German Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former German football goalkeeper turned manager. Heyne began his footballing career at 1. FC M

Is a former German football goalkeeper turned manager. Heyne began his footballing career at 1. FC Magdeburg's youth teams in 1967. In 1977 he had his debut in the DDR-Oberliga team and went on to tend goal in 323 Oberliga matches for 1. FC Magdeburg.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event and eighth in the K-1 500 m event.

Is a German boxer. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.

Is a German boxer. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Rot Weiss Ahlen.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Rot Weiss Ahlen.

Is a retired German association football player.He made his senior debut with 1. FC Koln, and had br

Is a retired German association football player.He made his senior debut with 1. FC Koln, and had brief spells with Belgian sides Lierse S.K. and R.W.D. Molenbeek, before returning to play in Germany with FC Energie Cottbus. He then transferred to Fulham

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is managing the under-17 yo

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is managing the under-17 yo

Is a German football player currently playing for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt. He began his career at FSV Sömmerda where he played until the 2005/06 season at which time he was transferred to FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the West German handball team which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored five goals.

Is a German composer, sound designer and jingle producer. In 1987, he took his first full-time studi

Is a German composer, sound designer and jingle producer. In 1987, he took his first full-time studio job as an arranger in Hamburg. As a studio keyboardist, he has worked with a variety of artists including Dieter Bohlen, Blue System, Bonnie Tyler, Dionne Warwick, Roy Black, Fun Factory, and Nana, and has co-produced with Danny Shogger and David Parker (Taco). At the same time, he worked as an independent producer for radio stations in Germany and throughout Europe. In 1998 Dirk Reichardt founded the music production company jamXmusic gmbh, with whom he has produced over 100 jingle packages produced for 75 radio stations in Europe and the USA

Is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 Freestyle Medley twice

Is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 Freestyle Medley twice during the Summer Olympics. He did so in 1988 with the East German team, alongside Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, and Steffen Zesner.

A German soccer player, currently playing for Waldhof Mannheim.Schuster, who lived his youth in the

A German soccer player, currently playing for Waldhof Mannheim.Schuster, who lived his youth in the DDR, was one of the first East German players to make the move into the West, starting in Eintracht Braunschweig and soon moving on to Karlsruher SC in 1991, where he established himself as a respected center-back.

Is a former East German football player. He spent his entire career with 1. FC Magdeburg. Shortly af

Is a former East German football player. He spent his entire career with 1. FC Magdeburg. Shortly after his 20th birthday, on March 25, 1978, Stahmann played his first competitive match in 1. FC Magdeburg's first team.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event.

Is a retired German shot putter. His personal best throw was 20.26 metres, achieved in July 1996 in

Is a retired German shot putter. His personal best throw was 20.26 metres, achieved in July 1996 in Iffezheim.[1] He won the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He represented the sports club LG Wedel/Pinneberg, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1996.[2]

Is a German musician. He has been singer and guitarist with the German rock band Tocotronic since 19

Is a German musician. He has been singer and guitarist with the German rock band Tocotronic since 1994. Since 2001 he is also active in the German electronic music project Phantom/Ghost. In the year 1997 he took part in the compilation disc Musik für junge Leute by various artists with the song Charlotte, which refers to a L'Age D'Or-employee by that name.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muni

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he finished fourth in the C-1 1000 m event and seventh in the C-2 1000 m event.

Is a German football player who currently plays for VfL Maschen.

Is a German football player who currently plays for VfL Maschen.

A former German soccer player.He was a centre-back, a classical libero in the mold of Franz Beckenba

A former German soccer player.He was a centre-back, a classical libero in the mold of Franz Beckenbauer or Willi Schulz. Jakobs played 493 games from 1971 to 1990 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Tennis Borussia Berlin, MSV Duisburg and Hamburger SV.With Hamburger SV he won the 1987 German Cup. In 1982 and 1983 he became German champion and 1983 he won the UEFA Champions League.

An Austrian pop singer who records under the stage name Lolita. Born Edith Zusar on January 17, 1931

An Austrian pop singer who records under the stage name Lolita. Born Edith Zusar on January 17, 1931 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Lolita began singing in local clubs while working as a kindergarten teacher. Discovered in 1956, she began her recording career in 1957. Early recordings typically were songs with a Latin American, South Sea Island, or similar "exotic" theme. In December, 1959, she recorded what would become her only gold record, Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer ("Sailor, Your Home is the Sea"), which was a hit single in the United States, peaking at number five, and Japan as well as in German-speaking Europe in 1960.

Is a German diver. She and Heike Fischer won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women

Is a German diver. She and Heike Fischer won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard. She had competed in the two previous Olympics without placing. She and Fischer had previously won a silver medal for Div

An Austrian entertainer and singer.DJ Ötzi was born Gerhard Friedle in St. Johann in Tirol , where

An Austrian entertainer and singer.DJ Ötzi was born Gerhard Friedle in St. Johann in Tirol , where he was raised by foster parents and later by his grandmother. An epileptic, Friedle claims that when he was an adolescent, reading Joseph Murphy's book The Power of Positive Thinking gave his life a new direction.[citation needed]He first appeared on the stage as an amateur karaoke singer in his native Tirol. Shortly after the start of his career as a singer, he was diagnosed as having cancer. However, his popularity increased, and has transcended the narrow boundaries of Austria. Two of his hits are "Anton aus Tirol" and "Hey Baby", a cover version of Bruce Channel's 1962 song.

Is an Estonian ice dancer who also competed internationally for Germany. He originally competed with

Is an Estonian ice dancer who also competed internationally for Germany. He originally competed with Anna Mosenkova for Estonia.

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer who competes for Austria. He previously competed with Ekaterina Madej and

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer who competes for Austria. He previously competed with Ekaterina Madej and Barbara Herzog. He competed with Barbora Silna from 2005 through 2009.

Is a German actor and playwright who is the author of many scientific publications on disability iss

Is a German actor and playwright who is the author of many scientific publications on disability issues and has a PhD in Romance languages. From 1957 to 1961 Peter Radtke completed training as an interpreter of English, French, and Spanish at a private foreign language school in Regensburg. In 1963 he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and acquired a "Certificate into American Culture and Civilization." Afterwards he studied at Regensburg and Geneva. He would then go on to write an autobiography and appear in three films starting in 1995 with My Mother's Courage. He did drama and theater work before that. In 2003 he was appointed as a member of the national ethics advisory committee by resolution of the Federal Cabinet. Dr. Radtke received a service medal from Bavaria on 17 July 2003. He has osteogenesis imperfecta.

Was a German nobleman from the Duchy of Prussia in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia during the rei

Was a German nobleman from the Duchy of Prussia in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia during the reigns of Electors Frederick William and Frederick III. A government office to collect revenues in Brandenburg had been created in the 1650s, but it was not until Knyphausen's leadership in 1683 that this central revenues office achieved direct control over revenues from the various lands of the Brandenburg Hohenzollerns. In 1689 Knyphausen organized the creation of the efficient Geheime Hofkammer, or collegiate central control office, for Brandenburg-Prussia.