Famous People with Name Hammer

Hammer DeRoburt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hammer DeRoburt: was the founding President of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence.A survivor of the wartime Japanese deportation of all Nauruans to Truk (1942-1946), he was elected to the Local Government Council of Nauru in the 1950s; then elected head chief (1955), he was the chief negotiator on phosphate royalties with the colonial power, Australia, which administered the island as a United Nations trust.

Sarah Kathryn Hammer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sarah Kathryn Hammer: is an American professional racing cyclist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hammer finished fifth overall in the individual pursuit and did not finish in the points race. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hammer finished fifth overall in the individual pursuit

Susan Hammer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Susan Hammer: was the mayor of San Jose, California from 1991 - 1999. She was voted best local politician six times. Previous to serving as mayor, she represented San Jose's Council District Three ("downtown") from 1983 - 1991.

Julius Christopher Hammer            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Julius Christopher Hammer: was a Norwegian priest and politician. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842, representing the constituency of Søndre Bergenhus Amt. He only served one term.Hans Nicolai Lange At that time he worked as a vicar in Haus.

Kristian Alfred Hammer            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Kristian Alfred Hammer: was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the term 1954–1957.

Otto Christian Hammer            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Otto Christian Hammer: was a Danish naval officer who participated in the First Schleswig War and the Second Schleswig War. After a successful campaign along the west coast of the Duchy of Schleswig in the First Schleswig War, Hammer became a lighthouse inspector but quit service with the navy only a few years later. When the Second Schleswig War broke out, Hammer enlisted again as an officer and lead a flottila in the North Frisian Islands. Despite an early success against Austro-Prussian forces he was later captured by a hostile expeditionary corps. In 1837 Hammer joined the Danish Naval Academy as a cadet and was promoted to Sub Lieutenant on 3 August 1843. On an expedition to qualm uprisings in the Danish colonies in Guinea in 1854, he led the expeditionary forces to Fort Prinsensten and negotiated with the locals.