German Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored six goals.

Is a retired German footballer who played for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. Brought up during t

Is a retired German footballer who played for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. Brought up during times of inter-war strife in Germany, Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe early in the Second World War, serving as a paratrooper. He fought on the Eastern Front

Was a German cellist. Born in Dessau, he first studied under Theodore Muller. During his life, he wo

Was a German cellist. Born in Dessau, he first studied under Theodore Muller. During his life, he worked for the Grand Opera in Paris and became acquainted with Franz Liszt, with whom he went to Weimar. In 1866, Cossmann was appointed professor of cello studies at the Moscow Conservatory. However, in 1878, Cossmann helped found the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, where he occupied the post of teacher of cello.

A former German footballer.He began his footballing career in 1969 with SpVgg Porz, until he was sig

A former German footballer.He began his footballing career in 1969 with SpVgg Porz, until he was signed by 1. FC Köln in 1970. He played 341 matches in the Bundesliga for them before his retirement on health grounds in 1983. He played 40 matches for the German team between 1973 and 1980, scoring six goals. He participated at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship.

Was a German conductor, composer and teacher of music. He first taught at the Munich Conservatory an

Was a German conductor, composer and teacher of music. He first taught at the Munich Conservatory and was court Kapellmeister in Zürich, Nuremberg and 1859-65 in Hanover. Between 1865 and 1866 he was director of the Cherubini Society in Florence and also taught at the Stern Conservatory and the Kullak Conservatory. From 1871-83 he directed the Orchestra Society in Breslau. In 1883 he was appointed director of the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, a post he held until 1908.

Is a German sociologist. Ebbinghaus studied from 1981 until 1988 sociology at the University of Mann

Is a German sociologist. Ebbinghaus studied from 1981 until 1988 sociology at the University of Mannheim and was in 1984/85 a Fulbright student at the New School for Social Research. Following a year at the Institut Universitaire d'Etudes Européennes in Geneva, he was from 1989 until 1992 a doctoral student at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy, where he defended in 1993 his Ph.D.thesis on Labour Unity in Union Diversity: Trade Unions and Social Cleavages in Western Europe, 1890-1989. From 1992 until 1996 Ebbinghaus was teaching sociology at the University of Mannheim and coordinator of an international research project on trade unions in Europe at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES).

Is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for Team Columbia–HTC. He won

Is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for Team Columbia–HTC. He won his first race when he was 11 years old, since then he has won many races. When he was 17, he moved to Italy to race for the team Rinascita Ormelle, based i

Was a German amateur composer, best known for music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf e

Was a German amateur composer, best known for music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein (Sleep, my little prince, fall asleep). Only little is known about Flies. He was a doctor of medicine and an amateur composer of some piano pieces and songs. The best-known is the romantic music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen (also known as Wiegenlied) from the theatre play "Esther" written by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746–1797). For a long time, the composition was mistakenly attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (K.350 in the Köchel-Verzeichnis).

Is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. He served as Memb

Is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. He served as Member of Parliament (the Bundestag) from 1976 to 1990 and as member (1990-2001) and President (1996-1999) of the European Court of Auditors. He was also President of Studienzentrum Weikersheim (2005-2008).[1]

An Austrian composer and artist.Bernhard Gál (a.k.a. Gal) creates music for instruments and electro

An Austrian composer and artist.Bernhard Gál (a.k.a. Gal) creates music for instruments and electro-acoustic compositions, as well as art installations. Many of his intermedia art projects and sound installations present combinations of sound, light, objects, video projections and spatial concepts. He is director of the Austrian art organization "sp ce" and runs the record label Gromoga Records. Gals work has been presented in concerts, installations and exhibitions throughout Europe, Asia and The Americas. He has been invited to music and art festivals including Wien Modern Festival; Jeunesse Festival Vienna; Donaufestival Austria; ICMC Berlin; MaerzMusik Berlin; Inventionen Berlin; Sonambiente Berlin; Festival Stimme+, ZKM, Karlsruhe; MATA Festival New York; New Sound, New York-Festival, NYC; Soundfield Festival Chicago; Mutek Montreal; Musashino Public Art Festival Tokyo.

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Wi

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980) and one silver (Two-man: 1980).

Is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal

Is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. After his retirement from luge as an athlete, Glass became a luge coach. Among his famous pupils in luge were Silke Kraushaar, Tatjana Hüfner, and David Möller while others who started in luge, but later went to bobsleigh included André Lange and Sandra Kiriasis. In July 2010, Glass became a coach of the Canadian Luge Association.

Was a German chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover (13th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnie

Was a German chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover (13th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Walter John won). In 1903/04, he tied for 9-10th in Berlin (Horatio Caro won). In 1904, he shared 1st in Reval, and tied for 7-8th in Coburg (14th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Augustin Neumann and Milan Vidmar won).[2] In 1905, he took 6th in Barmen (D tourn, Schories won), and tied for 14-15th in Berlin (Erich Cohn won). In 1906, he took 5th in Nuremberg (15th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Köhnlein won). In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in Berlin (František Treybal won). In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Wilhelm Cohn, in Berlin. In December 1908, he lost a match to Frank James Marshall (1 : 4) in Berlin.

Is a former alpine skier from Austria. He competed from 1984 to 1996 and won one World Cup slalom co

Is a former alpine skier from Austria. He competed from 1984 to 1996 and won one World Cup slalom competition. At the 1988 Olympics of Calgary, he won a silver medal in the men's alpine combined.

Is a German post-Cageian composer associated with microwave and lowercase movements or styles of min

Is a German post-Cageian composer associated with microwave and lowercase movements or styles of minimalist composition. He is influenced by Morton Feldman. A former rock and jazz drummer, Günter studied at IRCAM and began working with electronically generated sound. However, he now works primarily with samples. He founded his own label, Trente Oiseaux.

Was a German and American composer and music teacher, who studied under and was heavily influenced b

Was a German and American composer and music teacher, who studied under and was heavily influenced by Paul Hindemith. Bernhard Heiden, the son of Ernst Levi and Martha (Heiden-Heimer) was originally named Bernhard Levi, but he later changed his name. In 1934 Heiden married Cola de Joncheere, a former student at the Hochschule that had been in his class, and in 1935 they emigrated to Detroit to leave Nazi Germany. Heiden taught on the staff of the Art Center Music School for eight years; during his teaching career he conducted the Detroit Chamber Orchestra in addition to giving piano, harpsichord, and general chamber music recitals. After having been naturalized as a United States citizen in 1941 he entered the army in 1943 to become an Assistant Bandmaster.

Was a German cellist and composer. Together with his cousin, he later joined the court orchestra of

Was a German cellist and composer. Together with his cousin, he later joined the court orchestra of the Prince Elector Archbishop of Cologne in Bonn (conducted by the Kapellmeister Andrea Luchesi) in 1790, where they met the young Beethoven. Beethoven admired and respected Bernhard Romberg as a musician. However, Romberg had difficulty understanding some of Beethoven's musical ideas, and rejected Beethoven's offer of a cello concerto for him, saying that he primarily performed his own compositions[1]

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 16th in the C-1 slalom e

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 16th in the C-1 slalom event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was a German English chess master and chess writer.He moved to London in 1845. In 1846, he lost a ma

Was a German English chess master and chess writer.He moved to London in 1845. In 1846, he lost a match against visiting master Lionel Kieseritzky, and another against Howard Staunton, losing 15.5-8.5. His best chess result was winning a match against Henry Bird in 1851.

Is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of

Is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of the Große Kreisstadt Heidenheim an der Brenz in Baden-Württemberg's region of Ostwürttemberg.From 1986 to November 28, 1999, Ilg was Mayor of Salach. He is

Was a German composer, violinist and lutenist. He was the last important composer of lute music in 1

Was a German composer, violinist and lutenist. He was the last important composer of lute music in 18th century Germany. The younger Bernhard Joachim Hagen must have learned to play lute and violin early too, for in 1737 he was already employed as an assistant to Bayreuth violin virtuoso and Kapellmeister Johann Pfeiffer; later he was listed officially as a court violinist. He kept this position at the Bayreuth and since 1769 the Ansbach court until his death. Adam Falckenhagen and Charles Durant (Carol Duranowski), also called to the Bayreuth court by Wilhelmine of Bayreuth, may have further trained him in playing the lute.

Was a German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.He organised several chess conte

Was a German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.He organised several chess contests in Berlin at the end of World War I. Four grandmasters (Emanuel Lasker, Akiba Rubinstein, Carl Schlechter and Siegbert Tarrasch) participated in the strongest event. It took place in the Kerkau-Palast from 28 September until 11 October 1918.

Is a retired German long jumper. He competed at the 1993 World Championships, but did not reach the

Is a retired German long jumper. He competed at the 1993 World Championships, but did not reach the final round. He had won the silver medal at the German championships the same year, representing the sports club TSV Wasserburg.[1] His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Bad Homburg.[2]

Was a German composer. Klein was the director of music at Cologne Cathedral after studying at the Pa

Was a German composer. Klein was the director of music at Cologne Cathedral after studying at the Paris Conservatory. In 1819 at the request of Carl Friedrich Zelter he came to Berlin, where he spent the rest of his life. In 1820 he became professor of composition at the Royal Institute for Church Music, as well as Music Director at the University of Berlin. Together with his friend, music critic Ludwig Rellstab, he founded the Second Berlin Song Board (Zweiten Berliner Liedertafel).