German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was Australia's first post-World War II Olympics swimming coach and later Australia's first competit

Was Australia's first post-World War II Olympics swimming coach and later Australia's first competitor in the modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He remains the only person to have coached and later competed at the Olympic Games.

Was a Baroque Kapellmeister and composer. Chelleri's father had emigrated from Germany to Italy, his

Was a Baroque Kapellmeister and composer. Chelleri's father had emigrated from Germany to Italy, his mother was from the Italian family of musicians Bazzani (or Bassani, s. also Giovanni Battista Bassani). After the early death of his parents, he grew up with his uncle Francesco Maria Bazzani in Piacenza, who trained him as a musician. Chelleri started to compose operas for different opera companies in Northern Italy in 1708. He served in noble families in Barcelona, Florence and Venice, among others, including a post as maestro di capella of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici.[1]

Was a Slovene philologist.He graduated from the University of Graz as a doctor of philosophy, and wa

Was a Slovene philologist.He graduated from the University of Graz as a doctor of philosophy, and was for a time professor of philosophy there. In 1838 he went to the University of Vienna, where he received the degree of doctor of law. During his studies, he became influenced by the works of the Slovenian philologist and linguist Jernej Kopitar. He abandoned law, devoting most of his later life to the study of Slavic languages.In 1844, he obtained a post at the Imperial Library of Vienna, where he remained to 1862. In 1844, he published a review of Franz Bopp's book Comparative Grammar, which attracted attention from the Viennese academic circles. This publication then launched a long series of works, in which Miklošic showed an immense erudition. His works led to a revolutiony change in the study of Slavic languages.

Was a noted 18th-century German singer and composer. Her father was the Italian-born cellist Innocen

Was a noted 18th-century German singer and composer. Her father was the Italian-born cellist Innocenz Danzi and her younger brother was the composer and cellist Franz Danzi (1763–1826). She was renowned for her vocal dexterity and highly sought after by notable contemporaries, such as Schweitzer, Holzbauer, and Salieri, for the lead roles in their most challenging opuses.

Is a German footballer, who plays for Kickers Emden.He played for the Reinickendorfer Füchse and fo

Is a German footballer, who plays for Kickers Emden.He played for the Reinickendorfer Füchse and for Hertha BSC in his youth years before moving to Werder Bremen in 2003/04. He moved from the youth team of Bremen and having had a successful 2004/05 season

Is a German football player, he plays for TuS Eving-Lindenhorst.

Is a German football player, he plays for TuS Eving-Lindenhorst.

Was an American film and stage actor.Lederer's fell in love with acting when he was young, and was t

Was an American film and stage actor.Lederer's fell in love with acting when he was young, and was trained at the Academy of Music and Academy of Dramatic Art in Prague.[2] After service in the First World War, he made his stage debut as an apprentice with the New German Theater, a walk-on in the play Burning Heart.[3] He toured Moravia and central Europe,[1] making a name for himself as a matinee idol in theaters in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria and Germany. Notable among his performances was a turn as "Romeo" in Max Reinhardt's staging of Romeo and Juliet.[3

A German singer-songwriter and radio presenter of Afro-German heritage who lives in Berlin.Francisca

A German singer-songwriter and radio presenter of Afro-German heritage who lives in Berlin.Francisca Urio was born in Meiningen, a small town in Thuringia but grew up in Berlin as the only child of her German mother Monica and her father Geoffrey from Tan

Is a former Spanish-German footballer, who played mainly as a forward.From 1993–95, Copado played

Is a former Spanish-German footballer, who played mainly as a forward.From 1993–95, Copado played in three first division matches, the first on 20 November 1993, playing 20 minutes in a 0–3 loss at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In 1995–96, he amassed a further te

Greek composer, singer and hymnographer from today's Heraklion of the Venetian-dominated Crete (Cand

Greek composer, singer and hymnographer from today's Heraklion of the Venetian-dominated Crete (Candia) at the Renaissance age. He is considered by many as the father of modern Greek classical music.

A retired German football player who is currently the manager of Austrian side Sturm Graz. As a play

A retired German football player who is currently the manager of Austrian side Sturm Graz. As a player Foda played for Mainz 05, Kaiserslautern, Arminia Bielefeld, Saarbrücken, Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart, FC Basel and Sturm Graz, as well as the West German national team. His son, Sandro Foda, plays under him at Sturm Graz.

Is a former professional football midfielder and Austrian international team player, who was last th

Is a former professional football midfielder and Austrian international team player, who was last the manager of SK Austria Kärnten. Frank started his career in Feyenoord youth squad, never representing club at senior level, as Feyenoord manager Jan Mak moved to Sweden and Halmstads BK he took Frank Schinkels with him, witch made Frank the first foreign player ever playing for the club, he spent 2 seasons in the club before moving back home to the Netherlands and AZ Alkmaar and then Excelsior Rotterdam. During his time in Austria he gained Austrian citizenship and was chosen to represent the Austrian national team in 7 games between 1992 and 1994, scoring 1 goal against the Netherland.

Is a German football coach and a retired player who is currently Youth Coordinator of VfL Bochum. H

Is a German football coach and a retired player who is currently Youth Coordinator of VfL Bochum. Heinemann is from March 1, 2010 Youth coordinator of VfL Bochum, the contract of the 45-year-olds will run until 30 Juni 2011, with an option for another ye

Is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He finished seventh

Is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. His personal best time is 27:55.66 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Dommelhof.

is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 400m Backstroke a

is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 400m Backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

A German footballer. He currently plays for the German club SV Werder Bremen, as a defensive midfiel

A German footballer. He currently plays for the German club SV Werder Bremen, as a defensive midfielder or center back. He is well known for his tough tackling and defensive positioning.Having started out as a midfielder at 1. FC Nuremberg, Baumann's talents were soon recognized in a defensive position, and he moved in 1999 to SV Werder Bremen, where he eventually became club captain.

Is a German football coach and a retired player.

Is a German football coach and a retired player.

Is an Australian jazz singer whose stage name is formed from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. His voc

Is an Australian jazz singer whose stage name is formed from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. His vocal style is clearly influenced by these two singers and the music of the 1940s and 1950s, and he is known for his big band renditions of rock and pop singles, including "Creep" by Radiohead, "Better Man" by Pearl Jam, and "Under the Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His version of Creep was voted into Australian broadcaster Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1996

Germany is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has race

Germany is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990.

Is a volleyball player from Germany, who plays for the Men's National Team. He is nicknamed "Döner"

Is a volleyball player from Germany, who plays for the Men's National Team. He is nicknamed "Döner" and played as a setter for Galatasaray.

Is a German composer, conductor, producer, songwriter and singer. During the '80s, Frank Duval relea

Is a German composer, conductor, producer, songwriter and singer. During the '80s, Frank Duval released several soundtracks, as well as proper artist albums (with occasional lyrical help from his wife, Kalina Maloyer). He hit the German charts several times, with 1983's "Ways," 1986's "Lovers Will Survive," and 1987's "When You Were Mine".

TrT sings and plays guitar on the tracks "Dominated Love Slave" and "All by Myself", from Kerplunk!

TrT sings and plays guitar on the tracks "Dominated Love Slave" and "All by Myself", from Kerplunk! and Dookie, respectively. He wrote the subtrack "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" from the medley "Homecoming" featured on the album American Idiot. He also sang and composed the track "DUI" ("Driving Under the Influence"), which was recorded during the Nimrod sessions, and was due to be released on Shenanigans (a compilation of B-sides), but was omitted on the US version of the album. It was, however, released on the Japanese version.

Is an Austrian-Nigerian footballer who currently plays for ASK Schwadorf in th Austrian Second Divis

Is an Austrian-Nigerian footballer who currently plays for ASK Schwadorf in th Austrian Second Division.Egharevba came through the youth ranks at Rapid Wien before moving to FC Karpaty Lviv in the Ukraine. After a short spell he moved to play in Poland and Switzerland only to return to Austria in the summer of 2007.

Is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1981 he was 2nd in t

Is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Moscow Olympic 100 metre Champion Allan Wells. But he went on to win the European cup 200 metres afterwards. He finished 3rd in the 100/200 in the "IAAF World cup" in Rome also that year.

A German footballer, currently with Bundesliga team Hannover 96.The defender turned professional wit

A German footballer, currently with Bundesliga team Hannover 96.The defender turned professional with VfL Bochum in 1996 and remained with them for 8 seasons as they yo-yo'ed between the top two divisions.In summer 2004, he switched to then-champions Werder Bremen, where he immediately won the Ligapokal against Bayern Munich. The club never managed any further honours during his two seasons there but he did achieve eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League.