1997 in Germany

Incumbents

• President - Roman Herzog
• Chancellor – Helmut Kohl

  Births

• 7 January - Sophie Scheder, artistic gymnast
• 23 May - Alina Reh, long-distance runner

  Deaths

• February 1 – Heiner Carow, film director and screenwriter
• March 1 – Hans Robert Jauss, academic
• May 22 - Klaus von Bismarck, journalist
• May 26 - Manfred von Ardenne, research and applied physicist and inventor.
• 26 June – Adolf Weidmann, athlete and sports official
• 27 September – Walter Trampler, German violist
• 29 October 29 – Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, German Junker, soldier, and author