Famous People with Name Walter

Walter Hermann Schottky            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Hermann Schottky: was a German physicist who invented the screen-grid vacuum tube in 1915 and the tetrode in 1919 while working at Siemens. In 1938, Schottky formulated a theory predicting the Schottky effect, now used in Schottky diodes.His postdoctaral period was spent at University of Jena (1912-14). He then lectured at the University of Würzburg (1919-23). He became Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Rostock (1923-27). For two periods he worked at the Siemens Research laboratories (1914-19, 1927-58).

Walter Von Reichenau            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Von Reichenau: was a German Generalfeldmarschall.Reichenau stayed in the army under the Weimar Republic as a General Staff officer. From 1931 he was Chief of Staff to the Inspector of Signals at the Reichswehr Ministry, and later served with General Werner von Blomberg in East Prussia.

Walter Krueger            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Krueger: was a German-American soldier and General in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his command of the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II.

Walter Robert Tkaczuk            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Robert Tkaczuk: is a retired ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers between 1967 and 1981.Tkaczuk played 945 career NHL games, scoring 227 goals and 451 assists for 678 points. Tkaczuk is co-owner of River Valley Golf Course and Tube Slide in St. Marys, Ontario.

Walter Röhrl            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Röhrl: is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.

Norbert Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Norbert Walter: is a German professional volleyball player. His position on the field is middle blocker. He is currently playing for Italian side Canadiens Mantova. He's playing for his national team since 1999.

Annika Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Annika Walter: is a German diver.

Horst Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Horst Walter: is a contemporary German artist.[1] he grew up in the western part of the divided Berlin. He produces drawings and modern sculptures. In divided Berlin he potested against the Berlin Wall. After the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 he tried to remind the German public to keep parts of the Berlin Wall as a monument of memorial. To do this he started numberless performances in the so called "No Man's Land" between the Potsdamer Platz and the Reichstag building.

Ferdinand Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Ferdinand Walter: was a German jurist, member of the Prussian National Assembly and professor at the University of Bonn. After studying at the Latin school of Mühlheim on the Rhine (1805-9), and later at Cologne (1809-13), he fought against Napoleon I in 1814, as a volunte

Ralf Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Ralf Walter: is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.