German Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a German comedian, comic actor, singer and cabaret artist.Dieter Hallervorden's mother was a phys

Is a German comedian, comic actor, singer and cabaret artist.Dieter Hallervorden's mother was a physician's assistant and his father was a graduate engineer who worked for Junkers. He had two sisters: Renate and Margot. He was married to Rotraud Schindler

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he is managing the youth team o

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he is managing the youth team of 1. FC Nuremberg. In the 2005/06 season, he was caretaker manager of 1. FC Nuremberg for one game.

Is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga wit

Is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.

Was a German composer.[1]

Was a German composer.[1]

Is a photographer whose work ranges from photography, film and video to performance art that typical

Is a photographer whose work ranges from photography, film and video to performance art that typically involves sculpture of his own construction.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as coxswa

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as coxswain of the German boat in the coxed pairs competition.

Was a German ski jumper who competed in the early 1960s. He finished fourth in the individual large

Was a German ski jumper who competed in the early 1960s. He finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Is a former German footballer.In total Bast played 412 Bundesliga games and scored 54 goals. His Bun

Is a former German footballer.In total Bast played 412 Bundesliga games and scored 54 goals. His Bundesliga debut took place on his 19th birthday for Rot-Weiss Essen. He quickly established himself amongst the squad, however, in search of title-chasing fo

A former German athlete and winner of 5000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

A former German athlete and winner of 5000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Was a German rower who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles[1].

Was a German rower who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles[1].

Is a former German footballer, now a football trainer. Brei was born in Verl near Bielefeld in Nort

Is a former German footballer, now a football trainer. Brei was born in Verl near Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia.

A former German footballer.Brenninger was born in Altenerding, and began his career with SpVgg Alten

A former German footballer.Brenninger was born in Altenerding, and began his career with SpVgg Altenerding. In 1962 he transferred to FC Bayern Munich in the Regionalliga (football) South. In 1965 Bayern was promoted into the German Bundesliga. He would go on to win the German Cup four times in 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1971. Additionally, Brenninger would claim the German Championship in 1969. His greatest honor was the European Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1967 over Rangers by a score of 1-0.

A former German football player.Starting at STV Horst-Emscher, Burdenski joined FC Schalke 04 as a t

A former German football player.Starting at STV Horst-Emscher, Burdenski joined FC Schalke 04 as a teenager to debut for the Gelsenkirchen outfit in three separate Bundesliga matches in the 1970-1971 season. One of those three, the 0-1 home defeat against Arminia Bielefeld on April 17, 1971, became later under scrutiny through the German Football Association in the match fixing Bundesligaskandal. Although Burdenski conceded the goal Bielefeld had paid Schalke 04 players for,

German sociologist and anthropologist.

German sociologist and anthropologist.

A retired German football player, who played for several German clubs plus clubs in Switzerland and

A retired German football player, who played for several German clubs plus clubs in Switzerland and England.He played for the West Germany national team, earning seven caps. Eckstein was a participant at the EURO 1988.

Was an acclaimed German football (soccer) player and is currently the trainer of the German U21 squa

Was an acclaimed German football (soccer) player and is currently the trainer of the German U21 squad. His nickname was the Alemão of East Frisia, for his similarity with to Brazilian midfielder Alemão. Ironically, the word Alemão means "German" in Portuguese (but then again, the Brazilian player earned his nickname precisely because of his blond "German" appearance).

Was a German television actor and director of radio dramas.

Was a German television actor and director of radio dramas.

Was a German footballer. He holds the record for having made the most appearances for VfR Mannheim i

Was a German footballer. He holds the record for having made the most appearances for VfR Mannheim in the Oberliga Süd, with whom he won the German championship in 1949.

Is a German pianist, keyboardist, Christian composer, arranger, and record producer (e.g. Pur (band)

Is a German pianist, keyboardist, Christian composer, arranger, and record producer (e.g. Pur (band)).

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics i

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual and team épée events.

Is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Frey began his professional ca

Is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Frey began his professional career with Bayern Munich, making his debut against VfB Leipzig in the 1993–94 season. He never established himself as a first-team regular, however, and lef

Is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He held the indoo

Is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He held the indoor men's 800m world record for over ten years.[1][2][3] His career ended abruptly in 1976 when, in a race ahead of the 1976 Summer Olympics, for which Fromm was qualified, another runner tread on and damaged his achilles tendon.

A German musician, producer, and songwriter.

A German musician, producer, and songwriter.

From 1984 to 1987 and from 1998 to 2003, Bohlen was part of the pop duo Modern Talking as a producer

From 1984 to 1987 and from 1998 to 2003, Bohlen was part of the pop duo Modern Talking as a producer. From 1986 to 1988, he was a producer and songwriter of disco queen C.C.Catch. After the first split-up of Modern Talking in 1987, he formed Blue System. For most projects Bohlen employed background singers to produce a high-pitched chorus, if needed, and his frequent collaborator in the studio was Luis Rodriguez (listed as co-producer).

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event.