German Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was a German pianist and composer. Ilse Fromm-Michaels was born in Hamburg and showed musical talent

Was a German pianist and composer. Ilse Fromm-Michaels was born in Hamburg and showed musical talent at an early age. She studied music in Berlin, first at the Hochschule fur Musik with Heinrich van Eyken for composition and with Marie Bender for piano. In 1905 she began study at the Sternsche Conservatory of Hans Pfitzner and James Kwast and completed her studies in 1913 with conductor and composer Fritz Steinbach and pianist Carl Friedberg in Cologne.[1]

Is an East German luger who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. She won the silver medal

Is an East German luger who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 5

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth in the 3 me

Was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth in the 3 metre springboard event.

Was an Austrian pair skater. With her brother and partner Erik Pausin, she won the silver medal at t

Was an Austrian pair skater. With her brother and partner Erik Pausin, she won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 17.

A pianist. She received her training at the Salzburg Mozarteum. She is noted for her interpretations

A pianist. She received her training at the Salzburg Mozarteum. She is noted for her interpretations of Mozart and Mendelssohn, and has recorded the complete piano keyboard music of Haydn

Is a German épée fencer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the épée compet

Is a German épée fencer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the épée competition with her teammates, Britta Heidemann and Claudia Bokel. During the 2006 World Fencing Championships she won the bronze medal after beating Romania in the

German philosopher from the Prussian city of K

German philosopher from the Prussian city of K

Is a sculptor.She works in wood, bronze, stone, steel, clay and terracotta. Her best known works are

Is a sculptor.She works in wood, bronze, stone, steel, clay and terracotta. Her best known works are probably the monumental Pope John Paul II in NUI Maynooth and the carved altar in the University College Cork chapel. She is clearly the most prolific sculptor for the Church in Ireland, and her works can be seen in chapels and churches across the country.

Is a German retired competitive figure skater.

Is a German retired competitive figure skater.

Was a German cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1997. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5 k

Was a German cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1997. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Kümmel's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 30 km event at Val di Fi

Is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany,

Is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany,

Is a retired German shot putter. She represented the sports clubs TV Wattenscheid and TSV Bayer 04 L

Is a retired German shot putter. She represented the sports clubs TV Wattenscheid and TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and won the bronze medal at the German championships in 1998.[1] Her personal best throw was 19.48 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Leipzig.

Is a retired East German pentathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships wi

Is a retired East German pentathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships with 4713 points and finished seventh at the 1968 Summer Olympics with 4849 points.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. She was the older sis

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. She was the older sister of Ellen Braumüller.

Is a former East-German speedskater. She took part in five international championships. Four times a

Is a former East-German speedskater. She took part in five international championships. Four times as East-German at the World Allround Championships (1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959) and once, as member of the German Unified team, at the Winter Olympics (1960)

Was a German actress. From the early 1960s until her death, Meysel was one of Germany's most popular

Was a German actress. From the early 1960s until her death, Meysel was one of Germany's most popular actresses. She had a successful stage career and played more than 100 roles in film and on television.

Is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Is a former German swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former German swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

A member of the German metal band, Adorned Brood, where she sings and plays flute. Ingeborg was born

A member of the German metal band, Adorned Brood, where she sings and plays flute. Ingeborg was born December 2, 1972. She is also known as Borgana.

Was an Austrian poet and author.After graduating, Bachmann worked as a scriptwriter and editor at th

Was an Austrian poet and author.After graduating, Bachmann worked as a scriptwriter and editor at the Austrian radio station Rot-Weiss-Rot, a job that enabled her to obtain an overview of contemporary literature and also supplied her with a decent income, making possible proper literary work. Furthermore, her first radio dramas were published by the station. Her literary career was enhanced by contact with Hans Weigel (literateur and sponsor of young post-war literature) and the legendary literary circle known as Gruppe 47, whose members also included Ilse Aichinger, Paul Celan, Heinrich Böll, Marcel Reich-Ranicki and Günter Grass.

Was an American photographer and explorer of German origin.In the early 1930s, she studied medicine

Was an American photographer and explorer of German origin.In the early 1930s, she studied medicine in Berlin, but after two years of Nazi regime, she left Germany for France. In Paris, she studied photography and sold exotic birds and fish for a living.

Is a German opera singer.Her repertoire of operatic roles reveals an artist who has an accurate and

Is a German opera singer.Her repertoire of operatic roles reveals an artist who has an accurate and smart sense of her own musicianship. Her voice was well focused and she was capable of commanding dramatic phrasing and emotional expression. In opera she sang some of the most demanding roles in the coloratura fach, e.g. Zerbinetta in Richard Strauss' Ariadne Auf Naxos, Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata, Zaide in Mozart's Zaide and the already mentioned Queen Of the Night in The Magic Flute.

Is a German/Swiss painter, working on painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video. She

Is a German/Swiss painter, working on painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video. She was first married to the Swiss psychotherapist Max Lüscher, then to the Swiss curator and art historian Harald Szeemann.