German Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1993 FIBT World Championships in Igls.

Is a professional footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04.Kluge is a midfielder who previously played

Is a professional footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04.Kluge is a midfielder who previously played for Chemnitzer FC and Borussia Mönchengladbach before signing with Nuremberg.

Is a retired German heptathlete. Her personal best was 6531 points, achieved at the 1990 European Ch

Is a retired German heptathlete. Her personal best was 6531 points, achieved at the 1990 European Championships in Split. This ranks her tenth among German heptathletes, behind Sabine Braun, Sabine Paetz, Ramona Neubert, Anke Behmer-Vater, Heike Drechsler, Ines Schulz, Sibylle Thiele, Heike Tischler and Mona Steigauf.

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Kuznik began her career a

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Kuznik began her career at the age of five at SV Blau-Weiß Tröbnitz. She joined the academy of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2000. Graduated in 2002, she became a permanent member of Turbine’s first team.

Is a German figure skater who competed in pairs. She first gained prominence skating with Alexander

Is a German figure skater who competed in pairs. She first gained prominence skating with Alexander König. The duo captured a bronze medal at the 1988 European Figure Skating Championships and then won gold at the German Figure Skating Championships in 19

Of Germany is a world champion rower who won a Gold medal in the Women's Quad event in Seville, Spai

Of Germany is a world champion rower who won a Gold medal in the Women's Quad event in Seville, Spain, in 2001. At the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, Peggy won a Silver medal in the Women's Double Sculls event.

Is a German-Togolese football striker who is a member of 1860 Munich.On October, 7th 2009 he made hi

Is a German-Togolese football striker who is a member of 1860 Munich.On October, 7th 2009 he made his debut for the German U19 team against Luxemburg. Mlapa was called by the Togolese national team for a WC Qualifier against Gabon on November 14, 2009, bu

Is a German basketball player from Hagen, Germany. Günther is currently a member of Basketball Bund

Is a German basketball player from Hagen, Germany. Günther is currently a member of Basketball Bundesliga team Ratiopharm Ulm and competed with the German national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Günther was one of the top junior play

A professional footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and Germany.Mertesacker, a nativ

A professional footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and Germany.Mertesacker, a native of Hannover, became a youth player at Hannover 96 and eventually made his first-team debut for this club. Mertesacker had an unlucky start for his home club, breaking his nose and scoring an own goal soon after, but established himself as one of the most promising young defenders in the Bundesliga. His type of game was unusually clean, him being rarely booked (as of July 2006, only twice in 74 games) while regularly neutralizing his opponents.

Is a German fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and West

Is a German fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the team sabre events.[1]

Was a German historian of medieval political symbolism and ritual. His research focused primarily on

Was a German historian of medieval political symbolism and ritual. His research focused primarily on the ideology of the medieval state, particularly the ways in which the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages represented their authority thro

Is a German football coach and a former player who works as goalkeeper coach of RB Leipzig.

Is a German football coach and a former player who works as goalkeeper coach of RB Leipzig.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter He is based in Sydney, Australia. Former singer-songwriter with S

Is an Australian singer-songwriter He is based in Sydney, Australia. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens. Keyes' output is best described as "rock" but is close to a "folk-rock" style in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of life, love and (often) the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo.

Is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for VfL Euerbach. He was part of the famous Yugoslavia u

Is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for VfL Euerbach. He was part of the famous Yugoslavia under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter whose three full-length albums have all reached #1 on the Austral

Is an Australian singer-songwriter whose three full-length albums have all reached #1 on the Australian music charts. He has been nominated several times at the ARIAs and has had several songs reach the top ten in Australia.

Was a German physical chemist. He voluntarily went to the Soviet Union at the close of World War II,

Was a German physical chemist. He voluntarily went to the Soviet Union at the close of World War II, and he received high Soviet decorations and the Stalin Prize for contributions to the Soviet atomic bomb project.In 1923, Thiessen was a supernumerary assistant at the University of Göttingen and from 1924 to 1930 was a regular teaching assistant. He joined the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (Nazi Party) in 1925. He became a Privatdozent at Göttingen in 1926. In 1930, he became head of the department of inorganic chemistry there, and in 1932 he also became an untenured extraordinarius professor.[2

Is a German politician and member of the CDU. From 2005 to 2009 he was a member of the Bundestag of

Is a German politician and member of the CDU. From 2005 to 2009 he was a member of the Bundestag of Germany. He didn't run for the federal elections in 2009. Since 1990, he has uninterruptedly served as the mayor of Weißensee, Thuringia.

Is an Austrian singer and actor, who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s with his numerous roles i

Is an Austrian singer and actor, who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s with his numerous roles in German musical films.After the war he attended Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminary for actors until 1948 and started a career as actor. He starred in several musical comedies, including among others Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager and Peter schießt den Vogel ab. Later he starred in the famous Count Bobby movies and the Luemmel-series. In the 1970s, Peter Alexander started a second career as a TV host and entertainer.

Was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists,

Was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, Elkie Brooks, and one, Arthur's Theme, won the Academy Award. In addition to recording many albums, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearing at Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His marriage to Liza Minnelli ended in divorce.

Was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He was key to the genesis of early modernism in the city

Was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He was key to the genesis of early modernism in the city.He was born Richard Engländer on March 9, 1859. The nom de plume, "Altenberg", came from a small town on the Danube River. Allegedly, he chose the "Peter" to honor a young girl whom he remembered as an unrequited love (it had been her nickname). Although he grew up in a middle class Jewish family, Altenberg eventually separated himself from his family of origin by dropping out of both law and medical school, and embracing Bohemianism as a permanent lifestyle choice. He cultivated a feminine appearance and feminine handwriting, wore a cape, sandals and a broad-brimmed hat, and despised 'macho' masculinity.

Is a German football Midfielder who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg II. In October 2007 he was p

Is a German football Midfielder who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg II. In October 2007 he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart. He had his professional debut on October 20, 2007 against Hamburger SV.

A German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his coincidental discovery with Albert F

A German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his coincidental discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives.[

Is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in

Is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team. Previously at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid he won a relay bronze medal and at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary the relay team won silver. In addition to winning five World Championship medals and many World Cup competitions, Angerer won the overall World Cup in 1983.

Was a German composer.Claiming to be of Swabian aristocrat stock he was born in Lengfurt near Wurzbe

Was a German composer.Claiming to be of Swabian aristocrat stock he was born in Lengfurt near Wurzberg in Bavaria. He began the Anglo-Bavarian branch to the Kreusser [Kreußer] family when he married Anne Rickets in London.

Was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer and cartographer.In his early years

Was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer and cartographer.In his early years he began climbing and later, in Munich, he became acquainted with several German alpinists of the time. He took part in expeditions to the Kangchenjunga (1