1997 in Germany

Events in the year 1997 in Germany.

Incumbents

Michael Jackson performed on July 4 and 6, 1997, as a part of the HIStory World Tour. He also performed in 1992 as a part of the Dangerous World Tour

7 January – Sophie Scheder, artistic gymnast{{cite web |title=Sophie SCHEDER - Olympic {{!}} Germany |url=https://www.olympic.org/sophie-scheder |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=en |date=11 April 2017}}
2 February – Fabian Griewel, politician
14 March – Aaron Valent, politician
23 May – Alina Reh, long-distance runner
7 April – Richard Heinze, celebrity star and beauty pageant model
22 October – Jan Köstering, politician{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Jan Tobias Köstering |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/koestering_jan-1045564 |publisher=Bundestag |access-date=22 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228001643/https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/koestering_jan-1045564 |archive-date=28 February 2025 |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}
29 October – Jasper Balke, politician

February 1 – Heiner Carow, film director and screenwriter (born 1929)
March 1 – Hans Robert Jauss, academic (born 1921)
May 22 – Klaus von Bismarck, journalist (born 1912)
May 26 – Manfred von Ardenne, research and applied physicist and inventor (born 1907).
26 June – Adolf Weidmann, athlete and sports official (born 1901)
8 September – Jorrit Bosch, politician{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Jorrit Bosch |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/bosch_jorrit-1043776 |publisher=Bundestag |access-date=2 March 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}
27 September – Walter Trampler, German violist (b. 1915)
29 October 29 – Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, German Junker, soldier, and author (b. 1899)