| Name | Gera |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Thüringen |
| Country | Germany |
People born here (31) |
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| Gerd Bachmann |  GDR |
WRE | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 14 August 1943 | |
| Erik Balnuweit |  GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 21 September 1988 | |
| Claudia Bockner | GER |
DIV | Olympics | 1996 | 15 March 1972 | |
| Georg Buschner | GDR |
FBL | Coach | 1972—1976 | 26 December 1925 | |
| John Degenkolb | GER |
CRD | Olympics | 2012 | 7 January 1989 | |
| Heike Drechsler | GDRGER |
ATH | Olympics/Closing Flagbearer | 1988—2000 | 16 December 1964 | |
| Margitta Droese-Pufe | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 10 September 1952 | |
| Uwe Dünkel | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 3 November 1960 | |
| Heidi Eisenschmidt | GDRGER |
SWM | Olympics | 1960 | 14 November 1941 | |
| Carl Ertel | GDR |
ROW | Olympics | 1988 | 15 October 1959 | |
| Christian Geßner | GER |
SWM | Olympics | 1992 | 16 June 1968 | |
| Tino Häber | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 6 October 1982 | |
| Robert Hering | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 14 June 1990 | |
| Josie Hofmann | GER |
SSK | Olympics | 2026 | 10 December 1996 | |
| Christian Kubusch | GER |
SWM | Olympics | 2008 | 26 April 1988 | |
| Hanka Kupfernagel | GER |
CRD | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 19 March 1974 | |
| Olaf Ludwig | GDRGER |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1980—1996 | 13 April 1960 | |
| Carmen Meininger | GER |
SHO | Olympics | 2000 | 11 March 1969 | |
| Gerald Mortag | GDR |
CTR | Olympics | 1980 | 8 November 1958 | |
| Alfred Müller | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1968 | 16 June 1948 | |
| Marlies Oelsner-Göhr | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1988 | 21 March 1958 | |
| Rudi Oertel | GDRGER |
DIV | Olympics | 1960 | 4 December 1926 | |
| Angelina Otto | GER |
ROL | YOG | 2018 | 4 May 2000 | |
| Lena Reißner | GER |
CTR | Olympics | 2024 | 14 November 2000 | |
| Heinz Schlauch | GER |
SWM | Olympics | 1936 | 13 November 1915 | |
| Siegbert Schmeißer | GDR |
CRD | Olympics | 1976 | 24 March 1957 | |
| Jürgen Simon | GDRGER |
CTR | Olympics | 1960 | 10 January 1938 | |
| André Steiner | GER |
ROW | Olympics | 1996 | 8 February 1970 | |
| Birgit Stephan | GDR |
ATH | Non-starter | 1988 | 27 September 1964 | |
| Wolfgang Wagner | GDRGER |
SWM | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 6 August 1938 | |
| Kathrin Zimmermann | GDR |
SWM | Olympics | 1988 | 22 December 1966 | |
People who died here (2) |
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| Klaus Bahner | GDRGER |
HOC | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 13 October 2011 | |
| Rudi Oertel | GDRGER |
DIV | Olympics | 1960 | 10 May 2009 | |
| BSG Wismut Gera, Gera (GER) |
| SG Wismut Gera, Gera (GER) |
| SSV Gera, Gera (GER) |
