German Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a German lawyer, scientist, and gifted poet. His name is widely associated with some of Johann S

Was a German lawyer, scientist, and gifted poet. His name is widely associated with some of Johann Sebastian Bach's best-known cantatas, mainly those composed as of 1714 in Weimar.[1][2] Franck had already written several secular cantata texts prior to hi

Was a German composer and a renowned teacher of piano and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory. B

Was a German composer and a renowned teacher of piano and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory. Because he was Jewish, Jadassohn could not qualify for the many church jobs as music directors or organists which were usually available to Christian graduates of a conservatory such as Leipzig, as they required deep knowledge of Christian liturgy and practice. Instead he worked for a Leipzig synagogue and a few local choral societies as well as teaching privately. Eventually, he was able to qualify for a position at the Leipzig Conservatory, teaching piano and composition.

Was a German composer, pianist, and physicist. After acting as tutor for a year at Amsterdam he retu

Was a German composer, pianist, and physicist. After acting as tutor for a year at Amsterdam he returned to Berlin to study physics and chemistry. In 1876 he established himself as privat-docent at the Bauakademie of Berlin, subsequently connecting himself in the same capacity with the Technische Hochschule at Charlottenburg, at which institution he was appointed lecturer (1894) and professor (1896) of physics. He died in Mariánské Lázne (Marienbad).

Was a German Jewish philologist. He was educated at the Jewish school of his native town, at the sem

Was a German Jewish philologist. He was educated at the Jewish school of his native town, at the seminary and academy at Münster, and at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin, and Paris (Ph.D., Berlin, 1864). In 1866 he became privat-docent, and in 1870 assistant professor, in the University of Heidelberg; and he became professor of Sanskrit there.

Was a German naturalist.Müller was the son of a saddler in Heidelberg. In 1823 Müller, along with

Was a German naturalist.Müller was the son of a saddler in Heidelberg. In 1823 Müller, along with Heinrich Boie and Heinrich Christian Macklot, was sent by Coenraad Jacob Temminck to collect specimens in the East Indies. Müller visited Indonesia in 1826, New Guinea and Timor in 1828, Java in 1831 and Sumatra between 1833 and 1835.

Is a professional footballer, who last played for TuS Koblenz. Gambino plays in the midfield, but ca

Is a professional footballer, who last played for TuS Koblenz. Gambino plays in the midfield, but can play as a striker as well.Since 1996, Gambino has been playing for Borussia Dortmund, first with the C-juniors, later with the B-juniors, then the A-juni

Was, at different points in his career in the motion picture industry, an agent, a producer and a st

Was, at different points in his career in the motion picture industry, an agent, a producer and a studio executive.Jaffe began as an office boy for Paramount-Famous Players-Lasky Company where he worked his way up through the ranks to become the executive in charge of production. In the early 1930s he worked at Columbia Pictures briefly before leaving to start his own talent agency. He successfully represented several stars of the era, including Lauren Bacall, Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, David Niven, Zero Mostel, Richard Burton, and Stanley Kubrick, until the 1950s when his business was negatively affected by investigations of his many of his clients by Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Is an Australian entertainer best known for being a member of the children's band The Wiggles. He wa

Is an Australian entertainer best known for being a member of the children's band The Wiggles. He was born and raised in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

Is a German-born Tunisian football striker who plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.He was called up on 1

Is a German-born Tunisian football striker who plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.He was called up on 10 November 2008, for the Tunisian national team and played 45 minutes.

Is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart. Khedira has been at the club since 1995 and won

Is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart. Khedira has been at the club since 1995 and won the Bundesliga title in the 2006–07 season.

Was a German chess master.He played several times in Leipzig championships; took 3rd in 1928, took 2

Was a German chess master.He played several times in Leipzig championships; took 3rd in 1928, took 2nd in 1929, shared 1st with Max Blümich, but lost to him a play-off match (2.5–4.5) in 1930, and twice won in 1931 and 1933. He also took 5th at Bautzen 1929, tied for 12-13th at Zwickau 1930 (Karl Helling won), and took 5th at Frankfurt.

Was a German political comedian, journalist and sports reporter. Together with Dieter Hildebrandt, i

Was a German political comedian, journalist and sports reporter. Together with Dieter Hildebrandt, in 1956 he created the "Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft", one of Germany's most successful and influential sites of political cabaret, for which he wa

Was a German physician, botanist and explorer.Gmelin was the author of Historia Fucorum (1768), the

Was a German physician, botanist and explorer.Gmelin was the author of Historia Fucorum (1768), the first work dedicated to marine biology, dealing exclusively with algae and the first using the binomial system of nomenclature. It includes elaborate illustrations of seaweed and marine algae on folded leaves. However, algal specimens used by Gmelin in the Historia fucorum are thought to no longer exist (Dixon & Irvine, 1970). The results of his travels were published in Reise durch Russland zur untersuchung der drey natur-reiche (Trip through Russia to study the three natural provinces) (1770-1784, 4 vols.). The final volume was edited by Peter Simon Pallas.

A German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots.Schwabe was born at Dessau. At first an apot

A German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots.Schwabe was born at Dessau. At first an apothecary, he turned his attention to astronomy, and in 1826 commenced his observations on sunspots. Schwabe was trying to discover a new planet inside the orbit of Mercury which was tentatively called Vulcan. Because of the proximity to the Sun, it would have been very difficult to observe Vulcan, and Schwabe believed one possibility to detect the planet might be to see it as a dark spot when passing in front of the Sun. For 17 years, from 1826 to 1843, on every clear day, Schwabe would scan the sun and record its spots trying to detect Vulcan among them. He didn’t find the planet but noticed the regular variation in the number of sunspots and published his findings in a short article entitled "Solar Observations during 1843"

A retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the

A retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Was a German chess master.Uncle of Jacques Mieses, he studied medicine at the University of Breslau,

Was a German chess master.Uncle of Jacques Mieses, he studied medicine at the University of Breslau, and was one of chess pupils of Adolf Anderssen. He lost a match to him (0.5 : 4.5) in 1867, and was a frequent chess opponent of Johannes Zukertort and Jakob Rosanes in Breslau.

Was a German composer and poet in the early 17th century. Rüling was born around 1586 in Groitzsch,

Was a German composer and poet in the early 17th century. Rüling was born around 1586 in Groitzsch, near Leipzig, as the son of Johann (also Johannes, Hans) Rüling. His father (1550–1615) served as organist in Zeithain from 1572 to 1575, then in Döbeln until 1582, and finally until his death in Groitzsch, where he was also town clerk. Johann Rüling also published the Tabulaturbuch auff Orgeln und Instrument in 1583, and consequently his considerable musical accomplishments make it likely that Samuel received an extensive musical education early on. Samuel Rüling entered the Fürstenschule at Grimma on 20 June 1601, and left it on 4 July 1606. His instructors in Grimma were primarily the rector Martin Hayneccius and cantor Fridericus Birck.

Was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era. Scheidt was the first internat

Was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era. Scheidt was the first internationally significant German composer for the organ, and represents the flowering of the new north German style, which occurred largely as a result of the Protestant Reformation. In south Germany and some other countries of Europe, the spiritual and artistic influence of Rome remained strong, so most music continued to be derivative of Italian models. Cut off from Rome, musicians in the newly Protestant areas readily developed new stylistic ideas which were much different from the practice of their neighbors.

Known as "Sandra", is a popular German singer/songwriter, currently living in Ibiza (Spain)

Known as "Sandra", is a popular German singer/songwriter, currently living in Ibiza (Spain)

She appeared from 1999-2001 at the Jena Theater, Thuringia and then for one year at the Schauspielha

She appeared from 1999-2001 at the Jena Theater, Thuringia and then for one year at the Schauspielhaus Leipzig. It was Oliver Held who finally recommended her to the Theatre Basel, Switzerland where, (as of 2006), she still appears. She currently lives in Basel.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2000.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2000.At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won silver in the two-woman event together with teammate Ulrike Holzner. She also competed in the bobsleigh events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, w

Is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009

Is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009, most of them with her twin Daniela although they never reached a WTA doubles final. In January 2007 Sandra and her twin were diagnosed with a rare form o

Is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She turned pro in July 1995.

Is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She turned pro in July 1995.

Is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She turned pro in July 1995.On March 19, 2007,

Is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She turned pro in July 1995.On March 19, 2007, Kl÷sel reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 87.

Is a German judoka.

Is a German judoka.