German Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Studied art at the Academy of Arts, Berlin/Germany at Professor Tank and Professor Speidel (Master C

Studied art at the Academy of Arts, Berlin/Germany at Professor Tank and Professor Speidel (Master Class) from 1948 - 1952. From 1974 to 1992 he taught painting the nude at the Academy of Adult Education Courses and at the Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.Since 1970 he is a member of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler (Association of Professional German Painters) and since 2000 he has chosen the computer as his medium. He is a renown digital artist worldwide.

Is a German football manager and former professional player, who works as head coach of 1. FC Nuremb

Is a German football manager and former professional player, who works as head coach of 1. FC Nuremberg[1]. He played for both Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Ice Hockey Bundesliga and its replacem

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Ice Hockey Bundesliga and its replacement the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He was a member of the German 1984 Canada Cup and competed in five Winter Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1998.

Is a German philosopher. A contemporary thinker in the tradition of German Idealism, Henrich is part

Is a German philosopher. A contemporary thinker in the tradition of German Idealism, Henrich is particularly known for the influence of Kant, Hegel and Fichte in his work. Henrich studied philosophy between 1946 and 1950 at Marburg, Frankfurt and Heidelbe

A former German international football player.Herzog played in 250 Bundesliga matches (46 goals) for

A former German international football player.Herzog played in 250 Bundesliga matches (46 goals) for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in his professional career, after starting his senior career with Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 in a lower division and joining Düsseldorf a year before the club returned to Bundesliga in 1971. He was part of the Düsseldorf team that ended third in Bundesliga in 1972-1973 and 1973-1974, the season in which he made the biggest impact.

Was a German football (soccer) player and is now general manager of the football club Hertha BSC Ber

Was a German football (soccer) player and is now general manager of the football club Hertha BSC Berlin.Dieter Hoeneß played on amateur level for VfB Ulm and SSV Ulm 1846 before he started a professional career in the German Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. There he played between 1975 and 1979, the first two years in the 2nd Bundesliga. After this he transferred to Bayern Munich. There he had his most successful time and won five German championships (1980, 81, 85, 86, 87) and three German Cups (1982, 84, 86). The striker

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

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

Is a professional Austrian ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Klagenfurt AC in the E

Is a professional Austrian ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Klagenfurt AC in the Erste Bank Hockey League, his hometown club. Kalt re-joined the club for the fourth time in 2009. He has represented Austria in fourteen World Championships

A former German footballer that is currently chairman of Kickers Offenbach.He appeared in 12 matches

A former German footballer that is currently chairman of Kickers Offenbach.He appeared in 12 matches and scored 9 goals for Germany national football team. He played in the 1976 European Football Championship and the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In his spell with 1. FC Köln he set a record for the most goals scored by a single player within one Bundesliga match.

Is a professional German tennis player. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on

Is a professional German tennis player. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 26, 2004, when he became World number 130. His best appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2006 French Open, where he reached the main draw as a qual

Is a former boxer and Olympic gold medalist.

Is a former boxer and Olympic gold medalist.

Was a German footballer.

Was a German footballer.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV and VfL

Is a retired German football player. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV and VfL Bochum.

Is a East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a go

Is a East German-German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (with Paul Lange, Günther Perleberg and Friedhelm Wentzke).

Is a former football (soccer) player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East Germa

Is a former football (soccer) player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He obtained a total number of thirteen caps for his native country, scoring five goals

Is a composer, conductor, and musicologist. His original compositions have been performed in Europe

Is a composer, conductor, and musicologist. His original compositions have been performed in Europe and the Americas. His Misa de San Isidro (2001) for a cappella chorus was premiered in Tenerife, the Canary Islands, Spain, in 2002, and has been performed by different professional choirs at festivals in Medellín, Tokyo, and New York City. His Piano Concerto No. 1 (2005), dedicated to the Russian pianist and teacher, Alexandr Sklioutovski, was premiered in June, 2006 at the National Theatre in Guatemala City by José Pablo Quesada as soloist and the Millennium Orchestra, the composer conducting. In 2007, it was performed to critical acclaim and great enthusiasm at the National Theatre in San José, Costa Rica, again with pianist Quesada and the composer conducting the National University Symphony Orchestra.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished seventh in the C-2 1000

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a former German football player.In the 1980-81 season he was vice president for the Eagles and wa

Is a former German football player.In the 1980-81 season he was vice president for the Eagles and was interim president between May and October 1996. Plus he was a long year long member of the board of directors.

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics i

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the team sabre event.

Is a German physicist, full professor for mathematical physics at the Ludwig Maximilians University

Is a German physicist, full professor for mathematical physics at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich since 2004 and a director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich. His research focusses on string theory. In 2000, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research.

Is a German actor. Since 1984 he has belonged to the famous Deutsches Theater Berlin. He portrayed W

Is a German actor. Since 1984 he has belonged to the famous Deutsches Theater Berlin. He portrayed Wilhelm Keitel in Downfall.

Is a German radiotherapist and internist. Matthaei studied physics and medicine at the universities

Is a German radiotherapist and internist. Matthaei studied physics and medicine at the universities of Berlin and Göttingen. In 1977, he received his doctorate from the Georg-August University of Göttingen. He was from 1983 to 1987 a research associate at the Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie in Göttingen and is now medical specialist for internal medicine in Göttingen.

Is a former German footballer that is currently chairman of Kickers Offenbach.He appeared in 12 matc

Is a former German footballer that is currently chairman of Kickers Offenbach.He appeared in 12 matches and scored nine goals for Germany national football team. He played in the 1976 European Football Championship (in the final of which he scored) and th

Is a former East German ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the indiv

Is a former East German ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the individual normal hill at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. Neuendorf's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 5th in the individual normal hill at Innsbruck in 1964. He also won the ski jump event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1965.

Was a German politician. Noll belonged to the Communist Party of Germany after 1946. From 1964 to 19

Was a German politician. Noll belonged to the Communist Party of Germany after 1946. From 1964 to 1967, he was a member of the SED Bezirk (district) of the party's Berlin leadership. Because of his faithfulness to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Nol