German Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a retired German-American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Socce

Is a retired German-American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.In 1973, he signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. He played o

Was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and

Was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. Amongst the posts that he held were Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974–79), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and President of the European Commission (1981–85).

An Austrian engineer, and founder of firearms company Glock. The Glock "safe-action" pistol is well-

An Austrian engineer, and founder of firearms company Glock. The Glock "safe-action" pistol is well-regarded and has often been copied by other companies. The process of producing the Glock pistol includes the application of Tenifer, a patented metal treatment that hardens the slides.

Was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battl

Was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington.

Was a German composer active primarily in America. Gutchë earned degrees in business and economics

Was a German composer active primarily in America. Gutchë earned degrees in business and economics but also studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni. In 1925 he moved to the United States, working in both fields. In the 1950s he attended graduate school in music at the University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa, studying under Philip Greeley Clapp and settling in Minneapolis. He withdrew his early compositions at this time. While much of his work is neo-Romantic, he also experimented with polytonality, serialism, and microtones.

Is a retired German football player. He played in 410 games in Bundesliga and scored 125 goals.

Is a retired German football player. He played in 410 games in Bundesliga and scored 125 goals.

Was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT

Was a German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races in 1939 riding for the factory BMW team and the first motor-cycle racer to lap a Grand Prix course at ove

Is a retired German long jumper. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships, fi

Is a retired German long jumper. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 1995 World Championships and won a silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade with a personal best of 8.21 metres. Furthermore, he was a member of the German Olympic Team in Atlanta 1996. He represented the sports clubs LG Karlsruhe and TV Heppenheim, and became German champion in 1993 and 1995.[1]

Was a German composer and director of the Berlin Singakademie. He first studied the violin and organ

Was a German composer and director of the Berlin Singakademie. He first studied the violin and organ with his father and grandfather, and even ended up getting taught by Friedrich Baumfelder, a well-known German composer, pianist, and conductor of his day. He later was a student at the Leipzig Conservatory for seven years, conducted an orchestra at Danzig from 1891–1896 and from 1896-1899 the orchestra at Bremen. In 1900 he became professor and director at the Singakademie in Berlin. In 1907 he became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts, in 1918 vice-president and finally in 1934 President.

Was an organist, composer, and, most notably, theorist. His references to Johann Sebastian Bach show

Was an organist, composer, and, most notably, theorist. His references to Johann Sebastian Bach show that they were friends, and he composed three fugues for organ on the name BACH. He joined Lorenz Christoph Mizler's Corresponding Society of Musical Sciences in 1747, just a month after Bach himself.

Was a German palaeontologist and zoologist.Goldfuss was born at Thurnau near Bayreuth. He was educat

Was a German palaeontologist and zoologist.Goldfuss was born at Thurnau near Bayreuth. He was educated at Erlangen, where he graduated Ph.D. in 1804 and became professor of zoology in 1818. He was subsequently appointed professor of zoology and mineralogy at the University of Bonn.

Was a German botanist, traveller in East Central Africa and ethnologist.He was born at Riga, Latvia,

Was a German botanist, traveller in East Central Africa and ethnologist.He was born at Riga, Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire. He was educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Munich and Berlin (1856-1862), where he particularly devoted himself to botany and palaeontology. Commissioned to arrange the collections brought from the Sudan by Freiherr von Barnim and Dr Hartmann, his attention was directed to that region; and in 1863 he travelled round the shores of the Red Sea, repeatedly traversed the district between that sea and the Nile, passed on to Khartum,

Was a German politician. During his political career he represented the DNVP, CNBL and the Christian

Was a German politician. During his political career he represented the DNVP, CNBL and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CDU). From 1940 to 1945 he was a member of the Nazi Party. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria.

Is a German painter who studied in the former East Germany, before moving to what was then the count

Is a German painter who studied in the former East Germany, before moving to what was then the country of West Germany. Baselitz's style is interpreted by the Northern American[clarify] as Neo-Expressionist, but from a European perspective, it is more seen as postmodern.

Was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita

Was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach. In 1698 Böhm succeeded Christian Flor as organist of the principal church of Lüneburg, Church of St. John (Johanniskirche). Soon after Flor died in 1697, Böhm applied for an audition for the post, mentioning that he had no regular employment at the time. He was promptly accepted by the town council, settled in Lüneburg and held the position until his death. He married and had five sons.[1] In 1700–1702 he must have met and possibly tutored the young Johann Sebastian Bach, who arrived in Lüneburg in 1700 and studied at the Michaelisschule, a school associated with the Church of St. Michael (Michaeliskirche).

Duke Georg Borwin of Mecklenburg was born in Freiburg im Breisgau the youngest child and only son of

Duke Georg Borwin of Mecklenburg was born in Freiburg im Breisgau the youngest child and only son of Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg and his wife Archduchess Ilona of Austria (born 1927). He is a male line descendant of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and through his mother a descendant of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all four matches as goalkeeper.

Was an East German football (soccer) player and manager. He earned 6 caps for the East Germany natio

Was an East German football (soccer) player and manager. He earned 6 caps for the East Germany national football team between 1954 and 1957, and later coached the team from 1970 to 1981.

A German mathematician. He is best known as the creator of set theory, which has become a fundamenta

A German mathematician. He is best known as the creator of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of one-to-one correspondence between sets, defined infinite and well-ordered sets

Was a German Baroque composer

Was a German Baroque composer

Was a German Baroque composer who was born in 1672 (or early in 1673) in the town of Idensen bei Neu

Was a German Baroque composer who was born in 1672 (or early in 1673) in the town of Idensen bei Neustadt am Rübenberge and died 25 February 1751 in Wolfenbüttel. His name also appears as Schurmann and in Hochdeutsch as Scheuermann. Schürmann studied music, including voice, in his native Lower Saxony. By 1693 he was singing at the Hamburg opera as a young alto. In 1694 he composed a cantata for the inauguration of the Castle Salzdahlum in Wolfenbüttel. In 1697 he went to Lüneburg (about 50 km southeast of Hamburg) for a guest performance

Was a German Baroque organist and composer. A minor composer of the Nuremberg school, Wecker is now

Was a German Baroque organist and composer. A minor composer of the Nuremberg school, Wecker is now best remembered as one of Johann Pachelbel's first teachers. Wecker was born and spent all his life in Nuremberg. He received first music lessons from his father Johann, and at the age of 15 was already allowed to play the church organ. From 1651 he served as organist of St. Walpurg, then in 1654 he became organist of the Frauenkirche. Four years later he became organist of the Egidienkirche, the third most important position of its kind in the city. He spent 28 years working there, until in 1686 he got the job at the main Nuremberg parish church of the time, St. Sebald. Wecker occupied this position until his death in 1695 and was succeeded by Johann Pachelbel.

Was a Baltic German academic. He studied at the University of Rostock, where he published De Descens

Was a Baltic German academic. He studied at the University of Rostock, where he published De Descensu Christi ad Inferos in 1704 and De Testamentis Divinis in 1705. Caspari also published some of his father's papers after his death in 1702. After living for a while in Greifswald, Caspari returned to Riga in 1723 and served at the cathedral. He died in his hometown.

Is a German choral conductor, conducting the Thomanerchor since 1992 as the sixteenth Thomaskantor s

Is a German choral conductor, conducting the Thomanerchor since 1992 as the sixteenth Thomaskantor since Johann Sebastian Bach. He is also a baritone, an academic and a composer. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig from 1976 until 1981, orchestral conducting with Rolf Reuter and Kurt Masur, and voice. He was a teacher for choral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in 1991.[1]

Was a German scientist, satirist and Anglophile. As a scientist, he was the first to hold a professo

Was a German scientist, satirist and Anglophile. As a scientist, he was the first to hold a professorship explicitly dedicated to experimental physics in Germany. Today, he is remembered for his posthumously published notebooks, which he himself called Sudelbücher, a description modeled on the English bookkeeping term "waste books",[1] and for his discovery of the strange treelike patterns now called Lichtenberg figures.