German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

German politician and Chancellor of Germany.

German politician and Chancellor of Germany.

Is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the

Is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Peter Vonhof and Günther Schumache

German author, poet, translator, and editor. He has also written under the pseudonym Andreas Thalmay

German author, poet, translator, and editor. He has also written under the pseudonym Andreas Thalmayr. He lives in Munich.

Was a Germany rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the strokeman of the German boa

Was a Germany rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the strokeman of the German boat, which won the bronze medal in the eights.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.

Is a German former football player and manager.Meyer is the only coach to win both the DFB-Pokal an

Is a German former football player and manager.Meyer is the only coach to win both the DFB-Pokal and the FDGB-Pokal. In 2001, Meyer led second-division club Borussia Mönchengladbach to promotion to the 1. Fußball-Bundesliga, the first East German coach t

German lawyer who worked for the Nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s and later became a high ranki

German lawyer who worked for the Nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s and later became a high ranking official in Nazi Germany.

German politician, best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. He currently is the hon

German politician, best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. He currently is the honorary Chairman of the Left Party.

Is a research professor at the Robotics Institute (Carnegie Mellon) of Carnegie Mellon University. H

Is a research professor at the Robotics Institute (Carnegie Mellon) of Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for his work on robotics, artificial intelligence, and writings on the impact of technology. Moravec also is a futurist with many of his publications and predictions focusing on transhumanism. Moravec developed techniques in machine vision for determining the region of interest (ROI) in a scene.

Was an Austrian actor who, during his long career (from the 1920s up to his death), mainly played in

Was an Austrian actor who, during his long career (from the 1920s up to his death), mainly played in comedy films.Moser very often portrayed the man in the street, typically someone else's subordinate (servant, waiter, porter, shopkeeper, coachman, petty bureaucrat, etc.). Practically always Moser played honest, moral and well-intentioned people who, unable to keep cool and think clearly in crucial situations, get themselves and everyone around them into all kinds of "trouble". As the (often widowed) father of a beautiful daughter he was the stubborn family bully who realizes only at the end of the movie, when all cases of mistaken identity have been cleared up and all secrets are revealed, that he has been terribly wrong all the time.

Was an Austrian chess player, theoretician and author of books.In 1921, he played in Vienna; tied fo

Was an Austrian chess player, theoretician and author of books.In 1921, he played in Vienna; tied for 9-10th (Friedrich Sämisch won), tied for 1st-2nd with Gruber, and took 6th (Vladimir Vukovic won). In 1922, he tied for 4-5th in Innsbruck (Ernst Grünfel

Was a German composer and lutenist of the Renaissance. Neusidler, along with Hans Judenkunig and Han

Was a German composer and lutenist of the Renaissance. Neusidler, along with Hans Judenkunig and Hans Gerle, was one of the most important early German lutenists. His eight publications feature intabulations of German songs, French chansons, Italian madrigals, dance pieces, and preludes of an improvisatory nature. Most of the works are in three parts, but there are two-part pieces for beginners and a few four-part arrangements in two of his publications. He republished popular works with newer arrangements in his later books. The initial 1536 publication, which was a beginner's collection, opens with a written introduction to lute playing which gives insight into contemporaneous performance practice.

Is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished eighth in

Is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished eighth in the alpine skiing combined competition and ninth in the alpine skiing downhill event.

A former German football player.

A former German football player.

Was a German tennis player of the 1930s who is almost totally forgotten today.Born in Nuremberg, he

Was a German tennis player of the 1930s who is almost totally forgotten today.Born in Nuremberg, he had almost no background in amateur tennis. In late 1931, as a professional, he played Bill Tilden twice in Europe, taking him to 5 sets each time. Later in the 1930s, as Tilden aged, Nüsslein would beat the far more prominent American frequently. He won the World Pro singles title in 1933, as well as the London Indoor Professional Championship at Wembley Arena in 1937 and 1938.

Was a German composer, pianist, radio promoter, and author of many pieces of musical theatre, sound

Was a German composer, pianist, radio promoter, and author of many pieces of musical theatre, sound installations, poems, drawings, and art videos. From 1959 to 1984 he served as music director for Radio Bremen. From the early 1960s onwards, Otte frequently presented contemporary experimental American composers in his Bremen radio festival pro musica nova, among them in those days completely unknown people like John Cage, David Tudor, Terry Riley, and Lamonte Young. Since 1959 Otte lived and worked in Bremen, Germany. His catalogue of works contains more than 100 works.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German television actor.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in th

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Four years later in Moscow, Mayr was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4

Was a German mathematician. He introduced the Petersson inner product and is also known for the Rama

Was a German mathematician. He introduced the Petersson inner product and is also known for the Ramanujan–Petersson conjecture.

Is a former Austrian football forward.Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969-1

Is a former Austrian football forward.Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969-1971), Austria Wien (1974-1978) and First Vienna FC. When at Schalke he was fined for 2 years due to his involvement in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal.

Was a West German luger who competed during the 1960s. Plenk won five medals at the FIL World Luge C

Was a West German luger who competed during the 1960s. Plenk won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in the men's singles (gold: 1965, silver: 1961, 1963; bronze: 1960) and one in the men's doubles event (bronze: 1960).

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

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. He also represented Germany in two friendlies.

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and physician who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and physician who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the consolation tournament.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München and

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München and Kickers Offenbach.

Was a painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer.[1] He was born in Berl

Was a painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer.[1] He was born in Berlin into a well-to-do family and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland.Richter's first contacts with modern art were in 1912 through the "Blaue Reiter" and in 1913 through the "Erster Deutsche Herbstsalon" gallery "Der Sturm", in Berlin. In 1914 he was influenced by cubism. He contributed to the periodical Die Aktion in Berlin. [2] His first exhibition was in Munich in 1916, and Die Aktion published as a special edition about him. In the same year he was wounded and discharged from the army and went to Zürich and joined the Dada movement.