German Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A German singer who is probably best-known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 197

A German singer who is probably best-known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975. She performed the song "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" and was placed seventeenth out of nineteen countries.Fleming made a further Eurovision bid in 19

Her aunt is the composer Iris Gruttmann. She has sung children's music for the ARD program Die Sendu

Her aunt is the composer Iris Gruttmann. She has sung children's music for the ARD program Die Sendung mit der Maus since 1999. Her fifth song was "Schnappi", which she recorded in 2001 when she was five years old. In 2004 and 2005 "Schnappi" became a #1 hit in Germany and several other European countries.Joy Gruttmann is currently attending fifth grade at Leibniz Gymnasium in Gelsenkirchen.

A German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics i

A German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics in German and English.Around the same time Denalane came in first contact with hip hop group Freundeskreis, who searched for a female counterpart to lead si

Was a mining engineer and inventor who, in 1755, invented the water-pillar, the world's first water

Was a mining engineer and inventor who, in 1755, invented the water-pillar, the world's first water pump machine. It is mainly used today for oil extraction. He also proposed construction of the tajchy reservoirs around Banská Štiavnica. He was a son of Maximilian Hell and a student of Samuel Mikoviny.

Is a field hockey player from Germany of Uruguayan and Spanish descent. He was a member of the Men's

Is a field hockey player from Germany of Uruguayan and Spanish descent. He was a member of the Men's National Teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2006 World Cup.

Was a German geographer, brother of botanist Wilhelm Troll.From 1919 until 1922 Troll studied amongs

Was a German geographer, brother of botanist Wilhelm Troll.From 1919 until 1922 Troll studied amongst other biology, chemistry, geology, geography and physics at the Universität in München. In 1921 he obtained his doctorate in botany and in 1925 his habilitation in geography. Between 1922 and 1927 he worked as assistant at the Geography Institute in Munich. Troll was engaged in research in the ecology and geography of mountainous lands: between 1926 and 1929 went in a research journey throughout South American Andean countries where he visited northern Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Panama. In 1933 and 1934 his research interests took him to East and South Africa; in 1937 Troll was in Ethiopia; and in 1954 he visited Mexico.

Is a German international rugby union player of Argentinian descent, playing for the German national

Is a German international rugby union player of Argentinian descent, playing for the German national rugby union team.Goity played one game for Germany, against a Welsh Districts XV on 28 November 2008. At the time, he was playing in England, for Newmarke

Is a retired racing cyclist from West Germany, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer

Is a retired racing cyclist from West Germany, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in th

Is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20. In 2004 she won the world road race championship and came second in the Olympic road ra

Was a swimming champion who held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in

Was a swimming champion who held every Austrian women's middle and long distance freestyle record in 1935.As a Jewish child, Deutsch was prohibited from joining most athletic clubs in Austria so she began her competitive swimming at Hakoah Vienna, a Jewish athletic club where she was soon winning swim meets and setting national records.

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from Austria, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for h

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from Austria, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.

Is a speed-skater She competed for Germany at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to compete for Ger

Is a speed-skater She competed for Germany at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to compete for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a German cinematographer. Kaufmann worked in film as a camera assistant under Konrad Kotowski, Th

Is a German cinematographer. Kaufmann worked in film as a camera assistant under Konrad Kotowski, Thomas Mauch, Gernot Roll, and Raoul Coutard. Since 1982 Kaufmann focused on film, and in 1991 became chief cinematographer.

Was an Austrian actress. Her performances included Kunigunde opposite Ewald Balser in Franz Grillpar

Was an Austrian actress. Her performances included Kunigunde opposite Ewald Balser in Franz Grillparzer's König Ottokars Glück und Ende at the reopening of the famed Vienna Burgtheater in 1955.[1 Judith Holzmeister was born in Innsbruck, Austria, on February 14, 1920.[1] She began her career in acting with her debut at the Provincial Theater in Linz, Austria.[1] Holzmeister began working at the Burgtheater in 1947, and remained at that particular theater until her retirement.[1]

Is a German journalist and television presenter. Rakers grew up in Bad Lippspringe with her single f

Is a German journalist and television presenter. Rakers grew up in Bad Lippspringe with her single father. After graduating from the Pelizaeus-Gymnasium Paderborn from 1995 to 2001, Rakers studied journalism and communication studies, German philology and modern and contemporary history at the University of Münster. In parallel, Rakers worked as a radio presenter at the NRW-local radio stations; Radio Hochstift and Antenne Münster.[citation needed]

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Ang

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished fifth in the K-4 500 m event.

Is a German world champion rower and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.

Is a German world champion rower and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.

Is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During her career, she won six top-level single

Is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During her career, she won six top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were World Number 12 in singles (in 1997), and World Number 29 in doubles (in 1989). In 1996, Wiesner was a quarter-finalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

Is a German world champion rower and Olympic gold and bronze medalist. After three World Junior titl

Is a German world champion rower and Olympic gold and bronze medalist. After three World Junior titles, Zeidler won gold in the women’s eight at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] A year later she won the world titles in Bled (Slovenia) in the coxless pair. At the 1992 Summer Olympics she won bronze in the women’s eight with the unified German eight.[1]

Is a German actress. She resides in Berlin.

Is a German actress. She resides in Berlin.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was third in a four

Is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was third in a four-man event at Lake Placid, New York on 22

Is a German architecture, art and documentary photographer. Juergen Nogai began his studies as a Fin

Is a German architecture, art and documentary photographer. Juergen Nogai began his studies as a Fine Arts major with parallel studies in Film, Theatre and Television Science, and German Language at the University of Cologne, Germany. He then went to the University of Osnabrueck, Germany and earned a teaching degree in German Language and Fine Arts, which he taught concurrently with his career as a free-lance photographer. He maintained his studio in Bremen, Germany, where he worked for museums, architects, publishers, companies, design and advertising agencies.

Is a German fashion photographer, based in England. He initially photographed celebrities, and then

Is a German fashion photographer, based in England. He initially photographed celebrities, and then quickly graduated to shoots for youth style magazines such as The Face and i-D. He is regarded as one of the most influential of contemporary fashion photographers, being part of introducing the "snap-shot aestetics" in fashion[1] and now shoots frequently for Condé Nast publication W magazine, and Marc Jacobs. He is well-known for introducing the heroin chic trend in the early 1990s

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 26th in the 50 km event

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 26th in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Pent was a Nazi party member and fought against the British and Americans on the Western Front in World War II.

Is a German professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 357, which she reached on

Is a German professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 357, which she reached on June 20, 2005. Her career high in doubles is 510, which she reached on August 8, 2005.