The Bavarians are a German people from Bavaria, Germany. They are the inheritors of the Bavarii, which occupied modern-day Bavaria and its surroundings in Roman times.

Bavarians are identified:

a) by birth or residence in the Freestate of Bavaria

b) by language and culture (Austro-Bavarian language, History of Bavaria, Bavarian culture).

There exists a politial party called Bayernpartei which calls for a distinct Bavarian citizenship.

Bavaria | Germans | Natives of Bavaria