German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a world class East German weightlifter from the 1970s.

Was a world class East German weightlifter from the 1970s.

Is an Austrian former Alpine skier. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a silver medal in the Sup

Is an Austrian former Alpine skier. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a silver medal in the Super-G competition.

Was an eminent plant physiologist, Professor of Biochemical Plant Physiology at Eberhard Karls Unive

Was an eminent plant physiologist, Professor of Biochemical Plant Physiology at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, the founder of the European Academy of Environmental Affairs and a co-founder of the Weikersheim Think Tank.[1][2][3] He received his doctorate in 1952 from the University of California, Berkeley, having worked under the direction of the pioneering plant biochemist, Melvin Calvin. He subsequently worked as an "Assistent" (postdoctoral fellow) at the Botanical Institute of the University of Münster, where he researched in the field of chloroplasts. After completing his training at the University of Göttingen, he qualified to become a professor with an investigation about "Veränderung der Blattproteine bei photoperiodischer Induktion" (Changes of leaf proteins by photo-periodic induction). He specialised in the biochemistry of photosynthesis.

Was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.Born Schoneberg, Be

Was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.Born Schoneberg, Berlin, to a German-Jewish button-factory owner and an American mother, Newton attended the Heinrich-von-Treitschke-Realgymnasium and the American School in Berlin. Interested in photography from the age of twelve when he purchased his first camera, he worked for the German photographer Yva (Else Neulander Simon) from 1936.

Is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was the coxswain of the Germa

Is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m eve

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg.

Is a German composer. He studied with Friedrich Goldmann and Georg Katzer at the Akademie der Künst

Is a German composer. He studied with Friedrich Goldmann and Georg Katzer at the Akademie der Künste. He was guest of the Villa Massimo. Oehring has also worked with different artists from all areas such as Ruth Berghaus, Ulrike Ottinger, Till Nikolaus von Heiseler, Daniele Abbado, Claus Guth and Maxim Dessau, the choreographer Joachim Schlömer as well as the conductors Ingo Metzmacher, Lothar Zagrosek, Martyn Brabbins and Roland Kluttig. He also worked with the Ensemble Sortisatio of Leipzig on a project specially created for the Festival Hallische Musiktage.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the German boat in the eights competition.

Was a German football player. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final gam

Was a German football player. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final game of the 1954 FIFA World Cup (West Germany 3 - Hungary 2).Helmut Rahn started his career with Altenessen 1912 where he played from 1938 until 1946. Then he went to SC Oelde 1919 with a total score of 52 goals for that team. In the 1950/51 season he played for Sportfreunde Katernberg.

Was a German football player. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final gam

Was a German football player. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final game of the 1954 FIFA World Cup (West Germany 3 - Hungary 2).Helmut Rahn started his career with Altenessen 1912 where he played from 1938 until 1946. Then he went to SC Oelde 1919 with a total score of 52 goals for that team. In the 1950/51 season he played for Sportfreunde Katernberg.

Is a retired German soccer player. In his career, he played for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, Bayer Uerdinge

Is a retired German soccer player. In his career, he played for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, Bayer Uerdingen, KFC Uerdingen, 1. FC Nuremberg and Rot-Weiß Essen.

Is a former East German ski jumper who was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He earned a gol

Is a former East German ski jumper who was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He earned a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in ski jumping and also won the Holmenkollen ski festival ski jumping competition twice (1957 and 1960). At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won three medals: a bronze in 1958 and two medals in 1962, a gold in the individual large hill and a bronze in the individual normal hill. For his ski jumping efforts, Recknagel was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1960 (Shared with Sixten Jernberg, Sverre Stensheim, and Tormod Knutsen). He was the first German to win the Holmenkollen medal.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for Union St. Florian.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for Union St. Florian.

A retired German footballer.He earned 1 cap for the Germany national football team in 1984. He was i

A retired German footballer.He earned 1 cap for the Germany national football team in 1984. He was included in the West German team for the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, however he didn't play.

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a memb

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 10 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 10 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV.

Was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished fourth in th

Was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished fourth in the featherweight class.

German sociologist, the most influential in post-World War II Germany, well into the 1970s.

German sociologist, the most influential in post-World War II Germany, well into the 1970s.

German Social Democratic politician. He was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, and ha

German Social Democratic politician. He was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, and had served previously as minister of defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting Foreign Minister.

Was a German football player and manager. He is best remembered for his exceptional career as manage

Was a German football player and manager. He is best remembered for his exceptional career as manager of West Germany.He played for Dresdner SC, winning the German football championship in 1943 and 1944 as well as the cup in 1941 and 1942. He appeared 16 times for his country between 1937 and 1941, scoring 17 goals.[1] After World War II he began his career in football management in his native state of Saxony, then part of Soviet-occupied East Germany. He was in charge of coaching selections from Saxony and the Soviet occupation zone before political interference to the sport made him flee to Western Germany in 1950.[2] After playing in Hamburg he coached Hertha BSC Berlin.

Was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951-

Was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951-1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships.

Was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.He later worked as a coach, one of his

Was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.He later worked as a coach, one of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years. He led them during the game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, against arch-rivals West Germany, which the Austrians won 3-2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years.

Was a German-Brazilian ornithologist.A prominent ornithologist in Brazil, Sick published more than 2

Was a German-Brazilian ornithologist.A prominent ornithologist in Brazil, Sick published more than 200 papers, including his most influential work: Ornitologia Brasileira, Uma Introdução (1984), later translated into English as Birds in Brazil: A Natural History. He also led scientific expeditions in remote areas in Brazil and described several species of birds, including the Brasília Tapaculo, Long-tailed Cinclodes, Stresemann's Bristlefront and Golden-crowned Manakin.

A German theologian and the rector of the University of Hamburg from 1960 to 1978.

A German theologian and the rector of the University of Hamburg from 1960 to 1978.