German Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is a former Austrian alpine skier.

Is a former Austrian alpine skier.

Is a retired West German javelin thrower. She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics, seventh at

Is a retired West German javelin thrower. She finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics, seventh at the 1986 European Championships, ninth at the 1987 World Championships, eighth at the 1988 Summer Olympics and sixth at the 1990 European Championships. She became West German champion eight times, in the years 1979-1984, 1987 and 1988.[1] She represented the clubs TG Aachen, ASV Köln and LG Bayer Leverkusen.

Is an Austrian figure skater, television announcer, and political figure. She has been an Austrian P

Is an Austrian figure skater, television announcer, and political figure. She has been an Austrian People's Party delegate to the National Council of Austria since 2002.

Is a Schlager singer, TV presenter and actress.

Is a Schlager singer, TV presenter and actress.

Is a German actress. Having studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, Friedrich won the Silver H

Is a German actress. Having studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, Friedrich won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the 2005 film Sommer vorm Balkon.

Is a German footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team. Alon

Is a German footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team. Along with Birgit Prinz, Grings is one of the most prolific goalgetters for the German national team. Her debut was on 5 May 1996 against Finland.

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been capped for the

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been capped for the German national team.

A classical pianist.Ms. Heifetz first performed in public at the age of six[3]. Recital and concert

A classical pianist.Ms. Heifetz first performed in public at the age of six[3]. Recital and concert tours have taken her to Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France. She has also concertized extensively in the United States. Ms. Heifetz has appeared as soloist with Ricercata de Paris, Musica Viva, the Liederkranz Orchestra of New York, the Liszt Festival Symphony Orchestra, the Boston University Symphony Orchestra, and many more. Inna Heifetz has won several prestigious prizes and awards

Is a German footballer of Greek descent who currently plays for Apollon Limassol.He represented Germ

Is a German footballer of Greek descent who currently plays for Apollon Limassol.He represented Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Germany Under-21 team at European under-21 championship 2006.

A German-British pop singer who has competed in several Eurovision Song Contests over the past four

A German-British pop singer who has competed in several Eurovision Song Contests over the past four decades. She married another musician, Gavin du Porter, in the late 1970s or early 1980s.Sheer was discovered at the beginning of the 1960s through a talen

Is a German former alpine skier.

Is a German former alpine skier.

Was an Austrian human rights activist and campaigner against antisemitism. When Nazi Germany invaded

Was an Austrian human rights activist and campaigner against antisemitism. When Nazi Germany invaded Austria in 1938, Harand was in London lecturing, it saved her life as the Nazis had set a price for her capture of 100,000 Reichmarks. She then emigrated

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Peppinhege also competed in

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Peppinhege also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fourth in the K-1 500 m event at Munich in 1972.

Is a former field hockey player from Germany.She was a member of the Women's National Team that won

Is a former field hockey player from Germany.She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A player from hockey club Berliner HC, she competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, s

Is a retired East German discus thrower. On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's

Is a retired East German discus thrower. On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters.[1] Today, this result is enough to occupy the sixth place on the world all-time list[2] and a fourth place on the German all-time list behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda and Diana Gansky-Sachse.[3] Her career highlights include a gold medal with 60.30 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships,[4] an eighth place with 63.78 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics[5] and a fourth place with 65.20 m at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics.[5] She represented the sports team TSC Berlin and became East German champion in 1982.[6]

Is a German rower, who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SG Dyn

Is a German rower, who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SG Dynamo Potsdam.[

Is a German actress. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant.[1] After the Six-da

Is a German actress. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant.[1] After the Six-day War in 1967 she travelled to Israel, and afterwards became the partner of the Israeli singer Abi Ofarim. Since then she has been associated with the pro-Israel lobby and has campaigned against anti-semitism. She had a son, Oliver, in 1971, but never revealed the identity of the father.[1]

Is a retired West German shot putter. She represented the sports clubs LAC Quelle Fürth and LC Olym

Is a retired West German shot putter. She represented the sports clubs LAC Quelle Fürth and LC Olympiapark München, and won the silver medal at the West German championships in 1986.[1] Her personal best throw was 20.53 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Köln.

Was a German-American screenwriter. She began writing for films in Germany in the early 1930s, and c

Was a German-American screenwriter. She began writing for films in Germany in the early 1930s, and continued when she arrived in the United States in 1938. Among her films is the 1939 movie They Shall Have Music and the 1948 drama Johnny Belinda, for which she received an Academy Award nomination, and Song of Love (1947) co-starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, and Robert Walker. von Cube also direct a fifth of the 1951 anthology film A Tale of Five Cities.

Was a German author noteworthy both for her portrayals of life in the Weimar Republic as well as the

Was a German author noteworthy both for her portrayals of life in the Weimar Republic as well as the early years of the Nazi Germany era.

Is a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth

Is a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth with the German relay team in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay competition.

Was formerly known as Jack Jones, and was the lead singer in the 1990s Australian band Southern Sons

Was formerly known as Jack Jones, and was the lead singer in the 1990s Australian band Southern Sons.Since reverting to his birthname, he has released music as a solo artist, first for BMG and currently as an independent artist. Since 2004 he has also been involved with a Melbourne band called Electric Mary, and he is also currently involved in a band called She Said Yes, led by Tania Doko, the former lead singer of Bachelor Girl.

Is a German actress which started her career in Hollywood in the middle of the 80s. She played at Ja

Is a German actress which started her career in Hollywood in the middle of the 80s. She played at James Belushi's side in "Real Men" and other roles in Nightangel, "Cheers" and Airwolf. In 1992 she accepted a role in Liebling Kreuzberg, which is why she finished acting in America and returned to Germany. There she also got her most famous role so far, Clarissa Gräfin von Anstetten in the German soap Verbotene Liebe (ARD) (1995–2001).

Was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole

Was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara). He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers. He later performed with his band the Pitjantjatjara Country Band, a band made up of his sons Hector, Frank, Peter and Paul and his cousin Russell Yamma.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 20, which she

Is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 20, which she achieved on August 28, 1989.She progressed to the third round at the French Open (1985, 1990) and the US Open (1987, 1988); these were her best finishes at Grand Slam events.