German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A former German football player.Initially a striker, Konopka joined 1. FC Köln in time to capture t

A former German football player.Initially a striker, Konopka joined 1. FC Köln in time to capture the German U19 title in 1971, the summer he turned professional. Sort of an ever-present member of the first-team, the tough tackling defender excelled in a full back role for his club throughout the years. He won three German Cup's with 1. FC Köln and was runner-up with them in two other editions. Ending up on the second best position in Bundesliga with Köln two times, Harald Konopka was part of the famous 1.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. At the 1980 Summer

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won the gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event.

Is a German politician and journalist from the far right scene. He was a Member of the European Parl

Is a German politician and journalist from the far right scene. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1994. Neubauer was trained as an overseas buyer and undertook military service in the Bundeswehr. He was a member of the National Democ

A German former footballer.

A German former footballer.

Was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s

Was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s. He competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Was a German industrialist, stepson of Joseph Goebbels. After World War II, Harald and his half-brot

Was a German industrialist, stepson of Joseph Goebbels. After World War II, Harald and his half-brother Herbert Quandt ran the industrial empire that was left to them by their father. Harald Quandt was born in Charlottenburg, the son of industrialist Günt

Is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and was minister-president of the state

Is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and was minister-president of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[1] He has been heading a coalition government of SPD and PDS (now Left Party) from 1998 until 2006, and since then was heading a

Is a German hydrobiologist and fisheries scientist known for his work in fish farming, ecology, and

Is a German hydrobiologist and fisheries scientist known for his work in fish farming, ecology, and international cooperation.Rosenthal was born and raised in Berlin. From 1957 to 1962, he studied zoology, botany, chemistry, geography, and philosophy at the Freie Universit

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Austrian team Vorwärts Steyr. Ruckendorfer played

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Austrian team Vorwärts Steyr. Ruckendorfer played at LASK Linz for seven years, before moving to Second division side 1. FC Vöcklabruck in January 2008. In summer 2008 he joined Landesliga Ost outfit Steyr.

Since the early 1970s Schmautz has been writing articles for the German bimonthly monarchists' magaz

Since the early 1970s Schmautz has been writing articles for the German bimonthly monarchists' magazine "Erbe und Auftrag" ("Heritage and Order"). Previously he was a member of the CDU, but since 1974 has been a member of the German monarchist organization "Tradition und Leben" ("Tradition and Life"), of which he was chairman ("Vorsitzender") from 1984 to 1988.

Was a German psychiatrist and psychotherapist. After an initial introduction to psychoanalysis, with

Was a German psychiatrist and psychotherapist. After an initial introduction to psychoanalysis, with Sandor Rado as psychoanalyst, he was excluded from the German Society of Psychoanalysis because of, among other things, his divergent views on sexuality. In 1933, like several non-Jewish psychotherapists (Felix Boehm, Carl Mueller-Braunschweig and Werner Kemper,) he helped set up the "Goering Institute" (Matthias Göring), which was closely linked to the Nazi regime and which promoted a “New German soul medecin,” a psychotherapy for the Germanborn. After the war, his participation in this institute created controversy in professional circles such as the International Psychoanalytical Association.

A football goalkeeper of the 1980s, member of the West German national team, with which he won the 1

A football goalkeeper of the 1980s, member of the West German national team, with which he won the 1980 European Championship and lost two World Cup finals, in 1982 and 1986.

Is a German/Swiss immunologist best known for his work on T lymphocytes. He obtained an M.D. from th

Is a German/Swiss immunologist best known for his work on T lymphocytes. He obtained an M.D. from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1968) and a Ph.D. from Melbourne University, Australia (1974). He was a member of the Basel Institute for Immunology in Switzerland (1973–1996), director of Unité INSERM 373 at the René Descartes University in Paris, France and is Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University, Cambridge and Chief of the Laboratory for Lymphocyte Biology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He is also currently an adjunct professor at the University of Florida.

Is a German classical scholar, scholar of Romance philology and philosopher, known for the breadth o

Is a German classical scholar, scholar of Romance philology and philosopher, known for the breadth of his writings. He is emeritus professor of the Collège de France, and held the chair of Romance literature from 1992 to 1998.[1] His doctorate and Habilitation were from the University of Münster. He took a founding chair at the new University of Bielefeld in 1968. From 1978 to 1992 he was at the University of Munich in a chair of German as Foreign Language.

Is a German composer, director, screenwriter, and free-lance artist. Weiss's compositions are influe

Is a German composer, director, screenwriter, and free-lance artist. Weiss's compositions are influenced by minimalism, as well as jazz and rock musics. Numerous trips (in the context of theater workshops and tours) to Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America have also had a significant influence on his music.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Is a German actor. He is the son of the German actor-writer Hardy Krüger and the Italian painter Fr

Is a German actor. He is the son of the German actor-writer Hardy Krüger and the Italian painter Francesca Marazzi. Shortly after his birth, his father took his wife and son to Tanzania to live on the farm which had served as the backdrop for the film Hatari!, in which Krüger senior had appeared. Krüger junior attended an international school in Germany and then, after training as a bartender, in 1989 he took acting classes in Los Angeles and acted in US television shows. In an interview in Volle Kanne (ZDF) Hardy Krüger jr. stated he had also completed training as a chef[citation needed]. After graduating in 1991 he began his career in Germany with an appearance in the ARD series Nicht von schlechten Eltern and with the lead role in Gegen den Wind.

Is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for SK Austria Kärnten. He formerly played for SV

Is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for SK Austria Kärnten. He formerly played for SV Pasching, FC Kärnten and was on loan to FC Wels.

Was an Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist.Travelling to Melbourne, he entered from the Melba C

Was an Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist.Travelling to Melbourne, he entered from the Melba Conservatorium, in 1945 and earned a Diploma of Music with honours in 1949. [1] In 1950, Blair was invited to study in the United States by the noted African-American singer Todd Duncan. Blair studied at the Juilliard School, New York City. While in New York he sung in a church in Harlem, and entered into the community life. He was impressed how people of all races participated at all levels of society.

Is a German sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a German sailor and Olympic champion.

Is a former German footballer.He played for Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga from 1963 to 1967,

Is a former German footballer.He played for Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga from 1963 to 1967, scoring 2 goals in 78 games. In 1963, when the Bundesliga was founded the Hamburger SV sent the licence documents very early to the DFB and so Bähre got

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a German ski jumper. He won a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill event at the 1956 Winter

Was a German ski jumper. He won a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics. Glaß, who is not related to fellow East German jumper Henry Glaß of the 1970s, started training as jumper in 1952, and became a member of the GDR-team in 1953. A change in style after 1954 helped him win the medal in 1956. The ski jump career of the Volkspolizei police man, GDR champion of 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1958, ended in 1960 due to a fall during Vierschanzentournee at Bergiselschanze. A later attempt for a comeback failed.

Is a former German football central defender, and a current coach.Koch arrived in the German top fli

Is a former German football central defender, and a current coach.Koch arrived in the German top flight at already 26, with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, after having played amateur football, and quickly became an undisputed starter. In 1997-98, he played in 31 m