German Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A retired German football player who is now a coach. He played as a midfielder, and later in his car

A retired German football player who is now a coach. He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper.He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1996, the year he led Germany to victory in the European Championship. Sammer retired with 74 total caps, 23 for East Germany and 51 for the unified side.

Is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1986 European Championsh

Is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1986 European Championships he won the bronze medal in the 400 metres in a lifetime best of 44.85 seconds and finished sixth in the 4 x 400 metres relay. He had already won the bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships the same year. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the relay. In addition he competed in both events at the 1987 World Championships, without reaching the finals.

Is a German former football player. The right winger Matthias Scherz played for the amateur club Rot

Is a German former football player. The right winger Matthias Scherz played for the amateur club Rot-Weiß Scheeßel until 1994.

Is a German rower. His brother Jost is also a rower. In 2009 he won the World Championship in the Li

Is a German rower. His brother Jost is also a rower. In 2009 he won the World Championship in the Lightweight Coxless four with his brother and the twins Jochen and Martin Kühner.

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart. He joined Stuttgart in July 2009

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart. He joined Stuttgart in July 2009 from FC Ingolstadt 04. Prior to this, he played for Bayern Munich II.

Is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which h

Is a German rower. He formerly held the world record for 2,000 m on an indoor rower - 5:37.0 which he set on 1 December 2001. The new record, 5:36.6, was set by Rob Waddell in 2007.

Was an Austrian footballer. He played centre-forward for the celebrated Austria national team of the

Was an Austrian footballer. He played centre-forward for the celebrated Austria national team of the early 1930s known as the Wunderteam, which he captained at the 1934 World Cup.Known as "The Mozart of football", he was voted the best Austrian footballer of the 20th Century in a 1999 poll by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) and was named Austria's sportsman of the century a year before.

Is an Austrian-German weightlifter, and Olympic gold medalist. He is 183 cm tall. Although his wife

Is an Austrian-German weightlifter, and Olympic gold medalist. He is 183 cm tall. Although his wife died in a car accident, he continued his weightlifting career in Germany, eventually received German citizenship in early 2008, won overall silver at the 2

Is a German rower (6'6"; 100 kg), double World Champion and Olympian. Ungemach, Armin Weyrauch, Arm

Is a German rower (6'6"; 100 kg), double World Champion and Olympian. Ungemach, Armin Weyrauch, Armin Eichholz, Bahne Rabe and Jorg Dederding won the 1991 World Championship in the coxed four in world record time (5:58,96),[1] which is still unbeaten. He won another world title with the German eight in 1990 in Tasmania (Australia). Ungemach rowed in the final of the coxless four in 1992 Barcelona Spain and became fourth in a heartbeat final. Other highlights were the win of the Royal Henley Regatta, Good Will Games Seattle, Head of the Charles Boston and 12 German Championships in all boat classes.[2]

Is a former member of the Stasi and currently the Managing Director (CEO) of the Nord Stream AG, a c

Is a former member of the Stasi and currently the Managing Director (CEO) of the Nord Stream AG, a company for construction and operation of the Nord Stream submarine gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Warnig allegedly worked with KGB agent Vladimir Put

Was a German musician and composer of the Baroque period. He was born in Niederdorla (Thuringia) and

Was a German musician and composer of the Baroque period. He was born in Niederdorla (Thuringia) and died in Hamburg. He was introduced to the Italian concertato, polychoral and monodic styles — because Schütz had journeyed in Italy when a young man and he had met Giovanni Gabrieli and Monteverdi — as well as the style of Sweelinck's pupils, some of whom had settled in Hamburg. Weckmann travelled to Denmark in 1637 with Schütz, became organist in Dresden at the Electoral Court of Saxony from 1638 to 1642, and returned to Denmark until 1647 (during the Thirty Years' War).

Is the president of the Verband der Automobilindustrie.Since 1965, Wissmann has been active in polit

Is the president of the Verband der Automobilindustrie.Since 1965, Wissmann has been active in politics. He became member of the political youth organisation Junge Union and in 1968 of the CDU. From 1973 to 1983 Wissmann was federal leader of the Junge Un

Is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bron

Is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a German former footballer who is now manager of FSV Zwickau.Zimmerling, who played as a striker,

Is a German former footballer who is now manager of FSV Zwickau.Zimmerling, who played as a striker, began his career in the late 1980s, playing for Lokomotive and Chemie Leipzig in the DDR-Oberliga. He represented East Germany at youth level, and was par

Is a German footballer, currently playing for SC Paderborn.

Is a German footballer, currently playing for SC Paderborn.

Is an Austrian football midfielder who plays for SCR Altach. He previously played for SK Sturm Graz

Is an Austrian football midfielder who plays for SCR Altach. He previously played for SK Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Was a German footballer.In the summer of 1988 Banach transferred to the second tier team SG Wattensc

Was a German footballer.In the summer of 1988 Banach transferred to the second tier team SG Wattenscheid 09. In 1990 he was the highest scorer in the team, with 22 goals. This attracted attention from 1. FC Köln, to whom he moved in 1990, playing until th

Was a German-French statistician and economist.He was born in Berlin of Jewish parents. He studied a

Was a German-French statistician and economist.He was born in Berlin of Jewish parents. He studied at Bonn and Giessen, but settled in Paris, becoming naturalized there. In 1844 he entered the French ministry of agriculture, becoming in 1852 one of the he

Was German Prince member of the House of Ascania in the branch of Anhalt-Dessau. Also, he was a Prus

Was German Prince member of the House of Ascania in the branch of Anhalt-Dessau. Also, he was a Prussian soldier and Generalfeldmarschall.Maurice entered in the Prussian army in 1725, and saw his first service as a volunteer in the War of the Polish Succession (1734-35), and in the latter years of the reign of Frederick William held important commands. In the Silesian wars of Frederick II, Maurice, the ablest of the old Leopold's sons, greatly distinguished himself, especially at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (Striegau), 1745.

A retired German football midfielder.Gaudino played 294 Bundesliga games for Waldhof Mannheim, VfB S

A retired German football midfielder.Gaudino played 294 Bundesliga games for Waldhof Mannheim, VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Bochum. He won the league title with Stuttgart in 1992. In 1995 he was loaned out to Manchester City FC and helped the team end the season with some magnificent performances including a 3-2 victory over the league champions that year Blackburn Rovers FC. He transferred to Antalyaspor in 1999 and played for them until Antalyaspor's relagation to Second League A Category in 2001-2002 season.

Is a German-Austrian actress. She has both German and Austrian citizenship. Actress Christiane Hörb

Is a German-Austrian actress. She has both German and Austrian citizenship. Actress Christiane Hörbiger is her aunt, comedian Christian Tramitz is a first cousin. Mavie had theatre engagements in Hanover and Bochum (Rachel in Sanft und grausam, 2006; Jeannie in Fettes Schwein, 2005; title role in Lulu, 2004; Gilda in Komödie der Verführung, 2002; Santuzza in Freunde II, 2001). From 2006 to 2008 she performs at the Theater Basel, her first role there being "Roxane" in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, followed by "Stella" in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Is a German-Austrian actress. She has both German and Austrian citizenship, but lives in Switzerland

Is a German-Austrian actress. She has both German and Austrian citizenship, but lives in Switzerland.She did not complete college but visited the acting school of Christa Willschrei in Munich. In 1996, she made her on-camera debut in Michael Gutmann's television feature "Nur fnr eine Nacht".Mavie had theatre engagements in Hanover and Bochum (Rachel in Sanft und grausam, 2006; Jeannie in Fettes Schwein, 2005; title role in Lulu, 2004; Gilda in Kom÷die der Verfnhrung, 2002; Santuzza in Freunde II, 2001). From 2006 to 2008 she performs at the Theater Basel, her first role there being "Roxane" in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, followed by "Stella" in A Streetcar Named Desire.She worked as an interviewer for VIVA and recorded several audiobooks.

Was a German footballer and track athlete.In 1910 Gablonsky became the first Bayern Munich player ca

Was a German footballer and track athlete.In 1910 Gablonsky became the first Bayern Munich player called into the German National Football Team. Up through 1911, he was capped a total of 4 times by the national team. As a right-winger, he played over 500

Was an Austrian jurist, politician and social philosopher; his theories were of central importance t

Was an Austrian jurist, politician and social philosopher; his theories were of central importance to Austromarxism. He was a brother of Oskar Adler. Max Adler obtained his doctorate in law in 1896, and became a professional lawyer. He began to teach in t

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the gold medal. He played all three matches and scored three goals.