German Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an early twentieth century Austrian football (soccer) right full back who played professionally

Was an early twentieth century Austrian football (soccer) right full back who played professionally in Austria and the United States. He also earned two caps with the Austrian national team in 1922.Gold began his career with Wiener AF, gaining entry into the first team during the 1919-1920 season. He won the 1922 Austrian Cup with Wiener. In the fall of 1922, Gold transferred to Hakoah Vienna. In the summer of 1924 he played for Makkabi Tallinn in Estonia.

Is a German satirical author and musician.His more recent (post-2000) output has seen a tendency tow

Is a German satirical author and musician.His more recent (post-2000) output has seen a tendency toward a slightly more conventional style as well as more direct, non-humorous criticism of language and society. As expressly mentioned in a few and alluded to in many of his own essays, Max Goldt is homosexual. In spite of that, he has been married to a woman (Else) for several years, long after his coming out.

Was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal to

Was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Rudolf Katzer, and Hermann Martens in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 5000 metres race, but was eliminated

Was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a leading German chess master. He earned his living as a ballet dancer.In tournaments, he tied f

Was a leading German chess master. He earned his living as a ballet dancer.In tournaments, he tied for 1st–4th at Berlin 1883, took 3rd at Berlin 1883, won at Hamburg 1885 (Hauptturnier), won at Berlin 1887, took 21st at Frankfurt 1887, tied for 4–5th at Berlin 1888, tied for 4–5th at Nuremberg 1888, tied for 15–16th at Breslau 1889, and tied for 5–8th at Berlin 1890.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was elimin

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metres competition as well as of the 400 metres event. In the 200 metres competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals. He was also a member of the German relay team which was disqualified in the final of the 4x100 metre relay competition after a fault with its second baton passing. In the 4x400 metre relay event he was eliminated with the German team in the first round.

Is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Was an Austrian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian

Was an Austrian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as midfielder.

German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the Frankfurt School/critical t

German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the Frankfurt School/critical theory.

Was a significant German physician who was a native of Dillingen. He practiced medicine in Munich, w

Was a significant German physician who was a native of Dillingen. He practiced medicine in Munich, where he became a professor (extraordinary) in 1876. He is credited with being the first physician to use a laryngeal stroboscope for examination of the larynx. He combined a stroboscopic lamp with a laryngeal mirror in order to study "vocal movements" in different registers. Application of the strobe light allowed him to view the vibrating vocal cords in slow motion, thus enabling detailed views of the larynx in an open or closed position. Oertel also created several written works regarding cardiac, circulatory and obesity disorders, and was an early advocate of the "terrain cure", which is a set of therapeutic exercises that involve graduated hiking and climbing.

A German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most import

A German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century.

Is a retired East German long jumper. He competed for the sports clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt and SC Ein

Is a retired East German long jumper. He competed for the sports clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt and SC Einheit Dresden during his active career.

Is a German football midfielder playing for FC St. Pauli.Kruse began his career with TSV Reinbek bef

Is a German football midfielder playing for FC St. Pauli.Kruse began his career with TSV Reinbek before joined in summer 1998 to SC Vier- und Marschlande. After seven years here he was scouted from Werder Bremen in July 2005. On 4 May 2009, He signed a tw

Was a German chess player and composer.In 1858–1864, he was an editor of Deutsche Schachzeitung. H

Was a German chess player and composer.In 1858–1864, he was an editor of Deutsche Schachzeitung. He was a founder of Westdeutschen Schachbundes (WDSB), and an organizer of the 9th DSB–Congress (Kongresse des Deutschen Schachbundes) at Leipzig 1894. He was second President of DSB

German painter and printmaker in etching and lithography. The son of a Jewish businessman from Berli

German painter and printmaker in etching and lithography. The son of a Jewish businessman from Berlin, Liebermann first studied law and philosophy,

A former German football player.

A former German football player.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.

Was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.

Was a German-American biophysicist and Nobel laureate.Delbrück studied astrophysics, shifting towar

Was a German-American biophysicist and Nobel laureate.Delbrück studied astrophysics, shifting towards theoretical physics, at the University of Göttingen. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1930, he traveled through England, Denmark, and Switzerland. He met Wolfgang Pauli and Niels Bohr, who got him interested in biology.

Is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul musi

Is a New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and guitarist who is renowned as an interpreter of soul music and R&B.[3] As leader of Max Merritt & The Meteors his best known hits are "Slippin' Away", which reached #2 on the 1976 Australian singles charts, and "Hey, Western Union Man" which reached #13.

Was a German lawyer. Friedlaender is known for his leading commentary on the German Bar Code (Rechts

Was a German lawyer. Friedlaender is known for his leading commentary on the German Bar Code (Rechtsanwaltsordnung), which was later expaneded to include a lawyers' code of honour, the predecessors of modern formulations of professional responsibilities a

Was an influential German-born film director who worked in Germany, the United States, and France.He

Was an influential German-born film director who worked in Germany, the United States, and France.He took the pseudonym Ophüls while pursuing an early career in theatre so that, should he fail, it wouldn't embarrass his garment-manufacturer father. Later, during the American and French periods of his career, the spelling of his surname would occasionally be altered, most commonly through the removal of the umlaut; for the American films Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) and Caught (1949), he was listed as "Max Opuls."

Was an Austrian singer, actor and comedian. Although Pallenberg's career started in 1904 it wasn't u

Was an Austrian singer, actor and comedian. Although Pallenberg's career started in 1904 it wasn't until 1909 that he joined Theater an der Wien and (as of 1911) Vienna's Deutsches Volkstheater. However, it was at Berlin's Deutsches Theater where he left a lasting mark on German theatrical practice. He worked there with Max Reinhardt.

German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most importan

German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century.

A German composer, conductor, pianist, organist, and teacher.

A German composer, conductor, pianist, organist, and teacher.

Was a German sailor executed in 1917 for socialist agitation in the German Navy. He joined the navy

Was a German sailor executed in 1917 for socialist agitation in the German Navy. He joined the navy as a volunteer in 1912 and served on the battleship Friedrich der Grosse. In the summer of 1917, he became one of the leaders of a movement among the sailo