German Famous Baby Names

Is the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive metal band Alchemis

Is the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive metal band Alchemist. He formed Alchemist in 1987 while still in high school and is the group's only remaining original member. He is also the financial provider, director of show day and promoter for Metal for the Brain.

Is a German footballer, who is born in Polish part of Silesia. He currently plays as a midfielder fo

Is a German footballer, who is born in Polish part of Silesia. He currently plays as a midfielder for MSV Duisburg.

Was a German classical guitarist, singer, zitherer and composer. Adam Darr began his musical activit

Was a German classical guitarist, singer, zitherer and composer. Adam Darr began his musical activities some time after age 12 and before the age of 18. Sometime after the age of 23, he left his hometown of Schweinfurt, performing abroad. Although secondary sources state that he performed for royal courts, no primary sources have been discovered to verify this claim. The first know performance of Darr is in April of 1837, as a guitarist/vocalist in a an ensemble known as the Bavaria Nature-Singers.

Was a German composer and bass viol player. He was appointed Kapellmeister to Duke Wilhelm IV of Sax

Was a German composer and bass viol player. He was appointed Kapellmeister to Duke Wilhelm IV of Saxe-Weimar in 1652, but in 1662, after the death of the duke, the Capelle was disbanded and Drese sought a similar position with Duke Bernhard at Jena. When that duke died in 1678, he found another post as Kapellmeister, to the Count of Schwarzburg at Arnstadt, where Drese remained until his death.

Was a German lutenist and composer of the Galant period. He received his first musical instruction i

Was a German lutenist and composer of the Galant period. He received his first musical instruction in the village of Knauthain, the native home of Johann Christian Weyrauch. Weyrauch was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach and transcriber of works by Bach for the lute. In 1713 Falckenhagen is mentioned as "gifted in literature and music," and in 1715 as "Musician and footman of the young Lord of Dieskau." The Dieskaus were a family for whom J.S. Bach later wrote the Bauernkantate in Merseburg. Falckenhagen stayed in Merseburg with the Dieskaus from about 1715, until in 1719 he succeeded Johann Graf in the position of Saxe Court lutenist. Falckenhagen attended Leipzig University from 1719 to 1720. It has been suggested that Falckenhagen also studied with Johann Jakob Graf, a pupil of Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750), and later with Weiss himself.

Was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocu

Was a Bavarian composer and music theorist. Born in Trostberg, he studied music with the monk Jodocus Enzmüller. In 1581 he became cantor at the Augsberg Cathedral; a post he maintained until his death there in 1625. He is best known for his compositions of sacred music.[1]

Was a German writer and physician. In 1923 he won the Georg Büchner Prize.

Was a German writer and physician. In 1923 he won the Georg Büchner Prize.

Was a German composer. Born in Driesen, Neumark, he studied organ with Samuel Scheidt in Halle. He s

Was a German composer. Born in Driesen, Neumark, he studied organ with Samuel Scheidt in Halle. He succeeded Johann Rosenmüller as organist at Leipzig's Nikolaikirche (1655–57) and founded the city's Collegium Musicum before settling for the rest of his career in Dresden.

Was a German writer, journalist, and resistance fighter in the Third Reich. Adam Kuckhoff published

Was a German writer, journalist, and resistance fighter in the Third Reich. Adam Kuckhoff published a popular edition of the works of Georg Büchner in 1927, and headed the cultural-political magazine Die Tat ("The Deed") in 1928-1929, which he gave a left

Was a German botanist, noted for his 1557 revised version of Eucharius Rösslin’s herbal. He becam

Was a German botanist, noted for his 1557 revised version of Eucharius Rösslin’s herbal. He became professor of Mathematics at the University of Marburg in 1553 and Doctor of Medicine in 1554, becoming the town physician in Frankfurt-am-Main. His true int

Is a Polish-German footballer who plays for Köln and is a member of the Poland national team.The fo

Is a Polish-German footballer who plays for Köln and is a member of the Poland national team.The former U-19 and U-21 team player earned on 19 December 2009 his first call up for the Poland national football team for the Kings-Cup in Thailand. However, h

Was a German musical author of the second half of the 15th century. He was born in Fulda and died in

Was a German musical author of the second half of the 15th century. He was born in Fulda and died in Wittenberg. In Heinrich Glarean's Dodecachordon he is described as Francum Germanum, i.e., of German origin. Adam of Fulda calls himself at times musicus ducalis (musician of the Court). He also mentions Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474) as his contemporary.

Is an American comedian, a Golden Globe-nominated actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer

Is an American comedian, a Golden Globe-nominated actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer

He is sometimes better known by the name of Adam Riese; scientists and historians, however, point ou

He is sometimes better known by the name of Adam Riese; scientists and historians, however, point out that the correct spelling of his name is Ries.

Was a German lawyer and diplomat who opposed the Nazi regime.orn in Potsdam, Germany, he was the fif

Was a German lawyer and diplomat who opposed the Nazi regime.orn in Potsdam, Germany, he was the fifth child of Emilie Eleonore (née von Schweinitz) and leading Prussian civil servant August von Trott zu Solz. Adam von Trott went to the UK in 1931 on a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Balliol College, Oxford where he became close friends with David Astor. Following his studies at Oxford, Trott went on to spend six months in the United States. He was a great-great-great grandson of John Jay, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In 1937 Trott was posted to China.

Was a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey player of the 1950s and 60s. St. John played the 195

Was a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey player of the 1950s and 60s. St. John played the 1958-9 season in Serie A in Italy with HC Bolzano. He played the 1960-61 season in Austria for Klagenfurther AC.

Was a German poet and botanist.His family were shortly afterwards permitted to return to France; he

Was a German poet and botanist.His family were shortly afterwards permitted to return to France; he remained in Germany and continued his military career. He had little education, but sought distraction from the dull routine of the Prussian military service in assiduous study. In collaboration with Varnhagen von Ense, he founded (1803) the Berliner Musenalmanach, in which his first verses appeared. The enterprise was a failure, and, interrupted by the war, it came to an end in 1806. It brought him, however, to the notice of many of the literary celebrities of the day and established his reputation as a rising poet.

Is a former German fencer, world champion and Olympic champion in foil competition. She also compet

Is a former German fencer, world champion and Olympic champion in foil competition. She also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a German actress. The daughter of a chemist and a teacher after graduation, she first studied eth

Is a German actress. The daughter of a chemist and a teacher after graduation, she first studied ethnology in Berlin and graduated there from 1973 to 1977 from acting school. She started her acting career at the Grips-Theater 1976 and received a role in the film Der Mädchenkrieg, set in Prague during the period between 1936 and 1946. For her leading role in the film 1 + 1 = 3 (1979), in which it represented a pregnant woman between two men, she received the Federal Film, The Ernst Lubitsch Award and a Grand Prix at IFF Montreal.

Was a German composer. She was the daughter and only child of the bassoonist and composer Ernst Eich

Was a German composer. She was the daughter and only child of the bassoonist and composer Ernst Eichner and his wife Maria Magdalena Ritter.[1]

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. She won a silver medal in the

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.

Is a costume designer, model and actress. She is a daughter of a Japanese mother, Mona Lutz and a Ge

Is a costume designer, model and actress. She is a daughter of a Japanese mother, Mona Lutz and a German father, Walter E. Lutz. She was the wife of David Byrne, but divorced in 2004 with a daughter, Malu Valentine (born in 1990). She is the sister of model Tina Chow. She had a small and unseen cameo in Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs as a news reporter on TV. She portrayed Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, in John Boorman's film Beyond Rangoon in 1995.

Is a former German professional basketball player. The last team he played for were the Brose Basket

Is a former German professional basketball player. The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets from Germany. He moved from Nigeria to Berlin, West Germany when he was only three years old. Okulaja is also an experienced member of the Germany nation

Is a Turkish-German actor best known for his role in the German comedy Türkisch für Anfänger.

Is a Turkish-German actor best known for his role in the German comedy Türkisch für Anfänger.

Was a German chess master and problemist.He tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Krüger, at Bad Salzuflen

Was a German chess master and problemist.He tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Krüger, at Bad Salzuflen 1925, took 6th at Giessen 1928 (Richard Réti won), and took 9th at Dortmund 1928 (Fritz Sämisch won). and tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Krüger, at Bad Salzuflen 1930.