composer, born in Immensen Kurt Hirschfeld (1902–1964), theatre director and dramaturge at the Schauspielhaus Zürich Werner Lampe (born 1950), swimmer and Olympic medalist Ursula von der Leyen (born 1958), politician (CDU) Reinhard Mey (born 1942), singer-songwriter Justus Nieschlag (born 1991), triathlete and 2020 Olympian Lukas Rieger (born 1999), singer-songwriter Gerhard Schröder (born 1944), politician (SPD) and former Chancellor of Germany Tatjana Steinhauer (born 1991), water polo player and German international Gallery See also Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg References External links Hanover Region