German Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a German actor and voice actor. He studied in Hamburg and began his career working with Joseph Of

Is a German actor and voice actor. He studied in Hamburg and began his career working with Joseph Offenbach. Among the actors for whom he has dubbed have been Yves Montand, Peter Falk, Marlon Brando, Vittorio Gassman, and James Garner.

Is a German football player currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Is a German football player currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Is an Austrian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Graz 99ers in the Erste Bank Hockey L

Is an Austrian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Graz 99ers in the Erste Bank Hockey League.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1988 Summer

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Was a German tropical medicine specialist, particularly remembered for his infamous participation in

Was a German tropical medicine specialist, particularly remembered for his infamous participation in the Nazi human experiments at the Dachau concentration camp during World War II. Though never a member of the Nazi Party and a recognized researcher before the war, Schilling became notorious as a consequence of his enthusiastic participation in human research under both Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. From 1942 to 1945, Schilling's research of malaria and attempts at fighting it using synthetic drugs resulted in over a thousand cases of human experimentation on camp prisoners.

Is a German composer and teacher. He lives in Frankfurt am Main. His musical training began in 1973,

Is a German composer and teacher. He lives in Frankfurt am Main. His musical training began in 1973, first as an external student during his last years of high school and later, as a student at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, studying with Bertold Hummel (composition), Julian von Károlyi (piano), Hanns Reinartz (conducting) and Zsolt Gárdonyi (theory). Important for him at this time were analysis courses in New Music with Klaus Hinrich Stahmer and, from 1978 to 1980, the Student Chamber Orchestra "Musici Allegri", which he himself conducted.

Is the lead singer and guitarist of the German heavy metal band Bonfire. He is the only member and t

Is the lead singer and guitarist of the German heavy metal band Bonfire. He is the only member and the only singer of Bonfire to have appeared on all of the band's albums. Leßmann is also one of the only remaining original members of the band, the other being lead guitarist Hans Ziller. Before joining Bonfire in 1978 he was in the bands Ginger and Sunset.

Is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, perhaps best known for his work

Is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, perhaps best known for his work with Antonio Carlos Jobim. In the 1950s, Ogerman worked in Germany as an arranger-pianist with Kurt Edelhagen, Max Greger, and Delle Haensch. Claus (then Klaus) also worked as a part-time vocalist and recorded several 45 rpms under the pen name of "Tom Collins", duetting with Hannelore Cremer - and he also recorded a solo vocal with the Delle Haensch Jump Combo as well.[1] In 1959, he moved to the United States and joined the producer Creed Taylor at Verve Records, working on recordings with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Kai Winding and Cal Tjader - among countless others. Verve was sold to MGM in 1963. Claus Ogerman, by his own admission in Gene Lees' Jazzletter publication, arranged some 60-70 albums for Verve under Creed Taylor's direction from 1963-1967.[2]. In 1966 Ogerman arranged and conducted Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra (Verve Records). In 1967 he joined Creed Taylor on the A&M/CTi label.

Was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who reached the rank of colonel and one of the lea

Was a German army officer and Catholic aristocrat who reached the rank of colonel and one of the leading officers of the failed July 20 plot of 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler and seize power in Germany.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently a goalkeepers' coach with Hamburger

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently a goalkeepers' coach with Hamburger SV.

Was an East German nordic combined skier who competed in the 1970s. He finished fifth in the Nordic

Was an East German nordic combined skier who competed in the 1970s. He finished fifth in the Nordic combined event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]

diplomat and husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

diplomat and husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

Is a distinguished German mathematician and cryptographer. He received his Ph.D. from the University

Is a distinguished German mathematician and cryptographer. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Saarbrücken in 1966, and his habilitation in 1970. Schnorr's contributions to cryptography include his study of Schnorr groups, which are used in the d

Is a German composer, editor, and author. At the same time, he studied musicology, philosophy with J

Is a German composer, editor, and author. At the same time, he studied musicology, philosophy with Jürgen Habermas and sociology at university. In 1993 he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy for his dissertation on Arnold Schönberg. For his compositions Mahnkopf has won numerous international prizes, among them the Gaudeamus Prize in 1990, the composition prize of the city Stuttgart and the Composers Award of the Ernst-von-Siemens Music Foundation in 1998. Mahnkopf went to Rome (Villa Massimo), Italy, Venice (Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani), Italy, and Basel (Paul-Sacher-Stiftung), Swiss, on scholarships.

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was born in Australia. He was the goalkeeper for the

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was born in Australia. He was the goalkeeper for the German Men's National Team from 1998-2004. He retired from the national team after winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He still

A German count, Bishop of M

A German count, Bishop of M

Is a German politician and member of the CDU. Binninger is a member of the Bundestag.

Is a German politician and member of the CDU. Binninger is a member of the Bundestag.

Is a German politician and member of the SPD.

Is a German politician and member of the SPD.

Was a German poet and novelist.He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was

Was a German poet and novelist.He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was Bettina von Arnim, Goethe's correspondent. His father's family was of Italian descent. He studied in Halle and Jena, afterwards residing at Heidelberg, Vi

A German poet and novelist.

A German poet and novelist.

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2008 German national champion.

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2008 German national champion.

Is a beach volleyball player from Austria. He and team mate Peter Gartmayer represented Austria at t

Is a beach volleyball player from Austria. He and team mate Peter Gartmayer represented Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

A German footballer who plays as a right back for Werder Bremen. He is well known for his pace, pass

A German footballer who plays as a right back for Werder Bremen. He is well known for his pace, passing and team effort.Fritz started his footballing career playing for the Regional Liga club Rot-Weiss Erfurt. In the summer of 2001, he joined 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC and scored five goals in 32 games. When he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen in 2003, he was loaned back to Karlsruher to play first team football. He got onto Leverkusen's first team in the 2003-04 season second half after showing his capabilities for their reserve team.

Is a German economist and professor of public finance at University of Cologne. He is currently pres

Is a German economist and professor of public finance at University of Cologne. He is currently president of the Counsel of Economic Advisors at the Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany).[1] Fuest is on the editorial board of the academic journal ORDO.[2]

Is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 2001-2002 & 2004 Austrian national champion.His highest plac

Is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 2001-2002 & 2004 Austrian national champion.His highest placement at an ISU championship was 22nd at the 2003 European Figure Skating Championships.