Gerhard Rampp was born in 1950. In 1977, directly after leaving the church, he participated in the founding of the Bund für Geistesfreiheit (bfg - Association for the Freedom of Thought) in Regensburg. Since 1982 he has been chairman of bfg Augsburg, which has since grown from 54 to over 2000 members. He organized several regional church exit campaigns. In 1980/81 he was also involved in the establishment of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben (DGHS - German Society for Humane Dying), where he was a member of the executive committee for a total of 19 years, including from 2006 to 2012 as vice president.

Helke Sander, born 1937 in Berlin, attended the acting school of Ida Ehre in Hamburg and worked as a director at the Finnish Student Theatre beginning in 1962. She also worked as a traveling director for Finnish workers' theatres and Finnish television stations. In 1965 she returned to Germany and completed her studies at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin from 1966 to 1969. In 1968, together with other women, she founded the Aktionsrat zur Befreiung der Frauen (Action Council for the Liberation of Women). As co-founder of the first "Kinderläden" ("children's shops") she made a significant contribution to the liberalization of society in Germany.

Rolf Schwanitz (born 1959 in Gera, GDR) grew up in Thuringia and completed his apprenticeship with a high school diploma as a construction worker in Erfurt. He then studied business administration in Jena and law in Berlin. He completed his studies as a graduate engineer economist and graduate lawyer. He did not join any political parties until 1989. From October 1989 to January 1990 he was a member of Neues Forum. In November 1989 he joined the SPD (it was called the SDP in the then GDR). During this time he worked in the commission against corruption and abuse of office of the city of Plauen. From 1993 to 2011 he was deputy state chairman of the Saxony branch of the SPD. In 1990 he became a member of the first freely elected People's Chamber of the GDR, legal policy spokesman for the SPD People's Chamber faction and parliamentary secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice (GDR).

Beda Stadler was born in 1950. He studied biology and received his PhD and habilitation in the field of molecular biology in Bern. He is professor of immunology (since 1991) and director of the Institute of Virology and Immunology (since 2001) at the University of Bern. His main areas of scientific interest are: basic research in immunology in the fields of allergology and autoimmunity; production of recombinant human or artificial antibodies and vaccines for therapy.