German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin who was born in Pressburg (Pozsony) (present-

Was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin who was born in Pressburg (Pozsony) (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia), part of Kingdom of Hungary. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.Hummel was born in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy which is now Bratislava, Slovakia. His father, Josef Hummel, was the director of the Imperial School of Military Music in Vienna and the conductor there of Schikaneder's Theater Orchestra. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart offered the boy music lessons at the age of 8 after being impressed with his ability. Hummel was taught and housed by Mozart for 2 years free of charge and made his first concert appearance at the age of nine, at one of Mozart's concerts.

Is a German team handball player. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens w

Is a German team handball player. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the German national team.He is European champion from 2004.

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the light flyweight (– 48kg) division during the

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the light flyweight (– 48kg) division during the late 1980s, early 1990s.

Is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He is mostly employed as a right w

Is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He is mostly employed as a right winger. Rosenthal began his professional career with Hannover 96 in 2005, on a 5 year deal, but had to wait until 13 August 2006 before he made his first Bu

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Holstein Kiel. He made his debut on t

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Holstein Kiel. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for Hamburger SV on September 23, 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a game against

Is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer

Is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Is a German directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia and former professional road bicycle rac

Is a German directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia and former professional road bicycle racer. Before turning professional he was twice military World Champion. He raced as a professional from 1997 until 2005, all the time at T-Mobile Team. At th

A footballer who plays for Hannover 96. He primarily plays as a striker.He transferred to Alemannia

A footballer who plays for Hannover 96. He primarily plays as a striker.He transferred to Alemannia Aachen in 2004 where he became a striker and was elevated to Captain for much of the first half of the season. He wore the number 19 shirt and had a breakthrough season in the Bundesliga, which led to his international debut which came against Georgia in October 2006. Aachen were promoted to the Bundesliga in the 2006-07 season as champions of the 2. Bundesliga

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently on a break from football. Schlöss

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently on a break from football. Schlösser was part of the youth setup at Eintracht Frankfurt before joining Bayern Munich in 1997, aged 14.

Is a retired track cyclist and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at

Is a retired track cyclist and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer, and Maik Lan

Is a German former footballer. He is currently Manager of Dynamo Dresden II.

Is a German former footballer. He is currently Manager of Dynamo Dresden II.

Is a German football defender, currently contracted with VfL Osnabrück. Tauer joined Djurgården fr

Is a German football defender, currently contracted with VfL Osnabrück. Tauer joined Djurgården from Eintracht Braunschweig at the start of the 2007 season[2], and made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården against IF Brommapojkarna.

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de F

German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France.

Is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team spr

Is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles.

Is a German goalkeeper who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt.Born and raised in Hesse, Zimmermann starte

Is a German goalkeeper who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt.Born and raised in Hesse, Zimmermann started his professional career at Eintracht Frankfurt and still plays for the reserve team, competing in the Oberliga, the fourth German tier. After absolving h

Is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2

Is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2003, and has been re-elected on one occasion.

Is a German luger who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Bode also won five medals at t

Is a German luger who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Bode also won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (Women's singles: 1996), three silvers (Women's singles: 1994, Mixed team: 1990, 1994), and one bronze (Women's singles: 1990).

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for FF USV Jena.

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for FF USV Jena.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 800m Freestyle at the 19

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 800m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992, but missed the 1996 edition in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is a former German professional tennis player. Kandarr is notable for playing with her right hand, e

Is a former German professional tennis player. Kandarr is notable for playing with her right hand, even though she is left-handed.Kandaar moved with her parents from Halle to Karlsruhe after the German reunification. Her mother Petra Vogt was Sports Person of the Year in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) in 1969. Jana Kandarr was practicing for some years in Unterhaching before she went professional in 1994.

Is a retired German discus thrower. She won the silver medal at the 1989 European Junior Championshi

Is a retired German discus thrower. She won the silver medal at the 1989 European Junior Championships, representing East Germany,[1] and finished sixth at the 1994 European Championships.[2] She competed at the 1995 World Championships, but did not progress from the qualification round.[3]

Is a top FBB female bodybuilder from Austria and a popular session mixed wrestler. Originally from G

Is a top FBB female bodybuilder from Austria and a popular session mixed wrestler. Originally from Germany, Jana currently lives in the US and Graz. She has been interviewed and has frequently appeared on popular European TV Channels such as RTL. Jana was

A German actress and singer in the rockband "Spitting Off Tall Buildings".

A German actress and singer in the rockband "Spitting Off Tall Buildings".

Is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won the

Is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She won the medals at the international rowing competitions.