German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a German rower and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in Double sculls with her partner Kathr

Is a German rower and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in Double sculls with her partner Kathrin Boron at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.[1] She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] Jana has won six World Championships and nine German Championships.[3]

Is a retired female discus thrower from Germany. She set her personal best (62.31 metres) on May 12,

Is a retired female discus thrower from Germany. She set her personal best (62.31 metres) on May 12, 2007 at a meet in Leipzig.

Is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.

Is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.

Is a former East-German figure skater.

Is a former East-German figure skater.

Is a German backstroke swimmer. In the course of her career, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympic

Is a German backstroke swimmer. In the course of her career, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, won two gold medals on the short course at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships, and four European gold medals.

In her early years Kira often devoted more time to her guitar studies and songwriting than to her sc

In her early years Kira often devoted more time to her guitar studies and songwriting than to her school work. With the help of her guitar teacher, she recorded one of her first songs and submitted it to a home recording competition in 1997. The material was passed on to Hamburg-based producer Michael Hagel, and Kira received feedback on it a year later. This considerably influenced her decision to set herself apart with her talent and her work, and also created an important mutual trust. Her work on new songs began. ôIÆve always written my music and lyrics together,ö she has said. ôAt first [I wrote my lyrics] in English, but my producer took me aside again and again and wanted me to write something in German. As soon as I tried that, we were both immediately convinced by the result and the new feeling it generated.ö From then on she was no longer interested in writing English lyrics.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2002.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2002.

Was a Polish painter and printmaker. From 1918-1919 he went back to Lódz, where he was joint founde

Was a Polish painter and printmaker. From 1918-1919 he went back to Lódz, where he was joint founder of "Jung Jidysz", a group of avant-garde artists. In 1920 he returned briefly to Berlin; in 1921 he returned to Barmen, and in 1922 he moved to Düsseldorf. There he became a teacher at the Academy of Arts, and became acquainted with Paul Klee, who influenced his work. A painting by Adler received a gold medal at the exhibition “German art Düsseldorf” in 1928.

Janko Ferk was born to Slovene parents in Unterburg am Klopeinersee, Kärnten. He studied law in Vie

Janko Ferk was born to Slovene parents in Unterburg am Klopeinersee, Kärnten. He studied law in Vienna and works as a judge in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.He has published more than fifteen books and also writes legal debates. He has won numerous literary aw

Is a German football coach and a former player. He also holds Polish citizenship. He made his debut

Is a German football coach and a former player. He also holds Polish citizenship. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Köln on February 17, 1995 when he started in a game against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired West German long and high jumper. She finished fifth at the 1979 European Indoor Champi

Is a retired West German long and high jumper. She finished fifth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships.[1] At the 1981 European Indoor Championships she finished sixth in the high jump[2] and won a bronze medal in the long jump.[3] She represented the sports club LG Bayer Leverkusen, and won the bronze medal at the West German championships in 1980.[4]

An Austrian professional pool player from Klagenfurt, Austria.In 2006, she won the 2006 BCA Open Nin

An Austrian professional pool player from Klagenfurt, Austria.In 2006, she won the 2006 BCA Open Nine-ball Championship women's division, defeating the UK's Allison Fisher. She also finished 3rd in the women's World Pool Championship.She has competed in what have traditionally been regarded as men's tournaments, finishing 5th in the men's World Straight Pool Championship in 2006, which was won by Thorsten Hohmann from Germany. She competed again in 2007 but lost to Warren Kiamco in the last 16. In 2008 she even reached the semifinal by beating Mika Immonen and defending champion Oliver Ortmann, but then lost against Francisco Bustamante.

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bund

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Ried. He plays as a defender.

Is a Belgian actress from the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Schwiers grew up in the German-s

Is a Belgian actress from the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Schwiers grew up in the German-speaking community in Eastern Belgium. She started her career with appearances in several German TV series and TV movies. She also acted in German movies like Schule (2000) (together with Daniel Brühl) and NVA (2005).

A multi-platinum selling pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/spokesperson and a vege

A multi-platinum selling pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/spokesperson and a vegetarian[citation needed]. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name "Blümchen" actually translates to "floret"

Is a multi-platinum selling pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/spokesperson and a v

Is a multi-platinum selling pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/spokesperson and a vegetarian[citation needed]. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name "Blnmchen" actually translates to "floret" or "small flower". She is also known as Denim Girl, performing the song "Are You Ready For Some Darkness?" on A Tribute to Turbonegro compilation "Alpha Motherfuckers"

Is a German professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999. Wöhr was part of the Germa

Is a German professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999. Wöhr was part of the Germany Fed Cup team in 2006. In the same year, she played solely in doubles competition, but has since returned to singles as well. She is an active competitor

Is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984

Is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is the lead singer of the Australian band Taxiride. Born in Melbourne, Australia, to his Fiji Indian

Is the lead singer of the Australian band Taxiride. Born in Melbourne, Australia, to his Fiji Indian father and his mother of Maltese origin, he was actively playing in the live scene at Melbourne for several years, before auditioning and joining the new outfit with Tim Watson and Tim Wild. Dan Hall soon came on aboard and Taxiride came to life in 1996.

Was an Austrian-born essayist whose work was often informed by his experiences during World War II.

Was an Austrian-born essayist whose work was often informed by his experiences during World War II. Formerly a philosophy and literature student in Vienna, Améry's participation in organized resistance against the Nazi occupation of Belgium resulted in his detainment and torture by the Gestapo, and several years of imprisonment in concentration camps.Améry survived internments in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and was finally liberated at Bergen-Belsen in 1945. His most celebrated work, At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities, suggests that torture was "the essence" of the Third Reich. Other notable works included On Aging and On Suicide: A Discourse on Voluntary Death.

Was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and past

Was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper.In 1904, after leaving the École des Arts et Métiers in Strasbourg, he went to Paris where he published his poetry for the first time. From 1905 to 1907, Arp studied at the Kunstschule, Weimar, Germany and in 1908 went back to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian. In 1915, he moved to Switzerland, to take advantage of Swiss neutrality. Arp later told the story of how, when he was notified to report to the German embassy, he avoided being drafted into the army: he took the paperwork he had been given and, in the first blank, wrote the date. He then wrote the date in every other space as well, then drew a line beneath them and carefully added them up. He then took off all his clothes and went to hand in his paperwork. He was told to go home.

Was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and past

Was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper.Arp was born in Strasbourg. The son of an French mother and a German father, he was born during the brief period following the Franco-Prussian War

Was a famous professor of medicine at Montpellier and Paris, who wrote the first great treatise on s

Was a famous professor of medicine at Montpellier and Paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseases, and also, with a small anonymously published book, played a fundamental part in the origins of critical textual analysis of

Was a German-born pianist, composer, and music educator. In 1948 Berger moved into the academic worl

Was a German-born pianist, composer, and music educator. In 1948 Berger moved into the academic world, taking a faculty position at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, which he held until 1959. From 1959 to 1961, he was on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 1961 to 1966, he taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder and then the Colorado Women's College, Denver, Colorado from 1968 to 1971. From 1970 on, he lectured widely throughout the world on various aspects of American music. Berger composed extensively for choral ensemble and solo voice.