German Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A former German football player born to a German mother and a Turkish father. He finished his career

A former German football player born to a German mother and a Turkish father. He finished his career after the Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07. Scholl played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for FC Bayern Munich. He is one of the most successful German players in recent history. During his career he won the UEFA Cup (1996), the Euro 1996, the UEFA Champions League (2001) as international titles as well as eight times the German Championships as national titles (all with Bayern Munich). The latter makes him the sole record holder of most won German Championship titles in the German football league.

Is a tennis champion from Langen, Germany. She is assistant women's tennis coach at Vanderbilt Unive

Is a tennis champion from Langen, Germany. She is assistant women's tennis coach at Vanderbilt University. In her 10 years on the WTA tour she ranked 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.

Is a German rower who was co-winner of two Olympic gold medals. She is currently a police detective

Is a German rower who was co-winner of two Olympic gold medals. She is currently a police detective and member of the "Athlete Committtee" of the World Anti-Doping Agency.[1]

Is a retired female swimmer from Germany, specialised in the freestyle. A three-time Olympian (1996,

Is a retired female swimmer from Germany, specialised in the freestyle. A three-time Olympian (1996, 2000 and 2008) she won a total number of three medals (one silver and two bronze) as a member (heat swimmer) of the German women's relay teams. She is the

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Wi

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980) and one bronze (Two-man: 1980). Nehmer also carried the East Germa

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. Th

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. The best league finish he achieved was 6th place.

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gol

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for Bayern Munich and the German national team.

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for Bayern Munich and the German national team. Behringer played for Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a German voice actress, best known as the German voice of Holly Marie Combs. Until April 2007, sh

Is a German voice actress, best known as the German voice of Holly Marie Combs. Until April 2007, she was married with the voice actor and actor Matthias Hinze. Matthias Hinze died of a serious malady.

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for SG Essen-Schönebeck, and has been capped f

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for SG Essen-Schönebeck, and has been capped for the German national team.

Is an Austrian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, she is ranked World No. 234 in singles and No. 197

Is an Austrian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, she is ranked World No. 234 in singles and No. 197 in doubles. She is currently coached by Geovani Cardona. Klaffner has enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning two singles and eight doubles titles, an

Was an Austrian opera singer (soprano).Melanie Kurt first studied to become a pianist in her native

Was an Austrian opera singer (soprano).Melanie Kurt first studied to become a pianist in her native City of Vienna before starting to take singing lessons. Later she went to Berlin, where Marie Lehmann, sister of the great soprano Lilli Lehmann, became her teacher. From 1897 to 1900 she only appeared as a pianist, before she gave her début at the civic theatre in Lübeck as 'Elisabeth' in Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser in 1902.

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay. H

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay. Her personal best time in the 100 metres is 11.04 seconds, achieved in June 1995 in Bremen. This places her tenth on the German all-time list, behind Marlies Göhr, Marita Koch, Silke Gladisch, Katrin Krabbe, Heike Drechsler, Bärbel Wöckel, Annegret Richter, Romy Müller, Monika Hamann, Inge Helten and Ingrid Auerswald.[1]

Is a German race walker. She has represented Germany at the Summer Olympics on two occasions (2004 a

Is a German race walker. She has represented Germany at the Summer Olympics on two occasions (2004 and 2008). She has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions and walked at four consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships. She took time away from athletics in 2009 to give birth to her first child, Helena. She returned to competition in 2010 and she had the best championship performance of her career at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, finishing fourth in the 20 km race walk behind a Russian sweep of medallists.[2]

Was an Austrian statesman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic church during the time of the Counter-R

Was an Austrian statesman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic church during the time of the Counter-Reformation. Klesl was appointed Bishop of Vienna in 1598 and elevated to cardinal in 1616.impressed by the vigour and success of his campaign against Protestantism, entrusted him with the work of the Counter-Reformation, which became his life work. Klesl brought back into the fold the cities of Baden, Krems, and Stein, though not without great difficulty, nor indeed without actual risk of his life. In 1585 he was made imperial councillor by Rudolf II, who three years later appointed him court chaplain and administrator of the Diocese of Wiener Neustadt. It took him but a very short time to restore the Catholic rule in this thoroughly disorganized bishopric. He was compelled in doing so to be constantly on his guard against the monastic council, which, in a memorial on the subject, he calls, "the cause of all evil, the champion of godless prelates and priests against their bishop, a parasite".

Was a German composer and organist of the North German Organ School. He came from a long line of chu

Was a German composer and organist of the North German Organ School. He came from a long line of church musicians who had served the town of Hanover for over 125 years. He studied with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck from 1609 to 1612, and in 1629 replaced his recently deceased father as organist at the Marktkirche in Hanover, where he remained until his death.

Was a German singer and composer of church music. Vulpius came from a poor craftsman's family. He st

Was a German singer and composer of church music. Vulpius came from a poor craftsman's family. He studied at the local school in Wasungen (in Thuringia) with Johannes Steuerlein. From 1588, he attended the school in Speyer. After marrying in 1589, he obtained a position at the Gymnasium in Schleusingen. In 1596, he was named cantor in Weimar.

Was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles. As a single skater, she won the bronze meda

Was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1929 World Championships. As a pair skater, she skated with Ludwig Wrede and won the bronze at the 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz.

Was a German aviatrix before and during World War II.Melitta started working for the Deutsche Versuc

Was a German aviatrix before and during World War II.Melitta started working for the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL), an experimental institute for aviation, in Berlin-Adlershof in 1928. She also took flying lessons. Because of her Jewish anc

Is an East German luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. She won the silver medal

Is an East German luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Sollmann also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1981) and one silver (1983). She also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1980) and one bronze (1982).

A German-born Israeli pianist.Menahem Pressler is the founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, an ens

A German-born Israeli pianist.Menahem Pressler is the founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, an ensemble widely considered to be the world's leading piano trio for more than 50 years. Pressler currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Sara. There he teaches at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and holds the Dean Charles H. Webb Chair in Music. His musical precision and vast knowledge of piano and chamber music literature have gained him an international reputation as a remarkable teacher.

An award winning German director, screenwriter, producer and actor of Turkish descent.

An award winning German director, screenwriter, producer and actor of Turkish descent.

Is a Turkish-German actress.

Is a Turkish-German actress.

Meret Becker is the daughter of the actors Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker. She is the sister of Ben B

Meret Becker is the daughter of the actors Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker. She is the sister of Ben Becker, stepdaughter of Otto Sander and granddaughter of Claire Schlichting.She was married 1996 to Alexander Hacke (member of a band Einstürzende Neubauten

Is a German footballer of Albanian origin. He plays for VfL Bochum.He played for clubs in Hesse befo

Is a German footballer of Albanian origin. He plays for VfL Bochum.He played for clubs in Hesse before moved to Bochum.