German Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Professor of Psychology.

Is a Professor of Psychology.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf a

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf and Borussia Mönchengladbach. He also represented Germany once, in a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Albania.

Is a German composer. His works have been associated with the Minimalist style of composition, and i

Is a German composer. His works have been associated with the Minimalist style of composition, and in the late 1970s with the New Simplicity movement. Peter Michael Hamel ranks as one of the better known and successful German composers of his generation.[citation needed] He studied musical composition, psychology and sociology in Munich and Berlin with teachers including Günter Bialas and Carl Dahlhaus (Fricke 2001). He then attended workshops with Karlheinz Stockhausen[citation needed] and continued his education abroad, spending several extensive periods in Asia (Fricke 2001).

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

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

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a German professional footballer for SV Werder Bremen. He plays as center back and defensive midf

Is a German professional footballer for SV Werder Bremen. He plays as center back and defensive midfielder.In September 29, 2007, Niemeyer participated in the 8-1 home crushing of Arminia Bielefeld, scoring the game opener and his first Bundesliga goal. I

A retired German footballer.He earned 4 caps for the West Germany national football team in 1977. He

A retired German footballer.He earned 4 caps for the West Germany national football team in 1977. He was included in the West German team for the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship, but did not play.

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is an Austrian former international football player who is now a manager, currently with Rapid Vienn

Is an Austrian former international football player who is now a manager, currently with Rapid Vienna.A prolific striker, however not for the national team, Pacult started his career at Vienna side Floridsdorfer AC before turning professional with Wiener SC

Was a German architect, best-known for building Saint Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge in Prague,

Was a German architect, best-known for building Saint Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge in Prague, where he lived from about 1356. His father, master builder Heinrich Parler (the name deriving from "parlerius", speaker and head of the masons), had moved

Was a former international Austrian footballer. Persidis started his professional career at First Vi

Was a former international Austrian footballer. Persidis started his professional career at First Vienna, than returned to his father's home country in the early 1970s, and went on to win three Greek titles with Olympiacos prior to returning to Vienna in 1975 to play for SK Rapid Wien. He also later worked as Josef Hickersberger's assistant at Rapid and was briefly the club's caretaker manager. Persidis took over as Under-19 head coach last summer, having previously worked as assistant to Hickersberger at UEFA EURO 2008.

Is a retired German football player. He immigrated to West Germany from Poland at the age of 5. He i

Is a retired German football player. He immigrated to West Germany from Poland at the age of 5. He is married to a gymnast Magdalena Brzeska.

He is mainly concerned with legal matters and investigating political corruption. Commonly known wea

He is mainly concerned with legal matters and investigating political corruption. Commonly known wearing a black jacket and a red, grey or green T-shirt, he was the first Austrian politician to keep a blog on the Internet.In January 2005, Pilz made international news when he called for Arnold Schwarzenegger to be stripped of his Austrian citizenship. As Governor of California, Schwarzenegger had refused to intercede in the execution of a convicted murderer, Donald Beardslee. Pilz pointed to an Austrian law which prohibits any Austrian from taking part in, or ordering, an execution.

Is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football Fir

Is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football First League side SC Austria Lustenau as a defender. He is the twin brother of SV Mattersburg defender Alexander Pöllhuber.

Is a German politician and a member of the Parliament of Saxony for the far-left party Die Linke. He

Is a German politician and a member of the Parliament of Saxony for the far-left party Die Linke. He heads the parliamentary group of his party.Porsch became a member of the SED in 1982. From 1991 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2001 he was chairman of the Parte

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for SK Austria Kärnten. Before joining SK Austri

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for SK Austria Kärnten. Before joining SK Austria Kärnten he played youth soccer for SK Maria Saal, BNZ Kärnten and FC Kärnten.

Is a former Austrian footballer. He attended the Philadelphia Military academy.

Is a former Austrian footballer. He attended the Philadelphia Military academy.

German writer, who has significantly influenced the German post-war literature.

German writer, who has significantly influenced the German post-war literature.

Is a German long jumper. He finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and twelfth at th

Is a German long jumper. He finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and twelfth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

A German former professional football defender.The right full back signed a professional contract at

A German former professional football defender.The right full back signed a professional contract at Eintracht Frankfurt in 1970. On the first matchday he debuted in the Bundesliga and became immediately a regular. In 1974 and 1975 he won the DFB-Pokal trophy. In 1979 an invalidity stopped him to continue his career at the Eagle squad and he subsequently could only carry on in the reserve team. Totally he amounted 225 Bundesliga appearances, netting 9 times. Bundestrainer Helmut Schön capped him twice for Germany

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German former footballer.

Is a retired East German long jumper. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games, but did not reach the f

Is a retired East German long jumper. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final round. He represented the sports club ASK Vorwärts Potsdam, and became East German champion in 1975.[1] His personal best jump was 8.10 metres, achieved in May 1980 in East Berlin.[2]

Is a former West German ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1988. Rohwein coached the German Nordic

Is a former West German ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1988. Rohwein coached the German Nordic combined team between 2000 and 2004, overseeing Ronny Ackermann when he won his two FIS Nordic Combined World Cup titles and a gold at the 2003 World Championships. Rohwein has been coach of the German ski jumping team from 2004 until March 2008, when he was dismissed for lack of success. Germany have only won one medal under Rohwein, a silver medal in the team event on the normal hill in Oberstdorf, and with two World Cup victories (one team) during the three seasons of his coaching. It should, however, be noted that no wins were recorded in the season before Rohwein took over the team, and Michael Uhrmann's eighth place in the overall World Cup standings of 2005–06 was the best since Sven Hannawald in 2002–03.

Was an Austrian poet from the province of Styria. He was a farmer's boy and grew up in the forests a

Was an Austrian poet from the province of Styria. He was a farmer's boy and grew up in the forests and fields. Rosegger (or Rossegger) went on to become a most productive poet and author as well as an insightful teacher and visionary. In his later years,

Is a former German Team handball player; today he works as a coach and an official in this sport.

Is a former German Team handball player; today he works as a coach and an official in this sport.