President of Germany from 2010 to 2012 Boris Pistorius (born 1960), politician, former Lord mayor of Osnabrück. Anke Hennig (born 1964), politician (SPD) Sabine R. Huebner (born 1976), ancient historian Others Peter van Pels (1926–1945) son of Auguste van Pels and Hermann van Pels, occupant at the Secret Annex in Amsterdam together with Anne Frank and her family; Born in Osnabrück Heinrich Wenner (1912–2008), antiquarian bookseller Theo Oeverhaus (b. 2004), racing driver The arts Gerlach Flicke (c. 1500–1558), painter John Closterman (1660–1711), portrait painter Friedrich Clemens Gerke (1801–1888), writer, journalist and pioneer of telegraphy August von Kreling (1819–1876), painter and sculptor Alfred Runge (1881–1946), architect Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970), writer Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (1899–1962), painter Mathias Wieman (1902–1969), actor Felix Nussbaum (1904–1944), surrealist painter Herbert Tiede (1915–1987), actor Benno Sterzenbach (1916–1985), actor Ursula Levy (b. 1935), American author, child psychologist and Holocaust survivor Birgitta Tolksdorf (b. 1947), German-American actress Markus Becker (b. 1963), pianist Evelyn Herlitzius (b. 1963), opera singer Gentleman (b. 1974), reggae musician Robin Schulz (b. 1987), musician, DJ and record producer Waterdown (1999–2012), hardcore punk band See also Ossensamstag – annual parade Steckenpferdreiten Route of Megalithic Culture, tourist route from Osnabrück to Oldenburg via some 33 megalithic sites References References Further reading Gerd Steinwascher (editor): Geschichte der Stadt Osnabrück Meinders & Elstermann, Belm 2006, Bettina Meckel: Osnabrück und Umland. Wenner, Osnabrück, 2010. An excellent picture book includes translation to English by Nick Woods. External links Panoramas and virtual Tours of Osnabrück Horses & Dreams Annual Horse Dressage Show Independent Film Festival Osnabrueck official website Unabhaengiges FilmFest Osnabrueck The Ostensibles English Theatre in Osnabrueck, official website Derby City Council website, Town Twinning page. (retrieved 15/01/2015) 780 establishments Cities in Lower Saxony Populated places established in the 8th century Members of the Hanseatic League Holocaust locations in Germany