German Famous Baby Names

Is a professor of philosophy at the University of Hagen, Germany. She earned her PhD in philosophy 1

Is a professor of philosophy at the University of Hagen, Germany. She earned her PhD in philosophy 1973 from the Ruhr University Bochum writing her dissertation about Heidegger and her habilitation 1982 about Hegel's Aesthetics. She thought since 1991 at

A former champion alpine ski racer. She was the most successful World Cup racer during the 1970s.She

A former champion alpine ski racer. She was the most successful World Cup racer during the 1970s.She celebrated her biggest successes in Downhill, Giant Slalom and Combined races. In 1980, her last year as a competitor, she secured her third Olympic medal (in Lake Placid) and won 5 World Cup races.During her career, she won the overall World Cup title six times, including five consecutive (1971-75). She has 62 individual World Cup victories, more than any other female athlete and behind only Ingemar Stenmark and Ole Einar Bjørndalen among all winter ski sport athletes.

Was a well known and very influential German Orientalist and scholar, who wrote extensively on Islam

Was a well known and very influential German Orientalist and scholar, who wrote extensively on Islam and Sufism. She began studying at the University of Berlin in 1939 at the age of 17, during the period of Nazi Germany. She received a doctorate in Islamic languages and civilization at the age of 19. Following this, she was drafted by the German Foreign Office while continuing with her scholarly work in her free time. At the age of 23, she became a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Marburg, Germany in 1946, where she earned a second doctorate in the history of religions in 1954.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s.

Is a retired East German hurdler. She competed for the sports club SC Turbine Erfurt during her acti

Is a retired East German hurdler. She competed for the sports club SC Turbine Erfurt during her active career.

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1990 European Championships i

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split she finished fourth in 400 m and won the 4x400 m relay for East Germany together with Grit Breuer, Manuela Derr and Petra Schersing. At the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Seville Hesselbarth helped win the gold medal in an indoor world record time of 3:27.22 minutes. The teammates were Sandra Seuser, Katrin Schreiter and Grit Breuer. At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics she ran in the heats for the German team who finished third in the final.

A German singer. She lives with a large part of her family in Hamburg. Louisan is her stage name, de

A German singer. She lives with a large part of her family in Hamburg. Louisan is her stage name, derived from the name of her grandmother, Louise. Concerning her birth year, there is contradicting testimony, with the official date being given as 1979. In

Is a German track cyclist who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, winning a silver me

Is a German track cyclist who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, winning a silver medal in the sprint event.

Is a German figure skater who has also competed internationally for the Czech Republic. She won the

Is a German figure skater who has also competed internationally for the Czech Republic. She won the 1999 Czech Figure Skating Championships and is the 2003-2006 German national champion.

Is a retired West German high jumper. She finished eighth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships.

Is a retired West German high jumper. She finished eighth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships.[1] She represented the sports clubs TV Sontra and TuS 04 Leverkusen, and won bronze medals at the West German championships in 1978 and 1979.[2]

Is a German musician and composer. Schlünz took a teaching position at the Dresden Center for Conte

Is a German musician and composer. Schlünz took a teaching position at the Dresden Center for Contemporary Music in 1987 and taught at the Dresden Music School from 1987 to 1992. She went on a concert and lecture tour in South America in 1996, and also appeared in Denmark, France, Spain, the USA, and Vietnam in 2001. She has also lectured at the electronic music studio of the Academy of Arts in Berlin, the Brandenburg Colloquium, the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart and the German Academy at the Villa Massimo in Rome. She was composer-in-residence at GRAME Centre National de Création Musicale in Lyon in 2005.[2]

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

A 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.

A 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.

Is a German actress and comedian.After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the

Is a German actress and comedian.After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Keller" for three years and worked as a theater actress in Cologne. In 1997 Frier was member of the cast of the RTL series Hinter Gitte

Is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of A

Is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on September 16, 1967 with a time of 3:07:27 in Waldniel, West Germany.[1] [nb 1] Pede and Monika Boers were asked by Ernst van Aaken, an early proponent of women's running, to participate in a race organized by his running club.[5] According to German sports historian Karl Lennartz, journalists skeptical of 13-year-old Maureen Wilton's recent world best in Toronto, Canada asked van Aaken if women and teenagers were capable of such a performance.[5] Mocked and derided for claiming that faster times were indeed possible, van Aaken chose Pede, a middle-distance runner and mother of two, and Boers, a 19-year-old from the Netherlands, to prove himself correct.[5][nb 2]

Is a junior German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 560, which she reached on May 1

Is a junior German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 560, which she reached on May 10, 2010.

Is a retired German pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.77 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Wattens

Is a retired German pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.77 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Wattenscheid. This is the current German record.

Is an Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer from Germany. She swam for her homeland at the

Is an Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer from Germany. She swam for her homeland at the 2008 Olympics.

Is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who was born as Annika Liebs and lives in Gerbru

Is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who was born as Annika Liebs and lives in Gerbrunn. She was a member of the German team, that won the silver medal in the 4x100 Freestyle Relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, G

Is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She became European champion in the 200m Butterfly at the European SC Championships 2000 in Valencia.

Is a female javelin thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 61.38 metres, achieved in May 2

Is a female javelin thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 61.38 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.[1] This ranks her sixth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Tanja Damaske, Steffi Nerius, Karen Forkel and Dörthe Friedrich.[2]

Is a former professional tennis player who had a career high ranking of 179 in 2002. Kirschwasser ha

Is a former professional tennis player who had a career high ranking of 179 in 2002. Kirschwasser had a short lived career, retiring after only three years on tour due to an unexpected pregnancy. When she was touring, she used Babolat racquets.

Is a German diver.

Is a German diver.

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national tea

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team. Krahn played for the Germany women's national football team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. She also played for Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a pioneering jet engine engineer, known for the development of the Jumo 004 turbojet in Germany

Was a pioneering jet engine engineer, known for the development of the Jumo 004 turbojet in Germany during World War II, and his work on turboshaft designs in the U.S. after the war.Franz studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Graz and earned a doctoral degree from the University of Berlin. Franz worked as a design engineer at a company in Berlin, where he developed hydraulic torque converters. In 1936, he joined Junkers, and during much of the 1930s he was in charge of supercharger and turbocharger development.