German Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a German female kite surfer and model. She is the reigning 2008 KPWT Course Race World Champion a

Is a German female kite surfer and model. She is the reigning 2008 KPWT Course Race World Champion and winner of 8 world championship titles.She became the German Kitesurf Champion title and in 2003 finished 4th place in the PKRA world ranking. In 2004 sh

Is a German Olympic swimming champion.Kristin Otto began swimming at 10 years old, she was trained i

Is a German Olympic swimming champion.Kristin Otto began swimming at 10 years old, she was trained in an East German sports academy. At 16 years of age she participated in her first world championships in Ecuador 1982, she won the gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke, along with two additional gold medals in the 4x100 relays with the East German team.

Is a retired German hurdler. She represented the sports clubs SC DHFK Leipzig and LAC Halensee Berli

Is a retired German hurdler. She represented the sports clubs SC DHFK Leipzig and LAC Halensee Berlin, and became German champion in 1991, 1993 and 1994.[1] Her personal best time was 12.80 seconds, achieved in June 1990 in Chemnitz.[2]

Is a German figure skater. She won the German national championship in 2007. Her younger brother Den

Is a German figure skater. She won the German national championship in 2007. Her younger brother Denis Wieczorek competes internationally on the junior level.

A German "Schlager" singer, lyricist and music producer. Bach is noted for her 3 ½-octave vocal ran

A German "Schlager" singer, lyricist and music producer. Bach is noted for her 3 ½-octave vocal range.Bach was 13 years old when she won her first talent contest. She later studied vocal music and dance as well as piano and guitar. In addition, she took d

Is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004. She won a gold medal in the two-w

Is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004. She won a gold medal in the two-woman event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships in Königssee. Bader also finished eighth in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City while competing for Russia. She then emigrated to Germany, sitting out the 2002-3 World Cup season before being allowed to compete

Is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the m

Is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the main draw of two Grand Slam events in 2006. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No. 65, achieved on 26 July 2010.

A German singer and television actress.Dörfer was the older of two children. She and her younger br

A German singer and television actress.Dörfer was the older of two children. She and her younger brother grew up with their mother in Wurzen until she was eighteen years old. Dörfer learned to play the violin at primary school. She performed as a singer f

Is a German drummer, composer and singer. She is the daughter of German soprano Agnes Giebel. Kristi

Is a German drummer, composer and singer. She is the daughter of German soprano Agnes Giebel. Kristina Kanders went 1987 to New York City to study music (1992 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Music, Jazz & Contemporary Music Program, New School University, 1997 Master of Arts Degree in Music, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College)

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Sum

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.Four years later she won the bronze medal as a member of the East German. She played all five matches and scored 19 goals.

Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. From 1935, she starred in a number of f

Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. From 1935, she starred in a number of films with her husband, director Veit Harlan. During World War II she acted in several works of Nazi propaganda, including the anti-semitic historical mel

Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. From 1935, she starred in a number of f

Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. From 1935, she starred in a number of films with her husband, director Veit Harlan. During World War II she acted in several works of Nazi propaganda, including the anti-semitic historical melodrama Jud Süß. Due to her tendency to commit suicide by drowning in those films, she earned the nickname Reichswasserleiche (Water Corpse of the Reich). After the war Söderbaum became a noted fashion photographer. In 1983 she wrote an autobiography Nichts bleibt immer so. Her last film was with Hugh Grant in the thriller Night Train to Venice in 1994.

Is a German politician. She is currently serving as the Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior C

Is a German politician. She is currently serving as the Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (since 30 November 2009). She has served as a Member of Parliament since 2002. was Gerechtigkeit als Gleichheit? Eine empirische Analyse der objektiven und subjektiven Responsivität von Bundestagsabgeordneten, supervised by Jürgen W. Falter. Following her appointment as government minister, her doctoral research came under close scrutiny for its heavy reliance on research assistance by her party

Was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. From 1935, she starred in a numbe

Was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. From 1935, she starred in a number of films with her husband, director Veit Harlan. During World War II she acted in several works of Nazi propaganda, including the anti-semitic historical melodrama Jud Süß. Due to her tendency to commit suicide by drowning in those films, she earned the nickname Reichswasserleiche (Water Corpse of the Reich). After the war Söderbaum became a noted fashion photographer. In 1983 she wrote an autobiography Nichts bleibt immer so. Her last film was with Hugh Grant in the thriller Night Train to Venice in 1994.

Is a retired East German athlete who competed in the pentathlon and high jump. She won both events a

Is a retired East German athlete who competed in the pentathlon and high jump. She won both events at the 1977 European Junior Championships. At the 1978 European Championships she won the bronze medal in the pentathlon and finished eleventh in the high jump.

Is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004.Bader also finished eighth in the

Is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004.Bader also finished eighth in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City while competing for Russia.

Is a German football defender who currently plays for SV Sandhausen.

Is a German football defender who currently plays for SV Sandhausen.

Is a professional handball player. Kristof first played in UHC Tulln, now he plays in UHK Krems. He

Is a professional handball player. Kristof first played in UHC Tulln, now he plays in UHK Krems. He stands 200 cm (6'7") and weighs 105 kg (231 lb.).

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is a retired German high jumper. He finished in joint ninth place at the 1994 European Indoor Champi

Is a retired German high jumper. He finished in joint ninth place at the 1994 European Indoor Championships,[1] and competed at the 1994 European Championships without reaching the final.[2] Domestically he won the bronze medal for his club LG Frankfurt at the 1998 German championships,[3] as well as a silver medal at the 2001 German indoor championships.[4]

Was a German founder and businessman, who founded the Hauni Maschinenbau AG, an internationally lead

Was a German founder and businessman, who founded the Hauni Maschinenbau AG, an internationally leading company for the production of machines for the tobacco industry and the Körber Foundation (initiated USable), both based in Hamburg, Germany. He also w

Was a climber and photographer. He started climbing at the age of 14. Before he wholly committed his

Was a climber and photographer. He started climbing at the age of 14. Before he wholly committed his life to climbing in 1986 he was a mathematics and physics teacher.From this comes the English term "redpoint", which is derived from the German Rotpunkt,

German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Otto Paul Hermann Diels in 1950.

German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Otto Paul Hermann Diels in 1950.

Was a German diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

A German-born American pathologist, geneticist and expert on the placenta and reproduction in humans

A German-born American pathologist, geneticist and expert on the placenta and reproduction in humans and myriad mammalian species.Benirschke was raised in a small town in Northern Germany and received his M.D. degree from the University of Hamburg. He immigrated to the United States in 1949.After an internship in New Jersey, he trained in pathology at university hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 1955, he became pathologist of the Boston Lying-in Hospital, now part of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and there developed his interest in the placenta and reproductive problems.