Basedow may refer to: Places Basedow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in the district of Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Basedow, Schleswig-Holstein, in the district of Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany People Johann Bernhard Basedow (1724-1790), German educational reformer John Basedow, American television personality and motivational speaker Karl Adolph von Basedow (1799-1854), German doctor who described the Graves-Basedow disease Martin Basedow (1829–1902), Australian teacher, newspaper proprietor and politician Herbert Basedow (1881–1933), Australian anthropologist, geologist, explorer and medical practitioner Rainer Basedow (1938-2022), German film, television, and voice actor Other Graves' disease, in continental Europe called Graves-Basedow or just Basedow disease and informally shortened just to "Basedow"