | |
| Norbert Trieloff | GDR |
FBL | Olympics | 1980 | 24 August 1957 | |
| Jan Ullrich | GER |
CRD | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 2 December 1973 | |
| Birgit Wagner | GER |
HBL | Olympics | 1992 | 21 January 1969 | |
| Frank-Michael Wahl | GDRGER |
HBL | Olympics | 1980—1992 | 24 August 1956 | |
| Annika Walter | GER |
DIV | Olympics | 1996 | 5 February 1975 | |
| Dieter Waskow | GDR |
DIV | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 24 June 1957 | |
| Katrin Weber | GER |
STK | Olympics | 1998 | 27 September 1976 | |
| Brit Wiedemann | GDR |
VVO | Olympics | 1988 | 30 January 1967 | |
| Klaus-Uwe Will | GDR |
CSP | Olympics | 1968 | 25 June 1939 | |
| Helge Ziethen | GDR |
DIV | Olympics | 1972 | 22 November 1952 | |
| Nicole Zimmermann | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 11 May 1980 | |
People who died here (14) |
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| Heidi Becker-Ramlow | GDR |
DIV | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 13 February 1987 | |
| Paul Borowski | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 22 December 2012 | |
| Egon Henninger | GDRGER |
SWM | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 10 August 2025 | |
| Christiane Lanzke | GDRGER |
DIV | Olympics | 1964 | 2005 | |
| Jürgen Luczak | GDR |
WRE | Olympics | 1968 | 18 April 2008 | |
| Horst Mann | GDRGER |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 15 October 2018 | |
| Ulrich Mense | GDRGER |
SAL | Olympics | 1964 | 14 February 2003 | |
| Lothar Metz | GDRGER |
WRE | Olympics | 1960—1972 | 23 January 2021 | |
| Ulrich von Oertzen | GER |
Administrator | 1916—1919 | 23 February 1923 | ||
| Otto Przywara | GER |
SWM | Olympics | 1936 | 24 November 2000 | |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe | GER |
HOC/TEN | Olympics | 1908 | 18 February 1949 | |
| Klaus-Dieter Seehaus | GDRGER |
FBL | Olympics | 1964 | 10 February 1996 | |
| Karl-Heinz Thun | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 15 June 1993 | |
| Konrad Weichert | GDR |
SAL | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 8 February 2003 | |
