LMU Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of LMU

• Pope Benedict XVI (1953) - Former Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, known for his theological works.
• Thomas Mann (1899) - Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, renowned for novels such as 'Buddenbrooks' and 'The Magic Mountain'.
• Max Planck (1879) - Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, founder of quantum theory.
• Werner Heisenberg (1923) - Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, known for the uncertainty principle.
• Hans Geiger (1906) - Physicist, co-inventor of the Geiger counter.
• Franz Beckenbauer (1964) - World Cup-winning football player and coach.
• Joseph Ratzinger (1953) - Theologian and former Pope Benedict XVI.
• Wilhelm Röntgen (1869) - Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, discoverer of X-rays.
• August Paul von Wassermann (1890) - Bacteriologist, developed the Wassermann test for syphilis.
• Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1933) - Physicist and philosopher, contributed to nuclear physics.