German Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a German cinema and theatre actor and director. His first major theatre role came as Adelheid in

Was a German cinema and theatre actor and director. His first major theatre role came as Adelheid in Götz von Berlichingen with Ellen Schwiers at Jagsthausen festival. On television, he is mostly known for his roles in filmed theatrical adaptations: Der Richter und sein Henker (1957) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Schlaf der Gerechten (1962) by Albrecht Goes and Mirandolina (1963) by Carlo Goldoni.

Was a German Nazi, member of the Nazi Party and SS, responsible for art, theatres, movies etc.

Was a German Nazi, member of the Nazi Party and SS, responsible for art, theatres, movies etc.

Is a German rower. In 2006 she won second place the World Rowing Championships at the Dorney Lake, E

Is a German rower. In 2006 she won second place the World Rowing Championships at the Dorney Lake, Eton, Great Britain, and in 2007 the World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany.[1] She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[2]

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2002.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2002.

A former German football player and manager.A defender and sweeper in his professional career, Berna

A former German football player and manager.A defender and sweeper in his professional career, Bernard Dietz played in 495 Bundesliga matches for MSV Duisburg and FC Schalke 04, scoring 70 goals in his Duisburg years and seven in his days with FC Schalke 04 in the top tier of German football. Leaving Duisburg for Schalke in 1982 caused him to feature 34 times (1 goal) for the Gelsenkirchen outfit in the 2nd Bundesliga of 1983-1984 after the club had been relegated from Bundesliga in Dietz' first season with them.

Is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian

Is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger since 1989.Fanning began writing music, and upon graduating from St. Joseph's, moved on to the University of Queensland, where he studied journalism for a short time. He would go on to drop out to pursue a music career, after meeting Ian Haug in an economics class.

Is a former East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. In 1977 he was European Junior 2

Is a former East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. In 1977 he was European Junior 200-metre champion and 4×400 metres; he also won a Silver in 4×100 metres and Bronze in the 100 metres. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the 200 metres where he reached the final and finished 5th (Pietro Mennea took the gold). His relay team also took 5th in the 4×100 m.[1]

German-born biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve biochemistry.

German-born biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve biochemistry.

A German Heldentenor.Despite his humble beginnings he managed to secure an engagement in the Cologne

A German Heldentenor.Despite his humble beginnings he managed to secure an engagement in the Cologne Opera chorus. While in Cologne he continued his vocal studies with Professor Lenz and was eventually promoted to soloist in the Cologne theater.

Was a post-WWII West German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera Die Soldaten which is r

Was a post-WWII West German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera Die Soldaten which is regarded as one of the most important operas of the 20th century. As a result of his individual style, it is hard to label his music as avant-garde, serial or postmodern. His music employs a wide range of methods including the twelve-tone row and musical quotation.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Were German artists working as a collaborative duo. They are best known for their extensive series o

Were German artists working as a collaborative duo. They are best known for their extensive series of photographic images of industrial buildings. Bernd Becher studied painting at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart from 1953 to 1956, then typography under Karl Rössing at the Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie from 1959 to 1961.

Is a contemporary German alt/pop singer-songwriter linked to the Hamburger Schule.From the middle to

Is a contemporary German alt/pop singer-songwriter linked to the Hamburger Schule.From the middle to the end of the 1980s he was part of the Pop-music label "Fast Weltweit" (almost world wide). It was found by Michael Girke, Achim Knorr, Andreas Henning, Frank Spilker (Die Sterne) and Frank Werner. They released singles and cassette tape samplers, such as Jochen Distelmeyer's (now in the band Blumfeld) "Bienenjäger" with Thomas Wenzel (now in Die Goldenen Zitronen and Die Sterne and the very first Die Sterne single. Even with his connection to "Fast Weltweit", Bernd never released any records with them.

Is a former footballer from East Germany. Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG M

Is a former footballer from East Germany. Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG Motor Halle-Süd. From 1954 onwards, the son of a locksmith played throughout his career for SC Chemie Halle in its varying incarnations - except for the 197

Is a former German professional football player[1] who became a physician. He worked as the club doc

Is a former German professional football player[1] who became a physician. He worked as the club doctor of FC Schalke 04 in the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season. Already at the age of 18, midfielder Brexendorf was a member of the SV Werder Bremen Bundes

Is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of t

Is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Is a retired East German[1] long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. He won the silv

Is a retired East German[1] long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. He won the silver medal at the 1968 European Indoor Games (in 3000 metres), the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships, finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships[2] and fourteenth at the 1971 European Championships. He also competed at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who won the bronze medal for his native country in the

Is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who won the bronze medal for his native country in the men's 4,000m individual pursuit at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he captured the gold medal in the men's team time tria

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV and Eint

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV and Eintracht Braunschweig. He also represented Germany 15 times, including UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Albania, 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Austri

Is a German football (soccer) player.The 41-year-old keeper originally hung up his gloves in summer

Is a German football (soccer) player.The 41-year-old keeper originally hung up his gloves in summer 2003, taking up the role of Bayern youth goalkeeping coach and lending a hand to senior counterpart Sepp Maier in his efforts to keep Oliver Kahn and Micha

A former German football (soccer) player. A defensive midfielder, he played for thirteen seasons wit

A former German football (soccer) player. A defensive midfielder, he played for thirteen seasons with Bayern Munich, from 1972 to 1985. He played in a total of 375 Bundesliga games and scored 38 goals. He never earned an international cap on the senior level.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Sum

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a gold in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.

Was an East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s. He finished seventh in the individual l

Was an East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Eckstein also finished fifth in the individual large hill at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. His lone career victory was in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1974.

Is a rower who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the medals a

Is a rower who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions. [1] [2]

Is a German painter and concept artist. In the early eighties he was a representative of the „Neue

Is a German painter and concept artist. In the early eighties he was a representative of the „Neue Wilde“, a group of German artists. In the nineties it came to a stylistic imposition. The crude, strong, expressive figuration was replaced by a compositional color abstraction. Clear, strong color fields generated the basic formula of Gall’s paintings and built a distance to symbolize his art work. Objects and installations enlarged his artistic spectrum.