German Famous Boy Names with Letter W

Was a German exegete and grammarian born at Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm At an early age Heidenheim was

Was a German exegete and grammarian born at Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm At an early age Heidenheim was sent to Fürth, where he studied Talmud under Joseph Steinhardt, author of Zikron Yosef, and, from 1777, under Hirsch Janow. Besides Talmudic literature, Heidenheim devoted himself to the study of Hebrew grammar, and particularly of the Masorah. In 1782 he left Fürth, probably on account of Janow's opposition to Mendelssohn's translation of the Pentateuch, of which Heidenheim was an admirer. He went to Frankfort-on-the-Main, where he made the acquaintance of the most prominent scholars, among them Wolf Breidenbach and Solomon Dubno. There began his literary activity, which lasted fifty years. He died at Rödelheim.

A video artist who has been exhibiting since the 1960s. Since 1982 he has been a professor of interm

A video artist who has been exhibiting since the 1960s. Since 1982 he has been a professor of intermedia art at the Technical University in Berlin.

Was a German theatre and film actor. He grew up in Switzerland, where he studied chemistry and physi

Was a German theatre and film actor. He grew up in Switzerland, where he studied chemistry and physiology. In 1937 he was deemed unfit for service in the Wehrmacht, and then went to Berlin where he trained as an actor. Kaiser made his stage début in 1941 at the Stadtheater in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, when that country was occupied by Germany. This led to Kaiser's engagement at the Volksbühne in Berlin from 1942 until 1945. Kaiser then had engagements in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and the Schauspiel Leipzig. In 1950 Kaiser returned to Berlin, where Bertolt Brecht recruited him to the Deutsches Theater and the Berliner Ensemble. Kaiser starred as Mack the Knife in Brecht and Weill's The Threepenny Opera in more than 450 times.[1] Kaiser stayed with the Berliner Ensemble until 1967, becoming one of East Germany's foremost stage actors.

Is a German theatre and television actor. He was born in Torgau, where his family had fled during Wo

Is a German theatre and television actor. He was born in Torgau, where his family had fled during World War II. He was raised and educated in Bremen. In 1961 he moved to the United States and graduated from the Edsel Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan. He spent the next months travelling through the Midwest of the US.

Is a German actor. He is best known for playing lawyer Jo Gerner in the German soap opera Gute Zeite

Is a German actor. He is best known for playing lawyer Jo Gerner in the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. He has been portraying this role since 3 February 1993.

Is a former German football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeb

Is a former German football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. In 2006 he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.

Is a former East German football player. Seguin took up playing football in his hometown of Burg in

Is a former East German football player. Seguin took up playing football in his hometown of Burg in 1953. He spent ten years with Einheit Burg, playing an attacking role. In the 1974 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Seguin decided the match, scoring the game's

Is a retired German footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach with Borussia Dortmund.

Is a retired German footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach with Borussia Dortmund.

Is a retired German football player who played for 1. FC Magd

Is a retired German football player who played for 1. FC Magd

Was a German racing driver. He was the son of a noble Rhineland family.He participated in 29 Formula

Was a German racing driver. He was the son of a noble Rhineland family.He participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 2, 1956. He won two races, secured one pole position, achieved six podiums, and scored a total o

Was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His 600 compositions include works wid

Was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His 600 compositions include works widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Mozart is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and many of his works are part of the standard concert repertoire.

Is an Austrian singer-songwriter, most famously known for setting the then-new trend in the 1970s kn

Is an Austrian singer-songwriter, most famously known for setting the then-new trend in the 1970s known now as Austropop. He is most famous for his song "Da Hofa" and "Schi foan".

Was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at t

Was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1

Was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1960-1966) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1966-1976). He played 17 matches (19 if Olympic matches were also counted) for the East Germany national football team, a

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was par

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored eleven goals.

Was a German author and playwright whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his

Was a German author and playwright whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War.Borchert was born in Hamburg, the only child of teacher Fritz Borchert and author Hertha Borchert. Far from being an enthusiastic Nazi, Borchert hated his (compulsory) time in the party's youth wing, the Hitler Youth, from which (after much effort) he managed to resign. In 1940 he was arrested by the Gestapo (Secret State Police) and then released. The same year he reluctantly took up an apprenticeship at a Hamburg bookshop. While at the bookshop, Borchert secretly took acting lessons. In 1941, upon passing his acting examination, he left the apprenticeship and began working at a theatre in Hanover. His nascent theatrical career was cut short, however, by his conscription into the Wehrmacht only a few months later.

Is a German politician and member of the CDU, which he joined in 1967. Since 1987 he has been a memb

Is a German politician and member of the CDU, which he joined in 1967. Since 1987 he has been a member of the Bundestag.

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1974 and 19

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1974 and 1976 he represented the Landtag of Bavaria and between 1993 and 1997 he was the Minister of Post and Telecommunications.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschwei

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig. As of February 2009, he works as a supervisor for the youth team of SV Werder Bremen.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is an Austrian football player who plays for SK Austria Kärnten.He formerly played for FC Blau-Weis

Is an Austrian football player who plays for SK Austria Kärnten.He formerly played for FC Blau-Weiss Linz and SV Pasching.

Was a German organist and composer. As a boy he was a student in Nuremberg and sang in the Frauenkir

Was a German organist and composer. As a boy he was a student in Nuremberg and sang in the Frauenkirche choir. He later studied at the University of Altdorf and became the organist at St Johannis church and a grammar school teacher in Schweinfurt. In 1650 Duke Ernst the Pious appointed him to his court at Gotha as cantor and music tutor to his family, and he eventually rose to the post of Kapellmeister. Duke Ernst's eldest daughter, the wife of Landgrave Ludwig VI of Hessen-Darmstadt, called Briegel to Darmstadt as Kapellmeister in 1671. He stayed in this post until his death, but in his later years he was assisted by Christoph Graupner and Ernst Christian Hesse.

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He has been a mayor

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He has been a mayor of Amberg on many occasions since 1990. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria between 1982 and 1990.

Is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics

Is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics bronze medalist. They are also the 1967 World and European silver medalists.