German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won the

Is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won the medals at the international rowing competitions.[

Is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Is an East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Is a German cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She has won a bronze medal in the 4

Is a German cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She has won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau, and had her best finish of 18th in the 5 km event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Champio

Is a German football player of Bosnian Serb origin currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf.He was

Is a German football player of Bosnian Serb origin currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf.He was in the news in mid-August 2009 when he got into a fight with Fortuna team mate Robert Palikuca at a training session.

Was an Austrian-born British helicopter pioneer and engineer.Born in 1905, he was educated in Vienna

Was an Austrian-born British helicopter pioneer and engineer.Born in 1905, he was educated in Vienna, first at the university and then at technical college where he became interested in rotary-wing concept as a means of making aircraft land more slowly an

Is a German composer and musicologist. Raphael D. Thoene obtained a degree in Composition (Musikhoch

Is a German composer and musicologist. Raphael D. Thoene obtained a degree in Composition (Musikhochschule Düsseldorf, Germany) and Music Theory (Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany). A scholarship recipient, he studied Film Scoring and Composition at the Berklee College of Music, Boston (USA). He also received a Ph.D in Musicology at the University of Music and Performing Arts and the University of Vienna, Austria, writing his PhD thesis on Malcolm Arnold’s symphonic music. As a composer, orchestrator and pianist, Thoene received commissions for the Orchesterakademie NRW, the International Contemporary Music Festival Ensemblia in 2005 and the Niederrheinischer Musikherbst in 2006. He orchestrates film and theatre music, and is the author of the musical “Culture”, and co-author of the chamber-opera “Der Herr Gevatter” (staged in Saarbrücken, Düsseldorf and Munich).

Is a German pole vaulter. He finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the 2008

Is a German pole vaulter. He finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the 2008 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 European Junior Championships he notably got no result, having no-heighted in the qualifying round. His personal best jump is 5.80 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Biberach. This is the world junior record.[1] He holds the world junior indoor record with 5.68 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. As a result of this feat, he won the 2008 European Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award.

Is a German football goalkeeper who plays for Nuremberg. Schäfer began his footballing career at SC

Is a German football goalkeeper who plays for Nuremberg. Schäfer began his footballing career at SC Drispenstedt in a suburb of Hildesheim.

Is an German professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundes

Is an German professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side Kapfenberger SV. He plays as a goalkeeper.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München, F.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München, F.C. Hansa Rostock and FC Energie Cottbus.

Is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented SC Magdeburg in former East Germany. His persona

Is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented SC Magdeburg in former East Germany. His personal best throw is 92.60 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Oslo. This places him fourth on the all-time performers list. This is also the current German record, Hecht set five German records in total (note that East German Uwe Hohn threw 104.80 metres with the old javelin design).

Is a German pair skater. She previously competed with Daniel Wende. They were the 2005-2006 German n

Is a German pair skater. She previously competed with Daniel Wende. They were the 2005-2006 German national silver medalists.

A German installation artist most famous for her body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a bod

A German installation artist most famous for her body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit with a very large horn projecting vertically from the headpiece, and Pencil Mask, a mesh harness for the head with many pencils projecting out. In May-August, 2005 the Hayward Gallery in London held a Rebecca Horn retrospective.When Horn returned to the Hamburg academy she continued to make cocoon-like things. She worked with padded body extensions and prosthetic bandages. In the late sixties she began creating performance art and continued to use bodily extensions.

Was a prolific film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. His disti

Was a prolific film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. His distinctive features–partially the result of disfiguring burns–together with a haunting style and demeanor led to his being called "The Face That Launched a Thousand Trips."Nalder is perhaps best remembered for his roles as an assassin in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much, the vampire Barlow in the 1979 filmed version of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, and the Andorian ambassador Shras in the Star Trek episode "Journey to Babel." Nalder also appeared (at the request of star Frank Sinatra) in a brief, uncredited role as a communist spymaster in John Frankenheimer's 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate.

A popular female boxer from Germany. Halmich, alongside Deirdre Gogarty of Ireland and Michelle Sutc

A popular female boxer from Germany. Halmich, alongside Deirdre Gogarty of Ireland and Michelle Sutcliffe of England among others, has helped popularize female boxing in Europe. She has also become a sex symbol and television personality in her native country.

Is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. She compe

Is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. She competed in 80 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Championships without reaching the final. In 1968 she joined the sports club SC DHfK Leipzig, and trained under coach Karl-Heinz Balzer and with fellow athletes like Karin Balzer and Christina Heinich.

Is a female skier from Austria. She represented Austria in the woman's downhill event in the 2010 Wi

Is a female skier from Austria. She represented Austria in the woman's downhill event in the 2010 Winter Olympics, in which she came 14th.

Is a German professional cyclist.Whilst young, Regina's family moved to Marktheidenfeld where she at

Is a German professional cyclist.Whilst young, Regina's family moved to Marktheidenfeld where she attended school. Her father, Hans Schleicher (born 1949) is a cycle racing coach and led her cycling career which began when she competed in the RV Concordia

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Ang

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished fifth in the K-4 500 m event.

Was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he participated

Was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he participated with the Austrian ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament.

S an Austrian figure skater who competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.

S an Austrian figure skater who competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired German alpine skier. She is married to Armin Bittner.

Is a retired German alpine skier. She is married to Armin Bittner.

German astrophysicist. He was the president of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft from 1972 to 1984. He has

German astrophysicist. He was the president of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft from 1972 to 1984. He has received the Bundesverdienstkreuz. Prof. Lust is a member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomi

Is a well-known journalist and author in Germany.[1] Until 1970, Reimar Oltmanns was involved in var

Is a well-known journalist and author in Germany.[1] Until 1970, Reimar Oltmanns was involved in various capacities with the Lower Saxony Young Democrats; afterwards he became President of this youth organisation, closely linked at this time to the FDP. H