German Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a German footballer. He was born in Hindenburg.He was part of the West German team that won the

Was a German footballer. He was born in Hindenburg.He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for FC Anker Wismar, Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen.

Is an Austrian canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Is an Austrian canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was an Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer[1][2]. One

Was an Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer[1][2]. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the BFI.[3] His most famous films are the groundbreaking Metropolis (the world's most expensive silent film at the time of its release) and M, made before he moved to the United States.

Was a German structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th century bridge engineering, es

Was a German structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th century bridge engineering, especially in the development of cable-stayed bridges. His book Bridges: Aesthetics and Design is well known throughout the bridge engineering community.

Was a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Was a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Was a German production designer. He made his film debut in 1924. Over the next 38 years, he worked

Was a German production designer. He made his film debut in 1924. Over the next 38 years, he worked on over 70 films, all of them in his native Germany. He earned an Oscar nomination in 1953 for his work on the film Martin Luther, an American film about Martin Luther made in Germany.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches as forward.

Was an Austrian mountaineer, author and famous alpinist.He is most famous for the first ascent of Ga

Was an Austrian mountaineer, author and famous alpinist.He is most famous for the first ascent of Gasherbrum II, the last mountain of the Eight-thousander in the Karakoram that was unclimbed in the 1950s.

Is a West German former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He won the bronze medal i

Is a West German former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Nachmann also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in men's doubles (gold: 1957, 1958; silver: 1962, bronze: 1955) and one medal in men's singles (gold: 1963).

Was a German automobile engineer and executive. Nallinger joined Daimler Benz AG in 1922. He played

Was a German automobile engineer and executive. Nallinger joined Daimler Benz AG in 1922. He played an important part in the development of all-round independent suspension for passenger cars and in the introduction of (relatively) high speed diesel engin

Was a German-Austrian engineer who invented magnetic tape for recording sound.[1]Pfleumer had develo

Was a German-Austrian engineer who invented magnetic tape for recording sound.[1]Pfleumer had developed a process for putting metal stripes on cigaratte papers, and reasoned that he could similarly coat a magnetic stripe, to be used as an alternative to wire recording.[1] In 1927, after experimenting with various materials, Pfleumer used very thin paper which he coated with iron oxide powder using lacquer as glue. He received a patent in 1928.[3]On December 1, 1932 Pfleumer granted the right of use to the AEG that based on his invention built the world's first practical tape recorder called Magnetophon K1.[citation needed] It was first demonstrated at the IFA in 1935[4].

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg. As o

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nuremberg. As of February 2009, he is a player agent.

Is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga wit

Is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. He represented Germany in 3 friendlies.

Was a German chess master.In 1879, he took 5th in Leipzig (1st DSB–Congress, Berthold Englisch won

Was a German chess master.In 1879, he took 5th in Leipzig (1st DSB–Congress, Berthold Englisch won), and took 2nd in Wesselburen.[1] In 1880, he took 2nd, behind Louis Paulsen, in Braunschweig (13th WSB–Congress), and drew a match with Emil Schallopp (+2

Was a German jurist and legal historian. He was one of the 20th centuries' most important scholars i

Was a German jurist and legal historian. He was one of the 20th centuries' most important scholars in the field of Roman Law. The Nazis forced him to leave Germany and to emigrate to England due to his political stance and his Jewish origins. However, Schulz's brilliant academic career was brutally interrupted when it had just reached its peak. In 1934, Schulz was forcibly transferred to the University of Frankfurt am Main and then forced into retirement in 1935. In spite of this, Schulz stayed in Germany. Only in 1939 he emigrated, first to the Netherlands and then to Oxford (England). In Oxford, Schulz managed to survive due to financial support from various sources including Oxford University Press and the Rockefeller Foundation.

A German architect and urban designer.

A German architect and urban designer.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1934 FIBT World Champion

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1934 FIBT World Championships with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man event.

Is a German painter, graphic artist, sculptor and musician. Schwegler was first apprenticed as a joi

Is a German painter, graphic artist, sculptor and musician. Schwegler was first apprenticed as a joiner to his father. He then traveled through the whole of Europe for three years, where he visited 21 cities.[1] As an artist, he first appeared as an iconoclastic, uncanny creator of image collages and spoken performances, entitled "Effeschiaden", "Effeschiadiana", "Effeschiaturen", "Moritafeln", "Zehnerschaften", "Viererreihen" and "Urnotizen",[2] but later he also made sculptures out of wood and produced a series of 1000 bronze sculptures.

Is a German professional boxing trainer and previously an amateur boxer. Sdunek is one of the most s

Is a German professional boxing trainer and previously an amateur boxer. Sdunek is one of the most successful and famous boxing trainers. He trained, among others, such world champions as Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko and Dariusz Michalczewski. Since the

Was a German Romantic Era composer. He was a violinist, and wrote chamber music and concertos for th

Was a German Romantic Era composer. He was a violinist, and wrote chamber music and concertos for the violin.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano. His output of more than 400 Op

Was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano. His output of more than 400 Opus numbers,[1] include salon pieces, chamber music, symphonies and other large forms, and over 300 piano pieces,[2] but is best remembered if at all today for a much-anthologized Sonatina.

Was a German conductor and composer who was particularly associated with the works of Johannes Brahm

Was a German conductor and composer who was particularly associated with the works of Johannes Brahms. Born in Grünsfeld, he was the brother of conductor Emil Steinbach. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and in Vienna. Among his teachers were Martin Gustav Nottebohm and Anton Door. In 1886 he succeeded Richard Strauss as the conductor of the Meiningen orchestra. He remained there until 1902, during which time he often collaborated with Brahms and gave frequent guest performances at the court of Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. From 1898-1901 he was President of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein. He was the music director of the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne from 1902-1914. He served as the director of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in 1904, 1907, 1910, and 1913. He taught conducting at the Cologne Conservatory where his pupils included Adolf Busch, Allard de Ridder, Karl Elmendorff, Hans Knappertsbusch, Franz Mittler, Karl Aagard Østvig, and Albert van Raalte. He died in Munich.

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Is a former World Cup alpine ski racer. Strobl was the gold medalist in the downhill at the 2002 Win

Is a former World Cup alpine ski racer. Strobl was the gold medalist in the downhill at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In his final season, he was the silver medalist in the Super-G at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden.