  The Galactic center is a hotbed of star formation activity, containing the
most massive star formation site and three of the most massive young star
clusters in the Galaxy. Given such a rich environment, it contains more stars
with initial masses above 100 \Msun than anywhere else in the Galaxy. This
review concerns the young stellar population in the Galactic center, as it
relates to massive star formation in the region. The sample includes stars in
the three massive stellar clusters, the population of younger stars in the
present sites of star formation, the stars surrounding the central black hole,
and the bulk of the stars in the field population. The fossil record in the
Galactic center suggests that the recently formed massive stars there are
present-day examples of similar populations that must have been formed through
star formation episodes stretching back to the time period when the Galaxy was
forming.
