The von Below is the name of an ancient German noble family originated from Ratzeburg, Mecklenburg, first mentioned in 1194.
Notable members (1801–1882), landowner, member of the Reichstag and member of the Prussian House of Lords (1808–1896), Prussian lieutenant general (1866–1939), German diplomat Eduard von Below (1856–1942), World War I general Ernst von Below (1863–1955), World War I general Fritz von Below (1853–1918), World War I general (1858–1927), German constitutional and economic historian (1838-1892), Prussian lieutenant general Gerd-Paul von Below (1892–1953), World War II general (1894–1975), German writer (1791–1852), Prussian lieutenant general Gustav von Below (1790–1843), Pomeranian squire and pietist, founder of (1862–1933), World War I general Nicolaus von Below (1907–1983), adjutant of Adolf Hitler (1837–1919), German politician Otto von Below (1857–1944), World War I general (1879–1925), German artist and illustrator