German Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Is a German politician. From 2002 till 2008 he was Minister of Economy in the German state of Brande

Is a German politician. From 2002 till 2008 he was Minister of Economy in the German state of Brandenburg and deputy Minister-President from 2007 till 2008.In 1974 he joined the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD), a satellite party of the ruling S

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he was a crew

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1996.

Is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1996.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is a German contemporary composer, performer, improviser and experimental rock musician based in Los

Is a German contemporary composer, performer, improviser and experimental rock musician based in Los Angeles. Krieger's artistic work spans a broad field from contemporary classical composition and free improvisation to experimental fusion with electronic music, rock, metal and noise. His special interest lies in the exploration of the physical fringes between acoustic and electronic produced sounds. In his music and with his instrument, the saxophone, he developed an original style of playing he calls "acoustic electronics". Acoustic electronics is about using sounds that appear to be electronic but are actually produced on acoustic instruments.

Is a German composer of classical music. His output consists mainly of symphonies, concertos, chambe

Is a German composer of classical music. His output consists mainly of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music. Leyendecker's music, although not serial, is largely atonal, but often with subtle hints of tonality. He employs regular time signatures in his pieces, yet does not sound so for he utilizes carefully calculated and complex rhythms. His music often contains novel sonic architectures, while still managing to express powerful emotions directly to the listener. He often employs classical abstract forms such as the symphony and concerto form while avoiding operas and ballets.

Is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won tw

Is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with a gold in the C-2 1000 m event and a silver in the C-2 500 m event.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of Wo

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 23 in 1979. Pinner participated in 10 Davis Cup ties for Germany from 1976 to 1982, posting a 12–8 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles.

Was a German singer-songwriter who achieved his greatest successes in the 1970s. His songs describe

Was a German singer-songwriter who achieved his greatest successes in the 1970s. His songs describe the little quirks hidden in everyone's everyday life, mixing laconic humour with linguistic skill. He produced more than 20 LP's and music CDs since 1970, and some of his songs from this time even made the German TopTen, allowing him to perform at the Berliner Philharmonie. He almost exclusively performed alone.

N the early 1970s, Roth formed a band called Dawn Road. In 1973 he temporarily joined Scorpions, rep

N the early 1970s, Roth formed a band called Dawn Road. In 1973 he temporarily joined Scorpions, replacing guitarist Michael Schenker (brother of Scorpions guitarist Rudolf) who had left to join UFO. Michael had a reputation as a highly skilled technical player; Scorpions disbanded after he left the group. The "new" Scorpions were,

Was a German film director, screenwriter, actor and media proprietor. Schamoni began as career as an

Was a German film director, screenwriter, actor and media proprietor. Schamoni began as career as an assistant director, among others for William Dieterle. He was a signatory of the Oberhausen Manifesto in 1962. His first feature film, Es, won five Deutsche Filmpreise. His 1967 film Alle Jahre wieder won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Is a former East German football player. The former goalkeeper is now working as a manager. Schulze

Is a former East German football player. The former goalkeeper is now working as a manager. Schulze grew up in the small municipality of Darlingerode near Wernigerode. In 1954 he began to play football at local club SG Darlingerode.

Is a German political philosopher. He earned his doctorate with Guenther Patzig in 1967. His dissert

Is a German political philosopher. He earned his doctorate with Guenther Patzig in 1967. His dissertation was on private language and sensation in Wittgenstein. He habilitated in 1975 at the University of Mannheim with a thesis that advanced an analytic interpretation of Marx's Dialectic ("An Analytic Interpretation of Marx's Dialectic"). His primary field of research is political philosophy. Additionally, he has published on topics in moral philosophy and applied philosophy, as well as the history of philosophy and metaphysics. He has also been an active supporter of the German branch of the Creative Commons movement.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchenglad

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and Rot-Weiss Essen.

Is a German actor and musician. Tukur spent his youth near Hanover where he finished his final secon

Is a German actor and musician. Tukur spent his youth near Hanover where he finished his final secondary-school examinations in 1977. He also achieved a high school degree in Boston (USA) during an exchange of students where he met his first wife, Amber Wood. With her, he had two daughters, Marlene and Lilian. While they were dating, he finished his time with the army and began to study German, English and History at Tübingen university. He worked as a musician to get some extra money.

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is a retired German skier who won the nordic combined event in the Winter Olympics three consecutive

Is a retired German skier who won the nordic combined event in the Winter Olympics three consecutive times, in 1972, 1976, and 1980. He was the first man to win three consecutive Winter Olympic gold medals in the same event. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Wehling won two Nordic combined medals with a gold in 1974 and a bronze in 1978. Wehling also won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival three straight years (1975-1977). For his successes in the Nordic combined, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1976.

Is a former German football player and current president of the football club Bayern Munich. Hoeneß

Is a former German football player and current president of the football club Bayern Munich. Hoeneß was born in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. The left-sided forward started his career at amateur side VfB Ulm. In 1970 Udo Lattek, the then coach of Bayern Munich

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Is a German actress.

Is a German actress.

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2003. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2003. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.

Is a German pianist and composer. She is also a producer for radio plays, for which she does the dra

Is a German pianist and composer. She is also a producer for radio plays, for which she does the dramaturgy and the music composition. Last but not least, she is a sound artist.

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s.She won a silver medal in the two-woman event

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s.She won a silver medal in the two-woman event with teammate Sandra Prokoff at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Was an Austrian alpine skier, two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski Champion.Maier won the Super-G gold

Was an Austrian alpine skier, two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski Champion.Maier won the Super-G gold medal at the World Alpine Ski Championships in both 1989 and 1991. She also took home the giant slalom bronze medal in the 1991 event. She scored a total of 5 World Cup (2 Super-G, 3 Giant Slalom) race victories in her career.On 29 January 1994 during a World Cup downhill race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Maier crashed while skiing at 120 km/h down the slope and broke her neck[1]. She died of her injuries shortly after being evacuated to the hospital in nearby Murnau, Germany, at age 26. She had planned to retire at the end of the 1993-1994 season.