Axel Springer was born on May 2, 1912 in Hamburg, Germany as Axel Cäsar Springer. He was married to Friede Springer, Helga Ludewig-Sarre Alsen, Rosemarie Lorenz Alsen, Erna Frieda Berta Küster Holm and Martha Else Meyer. He died on September 22, 1985 in Berlin, Germany.