German Famous Names Starting with Letter B

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Hoy competed in the three-day eventing competition, bot

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Hoy competed in the three-day eventing competition, both as an individual rider and as part of the German team.After the dressage and cross-country stages, Hoy was leading the field on the third day. In the sho

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Müller also finished fifth

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Müller also finished fifth in the K-1 500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is an East German luger who competed during the mid 1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's s

Is an East German luger who competed during the mid 1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Schmidt also won a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1982 FIL European Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany.

Bettina Brentano was a writer, publisher, composer, singer, visual artist, an illustrator, patron of

Bettina Brentano was a writer, publisher, composer, singer, visual artist, an illustrator, patron of young talent and a social activist.

Is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national tea

Is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003.

Is a retired German sprinter. Over 100 metres she won the bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior C

Is a retired German sprinter. Over 100 metres she won the bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships. In the 4 x 100 metre relay she finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships and won the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships, the latter with teammates Melanie Paschke, Silke Knoll and Silke Lichtenhagen.

Is a German long jumper. She finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Cha

Is a German long jumper. She finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. At the 2005 European Indoor Championships her last jump was measured to 6.96 metres, which would have secured her the gold medal by a comfortable margin. However, Kappler admitted to the referees that she couldn't possibly have jumped 6.96 m, which would be 30 cm further than her personal best at the time. Video analysis confirmed the mismeasurement and the jump was ruled invalid. [1] The silver medal was won in 6.64 m, while Kappler remained with 6.53 m. She was later awarded a bronze medal for fair play.

Is a German football defender who currently plays for Bayern München. She has also been capped for

Is a German football defender who currently plays for Bayern München. She has also been capped for the German national team.

Is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

Is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany.She turned professional in January 2000 at the a

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany.She turned professional in January 2000 at the age of 17. After just one year of playing on the Tour, she had gone up to No. 127 in the world. As the world No. 534 in her main draw match debut, she upset world No. 26 Sabine Appelmans.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

Was a renowned English-born Australian musician. He earned great success in the 1960s and 1970s as t

Was a renowned English-born Australian musician. He earned great success in the 1960s and 1970s as the lead singer of rock band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs.

Is a retired German heptathlete, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championsh

Is a retired German heptathlete, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best was 6500 points.

Brandenburg an der Havel, then East Germany) is a kayaker, who has won 8 gold medals over a record 6

Brandenburg an der Havel, then East Germany) is a kayaker, who has won 8 gold medals over a record 6 different Olympic Games

Is a retired East German athlete. She is better known for her achievements in the long jump, in whic

Is a retired East German athlete. She is better known for her achievements in the long jump, in which she achieved a career best of 7.00 metres in June 1984 in Berlin. This jump is the second longest by a junior athlete (under 20 years old) in history[1] and places her fifth on the German all-time performers list, behind Heike Drechsler, Helga Radtke, Sabine Paetz and Brigitte Wujak.[2] It also secures a place on the all-time top list for senior athletes.[3]

Is a retired German athlete who specialized in 100 metres hurdles. She competed for the club VfL Sin

Is a retired German athlete who specialized in 100 metres hurdles. She competed for the club VfL Sindelfingen. On 8 February 1986 in Sindelfingen she was involved in setting a new world indoor record of 1:33,56 minutes in 4 x 200 metres relay with the VfL Sindelfingen club team. The team consisted of Helga Arendt, Silke Knoll, Mechthild Kluth and Gisela Kinzel.

Is a German flautist and composer. She was born in Berlin, and studied music at the Stadtisches Kons

Is a German flautist and composer. She was born in Berlin, and studied music at the Stadtisches Konservatorium in Berlin and later, music education. At the 1988 Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker she won awards for her Graffiti for flute, cello and harp.[1][2]

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a German cyclist born in Berlin. She participates in both road cycling and cyclo-cross. In 2003 s

Is a German cyclist born in Berlin. She participates in both road cycling and cyclo-cross. In 2003 she became German national champion in cyclo-cross.

Is a retired female high jumper from Germany. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in Au

Is a retired female high jumper from Germany. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1991 in Bonn.[1] She finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships[2] and fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships.[3] She represented the sports clubs LAV Bayer Uerdingen and TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1992.[4]

An Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Semi

An Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna.Birgit had her first break with the Burgtheater in Vienna, where she appeared in numerous plays, including "Der Reigen" by A. Schnitzler (Director: S.E Bechtolf), "Troilus and Cressida" by William Shakespeare (Director:D. Donellan) and "Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder" by J. Nestroy (Director: K.H.Hackl).She made her cinema debut in 1999 as Barbara Brecht in Jan Schütte's "Abschied", playing alongside Sepp Bierbichler and Monika Bleibtreu

Is a German rower, and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.Peter competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sp

Is a German rower, and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.Peter competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and she won medals at various international rowing competitions.

German international football player and the Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals

German international football player and the Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals.

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, ach

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart. Since 1999 she represents the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.