German Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was the coxswain of the East German boat which finished fourth in the coxed pairs event.

Is a former German team handball player and current trainer for the German club Wilhelmshavener HV.

Is a former German team handball player and current trainer for the German club Wilhelmshavener HV.

Is a professor of German literature at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature at Bielefeld Univer

Is a professor of German literature at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature at Bielefeld University. Klaus-Michael Bogdal teaches and conducts research at Bielefeld University since 2001. He was head of several research projects, and between 2007 and 2009 he was on sabbatical within the scope of the opus-magnum program of the Volkswagen Foundation. He is associate editor of the journal “Der Deutschunterricht“ and of several academic series.

Is executive chairman and majority owner (55.75%) of the international transport company Kühne + Na

Is executive chairman and majority owner (55.75%) of the international transport company Kühne + Nagel.[1] Kühne has lived in Switzerland since 1975, in the city Schindellegi, the location of the Kühne + Nagel headquarters.

Is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He won the gold

Is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He won the gold medals at the 1970 European Junior Championships and the 1974 European Championships, and the bronze medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.

Is a retired West German javelin thrower. He competed at the European Championships in 1986 and 1990

Is a retired West German javelin thrower. He competed at the European Championships in 1986 and 1990 without reaching the final. He represented the sports club LG Bayer Leverkusen, and won silver medals at the West German championships in 1988 and 1990.[1]

Is a German economist, columnist, and author. His scientific work concentrates on labour economics a

Is a German economist, columnist, and author. His scientific work concentrates on labour economics and social policy. He works as economic teacher und scientist. Through several books and articles he contributes to the sociopolitical discourse. Gerhardt w

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish painter, 3 April 1843 in Säby (province Småland), Sweden – 4 April 1912 in Säby.

Was a Swedish painter, 3 April 1843 in Säby (province Småland), Sweden – 4 April 1912 in Säby. Ekwall studied from 1860-1866 at the Academy of Arts in Stockholm, with emphasis on xylography (designing woodcut printing blocks) and drawing. He became a pupil in Berlin of the painter Ludwig Knaus. In 1870, Ekwall established himself as an artist in Munich in Germany and later worked in Leipzig. His works during this period were primarily for magazine illustrations, and were reproduced as engravings. He returned to Sweden and died there at the age of 69.

A German former footballer who played as a Midfielder. Reinhardt had successful spells with Bayer Le

A German former footballer who played as a Midfielder. Reinhardt had successful spells with Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, before ending his career at 1. FC Nuremberg. He won seven caps for Germany between 1988 and 1992. After his football career he started a second career as elementary school teacher.

Is a German physicist. He has been the Director of the Institute of Microstructure Research at Forsc

Is a German physicist. He has been the Director of the Institute of Microstructure Research at Forschungszentrum Jülich since 1987. Knut Urban's research focuses on the field of aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy (both regarding the further development of instruments and the control software), the examination of structural defects in oxides and the physical properties of complex metallic alloys. He also works on Josephson effects in high-temperature superconductors and the application of these effects in SQUID systems and magnetometers as well as on the application of Hilbert transform spectroscopy in examining the excitation of solids, liquids and gases on the gigahertz and terahertz scale.

Was a German physician best known for his work studying the effects of tobacco smoking.

Was a German physician best known for his work studying the effects of tobacco smoking.

Is a retired German long jumper. He won the silver medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships,[

Is a retired German long jumper. He won the silver medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships,[1] finished seventh at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, eleventh at the 1998 European Championships and fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games.[2] He represented the sports clubs Berliner SC and LAC Halensee Berlin, and became German champion in 2000.[3] His personal best jump is 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Wesel.[2]

Is a German professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side FC Mid

Is a German professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.Afriyie was born in Flensburg and played in his youth years for DGF Flensborg, a club in the Danish minority in Schleswig-Holstein. In 2000, he wa

A German statesman. Although his political career spanned sixty years, beginning as early as 1906, h

A German statesman. Although his political career spanned sixty years, beginning as early as 1906, he is most noted for his role as the first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949

German American biochemist.

German American biochemist.

Was a German actor. Ackermann first accompanied field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich on his

Was a German actor. Ackermann first accompanied field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich on his travels and in battles. Born in Schwerin, he first entered the stage under a certain Stolle. In 1740 he entered the troupe of Johann Friedrich Schönemann in Lüneburg, where he first met his future wife Sophie Charlotte Bierreichel, who took the lead of the troupe in 1741 in Hamburg. The troupe dissolved in 1744 and they lived with relatives of Konrad in Mecklenburg. In 1747 he was hired in Danzig, later in St. Petersburg. In 1749 he and his wife visited Moscow where they marry. They left Russia in 1751 and founded the famous Ackermann troupe (Ackermann'sche Gesellschaft).

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a German conductor and lutenist. He has given numerous solo concerts all around the world and has

Is a German conductor and lutenist. He has given numerous solo concerts all around the world and has also worked with ensembles such as Les Arts Florissants and others. In 1987 Konrad Junghänel founded the vocal ensemble Cantus Cölln, which he directs. Nu

Is a German painter and graphic artist whose style of painting combines features of realism, Surreal

Is a German painter and graphic artist whose style of painting combines features of realism, Surrealism and Pop art. Klapheck's subjects through the years have included (in order of introduction) typewriters, sewing machines, water taps and showers, telephones, irons, shoes, keys, saws, car tires, bicycle bells and clocks. Influenced by Duchamp, Man Ray, and Max Ernst, Klapheck's "ironic treatment of everyday mechanics" prefigures Pop art in its magnification of the trivial.[1]

Is a member of the German parliament, the Bundestag. He is a neurologist and founded the Witten/Herd

Is a member of the German parliament, the Bundestag. He is a neurologist and founded the Witten/Herdecke University, Germany's first private university, in 1982. He was the university's president from 1982 to 1989 and from 2002 to 2004.Schily was a member

Is a German academic and diplomat. He has studied Philosophy, History and Classical Philology in Mun

Is a German academic and diplomat. He has studied Philosophy, History and Classical Philology in Munich and International Economics and International Law at Fletcher School (Tufts-Harvard, MA, 1967). In 1965 Dr. Seitz entered the German Foreign Service, and in 1975 he became a speechwriter for then-foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a position he retained until 1987. Subsequently he served as German ambassador to India, Italy and China.

Is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who twice represented his native country at the Summe

Is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He set his personal best (2:11:57) in the men's marathon in 1991.

Is a former German football player.On the national level he played for East Germany national team (

Is a former German football player.On the national level he played for East Germany national team (86 matches/two goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German Roman Catholic theologian and humanist of the early Reformation period. He was a quiet

Was a German Roman Catholic theologian and humanist of the early Reformation period. He was a quiet and stubborn conservative, considered quiet but somewhat narrow. In theology he was a pupil of Martin Polich of Mellerstadt and a Thomist. His family, whose name was Koch, came from Wimpfen on the Neckar, hence he was called Wimpina. He matriculated at the University of Leipzig (1479–1480) and remained there until 1505; in 1481 he obtained the baccalaureate degree, and in 1485 was made magister.