German Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German nationa

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team.

Is a German-Turkish footballer, who plays for Rot-Weiss Ahlen.Köse began his career with TuS Wische

Is a German-Turkish footballer, who plays for Rot-Weiss Ahlen.Köse began his career with TuS Wischerhöfen and signed in summer 2008 for Rot-Weiss Ahlen who played his first profi match in DFB Cup on 22 September 2009 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth, he sign

Was a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Rabe won a gold medal in coxed eights

Was a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Rabe won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.[1] He received a bronze medal in 1992. He was part of a rowing team that set a world record in 1991.[citation needed]

Is a German professional footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Borussia Dortmund. Born in Aug

Is a German professional footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Borussia Dortmund. Born in Augsburg, he previously played for TSG Thannhausen and FC Memmingen.

Is a Turkish-German actor who is known for his leading role in the film The Edge of Heaven (Auf der

Is a Turkish-German actor who is known for his leading role in the film The Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite) which won the Prix du scénario at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He also holds Italian

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He also holds Italian citizenship.

A Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jug

A Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend (HJ, Hitler Youth) and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter ("Reich Governor") of Vienna.

Was an Austrian chess master who participated in tournaments and competitions from the 1920s to the

Was an Austrian chess master who participated in tournaments and competitions from the 1920s to the 1950s.He won at Vienna 1928, lost a match to Rudolf Spielmann in 1929, took 11th at Rogaška Slatina (Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn) 1929 (Akiba Rubinstein won), [2] shared 1st with Gedeon Barcza at Szolnok 1930, tied for 3rd-4th at Györ 1930 (Isaac Kashdan won), took 2nd, behind Albert Becker, at Vienna 1931 (Trebitsch Memorial),[3] shared 2nd, behind Karl Gilg, at Konstantinsbad 1935,[4] won at Vienna 1936, took 8th at Vienna 1936 (Trebitsch Memorial, Henryk Friedman won),[5] and won at Paris (L'Echiquier) 1938

Was a German pole vaulter. Buschbaum's personal best is 4.70 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Ulm. T

Was a German pole vaulter. Buschbaum's personal best is 4.70 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Ulm. This ranks Buschbaum second among German pole vaulters, only behind Annika Becker. On November 21, 2007 Buschbaum announced his retirement from the sport due to a persistent injury and the desire to begin gender reassignment.[1] In January 2008, Buschbaum announced that his new first name was "Balian", after the blacksmith in the movie Kingdom of Heaven, and that he would undergo gender reassignment surgery later that year.[2]

Is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in thr

Is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Innsbruck in 1976. Schwarm also won two medals at the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1979 and a bronze in 1977. He also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (1977), one silver (1972), and two bronzes (1973, 1980).

An Austrian writer, film-producer and film-director.She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademi

An Austrian writer, film-producer and film-director.She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie. Her first film to become known to a larger audience was Nordrand, which describes the reality of life of Yugoslavian children in Vienna.She heads the production company Coop 99 with Jessica Hausner and Antonin Svoboda, among others.

Is a Berlin-based german musician and composer. She is one of the leading Theremin-players of the wo

Is a Berlin-based german musician and composer. She is one of the leading Theremin-players of the world. Buchholz studied flute, guitar, bass guitar and singing at the Bielefeld University. She earned her first success as a bass player in the German woman jazz band Reichlich Weiblich[1]. Since the early 1980s she worked on various interdisciplinary projects both as performer and composer. She produced e.g. Tap It Deep - „midified“ Steppdance and music, Human Interactivity and Theremin: Berlin-Moscow.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and i

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is Professor of Political Science Emerita at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2003

Is Professor of Political Science Emerita at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2003 and again in 2005 she was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University. Her research focuses on the causes, risks, and prevention of genocidal violence.[1] Prof. Harff’s dissertation at Northwestern University applied the international legal doctrine of humanitarian intervention to genocide. It was published in 1984 as a monograph on Genocide and Human Rights [2] Before joining the US Naval Academy faculty in 1989 Prof. Harff held academic positions in the Department of Legal Studies, LaTrobe University, in Melbourne, Australia; the University of Illinois Chicago campus; and Marquette University. She retired from the Naval Academy in 2005.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. Krause was a three times Olympic gold medalist and

Is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. Krause was a three times Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder.

Is a German artist. In 1999, she studied at Sommerakademie Salzburg, with Xenia Hausner. In 2006, sh

Is a German artist. In 1999, she studied at Sommerakademie Salzburg, with Xenia Hausner. In 2006, she graduated from Academy of Fine Arts Munich.[1]

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Is a West German sprint canoer who won competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who won competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

Is an archer from Germany.

Is an archer from Germany.

Is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles e

Is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics (1998, 2002). A favorite to make the 2006 Winter Olympics, she was upset at the national championships by Tatjana Hüfner in late 2005. Niedernhuber also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 2004), four silvers (Women's singles: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005), and two bronzes (Women's singles: 2001, 2003). She also won three bronze medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (2000, 2002, 2006).

Is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. She joined the WTA Tour in 1986 and reti

Is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. She joined the WTA Tour in 1986 and retired in 2001. During her career she won a total of 7 WTA tournaments (6 singles titles, 1 doubles title).

Is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won t

Is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbr

Is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in

Is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on February 1, 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 18th in the K-1 event at

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 18th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.