German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a German chess player and chess composer. He was a pupil of Adolf Anderssen, and lost the "Everg

Was a German chess player and chess composer. He was a pupil of Adolf Anderssen, and lost the "Evergreen game" to him in 1852. Dufresne was an unsuccessful novelist under the anagrammatic pseudonym E. S. Freund, but wrote several chess books, one of which, Kleines Lehrbuch des Schachspiels (1881, known in Germany as Der Kleine Dufresne[2]) ran to many editions and taught several generations of players. He also wrote a popular book on Paul Morphy.

Was a prodigy, a student of the transformations of human consciousness, a linguist, and a poet.Born

Was a prodigy, a student of the transformations of human consciousness, a linguist, and a poet.Born Hans Gebser in Posen in Imperial Germany, he left Germany in 1929, living for a time in Italy and then in France. He then moved to Spain, mastered the Spanish language in a few months and entered the Spanish Civil Service where he rose to become a senior official in the Spanish Ministry of Education. He was also a published poet. He participated in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the left, barely escaping Spain in 1936. He lived in Paris for a while but saw the unavoidability of German invasion. He fled to Switzerland in 1939, escaping only hours before the frontier was closed. He spent the rest of his life near Bern, where he did most of his writing.

Was a German operetta composer and conductor. His real name was Max Winterfeld. He adopted the name

Was a German operetta composer and conductor. His real name was Max Winterfeld. He adopted the name of Jean Gilbert for the production of his first operetta in 1901. He composed more than 50 operettas before and after World War I, working mainly in Berlin. His most successful work was Die keusche Susanne (1910). He emigrated to Argentina in 1933, and died in Buenos Aires. His son Robert Gilbert (1899–1978) was also a composer. His cousin was the composer Paul Dessau.

Was a German ornithologist.He studied at the University of Berlin from 1835 to 1839, and then travel

Was a German ornithologist.He studied at the University of Berlin from 1835 to 1839, and then travelled to North America, returning in 1841 with a large natural history collection. He was assistant and later director of the Berlin University Museum, taking over from Martin Lichtenstein. He founded the Journal für Ornithologie in 1853, editing it for the next forty-one years, when he was succeeded by his son-in-law Anton Reichenow.A number of birds are named after him, including Cabanis' Bunting Emberiza cabanisi, Cabanis' Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi, Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi, and Cabanis' Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi.

Was a Prussian pianist, composer and conductor. He became a teacher, and established the Nicodé Con

Was a Prussian pianist, composer and conductor. He became a teacher, and established the Nicodé Concerts. He accompanied Désirée Artôt on a concert tour of Galicia and Romania, then became professor at the Royal Conservatory in Dresden. In 1888 he devoted

Is a retired German-American soccer forward. He played two seasons in the Netherlands, eight in the

Is a retired German-American soccer forward. He played two seasons in the Netherlands, eight in the North American Soccer League and twelve in the Major Indoor Soccer League. After retiring from playing professionally, Willrich coached the Rancho Bernado

Is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to b

Is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put Hewitt in 34th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players since 1965. [2] As of 25 August 2008, Hewitt is ranked as world No. 56.Hewitt is known for his competitiveness[3][4][5] and wins most of his matches with relentless aggression, fitness, consistent shots, and highly skilled footwork. Hewitt spent much time in the late stages of 2004 working with his former coach and good friend, Roger Rasheed,

Is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.

Is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.

Is an Austrian retired competitive figure skater.She placed 32nd at the 2003 World Junior Figure Ska

Is an Austrian retired competitive figure skater.She placed 32nd at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is a German football striker. She currently plays for Djurgårdens IF Dam, and has been capped 7 tim

Is a German football striker. She currently plays for Djurgårdens IF Dam, and has been capped 7 times for the German national team.

Was a German television actress.

Was a German television actress.

Is a German heptathlete. Her first international championships was the 2002 World Junior Championshi

Is a German heptathlete. Her first international championships was the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics and she finished in eighth place with a score of 5405 points. She improved her personal best to 5901 points to win the gold medal at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships. Moving up to the senior ranks, she finished fourth in the heptathlon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and was seventh in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Oeser was eleventh at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] She set a personal best of 6493 points to win the silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin. The following year she was at the Erdgas Meeting in Ratingen, Germany, holding off her domestic rival Lilli Schwarzkopf to win with a total of 6427.

Is a German footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg.

Is a German footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg.

Is a German football midfielder who currently plays for 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam. She has also been cap

Is a German football midfielder who currently plays for 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam. She has also been capped for the German national team.

Is a German actress. Jennipher (Jenny) Antoni is the daughter of Antoni Malte (1944–1988) and actr

Is a German actress. Jennipher (Jenny) Antoni is the daughter of Antoni Malte (1944–1988) and actress Carmen-Maja Antoni (born 1945). She studied Japanese and Russian at the Humboldt University in Berlin. After Frank Beyer employed her for her first film work, she received an ongoing series role in the popular German TV series Unser Lehrer Dr. Sprecht. She studied at the Konrad Wolff Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen in Potsdam. At the same time, she worked in film and television with Benrath Martin, Robert Atzorn, Thekla Carola Wied, Jenny Gröllmann and Jaecki Black.

Is a German actress and well known for her role as Nathalie von Lahnstein on the soap opera Verboten

Is a German actress and well known for her role as Nathalie von Lahnstein on the soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love), which she portrays since 2004. From 1999 to 2002, Jenny studied professional acting at the 'Actors Company, Aschaffenburg'. After that she continued with acting training in New York, before she became the major role in the stage play Fünf im gleichen Kleid (Five in the same dress). In the following years Jenny continued in her work on the theater and also played in short films, before getting a role in the television movie Berühmt wie der Mond (Famous as the moon).

Is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.04 seconds, for the women

Is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.04 seconds, for the women's 500 m in long track speed skating.[1] On March 10, 2007 at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah she broke

Is a former German footballer. He was one of the last players to play for the German team pre-unific

Is a former German footballer. He was one of the last players to play for the German team pre-unification, and, as the final substitute made in the last match before unification took place, is considered to be the last player ever to play for the German D

Is a German football player.

Is a German football player.

Is a German speed skater, who won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2002 Winter Olympics in

Is a German speed skater, who won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Is a German politician of the SPD. Since 2005, he has served as the President of the Senate and Mayo

Is a German politician of the SPD. Since 2005, he has served as the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, that is, the head of government of the city-state of Bremen. He became President of the Federal Council in 2009, an

Is a retired East German sprinter. His personal best time was 44.86 seconds, achieved at the 1989 Wo

Is a retired East German sprinter. His personal best time was 44.86 seconds, achieved at the 1989 World Cup in Barcelona. This places him seventh on the German all-time list, behind Thomas Schönlebe, Erwin Skamrahl, Ingo Schultz, Karl Honz, Hartmut Weber and Mathias Schersing.[1]

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed on the German 4 x 400 metres rel

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed on the German 4 x 400 metres relay team in two editions of the IAAF World Cup. In 1998 he finished fifth with teammates Klaus Ehmsperger, Marc Alexander Scheer and Nils Schumann and in 2002 he finished sixth with teammates Ingo Schultz, Ruwen Faller and Lars Figura.

Is a former German nordic combined skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in th

Is a former German nordic combined skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and had his best individual finish of 15th twice at the championships (1999 - 15 km individual, 2001 - 7.5 km sprint).

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he won the gold

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he won the gold medal as crew member of the East German boat in the eights competition.