German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A former alpine skier from Austria. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a gold medal in the combi

A former alpine skier from Austria. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a gold medal in the combined and silver in the Giant Slalom. In the World Cup, he won a combined competition January 17, 1988, in Bad Kleinkirchheim. He now runs a skiing and snowboard school in his hometown Warth.

Is a German actor, best known for his role as the German First Officer (1WO) in Das Boot. He also is

Is a German actor, best known for his role as the German First Officer (1WO) in Das Boot. He also is well known for being the German voice of American actor Richard Gere.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2004 Summer

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the team from Germany.

Is an Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning Australian actor of film, musical theatre, and television.

Is an Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning Australian actor of film, musical theatre, and television. An acclaimed singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, Jackman is known internationally mostly for his starring roles in several major films, including action/superhero roles and films, period roles, and romance roles. Some of his well-known films include the X-Men series, Kate & Leopold, The Prestige, Van Helsing, and Australia.

An actor, director, and director of the Burgtheater in Vienna. Thimig was the founding father of one

An actor, director, and director of the Burgtheater in Vienna. Thimig was the founding father of one of Austria's most famous theatrical families, but was born in Dresden, the son of a shoemaker. He worked in a grocery and attended a trade school before making several appearances on stage as an amateur in his home town. He made his professional debut in October 1872 in the town theatre of Bautzen. Within only two years, via the theatres in Zittau, Kamenz and Freiberg, Saxony, and the Lobe-Theater in Breslau, he obtained an engagement at the Burgtheater, and arrived in Vienna in 1874 to take it up. A week before his 20th birthday he gave his first performance there as Didier in Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer's Die Grille.

Was a prominent German cellist, cello teacher, and composer. He studied at a young age with Alfredo

Was a prominent German cellist, cello teacher, and composer. He studied at a young age with Alfredo Piatti, and later Friedrich Grützmacher in Dresden.[1] In 1884, Becker was appointed solo cellist with the Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, and the following year became the leading cello teacher at the Frankfurt Hoch Conservatory. From 1909 to 1929, he was professor of cello at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin;[2] among his students was George Georgescu, who would replace him as cellist in the Marteau Quartet before forsaking the cello for the conductor's podium on account of a hand injury.[3] Later, Georgescu would remark, "All I know, I learned from Hugo Becker."[4]

Was a German classical archaeologist and philologist. He taught in the universities of Breslau and K

Was a German classical archaeologist and philologist. He taught in the universities of Breslau and Königsberg, and after 1877 was professor in the University of Zürich. He is author and editor of many philological and archaeological works, of which the most important are: Die gewerbliche Thätigkeit der Völker des klassischen Altertums (The commercial activities of the peoples of classical history; 1869), Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern (Technology and terminology of trade and the arts in Greece and Rome; 4 vols., 1874–88)

Was a German composer.He was born in Nuremberg and is known mostly for his church choral music. He a

Was a German composer.He was born in Nuremberg and is known mostly for his church choral music. He attended Leipzig Conservatory first as a conducting student with piano as his secondary subject, but changing later, on the advice of his teacher, to composition and organ. He became organist at St. Jacobi in Lübeck in 1931. In 1933 he married Waltraut Thienhaus. In the same year he joined the NSDAP. Distler also taught at the School for Church Music in Spandau, and became a professor of church music in Berlin in 1940.

Was a German Architect. Eberhardt started his career as a ship interior architect for Norddeutscher

Was a German Architect. Eberhardt started his career as a ship interior architect for Norddeutscher Lloyd, After working in Kos as an archeologist for a German ministry and as an inspector of construction in Frankfurt he became manager of the School of Te

Was a German Communist politician. He took part of the founding congress of the Communist Party of G

Was a German Communist politician. He took part of the founding congress of the Communist Party of Germany (Dec-Jan 1919), and then in the First Congress of the Comintern (March 2–6, 1919), where he held important posts until 1928. When the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933, Eberlein fled to the Soviet Union where he was eventually purged during the Stalinist terror and died in prison. Hugo Eberlein was later rehabilitated and became a national hero in East Germany.

Is a Jewish German actor and comedian.Balder was a founding member of the Krautrock band Birth Contr

Is a Jewish German actor and comedian.Balder was a founding member of the Krautrock band Birth Control in 1968. He received acting training at a private acting school in Berlin from 1973 to 1976. Following that, he temporarily joined the ensemble of the B

Was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss. In the third quarter of 1932, the all-black SS unifor

Was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss. In the third quarter of 1932, the all-black SS uniform (to replace the SA brown shirts) was designed by SS-Oberführer Prof. Karl Diebitsch and Walter Heck (graphic designer).[1] Hugo Boss company produced the

Was a German architect. Licht was the son of the landholder Georg Hugo Licht. In the years 1862 and

Was a German architect. Licht was the son of the landholder Georg Hugo Licht. In the years 1862 and 1863 he was mason trainee at the renowned Berlin architects Wilhelm Böckmann and Hermann Ende. At this time, they embossed at that time the late Neoclassic

Was a German politician, jurist and pacifist.[1] Haase belonged to the so-called revisionist wing of

Was a German politician, jurist and pacifist.[1] Haase belonged to the so-called revisionist wing of the party, which in contrast to the Marxists, supported gradual reforms and no longer saw the best path to social and political change in revolution. In 1

German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show.

German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show.

Was a German neurologist and psychiatrist who was a native of Berlin. From 1895 to 1899 he was an as

Was a German neurologist and psychiatrist who was a native of Berlin. From 1895 to 1899 he was an assistant to Carl Wernicke in Breslau, and in 1901 received his habilitation at the Charité-Berlin. From 1914 to 1920 he was director of the Herzberge asylum in Berlin.

Was a German-Jewish musicologist and composer who spent much of his life in the USA. Composer Erich

Was a German-Jewish musicologist and composer who spent much of his life in the USA. Composer Erich Walter Sternberg was one of his pupils.

Was a German footballer.He played for teams like Dresdner SC and Eintracht Frankfurt. He also played

Was a German footballer.He played for teams like Dresdner SC and Eintracht Frankfurt. He also played 5 times for Germany between 1927 and 1933. In 1934 he moved to Inter then named Ambrosiana-Inter but failed to get a permission to play for he was a foreigner.

Was a German lawyer and liberal politician. Preuß is often regarded as the father of the German con

Was a German lawyer and liberal politician. Preuß is often regarded as the father of the German constitution of the Weimar Republic (1919). However, his idea was more of a skeletal structure and not a word for word democratic plan. In many cases, his idea for the Weimar Constitution was skewed by articles used by President Paul von Hindenburg, such as Article 48. During the early months of the formation of the German republic, Preuss opposed vehemently the Triple Entente prohibition of the incorporation of German Austria into Germany as a contradiction of the Wilsonian principle of self-determination of peoples.[1]

Was a German composer and choir-leader. He was a student of Julius Rietz. In 1876 he started the "Dr

Was a German composer and choir-leader. He was a student of Julius Rietz. In 1876 he started the "Dresden Men's choirs" and remained significant to it until 1904. He received several awards in life and performed internationally in Europe as well as the United States.

Is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He served as understudy to Sepp Maier in t

Is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He served as understudy to Sepp Maier in the highly successful Bayern Munich team of the mid-1970s.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Favorite

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.

Is an Olympic medal-winning Austrian show jumper who competed at six Olympics between 1972 and 1996

Is an Olympic medal-winning Austrian show jumper who competed at six Olympics between 1972 and 1996 (1980 excepted).

Was a German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II.Born in Ludwigsburg, he joined the G

Was a German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II.Born in Ludwigsburg, he joined the German Army in 1903 and transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte (German Army Air Service) at the start of World War I, serving as an observer to the end of the war.

Was a German composer. Staehle was a student of Louis Spohr. He wrote at least one opera, one sympho

Was a German composer. Staehle was a student of Louis Spohr. He wrote at least one opera, one symphony (Symphony no. 1 in C-minor), one concert overture, one piano quartet, and a couple of song cycles.