German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

A German communist and wrestler.

A German communist and wrestler.

Was an architect, urban designer, and educator. He family spent much of their life in Braunswieg Ger

Was an architect, urban designer, and educator. He family spent much of their life in Braunswieg Germany, until they were captured by the Nazis. The family was separated and Seligmann spent the latter part of the Second World War in a concentration camp.

Was a German economist and sociologist, the head of the “Youngest Historical School” and one of

Was a German economist and sociologist, the head of the “Youngest Historical School” and one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century.As an economist and especially social activist, Sombart was then seen as radically left-wing, and so only received — after some practical work as head lawyer of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce — a junior professorship at the out-of-the-way University of Breslau. Although faculties at such eminent universities as Heidelberg and Freiburg called him on chairs, the respective governments always vetoed this. Sombart, at that time, was an important Marxian, someone who used and interpreted Karl Marx — to the point that Friedrich Engels called him the only German professor who understood Das Kapital. Sombart called himself a "convinced Marxist".[1

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

The script of "Band of Brothers" describes Darius as a monk with a "hideously ugly face", but when t

The script of "Band of Brothers" describes Darius as a monk with a "hideously ugly face", but when the producers cast the part, they chose Stocker, who did not fit this description. Creative Consultant David Abramovitz explains, "Darius, originally in the script, was written as almost to look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, to be physically ugly and with a glorious soul. And when I got to France, I noticed that they cast this young, handsome German actor named Werner Stocker.

Is a German chemist and emeritus professor. From 1976 till his retirement in 1999 he was full profes

Is a German chemist and emeritus professor. From 1976 till his retirement in 1999 he was full professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Kiel. His main areas of research were the chemistry of medium and large rings, the synthesis of cyclophanes, and the heteroquadricyclane?heteropin rearrangement, e.g. for the synthesis of oxepins from furans (known as Prinzbach–Tochtermann sequence[1]).

Was a successful German conductor in both the concert hall and opera house. In 1959, Torkanowsky mad

Was a successful German conductor in both the concert hall and opera house. In 1959, Torkanowsky made his debut with the New York City Opera, with Gian Carlo Menotti's The Medium, with Claramae Turner in the name part. The next year, he led The Consul wit

Is a former East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was born in Memel, East Pr

Is a former East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was born in Memel, East Prussia (today Klaipeda, Lithuania) and won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce. Mehlberg also

Was a German journalist and news presenter. After finishing school he began to work in a travel agen

Was a German journalist and news presenter. After finishing school he began to work in a travel agency. In 1950 he started as a news presenter on Radio Hilversum. In 1954 Veigel began to work as journalist on Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk. Since 1966 he work

Was a German businessman and politician. He was the second son of Werner Graf von Alvensleben-Neugat

Was a German businessman and politician. He was the second son of Werner Graf von Alvensleben-Neugattersleben (1840-1929) and Anna von Veltheim (1853-1897). His younger brother Bodo Graf von Alvensleben-Neugattersleben was later to become the president of

Is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and

Is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and SV Werder Bremen. The best result he achieved was 5th place.

Is a German teacher at a vocational school in Brunswick, and an amateur Atlantis researcher. He is c

Is a German teacher at a vocational school in Brunswick, and an amateur Atlantis researcher. He is convinced that the events which are connected with Atlantis took place around 1200 B.C. and that the Atlanteans are identical to the Sea Peoples. He started his attempt to find the location of Atlantis in 1992 and proceeded independently of the well-known Atlantis theories, using only the text of Plato and the interpretation of ´nesos´ as an island inside a river or a river delta. Working with satellite images Wickboldt identified a part of a system of rings which he thought fitted those that Plato described.[1]

Was a German politician with the Nazi Party. His phrase "working towards the Fuehrer", as used in a

Was a German politician with the Nazi Party. His phrase "working towards the Fuehrer", as used in a 1934 speech, has become a well used description of Nazi bureaucracy in the literature.

A German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer, became one of the leading figures in the develo

A German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer, became one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States. Wernher von Braun is sometimes said to be the preeminent rocket engineer of the 20th century.

The second son of a German nobleman and high official in the Weimar government.

The second son of a German nobleman and high official in the Weimar government.

Is an Australian singer/songwriter perhaps best known as the winner of Australian Idol in 2008. Born

Is an Australian singer/songwriter perhaps best known as the winner of Australian Idol in 2008. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Carr moved to Bondi as a 15-year-old. Before he auditioned for Australian Idol, Carr performed and had regular resident gigs around Sydney including fronting the band Tambalane with Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies. On 23 November 2008, Carr succeeded Natalie Gauci as the latest winner of Australian Idol. He is currently dating Out of the Blue actress Charlotte Gregg.

Was a distinguished German pediatrician, medical geneticist and dysmorphologist who was among the fi

Was a distinguished German pediatrician, medical geneticist and dysmorphologist who was among the first to recognize the thalidomide syndrome in 1961 and alert the world to the dangers of limb and other malformations due to the mother's exposure to this drug during pregnancy.In the ensuing years, Lenz did much important work on the thalidomide syndrome[1]. He also did work of value in clinical genetics and cytogenetics. He described a number of malformation syndromes, several of which bear his name today.[2] He was an editor of the journal Human Genetics and published a textbook of medical genetics.

Is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.

Is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Sum

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.Eight years later he was part of the East German team which finished seventh. He played all six matches as goalkeeper again.

Is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won two medals in the men's skeleton e

Is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1998 and a bronze in 1999.

An artist and sculptor. www.stoneart-behre.deWork in several goldsmith workshops, student of the Jap

An artist and sculptor. www.stoneart-behre.deWork in several goldsmith workshops, student of the Japanese stone sculptor Makoto Fujiwara at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hanover where he was examined as “Master student” (Meisterschüler) in 1992. Internationally active with sculptures in Germany, India, Malaysia and Vietnam. In 1994 Professor at the international Summer academy of fine arts in Salzburg, Austria. 1987 until 1990 co-founder and 1st Chairman of the "AUE-Creativeschool"" in Hanover. 2002 wedding with the Japanese tea ceremony master Hiroyo Nakamoto.

Was a German wrestler, Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling, Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Rom

Was a German wrestler, Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling, Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, winner of a total of five Olympic medals, World Champion in freestyle wrestling, and European Champion.

Is one of the most famous German sailors. He is known for his single-handed, non-stop circumnavigati

Is one of the most famous German sailors. He is known for his single-handed, non-stop circumnavigations. He also is a successful author, some of his books (describing his sailing trips) became bestsellers in Germany.

Is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at th

Is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Olympics.

A former German football player and manager, known for achieving his career despite being visually i

A former German football player and manager, known for achieving his career despite being visually impaired after a pupil-tumor had caused him to lose his sight in his right eye as a child.At first a striker, Hannes was a defender in his professional career for Borussia Mönchengladbach, he joined the club during the Bundesliga Championship and UEFA cup winning season of 1975. He was a fans favourite and a crucial player, he went on to collect two more German Bundesliga titles in 1976 & 1977 and the UEFA Cup in 1979. In his years with the club he also helped them to European Cup runners-up in 1977,