A list of notable politicians and members of the German Communist Party (DKP):
A Hans-Henning Adler (now Die Linke) Kersten Artus (now Die Linke)
B Eva Bulling-Schröter (born 1956, politician, today 'Die Linke' (party))
C Emil Carlebach
D Franz Josef Degenhardt (1931–2011) Christian v. Ditfurth (until 1983)
E Gisela Elsner
F Franz Heitgres
G Peter Gingold
H Alfred Haag Lina Haag Hannes Heer Hans Heinz Holz Jörg Huffschmid
K Gisela Kessler Franz Xaver Kroetz (until 1980) Maria Krüger
M Herbert Mies
N Harry Naujoks Otto Niebergall
P Detlev Peukert
R Max Reimann Paula Rueß
S Sabine Wils Karl Schabrod Paul Schäfer (politician) Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler Karin Struck
T Uwe Timm (until 1981) Axel Troost (now Die Linke)
W Hannes Wader (until 1991) Christel Wegner