German Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a German harpsichordist and composer of high Baroque music who lived and worked at the same time

Was a German harpsichordist and composer of high Baroque music who lived and worked at the same time as Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel. In 1705 Graupner left Leipzig to play the harpsichord in the orchestra of the Hamburg Opera under the direction of Reinhard Keiser, alongside a young violinist named Handel. In addition to playing the harpsichord, Graupner composed six operas in Hamburg, some of them in collaboration with Keiser, a popular composer of operas in Germany.

Is a retired German ski jumper. He finished second overall in the 2000-2001 Continental Cup. In the

Is a retired German ski jumper. He finished second overall in the 2000-2001 Continental Cup. In the World Cup he participated in one race, finishing 27th in Willingen in February 2001.

Is an Austrian skier competing in all World Cup disciplines apart from slalom. In his World Cup debu

Is an Austrian skier competing in all World Cup disciplines apart from slalom. In his World Cup debut, the Super G in Aspen, Colorado on November 27, 1998, he finished in fourteenth position.

A German zoologist.He was the director of the department of ichthyology and herpetology in the Museu

A German zoologist.He was the director of the department of ichthyology and herpetology in the Museum für Naturkunde.

Is a retired West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10000 metres and cross-country

Is a retired West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10000 metres and cross-country running. His first major international track race occurred in the 1978 European Athletics Championships in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, where he placed fourteenth in the 5,000-metre final (see Tapio Pekola et al., eds., "European Championships Prague" / EM-Praha, Kaarina, Finland: Publications Company Runner / Juoksija, 1978). He ran slightly better in the 1982 European Athletics Championships 5,000-metre final in Athens, Greece, placing thirteenth (see Markku Siukonen and Matti Aho, eds., "The Great European Championships Book" / Suuri EM-kirja, Jyväskylä, Finland: Sportti Kustannus / Sport Publications Oy / Ltd., 1990).

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1997.Heyder also finished fifth in the four-man event

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1997.Heyder also finished fifth in the four-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Is a German football defender, who plays for Hertha BSC.Janker started out in 1860 Munich's youth sy

Is a German football defender, who plays for Hertha BSC.Janker started out in 1860 Munich's youth system. He eventually made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga, and became a regular for their reserve team. After asking for a transfer to another team, he joine

Is a German professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour and the EPD Tour.Günther won his fi

Is a German professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour and the EPD Tour.Günther won his first tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2009 at the Kärnten Golf Open. He entered the final round five strokes behind the leader but shot a fantastic final

Is an Austrian football midfielder who plays for Bayern Munich II.He made his debut at FSA Austria W

Is an Austrian football midfielder who plays for Bayern Munich II.He made his debut at FSA Austria Wien 1-3 loss against AKA Austria Kärnten and scored his first goal. He scored his second goal in FSA Austria Wien's 5-0 win against Fußballakademie Linz. In the 2007-08 season played 12 games and scored 5 goals.

Is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football Bun

Is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side LASK Linz. He plays as a defender.

Is a German audio and media artist working with diverse artistic forms of expression: Composition an

Is a German audio and media artist working with diverse artistic forms of expression: Composition and Installation, video, text, net art and improvisation. He is a lecturer for Improvisation and Aesthetics at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt and lives in Düsseldorf. In the 1980s, he was involved in political movements and worked with street children in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in the liberation theological project in 1988 and 1989.[clarification needed] At the beginning of the 1990s his first artistic works emerged, even though a political or historical perspective for the subsequent artistic work always remained definitive.[clarification needed] From 1992–1998, he studied Political Science and Philosophy in Frankfurt upon Main at the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University.

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austri

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. Kröpfl joined the Sturm Graz Akademie to make his professional debut for SK Sturm Graz in the 2007/2008 season against SV Ried. In summer 2009 he joined FC Red Bull Salzburg. There he plays for the second Team, Salzburg Juniors, at first.

Is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005 (

Is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005 (as a pilot in from 1991). Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds (Two-man: 2002, Four-man: 1998) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1

Is an Austrian football player currently playing in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg.Le

Is an Austrian football player currently playing in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg.Leitgeb began his career in the youth squad of Sturm Graz spending two years there before moving into the first squad during the 2005/06 season

Is a German film and television actor. One of his best known roles was the portrayal of Felix Edel o

Is a German film and television actor. One of his best known roles was the portrayal of Felix Edel on the German television series Edel & Starck. He met his wife Stevee in Sherman Oaks a district of Los Angeles. They have two children daughter Lilly and son Spencer.[1]

Is a German actor and comedian.Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show Ske

Is a German actor and comedian.Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show Sketchup - The next generation in 1997. From 2002 to 2004, he performed as a supporting actor in Ladykracher. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the Pr

A German author and graphic artist.Christoph Meckel spent his youth in Freiburg im Breisgau, where h

A German author and graphic artist.Christoph Meckel spent his youth in Freiburg im Breisgau, where he attended Gymnasium. In 1954/55 he studied graphic art at the Academy of Art in Freiburg im Breisgau, and in 1956 at the Academy of Art in München.Since 1956 he has worked as both an author and graphic artist. He has travelled extensively through Europe, Africa, and America and lived in Oetingen in Markgräflerland, in Berlin, in the south of France, and in Tuscany.

Is a German scientist and university professor of computer sciences. He is president and CEO of the

Is a German scientist and university professor of computer sciences. He is president and CEO of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam (Germany), which is ranked a top university department in computer sciences in Germany (CHE-Ranking 2009). His actual research interests and activities is concentrated on Internet Technology and Systems and on innovation research (Design Thinking research). It is particularly focused on Internet security and security engineering (highest network security, safer Internet, SOA-Security and Trust), on innovative froms or teaching and learning (Web3.0, e-learning, tele-lecturing, e.g. tele-TASK), and on secure telemedicine. In 2006, he hosted together with Hasso Plattner the first German “National IT-Summit” of the German Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel.

Is a German football player currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Is a German football player currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin.

A football defender for Real Madrid. Metzelder is also a part of the Germany national football team,

A football defender for Real Madrid. Metzelder is also a part of the Germany national football team, with whom he has amassed a total of 39 caps.

Is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04.Moritz began his footballing career in 1994, at the

Is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04.Moritz began his footballing career in 1994, at the age of four, as a youth player with FC Viktoria 08 Arnoldsweiler. He stayed here for twelve years before moving to Alemannia Aachen. After three years wit

Is a German artist, writer and architect. Born 1960 in Aachen, Germany he spent his childhood and yo

Is a German artist, writer and architect. Born 1960 in Aachen, Germany he spent his childhood and youth in Düsseldorf, where he received his education in architecture at the University of Applied Sciences. Drawing, photography and writing have from his early years on occupied his mind and time. Since the late 90s he began exhibiting sculptural installation works both in off-spaces and art galleries. He has worked in set design and architecture and has been writing for artists and galleries. His translation of Han Shan Poems and Han Shan-inspired drawings are scheduled for publication in 2011. He worked as a curator for several exhibition projects and runs a company specializing in consulting and services for the arts.

Is a former German football player. He played for local TSV Großen-Linden, before moving to Eintrac

Is a former German football player. He played for local TSV Großen-Linden, before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt, nicknamed the Eagles. Since 2005-2006 Preuß is playing for the Eagles. In the 2006-2007 campaign he had bad luck, being injured for almost the

An artist based in Leipzig. Ruckhäberle studied at the California Institute of the Arts from 1991-1

An artist based in Leipzig. Ruckhäberle studied at the California Institute of the Arts from 1991-1992, and received his BFA in painting – in 1995 – and his MFA – in 2002 - from Hochschule fur Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig.His work has been shown in many exhibitions including the 2nd Prague Biennale, plus the LIGA Gallery in Berlin and Marianne Boesky in New York. Ruckhäberle has also exhibited at galleries including Arario Gallery in Korea, Nicolai Wallner in Copenhagen, Denmark and Ghislaine Hussenot in Paris, France. Ruckhäberle is represented by Sutton Lane in London and Paris, Nicolai Wallner in Copenhagen, Galerie Kleindienst in Leipzig and Zach Feuer Gallery in New York and Los Angeles.

Is a German equestrian and multiple World Champion at the World Equestrian Games.

Is a German equestrian and multiple World Champion at the World Equestrian Games.