German Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a German figure and portrait painter, born at Berlin. He began his studies at the academy there

Was a German figure and portrait painter, born at Berlin. He began his studies at the academy there under Eduard Holbein, then was a pupil of Cogniet in Paris, and studied in Rome until 1849. The technical qualities of his "Raising of Jairus's Daughter" (1856, National Gallery, Berlin), painted for King Frederick William IV, aroused great enthusiasm on its exhibition, but both this and a large oil painting "Building of the Pyramids" (1859-72), Maximilianeum, Munich), ordered by the King of Bavaria, suffer from theatrical pathos. Recognizing the limitations of his talent, Richter confined himself thereafter to single figures and portraiture, in which he was more successful.

Was a German right-wing conservative politician, active in the state of Bavaria. He was instrumental

Was a German right-wing conservative politician, active in the state of Bavaria. He was instrumental in the failure of Adolf Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, and was subsequently put to death more than ten years later in the Night of the Long Knives.

German physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits,

German physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits,

Was a German chess master.He took 2nd, behind Wilhelm Ernst, at Weidenau 1937, took 9th at Bochum 19

Was a German chess master.He took 2nd, behind Wilhelm Ernst, at Weidenau 1937, took 9th at Bochum 1937, tied for 6-7th at Berlin (BSG) 1937 (Fritz Sämisch won), and tied for 4-7th at Krefeld 1938 (Erich Eliskases and Ludwig Engels won).

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the si

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s.

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 six matches including the final.

Was an Austrian police chief (Gendarmeriekommandant), postal inspector, a senior non-commissioned mi

Was an Austrian police chief (Gendarmeriekommandant), postal inspector, a senior non-commissioned military police officer, who later became notable as the father of bodybuilder Hollywood star and Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.According to d

Was, as the Nazi Gauleiter in the Moselland Gau from 1940 until 1944, the Chief of the Civil Adminis

Was, as the Nazi Gauleiter in the Moselland Gau from 1940 until 1944, the Chief of the Civil Administration in Luxembourg, which was occupied at that time by Nazi Germany.

German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Wei

German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic. He was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926.

Was a German-born conductor and composer. He was the founding conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Or

Was a German-born conductor and composer. He was the founding conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 1916, and taught at the Peabody Conservatory. He wrote one opera, Ramona, which premiered in 1916.[1]

Was a German philosopher. Teichmüller was born in Braunschweig. He taught as a professor at the Bas

Was a German philosopher. Teichmüller was born in Braunschweig. He taught as a professor at the Basel University (since 1868) and the Dorpat University (since 1871). He died in Dorpat, Russian Empire (now Tartu, Estonia).

Was a German experimental psychologist. An early pioneer in experimental psychology and founder of p

Was a German experimental psychologist. An early pioneer in experimental psychology and founder of psychophysics, he inspired many 20th century scientists and philosophers. He is also credited with demonstrating the non-linear relationship between psychol

Was a German composer, conductor and musical scholar whose chief claim to fame is that he was the on

Was a German composer, conductor and musical scholar whose chief claim to fame is that he was the only formal composition pupil of Johannes Brahms. Jenner was born in Keitum on the island of Sylt. His father, a doctor, came from a Scottish family: he claimed descent from Edward Jenner, the discoverer of smallpox vaccine, and was related to the family who built the eponymous Art-Nouveau style department store which is one of the landmarks of Edinburgh’s Princes Street. While at school in Kiel

Was a German businessman and politician. He started by investing in textile industry and later in ra

Was a German businessman and politician. He started by investing in textile industry and later in railway construction and heavy industry. He founded numerous banks, including the Darmstädter Bank, and insurance companies. He is regarded as a pioneer of t

German politician. He was Minister of Interior Affairs from 1949 to 1950, Minister of Justice from 1

German politician. He was Minister of Interior Affairs from 1949 to 1950, Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969 and President of Germany from 1969 to 1974.

Was a German philologist and historian, born in Dresden, where he frequented the Kreuzschule, before

Was a German philologist and historian, born in Dresden, where he frequented the Kreuzschule, before studying philology at Leipzig in 1862-66. He then taught at the Nikolai Gymnasium in Leipzig until 1881, when appointed director of the municipal archives and city librarian. From 1879 he was also associate editor of the Grenzboten and in 1897 received the title of professor. Much opposition was aroused by his publication Allerhand Sprachdummheiten, Kleine deutsche Grammatik des Zweifelhaften, des Falschen und des Häßlichen (1891; fourth edition, 1908). Besides a collection of poems, entitled Als der Großvater die Großmutter nahm (1886; fourth edition, 1905), he edited a new adaptation of Borchardt's Die sprichwörtlichen Redensarten im duetschen Volksmund nach Sinn und Ursprung erläutert (fifth edition, 1895).

Was a German composer and conductor who made a career in London and America. He became a musical dir

Was a German composer and conductor who made a career in London and America. He became a musical director for Broadway theatre productions and wrote the music for a series of musicals. Kerker's first complete operetta in New York was Castles in the Air in 1890. He wrote over twenty shows, the most successful of which were the London musical burlesque Little Christopher Columbus (1893), and the international musical hit The Belle of New York (1897). Other notable musicals included An American Beauty (1896), The Girl from Up There (1901), Winsome Winnie (1903), The Tourists (1906), and Fascinating Flora (1907).

Was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress.She made her film debut in 1937, played mainly s

Was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress.She made her film debut in 1937, played mainly supporting roles in a number of UFA movies, and after the war continued her film career, playing alongside actors such as Hans Moser, Susi Nicoletti, Johannes Heesters, Marika Rökk, and Oskar Sima.

Is an Australian male singer, a Top 12 contestant in the fourth season of Australian Idol and lead s

Is an Australian male singer, a Top 12 contestant in the fourth season of Australian Idol and lead singer of the Gold Coast based rock band, Soulframe.

Was an Australian rock musician best known for rhythm guitar and singer-songwriter with the iconic[1

Was an Australian rock musician best known for rhythm guitar and singer-songwriter with the iconic[1] band Australian Crawl.[2][3] He provided rhythm guitar and lead vocals on two of their well-known songs, "Oh No Not You Again" and "Errol".[4] McDonough's solo 1985 release, My Place, was produced by his brother, Bill McDonough.

Is a chess International Master, and a former Australian Chess Champion.West was born in Babinda, Qu

Is a chess International Master, and a former Australian Chess Champion.West was born in Babinda, Queensland, and moved to Melbourne when he was 12. He first represented Australia at the 1978 World Student Olympiad held in Mexico City, followed by the 197