German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a German actress who has appeared in over fifty films. She played Mrs. Gloop in the 2005 film Cha

Is a German actress who has appeared in over fifty films. She played Mrs. Gloop in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourtee

German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen.

Is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Was a German actor. He appeared in several films and television series, last in 70 episodes of In al

Was a German actor. He appeared in several films and television series, last in 70 episodes of In aller Freundschaft between 1998 and 2006. He died in May 2009.[1]

Was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler. In 1991 he was inducted into the International Jewi

Was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler. In 1991 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Player, best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1980 UEFA Cup fi

Player, best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1980 UEFA Cup final. he 17-year-old Schaub joined German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt at the beginning of the 1978/79 season.

Was born in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria. He was an Austrian (Burgenland Croat) politi

Was born in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria. He was an Austrian (Burgenland Croat) politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ), and was Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986.

Was an Academy Award-winning Austrian-American film director.Zinnemann was born to a Jewish family i

Was an Academy Award-winning Austrian-American film director.Zinnemann was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria, and died of a heart attack in London, England. While growing up in Austria, he wanted to become a musician, but went on to study law. While studying at the University of Vienna, he became drawn to films and eventually became a cameraman. He worked in Germany with several other beginners (Billy Wilder and Robert Siodmak also worked with him on the 1929 feature People on Sunday) before coming to America to study film.

Was a German schlager singer, composer, record producer, and news anchor.Breck studied to be a machi

Was a German schlager singer, composer, record producer, and news anchor.Breck studied to be a machinist, then studied singing under Heinz Gietz. He sang schlager songs which were based on well-known classical melodies. His first success was "Überall auf der Welt", based on the "Gefangenenchor" from Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco. He went on to score 5 platinum records and 35 gold records over the course of his career.

A German father and a Japanese mother.[1] He now lives in Berlin.In a controversial turn of events,

A German father and a Japanese mother.[1] He now lives in Berlin.In a controversial turn of events, Kempf's early adult career ironically benefited from his failure to win the 1998 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, where the first prize in the piano section went instead to Denis Matsuev. Apparently, some judges had wanted to award the first prize jointly to Matsuev and Kempf and had successfully negotiated with the Russian Culture Ministry for the additional funding. However, Kempf collected only third prize in the end, which provoked a barrage of indignant protests from the audience and the Russian press, who accused some of the judges of bias (especially towards contestants who also happened to be their former pupils).[5][6]

Is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late

Is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends. Quinn's Irish-sounding name comes from his Irish born salesman father. His mother was an Austrian journalist. He is often associated with the Schlager scene.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his debut for Borussia in the Bundesliga on October 28, 2008 in a game against VfL Wolfsburg.

was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.

was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.

King of Saxony (1805-1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Fri

King of Saxony (1805-1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Friedrich August III.) of Saxony (1763-1806) and Duke Frederick Augustus I (Polish: Fryderyk August I) of Warsaw (1807-1813).

King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.

King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.

Was the last King of Saxony (1904

Was the last King of Saxony (1904

Was a Saxon Field Marshal.He was an illegitimate son of August the Strong, King of Poland and Electo

Was a Saxon Field Marshal.He was an illegitimate son of August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, by the turk Fatima (or Fatime), who was captured during the Battle of Buda (1686) by Hans Adam von Schöning. After she became the King's mistress, she was christened Maria Anna and moved to the Dresden court.

Was an English-German conductor. Adler studied with Gustav Mahler and served as chorus master at the

Was an English-German conductor. Adler studied with Gustav Mahler and served as chorus master at the premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony. He worked as a conductor in Germany in the 1920s, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1933. He made many recordings of the

Was a German Prince member of the House of Ascania in the branch of Anhalt-Dessau.In 1717, at the ag

Was a German Prince member of the House of Ascania in the branch of Anhalt-Dessau.In 1717, at the age of only twelve, Eugen joined the Prussian army. From 1733 to 1735 to 1739 he was a Chief of the Corps of the Prussian Hussar's regiment No 1 (regiment of Pferde). In 1743 he left the Prussian service and joined to the Austrian army under the orders of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine on the Rhine as a volunteer.

Elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King

Elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy at Pavia in 1154, and finally crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV on 18 June 1155.

A pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from

A pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. As such, he was King of Germany, of Italy, and of Burgundy.

Is a German actor. He grew up and still lives in Berlin-Steglitz. He was awarded with the Deutscher

Is a German actor. He grew up and still lives in Berlin-Steglitz. He was awarded with the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Awards, colloquially known as the Lolas) for portraying the student Tim on the film Die Welle based on the novel by Dennis Gansel.

Was a German-American botanist. Born in Grossenhain, Saxony, he was educated at Dresden Botanical Ga

Was a German-American botanist. Born in Grossenhain, Saxony, he was educated at Dresden Botanical Gardens, and emigrated to the United States in 1799. From 1802 to 1805 he worked in Philadelphia as the botanical manager of the extensive gardens of William Hamilton, Esq., "The Woodlands." By 1805, he was working for Benjamin Smith Barton on a new flora of North America, under who he studied the plants collected on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. His work with Barton allowed him to travel farther afield. In 1805, he travelled south from Maryland to the Carolinas and in 1806, he travelled north from the mountains of Pennsylvania to New Hampshire. He made both trips principally on foot, with only his dog and a gun, covering over three thousand miles each season.

Was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Berlin, Germany, Buelow was the first player born in

Was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Berlin, Germany, Buelow was the first player born in Berlin to play in the major leagues. Buelow got his start in the major leagues after being sold in September 1899 by Detroit of the Western League to the