German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is an Austro-Serbian football player who currently plays as forward for German Regionalliga Nord sid

Is an Austro-Serbian football player who currently plays as forward for German Regionalliga Nord side 1. FC Magdeburg. Vujanovic began his football career at his home town club FK Šumadija Arandelovac before moving to Vienna.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Hamburger SV II. He made his professio

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Hamburger SV II. He made his professional debut in the 2003/04 season in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for NAC Breda.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for NAC Breda.

Is a musician and an Australian singer-songwriter. Thistlethwayte is most widely known as the frontm

Is a musician and an Australian singer-songwriter. Thistlethwayte is most widely known as the frontman for the band Thirsty Merc. He is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist.

Is a retired East German biathlete who won two World Championships medals. He represented the sports

Is a retired East German biathlete who won two World Championships medals. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.[1] [2] [3]

A German footballer. His nickname is Balu (Germanized version of Baloo the bear in the Jungle Book).

A German footballer. His nickname is Balu (Germanized version of Baloo the bear in the Jungle Book).He was a goalkeeper in the Bundesliga between 1982 and 1994. The first two years he was only reserve keeper of Bayern Munich (first choice was Jean-Marie Pfaff). In 1984 he became number 1 for the first time until his injury in November 1985. When Jean-Marie Pfaff left Bayern Munich in 1988, Raimond Aumann finally became number 1. He was considered one of the best German goalkeepers at that time.

Is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s.Bethge was forced to retire from bobslei

Is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s.Bethge was forced to retire from bobsleigh in 1979 following a bus accident. He became a trainer for the bobsleigh federation in East Germany, then for unified Germany after East and West Germany

Was a German actor. He reached strong popularity at the beginning of the 1970s with his roles as the

Was a German actor. He reached strong popularity at the beginning of the 1970s with his roles as the Sea-Wolf and Michael Strogoff. Harmstorf was the son of a medic from Hamburg. He started a sports career and early became a regional master of the decathlon. He then studied medicine, later music and performing arts. From the beginning of the 1960s he started performing in smaller TV productions. His breakthrough was in 1971 with the TV series The Sea-Wolf, after Jack London's novel, where he played the evil-minded Captain Larsen. Later he played in several spaghetti westerns along with Bud Spencer, Franco Nero and Charlton Heston.

Is an Austrian football goalkeeper for SK Rapid Wien.

Is an Austrian football goalkeeper for SK Rapid Wien.

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]

A former German footballer. He was a wing-back or defensive midfielder.Bonhof, a midfielder, was wid

A former German footballer. He was a wing-back or defensive midfielder.Bonhof, a midfielder, was widely recognized — during his time — for having one of the game's hardest free-kicks as well as longest and most precise throw-ins. Former Liverpool goalkeeper, Ray Clemence, in 1977 following a European Cup tie between the Reds and Borussia Mönchengladbach, was credited for expressing fear of Bonhof's shots. Clemence's fear was such that in a March 1978 match between Liverpool and Borussia Mönchengladbach he ducked to avoid a 25 metre Bonhof free-kick that appeared to be going straight for the keeper's head. Bonhof was awarded the ARD Goal of the Month on three occasions.

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1956

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1956 he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.

Is a German politician and member of the FDP. He served as Minister of Economics and Transport of Rh

Is a German politician and member of the FDP. He served as Minister of Economics and Transport of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1987–1998. On 28 October 2009, he was appointed Federal Minister for Economics and Technology in the Cabinet Merkel II.

Is a former German footballer who amassed 56 caps for East Germany. Until the age of 14, Ranier Erns

Is a former German footballer who amassed 56 caps for East Germany. Until the age of 14, Ranier Ernst played in the Dynamo Neutrelitz youth side. He then transferred to BFC Dynamo, where he played in 203 league games, scoring 88 goals, until the fall of t

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for SC Hauenstein. He made his debut on t

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for SC Hauenstein. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern on November 4, 2000 when he started in a game against FC Schalke 04.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle rela

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won at the 1960 Olympics in R

He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won at the 1960 Olympics in Rome the silver medal in 4000- m team pursuit.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German television actor.

Is a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur. Theory and practice of biomedical information sys

Is a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur. Theory and practice of biomedical information systems and medical innovation. New therapies of pain, stress, cell degeneration. These include biomedical information systems and a number of new transdermal therapies, e.g. transdermal hormonal contraception (1988), including its first time clinical proof (together with L. Wildt, University of Erlangen). Bioinformatics conception of a transdermal therapy of neuromuscular pain with sodium channel blockers (1993/94), including the first clinical proof of effectiveness in back pain and postoperative pain (1995) and first market product of its kind in the USA. Another US product (Lidoderm) that is based on the same conception is approved for postherpetic pain.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing Karlsruher SC II.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing Karlsruher SC II.

A German artist working in the field of trompe l'oeil and mural painting. German newspapers, such as

A German artist working in the field of trompe l'oeil and mural painting. German newspapers, such as Die Bunte, have stated that he is the "the Michelangelo of Modern Times". Latzke's work may be found in public buildings and private residences throughout the world, such as the Vienna Town Hall, royal palaces in the United Arab Emirates and cruise ships like the Royal Clipper from the German television drama “Under the White Sails”.

German language's greatest 20th century poets.

German language's greatest 20th century poets.