German Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth and scored the w

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth and scored the winning goal in the 1-0 victory in the German Cup against VfB Stuttgart on 27 October 2009.

Is a German politician.Since 1962, Neumann has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

Is a German politician.Since 1962, Neumann has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 1979 to 2008, he led the CDU in Bremen. He was a member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen from 1971 to 1987. Since 1987, Neumann has been a member of th

A former German footballer. Due to his straight shots his nickname was "Doktor Hammer".Nickel began

A former German footballer. Due to his straight shots his nickname was "Doktor Hammer".Nickel began his career in 1957 at SV Eisemroth. In 1966 he was signed by Eintracht Frankfurt, where he scored 141 goals in 426 Bundesliga games. He won the DFB-Pokal in 1974, 1975 and 1981. His biggest success was the victory of the UEFA Cup in 1980. Frankfurt won against Borussia Mönchengladbach with 1-0 and 2-3. Nickel stayed until 1983 at the Eintracht. He was notorious for his heavy distance shots and free kicks.

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 four medals with two golds (1976: K-2 500 m, 1980: K-4 1000 m), one silver (1976: K-2 1000 m), and one bronze (1980: K-2 500 m).

A former German football player.

A former German football player.

Is a German automobile engineer and manager.He was born in Munich, Bavaria, and studied Mechanical E

Is a German automobile engineer and manager.He was born in Munich, Bavaria, and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich from 1968 to 1972. He earned the degree of "Diplom Ingenieur", and began his career at BMW in 1973 as a Pr

Is a German politician (CSU) and a son of expellees.Posselt is respected in the Sudeten German commu

Is a German politician (CSU) and a son of expellees.Posselt is respected in the Sudeten German community and in his home state of Bavaria. The conservative Bavarian government has often supported the Sudeten German community, and was among those demanding

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Is a retired German football player. He played his only game for West Germany on October 12, 1966, s

Is a retired German football player. He played his only game for West Germany on October 12, 1966, scoring a goal in a 2:0 friendly win against Turkey. He scored 119 goals in the Bundesliga.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen.

A champion touring car driver from Germany.

A champion touring car driver from Germany.

Is a German football manager. He is the current manager of the women’s Bundesliga side 1. FFC Turb

Is a German football manager. He is the current manager of the women’s Bundesliga side 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Bernd Schröder was a goalkeeper and played for various clubs in Leipzig. In 1971, he became the first manager of the women's team of the BSG Tur

Is a German former footballer. Schulz began his career with Berliner FC Dynamo, and was part of the

Is a German former footballer. Schulz began his career with Berliner FC Dynamo, and was part of the all-conquering team of the 1980s. He won nine consecutive East German titles, and two Cups between 1979 and 1989. He also won three caps for East Germany i

A German football coach and former player. He is the manager at Spanish club Real Madrid.Schuster wa

A German football coach and former player. He is the manager at Spanish club Real Madrid.Schuster was an important part of the FC Barcelona team during the 1980s, leading the game from midfield and scoring many goals. His club president Josep Lluís Núñez and some trainers like Helenio Herrera, Udo Lattek, Terry Venables and Luis Aragones had difficult relations with him[1]. At age 21, in 1981, he received a bad injury on his right knee by Athletic Bilbao defender Andoni Goikoetxea and never reached the level of the early seasons. He won, however, the European Bronze Ball in 1981 and 1985.

Is a German football manager currently managing Belarus. Stange started playing at an early age and

Is a German football manager currently managing Belarus. Stange started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team. He continued to play for Chemie Gnaschwitz in the lower divisions until 1965 and later a year at Vorwärts Bautz

Is a German football coach and currently manager of Kazakhstan national football team since January

Is a German football coach and currently manager of Kazakhstan national football team since January 2009. As a player Storck made his debut in the Bundesliga with VfL Bochum. In summer 1983 he moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he remained for six years.

Is a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He rec

Is a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD in 1987 from the University of Washington and the Technische Universität Darmstadt. After two postdoctoral years at the Institute for Mathema

Is a German actor. He is best known for his role as Navigator Kriechbaum in the 1981 film Das Boot.[

Is a German actor. He is best known for his role as Navigator Kriechbaum in the 1981 film Das Boot.[1] In the mid-1980s, Tauber appeared on the TV show Lindenstraße as Benno Zimmermann, the first HIV-positive character in German television.

Is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a retired German footballer. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, Hannov

Is a retired German footballer. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, Hannover 96 and Hamburger SV.

Is an Austrian operatic baritone, best-known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.We

Is an Austrian operatic baritone, best-known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.Weikl debuted at the Salzburg Festival in 1971 as Melot in Tristan und Isolde, at the Bayreuth Festival in 1972 as Wolfram in Tannhäuser, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1975 as Figaro in The Barber of Seville and at the Metropolitan Opera in 1977 as Wolfram.

Is a German boxer who won titles for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won even

Is a German boxer who won titles for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won even the GDR-Championships in Boxing 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976.

Is a German politician and Oberstudienrat. From 1993 until 1995 Richter was the leader of the ödp,

Is a German politician and Oberstudienrat. From 1993 until 1995 Richter was the leader of the ödp, or Ecological Democratic Party.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964.

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played six matches including the final.