German Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a German author and actor. The son of an engineer and the procurer of a publishing house, he grew

Is a German author and actor. The son of an engineer and the procurer of a publishing house, he grew up in the borough of Pankow. In 1949 his family moved to Friedenau. Here Karsunke attended Gymnasium (high school). In 1953 he passed the Abitur and studied jurisprudence for three semesters. From 1955 to 1957 he studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Schule, today known as the Ernst Busch High School for Drama. From 1957 to 1964 he made a living doing odd jobs.

Her German partner Andreas Groethuysen (born 2 September 1956 in Munich) are a piano duo.Yaara Tal s

Her German partner Andreas Groethuysen (born 2 September 1956 in Munich) are a piano duo.Yaara Tal studied with Ilona Vincze and Arie Vardi before going to Germany where she finished her studies with Hugo Steurer and Ludwig Hoffmann. Andreas Groethuysen studied in Munich with Ludwig Hoffmann and in London with Peter Feuchtwanger.Since 1985 they have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals.

Is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Yanni left his homeland at the age of 18 to att

Is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Yanni left his homeland at the age of 18 to attend the University of Minnesota. After receiving a B.A. in psychology, he would instead seek a life in music though he had no formal training and could not read a note. After playing keyboards in local rock bands such as Chameleon, he moved to California in pursuit of movie soundtrack work. In 1987, he put together a small band which included long-time bandmate Charlie Adams, and John Tesh, and began touring to promote his earliest instrumental albums, Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days. He later earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time.

Is a German professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsc

Is a German professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Is a German footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a forward for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.Kakoko

Is a German footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a forward for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.Kakoko began his career with ESV Saarbrücken and later 1. FC Saarbrücken. He left Saarbrücken in summer 2003, joining FC Metz, but returned to Germany after one ye

Is a Turkish-German actress and model.

Is a Turkish-German actress and model.

Is a Turkish-German actress, screenwriter and film director.

Is a Turkish-German actress, screenwriter and film director.

Is a Turkish-German football player with dual citizenship. He plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dor

Is a Turkish-German football player with dual citizenship. He plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund, having previously played in the academy and youth ranks for the same team.

Is an Austrian football midfielder of Turkish descent. He was born in Vienna. Pehlivan began his car

Is an Austrian football midfielder of Turkish descent. He was born in Vienna. Pehlivan began his career 1998 with Breitensee/Wat 16 (WS Ottakring) and signed in 2000 a loan deal with First Vienna FC. He received his first call-up for Austria in winter 2008/2009 but only made his debut against Italy national under-21 football team on 11 February 2009.

Is a Greek classical guitarist and composer. His professional activities include performing, master

Is a Greek classical guitarist and composer. His professional activities include performing, master classes, editing, and recording.

Is a German composer and Professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. Between 1963 a

Is a German composer and Professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. Between 1963 and 1970 Höller studied at the Cologne Musikhochschule: composition with Joachim Blume and Bernd Alois Zimmermann, piano with Else Schmitz-Gohr and Alfons Kontarsky, and orchestral conducting with Wolfgang von der Nahmer. In parallel to this he studied musicology and philosophy at the University of Cologne. He did further musical studies at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt with Pierre Boulez, and in 1967 sat his examination in music education.

Is an Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey L

Is an Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League. Riener began his career with Wiener EV before moving to EC Red Bull Salzburg. He moved to Black Wings Linz in 2006 where he has become a regular mem

Is a retired German footballer, who played mainly as a right defender. After beginning his career wi

Is a retired German footballer, who played mainly as a right defender. After beginning his career with Arminia Bielefeld, Eigenrauch went on to spend twelve years with FC Schalke 04, being regularly used during nine of his first ten.

Is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Thomas Rudolph, he won the silver m

Is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Thomas Rudolph, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Mankel also won a silver in the men's doubles event at the 1991 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, Germany. He also won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the mixed team event (1992), a silver in the mixed team event (1994), and a bronze in the men's doubles event (1994).

A German singer, actress and TV host.

A German singer, actress and TV host.

Was a German bobsledder who competed from 2000 to 2004.Cernota was killed in a training accident at

Was a German bobsledder who competed from 2000 to 2004.Cernota was killed in a training accident at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Königssee, Germany, less than two weeks after finishing fourth with fellow German bobsledder Cathleen Martini at

Is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She competed for East

Is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She competed for East Germany until 1990, and then Germany. In 1993 she married Jamaican hurdler Winthrop Graham and obtained Jamaican citizenship.

A tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her

A tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her career high ranking is No. 60, a ranking she achieved on 19 November 2007.In July 2007, Meusburger made a surprising run to the final of the 2007 Gastein Ladies tournament. The most notable win of this run was her first round win over the second seed Émilie Loit of France. She followed it up by beating Eva Birnerová, Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Karin Knapp. In the final she was defeated by Francesca Schiavone, 6–1, 6–4.

Is a German figure skater. She went on to represent East Germany in ice dance between 1988 and 1990

Is a German figure skater. She went on to represent East Germany in ice dance between 1988 and 1990 and then for Germany between 1990 and 1995.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s.