German Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a well-known Mexican painter and sculptor of German origin. Being of Jewish origin, Goeritz move

Was a well-known Mexican painter and sculptor of German origin. Being of Jewish origin, Goeritz moved from his homeland to Mexico during the Second World War.[1]Mathias Goeritz spent his childhood in Berlin. He first studied medicine, but changed direction when he started his Philosophy major at the Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat. He finally graduated with a doctorate in art history from this institution, now known as the Humboldt University. His training as an artist was made at the Berlin Charlottenburg School of Art, where he studied drawing. With the pressure mounting from the Second World War, Goeritz had to leave Germany and settled first in Tetuan, Morocco in 1941, Granada, Spain in 1945 and Santilla del Mar in 1948 where he founded the Escuela de Altamira.

Is a German football goalkeeper, currently with FC St.Pauli. He is the brother of Uwe Hain, himself

Is a German football goalkeeper, currently with FC St.Pauli. He is the brother of Uwe Hain, himself a former goalie.

Is a German television actor. He studied acting from 1983-86 at the rewarded Otto-Falckenberg-School

Is a German television actor. He studied acting from 1983-86 at the rewarded Otto-Falckenberg-School in Munich. Parallel to his studies he already played at the Munich Kammerspiele. His film debut he had given in 1987 in Ralf Hüttners successful movie Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen. After this, he had lots of engagements at theatres in Bremen, Bonn, Mannheim and Basel, where he played lots of leads in which he excited the audience, a.o. Prinz von Homburg, Clavigo, Der Stellvertreter and Ghetto. He got international attention with the lead role of captured German soldier Beck in the Dutch WW2 series "De Partizanen"(The Partisans), which received many awards and was nominated for an emmy. Shortly after this he also had a successful outcome in television with the ZDF sequel Ein Fall für Zwei. Millions of people were watching him in the role of Dr. Johannes Voss.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently, as of January 2009, working as an a

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently, as of January 2009, working as an assistant coach with SV Werder Bremen.

Is a German footballer who plays primarily as a defender and is player/manager of DJK Amisia Rheine

Is a German footballer who plays primarily as a defender and is player/manager of DJK Amisia Rheine 1926. Jack began his career with FC Erzgebirge Aue before moving to VfB Oldenburg in 1991.

Is a French volleyball player, who won the bronze medal with the France men's national volleyball te

Is a French volleyball player, who won the bronze medal with the France men's national volleyball team at the 2002 World Championships. He is 1.85 meters tall and plays as a passer.

German man known for his illegal landing near Red Square in Moscow in 1987.

German man known for his illegal landing near Red Square in Moscow in 1987.

Is a German football goalkeeper, who currently plays for FC Schalke 04. Schober started his professi

Is a German football goalkeeper, who currently plays for FC Schalke 04. Schober started his professional career with FC Schalke 04 in 1994 and stayed there for six years, during which he was mainly barred by legendary Jens Lehmann; after the latter's depa

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for VfL Osnabrück. He made his debut on t

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for VfL Osnabrück. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for SV Meppen on August 1, 1997 when he came on as a substitute in the 79th minute in a game against SC Fo

Was an early ski pioneer and is considered one of the founders of modern Alpine skiing technique. He

Was an early ski pioneer and is considered one of the founders of modern Alpine skiing technique. He was probably Austria's first ski instructor. He was also a teacher, painter and sculptor. Inspired by Norway's Fridtjof Nansen's 1888 crossing of Greenlan

Was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He was elected to t

Was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He was elected to the Landtag of Bavaria between 1970 and 1994.

Is a German former alpine skier. She was Olympic Champion at on several medals at 1998 Winter Olympi

Is a German former alpine skier. She was Olympic Champion at on several medals at 1998 Winter Olympics; at the World Championships she was bronze medallist in Combined and Super-G at Sestriere 1997, Bronze medallist in Super-G at St. Anton 2001, and gold

Was a mezzo-soprano, a renowned teacher of singing, and a proponent of the bel canto vocal method.Ma

Was a mezzo-soprano, a renowned teacher of singing, and a proponent of the bel canto vocal method.Marchesi was born in Frankfurt-am-Main (now in the German state of Hesse). In her adolescence her family fortunes failed, so she travelled at the age of 22 t

Is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund, as a central defender. Hummels was called by

Is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund, as a central defender. Hummels was called by the U21 team for the 2009 European Championship; after playing almost no part whatsoever in the first four matches, he started and performed well in the f

Is a folk/ rock genre singer-songwriter who became an indie identity of critical acclaim in his home

Is a folk/ rock genre singer-songwriter who became an indie identity of critical acclaim in his hometown of Sydney, Australia.Inspired by punk & rock bands of his high school era, Matt Ellis formed Sydney, heavy-rock band Sedgwick Pie. With Matt as their frontman, Sedgwick Pie released two EPs, touring with such prominent 90s acts as Reef (band) UK, Grinspoon AUS & Tumbleweed (band) AUS, before launching his solo career in 2000 with his critically acclaimed debut,"Peel.

Was a classical architect responsible for many historic structures in Trieste. Pertsch married Madda

Was a classical architect responsible for many historic structures in Trieste. Pertsch married Maddalena Vogel in 1802, who gave him three daughters and four sons. Three of the four sons continued in their father's craft as architects.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. Seack also competed at the 19

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. Seack also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing fifth in the K-2 1000 m and seventh in the K-2 500 m events.

Is an Austrian former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States he wo

Is an Austrian former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States he won silver in the slalom competition. At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria he ranked 21st in the slalom competition. In 1966, 1967, and 1968 he

Was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s. In 1948 he finished

Was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1940s and in the 1950s. In 1948 he finished 45th in the 18 km competition. Four years later he finished 28th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Is a retired German football player. He played for 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with SpVgg Unterhachi

Is a retired German football player. He played for 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with SpVgg Unterhaching.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank w

Is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 167, achieved on September 8, 2008. In 2007, Bachinger qualified for his first ATP Tour tournament, the 2007 BMW Open. Bachinger won the first round

Is a German footballer.In 1987 Christoph Daum purchased Baranowski for 1. FC Köln, however, Baranow

Is a German footballer.In 1987 Christoph Daum purchased Baranowski for 1. FC Köln, however, Baranowski failed to adapt to top-level Bundesliga football, having previously been on the books at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a German foil fencer (see fencing). During his career as a fencer, he was part of a group of foil

Is a German foil fencer (see fencing). During his career as a fencer, he was part of a group of foil fencers from Tauberbischofsheim, or from the competitive centre there, who dominated their field nationally and internationally for almost 15 years. On Ju