German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a German actor. Joachim Król studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich.

Is a German actor. Joachim Król studied from 1981 to 1984 at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich. He is best known as a film and television actor. In the 1998 film, Lola rennt, Król portrayed the homeless man, Norbert von Au. Despite the large television and cinema success, Joachim Król returns again and again to the stage. Several times he played in the Bochumer Schauspielhaus and the Schauspielhaus Köln. He is married to Heidrun Teusner Król, with whom he has a son.

Is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 S

Is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stollberg.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events.

Was a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church teacher, theologian and hymn writer whose most famous hymn,

Was a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church teacher, theologian and hymn writer whose most famous hymn, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (German: 'Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren') is generally regarded as one of the greatest hymns of praise of the Christian church and, since being translated into English by Catherine Winkworth in the 19th century, it has appeared in most major hymnals.

More often known as Jochen Peiper from the common German nickname for Joachim, was a senior Waffen-S

More often known as Jochen Peiper from the common German nickname for Joachim, was a senior Waffen-SS officer in World War II and a convicted war criminal. By the end of his military career in 1945, Peiper was the youngest regimental colonel in the Waffen-SS, holding the rank of SS-Standartenführer. He also served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, in the period April 1938 to August 1941.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing the youth team of FC St. Pa

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing the youth team of FC St. Pauli.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal with hi

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Willi Kaidel in the double sculls competition.

Is a German international civil servant, since November 2008 serving as the German ambassador to Swe

Is a German international civil servant, since November 2008 serving as the German ambassador to Sweden. He was named Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo and head of UNMIK from 1 September 2006 to 20 June 2008. Before

Is a German media artist and designer. He was appointed Professor for New Media Art and Design at th

Is a German media artist and designer. He was appointed Professor for New Media Art and Design at the Universität der Künste Berlin in 1991.[1] He is also adjunct professor at the “Media Art and Design Center” at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] Joachim Sauter studied design at the Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts) and direction and camera at the German Academy for Film and Television, Berlin. He has been using computers both as a tool and as a medium from the early stages of his work.[3] A pioneer of new media, he has developed and shaped this field with his works from the early 1980s on.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won the gold medal as

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed fours competition.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for FK Austria Wien in the

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for FK Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. Standfest made his professional debut for Grazer AK in the 1998/1999 season. He stayed 9 seasons with GAK, winning a league title and three domestic cups. He left GAK for Austria Wien in January 2007, just before GAK were demoted to the Regionalliga Mitte because of financial difficulties. He made his debut for Austria in October 2003 against the Czech Republic and was a participant at EURO 2008. Until August 21st, he earned 32 caps, scoring 2 goals.

Is a former East German footballer, who won the bronze medal with the DDR at the 1972 Summer Olympic

Is a former East German footballer, who won the bronze medal with the DDR at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He played as a striker for Aufbau Wismar (1957 - 1963), then TSG Wismar (1963 - 1967), Hansa Rostock (1967 - 1975) and 1. FC Magdeburg (1975

Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. He was later hanged for war crimes after the Nurem

Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. He was later hanged for war crimes after the Nuremberg trials.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours event.

German motor racing driver.

German motor racing driver.

Is a retired German ski jumper[1] and an active ski jumping coach. Winterlich has been the trainer a

Is a retired German ski jumper[1] and an active ski jumping coach. Winterlich has been the trainer and assistant trainer for several countries including Kazakhstan, Germany, Switzerland[3] and Bulgaria. He is a former coach of Jens Weißflog,[4] the most successful German ski jumper of all time, who retired in 1996. He has been critical of the coaching of junior ski jumpers in Germany, citing bad results from up-and-comers such as the 18 year old Tobias Bogner.[5][citation needed] In July 2007, three years before his contract was to expire in 2010, Winterlich officially left the role as main instructor of Team Kazakhstan.[6][citation needed] As of 2008, he is the main trainer of the Bulgaria Ski Jumping Team.

Is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Was a German music journalist, book author and producer specialized on Jazz. Berendt's father Ernst

Was a German music journalist, book author and producer specialized on Jazz. Berendt's father Ernst Berendt was a Protestant pastor belonging to the Confessing Church and was imprisoned and died in the Dachau concentration camp. J.-E. Berendt started stud

Is a retired West German long jumper. He finished fourteenth at the 1987 European Indoor Championshi

Is a retired West German long jumper. He finished fourteenth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships.[1] He represented the sports club USC Mainz, and won bronze medals at the West German championships in 1985 and 1989.[2]

Is a Lebanese-German association football player. He is currently a centre-back for the German NOFV-

Is a Lebanese-German association football player. He is currently a centre-back for the German NOFV-Oberliga Nord side SV Babelsberg 03. His brother is Hassan Oumari. He has played 16 games for his current squad. His contract with the club expires on the

Is an East German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1970s. He won the gold medal in the four-man ev

Is an East German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1970s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Is a retired boxer from East Germany.

Is a retired boxer from East Germany.