German Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a German football player and coach. Burdenski began his football career with the Erle 08 in Gels

Was a German football player and coach. Burdenski began his football career with the Erle 08 in Gelsenkirchen. In 1935 he was discovered playing in the local school championships by Ernst Kuzorra, who signed him to FC Schalke 04. After retiring from play

A former soccer player. Besides winning 5 national championships and two UEFA Cups with his club sid

A former soccer player. Besides winning 5 national championships and two UEFA Cups with his club side Borussia Mönchengladbach he won the 1974 World Cup and the 1972 European Football Championship with Germany.Herbert Wimmer started his playing career with lowly Borussia Brand (a place close to the city of Aachen). Between 1966 and 1978 the played in 366 Bundesliga matches for Borussia Mönchengladbach and scored 52 goals. With the club he won five national championships (1970, 71, 75, 76, 78), the German Cup in 1973 and in 1975 the UEFA Cup.

Is a former German footballer. As a central defender, he played for SpVgg Fürth and Bayern Munich.

Is a former German footballer. As a central defender, he played for SpVgg Fürth and Bayern Munich. He was known for his hard tackling, doggedness and captain like performances. The DFB German Football Association (German FA) list him in the top 20 best Ge

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

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed pairs competition.

Is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union

Is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism.By 1926, he was an active me

Was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism.By 1926, he was an active member of different left wing and Jewish youth organizations, and from 1931, he became a member of the Young Communist League of Germany (KJVD).

Was an Austrian graphic designer, painter, photographer, and architect.Bayer apprenticed under the a

Was an Austrian graphic designer, painter, photographer, and architect.Bayer apprenticed under the artist Georg Schmidthammer in Linz. Leaving the workshop to study at the Darmstadt Artists' Colony, he became interested in Walter Gropius's Bauhaus manifesto. After Bayer had studied for four years at the Bauhaus under such teachers as Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy, Gropius appointed Bayer director of printing and advertising.

Was a composer and pioneer of electronic and computer music. Born in Berlin, Germany, he taught at t

Was a composer and pioneer of electronic and computer music. Born in Berlin, Germany, he taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1962 until he retired, several years before his death. Brün left Germany in 1936 to study piano and composition at the Jerusalem Conservatory (later renamed Israel Academy of Music) in (then) Palestine.[1]) He studied at Tanglewood and Columbia University from 1948 through 1950. His work as an electronic-music composer began in Paris in the late 1950s, at the WDR studio in Cologne, and at the Siemens studio in Munich.

Was a German football player and coach.In 1949 Burdenski was a sports teacher in Bremen, and when th

Was a German football player and coach.In 1949 Burdenski was a sports teacher in Bremen, and when the German championship returned he signed to play for Werder Bremen. It was during this time that “Budde” scored the 1 – 0 on November 22, 1950, the first international match of the West Germany national football team after the Second World War, against Switzerland in Stuttgart. Burdenski played five games for the national team during this second phase of his career.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He became a sculler with Berliner RC. I

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He became a sculler with Berliner RC. In 1932 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating Gerhard Boetzelen in the final.[1] Later in the year he partnered Boetzelen to win the silver medal in the double sculls competition rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1934 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley again.

Was a German-language rock musician. He was an early pioneer in, and an important contributor to, Ge

Was a German-language rock musician. He was an early pioneer in, and an important contributor to, German-language Rock music. An accomplished singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, he was best known as lead singer for the group Karat.

Is an internationally renowned, sculptor, artist and interdisciplinary planner with over 30 years ex

Is an internationally renowned, sculptor, artist and interdisciplinary planner with over 30 years experience in the field of landscape architecture and water sculpture. Dreiseitl is known for his ground-breaking contemporary designs in the fields of urban hydrology, water design, stormwater management, urban planning and landscape architecture.

A former German footballer. As a central defender, he played for SpVgg Fürth and Bayern Munich. He

A former German footballer. As a central defender, he played for SpVgg Fürth and Bayern Munich. He was known for his hard tackling and captain like performances. The DFB German Football Association ( German FA) list him in the top 20 best German defenders of all time, and Bayern Munich included him in there best 16 in a team made up in the 80s of famous past players.

Was an Austrian philosopher and a member of the Vienna Circle.The son of a weaver, Feigl was born in

Was an Austrian philosopher and a member of the Vienna Circle.The son of a weaver, Feigl was born in Reichenberg (Liberec), Bohemia, and matriculated at the University of Vienna in 1922. He studied physics and philosophy under Moritz Schlick, the founder of the Vienna Circle, and received his doctorate in 1927 for the essay "Chance and Law: An Epistemological Analysis of the Roles of Probability and Induction in the Natural Sciences." He published his first book, Theory and Experience in Physics, in 1929. He became an active member in the Vienna Circle during this time: he was one of the few Circle members (along with Schlick and Friedrich Waismann) to have extensive conversations with Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper.

Is a retired football goalkeeper from Austria.During his club career, Feurer played for 1. Wiener Ne

Is a retired football goalkeeper from Austria.During his club career, Feurer played for 1. Wiener Neustädter SC and Rapid Wien. He also appeared 7 times for the Austria national team, featuring in the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad in Spain.

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 18th in the C-2 event a

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 18th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a German physicist. The focus of his research is the field of semiconductor research. His best-kn

Is a German physicist. The focus of his research is the field of semiconductor research. His best-known work is the first functional "European" transistor, which he developed and patented together with Heinrich Welker in the vicinity of Paris in 1948, at the same time and independently from the Bell Labs engineers. Mataré lives in California. Born in Aachen, he is the nephew of the sculptor Ewald Mataré (1887-1965).

Was a West German cross country skier and Biathlete who competed in the late 1980s. During his caree

Was a West German cross country skier and Biathlete who competed in the late 1980s. During his career he collected a silver medal and 2 bronze medals at World Championships.

German musician and actor popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war corresponde

German musician and actor popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in t

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and finished eighth in the two-man event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 1000 m and the K-4 1000 m events at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Is a retired German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchen

Is a retired German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Nuremberg.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln and Boru

Is a retired German football player. He spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund.

Was a German chess master.In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Heinrich Wagner, and lost a match to him (3,5

Was a German chess master.In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Heinrich Wagner, and lost a match to him (3,5 : 8,5) in Hamburg. In 1931, he won a match against Heinrich Reinhardt in Hamburg (6,5 : 3,5). In 1932, he took 3rd, behind Alfred Brinckmann and Kurt Richter, in Kiel, and won in Hamburg–Altona. In 1933, he won in Hamburg–Bahrenfeld, and took 3rd in Swinemünde (Ludwig Engels and Koch won).

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches as forward and scored two goals.