German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During his career Kary won 1 singles title and

Is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During his career Kary won 1 singles title and 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 54 in 1976 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 124 in 1983.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s. Competing in three Winte

Was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won two bronze medals (1928: Five-man, 1932: Four-man).

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing Wiener SK.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing Wiener SK.

Is a retired German football player. He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Möncheng

Is a retired German football player. He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and TSV 1860 München.

Was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckn

Was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss. He studied philosophy at Bonn University and conducting at the Cologne Conservatory with Fritz Steinbach. For a few summers, he ass

Is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning

Is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

German architect and professor.

German architect and professor.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German politician (SPD) and elder statesman. He was the President of the Senate and Mayor of th

Is a German politician (SPD) and elder statesman. He was the President of the Senate and Mayor of the German city-state of Bremen from 1967 to 1985 and afterwards served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1987 to 1998. Betwe

Was a German philologist and linguist, specializing over many decades in the Illyrian languages. Bet

Was a German philologist and linguist, specializing over many decades in the Illyrian languages. Between 1936 and 1946 he was a professor at the University of Würzburg, where he founded the Archiv für die Gewässernamen Deutschlands[1] in 1942. Between 1947 and 1949 he held a chair at Heidelberg and from 1949 to the time of his death he was Professor für vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft und Slavistik and Leiter des indologischen und slavischen Seminars in the University of Tübingen.

Was a pioneer of modern rock climbing, as well as being one of the fathers of sports medicine and ph

Was a pioneer of modern rock climbing, as well as being one of the fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation.As a young man Kraus fell in love with the mountains, spending as much time as possible hiking and climbing. In his teen

Was a former member of the NSDAP party and other Nazi organizations who served as a judge in occupie

Was a former member of the NSDAP party and other Nazi organizations who served as a judge in occupied Poland during Second World War. After the war he became West German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as Federal Minister for

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München and

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München and 1. FC Nuremberg. He also represented Germany 7 times, including two UEFA Euro 1968 qualifiers against Yugoslavia and Albania and 5 friendlies.

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

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the German boat in the eights competition.

Was a German composer. He studied at the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich with Joseph Haas from 1921

Was a German composer. He studied at the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich with Joseph Haas from 1921 to 1926. In 1927 he joined the faculty at the Rheinische Musikhochschule in Cologne where he taught for three years. In 1930 he became a teacher at the Konservatorium in Nuremberg and took the role of headmaster at the Städtische Berufsschule für Musiker in Munich from 1936. From 1940 to 1943 he taught at the Musikhochschule in Munich and then at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Eichstätt until 1958. His compositions mainly consist of works for choral works, and vocal art songs. He also wrote several works for the accordion which are still popular today.[1]

Is an Austrian goalkeeping coach who currently works for Tottenham Hotspur. He joined the club in Ma

Is an Austrian goalkeeping coach who currently works for Tottenham Hotspur. He joined the club in May 2008 from Recreativo de Huelva, replacing Hans Segers, who left the club in October 2007 following Juande Ramos's appointment as manager.[

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Was a German teacher and politician. He served as the country's Minister for Education and Research

Was a German teacher and politician. He served as the country's Minister for Education and Research from 1969 to 1972.He was the oldest former minister of all time in Germany until his death on 16 February 2008.

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German-Dutch lensmaker.He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands in 1594, married the same y

Was a German-Dutch lensmaker.He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands in 1594, married the same year, and became a citizen in 1602. He remained in Middelburg until his death.He was credited with creating and disseminating designs for the first practical telescope. Crude telescopes and spyglasses may have been created much earlier, but Lippershey is believed to be the first to apply for a patent for his design (beating Jacob Metius by a few weeks), and making it available for general use in 1608. He failed to receive a patent but was handsomely rewarded by the Dutch government for copies of his design. The "Dutch perspective glass", the telescope that Lippershey invented, could only magnify thrice.

Was a German politician and writer.He would become a member of the Freien deutsche Jugend (Free Germ

Was a German politician and writer.He would become a member of the Freien deutsche Jugend (Free German Youth) in 1918, then the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1921 and then a co-founder of the Association of Proletarian-Revolutionary Authors in 1928.

Was a German mining official, politician and Reichstag delegate.In 1931 he joined Gesellschaft zum S

Was a German mining official, politician and Reichstag delegate.In 1931 he joined Gesellschaft zum Studium des Faschismus, a group that linked conservatism in Germany with the Nazi Party. He was also in attendance at the Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933

Was a German diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He

Was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral.From 1884 to 1887 he served 2.5 years as chief of staff of the German Imperial Admiralty (Kaiserliche Admiralität), then headed