Annelies Marie (Anne) Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Otto and Edith Frank, a German-Jewish family. This event marks the beginning of a life which would later offer an indelible narrative on the human condition through 'The Diary of a Young Girl.' Her birth took place in a world dramatically transitioning under socio-political stresses that eventually shaped her destiny.