German Famous Girl Names with Letter W

Was a German freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German freestyle swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She won a gold medal in 4x400 metres

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She won a gold medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships, together with teammates Angelika Handt, Ellen Streidt and Brigitte Rohde. She had finished fifth in the same event at the 1969 European Championships.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Sum

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.She played three matches including the final and scored eight goals.

Is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She won the silver medal at th

Is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She won the silver medal at the 1962 European Championships, finished eighth at the 1966 European Championships and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In domestic competitions, she represented the sports club SC Chemie Halle. She became East German champion in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966.[1] and East German indoor champion in 1964, 1965 and 1967.[2] In 1967 she also became 1500 metres champion.[3]

Is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. As a teenager she won the silv

Is a German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. As a teenager she won the silver medal at the 1968 European Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships.[1] She also competed at the European Championships in 1966, 1969 and 1971 without reaching the final.

Is an Austrian Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1960 and 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is an Austrian Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1960 and 1972 Summer Olympics.

Was a German astronomer.Waltraut Carola Seitter was born in Zwickau in 1930, where her father worked

Was a German astronomer.Waltraut Carola Seitter was born in Zwickau in 1930, where her father worked as an engineer with the Horch automobile company. She went to school in Cologne, where she finished high school in 1949 (after jobs as tramway ticket collector, refugee aide, and draftswoman), and entered the university to study physics, mathematics, chemistry and astronomy. She continued her studies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts with a grant from the Fulbright Program, obtained her Master of Arts in physics in 1955, and became astronomy instructor. From 1958 to 1962 she worked at Hoher List Observatory of Bonn University, obtained her Ph.D., and held the positions of assistant, observer, and extranumeral professor at Bonn University. In 1967,

Was the widow of Hanns-Martin Schleyer, a high ranking German official who was killed by the Red Arm

Was the widow of Hanns-Martin Schleyer, a high ranking German official who was killed by the Red Army Faction which shocked West Germany during the 1970s. [1][2] Schleyer's husband, Hanns-Martin Schleyer, was the head of the employers association in West Germany and a former SS lieutenant.[1] He was kidnapped and then killed by the Red Army Faction (RAF) in 1977.[2] The RAF was also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, which was named after two of the group's early leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.[1] The RAF was a radical Communist terrorist group, with a Marxist-Leninist ideology, which sought to overthrow the West German government, which was capitalist and a close ally of the United States during the Cold War.[2]

Is a retired professional tennis player from Taiwan. Wang turned pro in 1985. During her career, she

Is a retired professional tennis player from Taiwan. Wang turned pro in 1985. During her career, she won 6 singles on the WTA Tour. She played 49 ties over 11 years for the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, earning a 51-25 overall record and setting many team records. She retired from the tour in 2000. Wang is currently the captain of the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team.

Is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.

Is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.

Was a German passenger ship constructed by the Blohm and Voss shipyards. She was named after Wilhelm

Was a German passenger ship constructed by the Blohm and Voss shipyards. She was named after Wilhelm Gustloff, the assassinated German leader of the Swiss Nazi party (NSDAP). The Wilhelm Gustloff was launched on May 5, 1937 measuring 208.50 meters (684 feet) long by 23.59 meters (77.39 feet) wide with a capacity of 25,484 Gross Register Tons. She was requisitioned into the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) on September 1, 1939 and served as a hospital ship during 1939 and 1940. Beginning on November 20, 1940 she was stripped of her medical equipment and repainted from her hospital ship colors (white with a green stripe) to standard naval grey. The Wilhelm Gustloff was then assigned as a floating barracks at the Baltic port of Gotenhafen (Gdynia) – near Danzig for naval personnel from 1940 onwards.

Was a German actress and novelist. She was the daughter of the novelist Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer. Sh

Was a German actress and novelist. She was the daughter of the novelist Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer. She was brought up in Berlin, became an actress at Gotha (1854), and married the prominent jurist von Hillern at Freiburg im Breisgau in 1857. Her husband died 8 December 1882. After that, she lived chiefly at Oberammergau and Tutzing.

Is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal in the giant sl

Is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal in the giant slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Was a female tennis player from Germany. She was ranked World No. 31 on February 4, 1991.

Was a female tennis player from Germany. She was ranked World No. 31 on February 4, 1991.