German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a retired German ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, his best result

Is a retired German ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, his best result being a fifth place from Sapporo in February 2005.

Is a German ice dancer. With his partner and twin sister Antonia Becherer, he was a three-time Germa

Is a German ice dancer. With his partner and twin sister Antonia Becherer, he was a three-time German national champion. They placed 9th at the 1988 Winter Olympics. They represented the club Konstanzer ERC.

Was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. David was a pupil of Louis Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann

Was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. David was a pupil of Louis Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann from 1823 to 1824 and in 1826 became a violinist at Königstädtischen Theater in Berlin. In 1829 he was the first violinist of a string quartet in Dorpat and undertook concert tours in Riga, Saint Petersburg and Moscow. In 1835 he became concert master (Konzertmeister) at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig and in 1843 professor of violin (Violinlehrer) at the Leipziger Konservatorium. He gave the premiere of Felix Mendelssohn's violin concerto, and had worked closely with Mendelssohn during the piece's preparation, giving technical advice. The composition was performed on David's 1742 Guarneri violin, which later became the main performance violin for Jascha Heifetz (it has also recently been on loan to the San Francisco Symphony's concertmaster, Alexander Barantchik).

Was a German naturalist, explorer and painter. He was the younger brother of Wilhelm Deppe.Deppe tra

Was a German naturalist, explorer and painter. He was the younger brother of Wilhelm Deppe.Deppe travelled to Mexico in 1824. He collected natural history specimens for the Berlin Museum with Count von Sack and William Bullock. He also collected in California and Hawaii on his way home in 1830.

Is an Austrian football player, who currently plays as a defender for Sturm Graz.Feldhofer started h

Is an Austrian football player, who currently plays as a defender for Sturm Graz.Feldhofer started his career as a youth player with USV Riegersberg, TuS Vorau and TSV Pöllau in Styria before joining Sturm Graz with whom he won the double in 1999.

Was a German violinist, composer, conductor, opera director, and a representative of the third gener

Was a German violinist, composer, conductor, opera director, and a representative of the third generation of the so-called Mannheim school. The quality of his violin playing must have been comparable to his father’s who in turn was one ofe the best violinists of his generation. The violinist and composer Louis Spohr, however, who heard him at least twice already in 1810 judged Fränzl’s playing as old-fashioned, reminiscent of a bygone era; he also criticised Fränzel’s impure tone.

Was a German composer, conductor, writer and music-director. In 1822 the 13-year old Felix Mendelsso

Was a German composer, conductor, writer and music-director. In 1822 the 13-year old Felix Mendelssohn entered his life. The Mendelssohn family was at that time staying briefly in Frankfurt and the young Hiller visited them where he was immensely impressed by the playing of Felix (and even more so by that of his sister Fanny Mendelssohn). When their acquaintance was renewed in 1825 the two boys found an immediate close friendship, which was to last until 1843. Hiller tactfully describes their demarche as arising from "social, and not from personal susceptibilities." But in fact it seems to have been more to do with Hiller’s succession to Mendelssohn as director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1843.

German harp player, pianist, conductor and composer. Hummel started as a child prodigy, and his fath

German harp player, pianist, conductor and composer. Hummel started as a child prodigy, and his father, who was a flute player in the Royal Orchestra in Berlin, took care of his son's first musical training instructing him in both the piano and the harp from the age of four (some say seven) gaining a King Wilhelm von Preussen Stipendium, so he could study with Antonio Zamara at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna.

The Prince Regnant and later Tsar of Bulgaria as well as an author, botanist, entomologist and phila

The Prince Regnant and later Tsar of Bulgaria as well as an author, botanist, entomologist and philatelist.

Was a German mathematician. In the year of his graduation (Ph.D., Berlin, 1842) he was appointed tea

Was a German mathematician. In the year of his graduation (Ph.D., Berlin, 1842) he was appointed teacher at a Realschule in Berlin, and in 1846 was admitted to the philosophical faculty of the university as privatdozent. In 1856 he was appointed professor

Was an English politician and art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bank

Was an English politician and art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers.Although Ferdinand von Rothschild was born in Paris, France, he was from Vienna and a part of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. He was the second son of Baron Anselm von Rothschild (1803–1874) and Charlotte von Rothschild née Rothschild (1807–1859). He held the hereditary title Freiherr (Baron) in the Austrian nobility.He was educated at Cambridge University, where he was a friend of the Prince of Wales. He became a British subject and moved from Vienna to London. In Britain he used the style Ferdinand de Rothschild.

Was a German linguist and Orientalist. He finished his studies of linguistics at the University of M

Was a German linguist and Orientalist. He finished his studies of linguistics at the University of Marburg and the University of Göttingen. In 1861 he habilitated in Marburg, where in 1865 he became associate and in 1869 full professor of comparative ling

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München, Ha

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München, Hannover 96 and Hamburger SV. He represented Germany once, in a friendly against Austria.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

German jurist and socialist political activist.

German jurist and socialist political activist.

Was a German conductor. Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Kar

Was a German conductor. Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck. He also was a composition student with Robert Kahn.[1] Starting as a pianist, through the help of Fritz Busch, he became a conductor in the 1930s. He was conductor of the Nollendorfplatz Theater in Berlin from 1943 to 1945; in Hannover from 1945 to 1946; in Munchen from 1946 to 1947; and starting in 1947 the General Music Director of the Württemberg State Opera in Stuttgart.

German lawyer and member of the Supervisory Board of the German sports car manufacturer Porsche.

German lawyer and member of the Supervisory Board of the German sports car manufacturer Porsche.

Was a German music critic, music writer and composer. Pfohl studied law at Prague, then in Leipzig h

Was a German music critic, music writer and composer. Pfohl studied law at Prague, then in Leipzig he studied music as private pupil of Prof. Oscar Paul and attended courses in philosophy at the university, worked as music critic at Leipziger Tageblatt and Königlich-Leipziger Zeitung; from November 1892 to 1931 he was music editor of Hamburger Nachrichten, since 1913 to 1934 teacher and co-director of Vogt Conservatory in Hamburg (Thompson - Slonimsky - Sabin, p. 1619). Prof. h.c., Dr. phil. h.c., author of many books on music, e.g. a biography on famous Hungarian conductor Arthur Nikisch and on Richard Wagner.

Was an Austro-Hungarian born automotive engineer. He is best known for creating the Volkswagen (Beet

Was an Austro-Hungarian born automotive engineer. He is best known for creating the Volkswagen (Beetle) as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles, and for his contributions to advanced German tank designs: Tiger I, Tiger II and the Elefant. Porsche was awarded in 1937 the German National Prize for Art and Science, one of the rarest decorations in the Third Reich.Porsche's son, Ferry Porsche, is the eponym for Porsche automobiles, initially based to a large extent on the Volkswagen (Beetle) design.

Was a German boxer. He won the 22nd German National Championships in 1941,[1] and won the gold medal

Was a German boxer. He won the 22nd German National Championships in 1941,[1] and won the gold medal, defeating Gyula Torma (HUN), Borje Wretman (SWE), and Lajos Szentgyorgy (HUN), in the Welterweight class at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Breslau.[2][3] In 1940–1941, he was on the German national team 8 times, scoring +6 –2 =0.[4] He took 2nd place in the 25th German National Championships in April 1944.[5] As a professional boxer, he won 39, lost 6, and drawn 12, in the period of 1945–1950.

A musical family of Bonn,[1] was a friend and pupil of Beethoven who published in 1838 a collection

A musical family of Bonn,[1] was a friend and pupil of Beethoven who published in 1838 a collection of reminiscences of his teacher, co-written with Franz Wegeler. He was also a composer who left eight symphonies, a violin concerto and nine piano concertos, and numerous other works in many genres, including 26 string quartets. Of these the symphonies, some chamber works — most of them with piano — and his piano concertos have been recorded, demonstrating a style which is not surprisingly somewhere between that of the Classic and early Romantic eras.

Is a retired West German shot putter. He finished eighth at the 1973 European Indoor Championships[1

Is a retired West German shot putter. He finished eighth at the 1973 European Indoor Championships[1] and at the 1974 European Indoor Championships.[2] He never became German champion, but won silver medals at the German championships in 1974, 1975 and 1978.[3]

Was a General and later Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) in the German Army (Wehrmacht) during W

Was a General and later Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) in the German Army (Wehrmacht) during World War II.Schörner was highly successful during the German campaigns in Poland commanding the 98th Mountain Regiment. During the Balkans campaign he commanded the German 6th Mountain Division and earned the Knight's Cross for his role in breaching the famous Metaxas Line.

Was a German journalist, author, professor and WWII veteran. During the German invasion of the Sovie

Was a German journalist, author, professor and WWII veteran. During the German invasion of the Soviet Union he was a Panzersoldat and seriously wounded on the Eastern Front. As a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union he later came into British internment. After the war he was a port and construction worker and studied architecture in Duisburg. As a journalist he was the rapporteur from Moscow and New Delhi. In 1953, he undertook a journalism apprenticeship at the Rheinische Post.

Was a listed artist, probably from Germany. His works hang in various museums and he was an influent

Was a listed artist, probably from Germany. His works hang in various museums and he was an influential German Jewish artist displaced by the Nazis.[1]