German Famous Baby Names

Is a retired football defender. ring his club career, Pichler played for Sturm Graz for 13 seasons b

Is a retired football defender. ring his club career, Pichler played for Sturm Graz for 13 seasons before finishing his career with SKN St. Pölten. He also made 11 appearances for the Austria national team, including the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Was a German communist politician of the Free City of Danzig and East Germany.He joined the Socialis

Was a German communist politician of the Free City of Danzig and East Germany.He joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and worked in various positions in the SED administration. Plenikowski was a member of the Volkskammer in 1950-1967, candida

Was an Austrian footballer. Powolny made his professional debut in 1916 for Austria Vienna, before m

Was an Austrian footballer. Powolny made his professional debut in 1916 for Austria Vienna, before moving to SC Ober-Sankt Veit in 1921. He coached Czech side RFK Reichenberg between 1931 and 1935.

Was a German ornithologist.Reichenow was the son-in-law of Jean Cabanis, and worked at the Humboldt

Was a German ornithologist.Reichenow was the son-in-law of Jean Cabanis, and worked at the Humboldt Museum from 1874 to 1921. He was an expert on African birds, making a collecting expedition to West Africa in 1872 and 1873, and writing Die Vögel Africas (1900-05). He also wrote Die Vögel der Bismarckinseln (1899). He was editor of the Journal für Ornithologie from 1894 to 1921.

Was a German composer of operas. He was a child prodigy who obtained the patronage of the duke of Hi

Was a German composer of operas. He was a child prodigy who obtained the patronage of the duke of Hildburghausen, who sent him to study in Bayreuth in 1758, then Italy (1764-66), and made him Kapellmeister enabling him to tour Europe. His most notable work is Alceste (1773), with a libretto by Christoph Martin Wieland.

Was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Is a Ukrainian-German football player.

Is a Ukrainian-German football player.

Was a German (and second-generation Bohemian) composer and violinist. Anton and his brother Carl rec

Was a German (and second-generation Bohemian) composer and violinist. Anton and his brother Carl received their first violin instruction from their father, Johann. After their father's death in 1757 they were taken on as students by Christian Cannabich, who had been a student of their father's. Both were by this time already violinists in the famous Mannheimer Kapelle and participated in its development.

Was a German astronomer.As a young man, he discovered one asteroid: 335 Roberta.

Was a German astronomer.As a young man, he discovered one asteroid: 335 Roberta.

Was a German football goalkeeper.He started his career at Duisburger Sportverein, but he soon switch

Was a German football goalkeeper.He started his career at Duisburger Sportverein, but he soon switched to TuS Duisburg 48/99. In 1950 he switched to Fortuna Düsseldorf. Between 1950 and 1954 he played 20 games for the German national team. He played in "The Miracle of Bern" 1954 FIFA World Cup final against Hungary and won the Championship.

Was a German composer and pedagogue who belonged to the late German Romantic. In 1878 he was appoint

Was a German composer and pedagogue who belonged to the late German Romantic. In 1878 he was appointed one of the first teachers at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt when it opened there, teaching piano and composition and had friendly communication with Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. After the death in 1882 of the Conservatory director Joachim Raff, Urspruch moved to the newly founded Raff-Konservatorium in Frankfurt, where he taught until his death.

Was a German chemist who together with Erich Haack discovered the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction. Anton Vi

Was a German chemist who together with Erich Haack discovered the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction. Anton Vilsmeier was born to the mill owner, Wolfgang Vilsmeier, and his wife, Philomena, in Burgweinting, Oberpfalz. He attended the Volksschule and the Altes Gymnasium in Regensburg. During World War I, he served in the 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, and became a British prisoner following the Battle of the Somme, returning to Germany in November 1919. From 1920, he studied chemistry at the University of Munich, and from 1922 at the University of Erlangen, where he continued as an assistant after his studies.

Was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom.In 1936 he went to Hollywood to reshoot dial

Was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom.In 1936 he went to Hollywood to reshoot dialogue for the multinational The Soldier and the Lady (1937), in the process changing his name from Adolf to Anton. With the rise of oppression in Nazi Germany, instead of returning to Austria, he settled in England, and continued as working as a cinema actor. High points include the dashing, intense German officer Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), the tyrannical impresario in The Red Shoes (1948) and the ringmaster in La Ronde (1950). One of his most unusual films is the 1948 Queen of Spades, an odd, gothic thriller in which he co-starred with Edith Evans.

Was an Austrian composer and conductor. He was a member of the Second Viennese School. As a student

Was an Austrian composer and conductor. He was a member of the Second Viennese School. As a student and significant follower of Arnold Schoenberg, he became one of the best-known proponents of the twelve-tone technique; in addition, his innovations regarding schematic organization of pitch, rhythm and dynamics were formative in the musical technique later known as total serialism.

Was a German-Bohemian composer. Like his compatriot Johann Andreas Kauchlitz (a few decades later),

Was a German-Bohemian composer. Like his compatriot Johann Andreas Kauchlitz (a few decades later), his entire musically significant life was in the rich Dutch Republic, which attracted musicians from various European countries, even the great Italian Pietro Antonio Locatelli. He died in Leiden, a Dutch university city.

Is a West German former luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the bronze

Is a West German former luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Winkler also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver (singles: 1978) and two bronzes (singles: 1977, doubles: 1979). Additionally, he won a gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1977 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany. Winkler was the first men's singles Luge World Cup overall champion in 1977-78.

Was an Austrian weightlifter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian weightlifter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is a German former ice dancer. With partner and twin brother Ferdinand Becherer, she was a three-tim

Is a German former ice dancer. With partner and twin brother Ferdinand Becherer, she was a three-time German national champion. They placed 9th at the 1988 Winter Olympics. They represented the club Konstanzer ERC.

Was a Bohemian composer, violinist, conductor, and voice teacher. His son was the spa physician Paul

Was a Bohemian composer, violinist, conductor, and voice teacher. His son was the spa physician Paul Cartellieri. In 1791, at the age of 18, Cartellieri became court composer and music director for Count Oborsky in Poland. The following year he returned to Berlin with his employer where his first opera premiered successfully. He then went with the Count to Vienna where he continued with further musical studies in music theory and composition under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Antonio Salieri, Ignaz von Seyfried, and possibly Ludwig van Beethoven.

Has been working in Berlin since 1995. He is known for his exploration of the relationship between t

Has been working in Berlin since 1995. He is known for his exploration of the relationship between the digital and physical world.[1] In his play on video game adaptations he is connecting the virtual and real world in a new way.[2][3] Pixels seem to be unstatisfied with their binary existence and have decided to jump into the tangible universe.[4]

Was a Soviet-Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music.

Was a Soviet-Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music.

Was an Austrian prime minister. He was a son of Archduke Rainer Joseph.Rainer was also a general in

Was an Austrian prime minister. He was a son of Archduke Rainer Joseph.Rainer was also a general in the Imperial Army, and very interested in art and science, in particular the emerging Papyrology. He donated his Fayum collection in 1899 to the Austrian N

Is an Australian musician. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he survived a turbulent upbringing to

Is an Australian musician. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he survived a turbulent upbringing to develop into a powerful voice for indigenous Australians, a storyteller in the tradition of his ancestors, and a nationally popular and respected artist.In 1956, Archie Roach's family, along with the rest of the area's indigenous population, were re-housed on Rumbularah mission. Roach and his family subsequently moved to Framlingham, where his mother was born

Is a German football defender/midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German na

Is a German football defender/midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as halfback.