German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

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

Is a German diver. She and Ditte Kotzian won bronze for Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard. She and Kotzian had previously won a silver medal for diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in S

Is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.She had not lost in a single major international championship in any event when she was defeated by Janet Evans in the 400 m in the Seoul Olympics. Freidrich had already won the 200 m freestyle on the previous day.

German table tennis player. He started playing in Cangallo, where he won his first amateur tournamen

German table tennis player. He started playing in Cangallo, where he won his first amateur tournament. In 2003

Is a retired East German shot putter. She represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became E

Is a retired East German shot putter. She represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German championships in 1987, 1989 and 1990.[1] Her personal best throw was 21.31 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Athens.[2] This ranks her seventh among German shot putters, behind Ilona Slupianek, Claudia Losch, Marianne Adam, Margitta Droese, Ines Müller and Eva Wilms.[3]

Is a German equestrian who won a gold medal in Team dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a German equestrian who won a gold medal in Team dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired East German shot putter. She won the gold medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships

Is a retired East German shot putter. She won the gold medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships. Her personal best throw was 18.94 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Halle. This places her among the best junior athletes (age 19 and less) of all time.[1] However, she lacked significant achievements on the senior level.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s.

Is a retired German heptathlete. She won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1990 European Cham

Is a retired German heptathlete. She won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split with a personal best score of 6572 points. This ranks her eighth among German heptathletes, behind Sabine Braun, Sabine Paetz, Ramona Neubert, Anke Behmer-Vater, Heike Drechsler, Ines Schulz and Sibylle Thiele.[1] She entered the 1991 World Championships, but did not finish the competition.

Is a German speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics. I

Is a German speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics. In 1992 she won the silver medal in the 3000 metres event as well as in the 5000 metres competition. In the 1500 metres contest she finished eighth.

Was a German cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1994. Competing at the 1992 Winter Olympi

Was a German cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1994. Competing at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she had her best career finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 17th in the 5 km event. At the 1993 FIS

Is a German football coach and a former player.

Is a German football coach and a former player.

Is a German professional footballer currently playing for German club SC Freiburg. Butscher joined F

Is a German professional footballer currently playing for German club SC Freiburg. Butscher joined Freiburg from VfL Bochum in 2007. He previously played for VfB Stuttgart and Karlsruher SC, amongst other clubs.

Is a German media artist and exhibition curator. He lives and works in Berlin and Zagreb. In 1980 h

Is a German media artist and exhibition curator. He lives and works in Berlin and Zagreb. In 1980 he founded, with others under the guidance of Ingo Petzke, the Experimental Film Workshop Osnabrück, an annual festival for experimental film art, which in 1988 became the European Media Art Festival (EMAF). Daxl was till 1992 considerably involved in the shaping of this worldwide important forum for media art. From 1987 he has participated in Goethe-Institut cultural exchange programmes, visiting more than 50 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Australia.

Was a German figure skater. He was a two-time Olympic team member and five time German national cham

Was a German figure skater. He was a two-time Olympic team member and five time German national champion.

A German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04.

A German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04.

A German soccer centre forward.Heiko Herrlich played 258 matches (1989-2004) in the German Bundeslig

A German soccer centre forward.Heiko Herrlich played 258 matches (1989-2004) in the German Bundesliga and scored 76 goals for Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund. With Borussia Dortmund won German championship in 1996 and 2002, won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997. With Borussia Moenchengladbach he won the DFB Pokal in 1995, which he had also won in 1993 with Bayer Leverkusen.

Is a former German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1992. He won the b

Is a former German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1992. He won the bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill at the 1989 championships. Hunger's best finishes at the Winter Olympics were 5th in the team large hill and 7th in the individual normal hill at Albertville in 1992. His best individual finish was 4th in the large hill in Canada in 1990. As a Nordic combined skier he placed 4th in the individual event at the 1985 championships in addition to this he placed 5th in the team event in the same championships. His lone individual victory came in a competition in Germany in 1985. He retired as athlete in 1992.

Is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in

Is a German diver who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal with Jan Hempel in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event.

Is a retired West German long jumper. He finished fifth at the 1987 World Championships. He represen

Is a retired West German long jumper. He finished fifth at the 1987 World Championships. He represented the sports clubs LG Bayer Leverkusen and TV Wattenscheid, and won the silver medal at the West German championships in 1987.[1]

Is a German professional basketball player. He is currently playing with the pro club the New Yorker

Is a German professional basketball player. He is currently playing with the pro club the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig. Schaffartzik has also been a member of the senior German national basketball team and he played at the EuroBasket 2009.

A former German footballer who represented both East Germany (7 caps) and unified Germany (1 cap) in

A former German footballer who represented both East Germany (7 caps) and unified Germany (1 cap) internationally. He is currently assistant manager at MSV Duisburg.

Was a German water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in

Was a German water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a German football manager, he is the Director of Sport from FC Carl Zeiss Jena.In 2007 he was car

Is a German football manager, he is the Director of Sport from FC Carl Zeiss Jena.In 2007 he was caretaker manager in FC Energie Cottbus, when Petrik Sander was fired and later Teamchef of FC Erzgebirge Aue.

A German footballer who plays as defender for Schalke 04.The defender played his first match for the

A German footballer who plays as defender for Schalke 04.The defender played his first match for the German national team in February 2008 against Austria. Germany won the match 3-0. Westermann is known for his good all-round abilities and goal scoring. He is a versatile player who can play any defensive position and has also played as a midfielder on occasion.