German () is a given name, often the Slavic form of Herman. For the Spanish given name pronounced with stress in the second syllable see Germán.

People with the name German include:

Art and music German Galynin, Soviet Russian composer German Goldenshteyn, Romanian klezmer musician German Moreno, Filipino actor German Okunev, Soviet Russian composer

Humanities and social sciences German Gref, Russian economist German Kim, Kazakhstani historian German Sadulaev, Chechen writer and lawyer

Politics German Galushchenko (born 1973), Ukrainian lawyer and politician German Hacker (born 1968), German politician German Kuznetsov, former deputy premier of Kyrgyzstan

Sport German Abdulaev, Russian judoka German Apukhtin, Soviet Russian footballer German Fernandez, American distance runner German Glessner, Argentine skeleton racer German Kutarba, Russian footballer German Lovchev, Russian footballer German Onugkha, Russian footballer German Ruano, Guatemalan footballer German Skurygin, Russian race walker German Titov (ice hockey), Russian ice hockey player

Other Serbian Patriarch German I, Serbian Patriarch (1881–1888) Serbian Patriarch German, Serbian Patriarch (1958–1990) German Gardiner, English Catholic martyr German Sterligov, Russian businessman and environmentalist German Titov, Soviet Russian cosmonaut

See also Germán