German Famous Names Starting with Letter M

German writer of fantasy novels and children's books

German writer of fantasy novels and children's books

A German pianist.As well as specializing in Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Ravel, he has a wide repe

A German pianist.As well as specializing in Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Ravel, he has a wide repertoire including the somewhat neglected composers Carl Maria von Weber, Leopold Godowsky, Gabriel Fauré, Sir Arnold Bax and Eduard Tubin.His comprehensive recordings include the complete sonatas of Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber and Arnold Bax, the complete piano works of Maurice Ravel as well as a complete recording of the 400 dances of Franz Schubert and 3 CDs of works by Robert Schumann. His recordings have received many prizes including Choc du Musique and Diapason d'Or.

Was a member of the Feuchtmayer family of Baroque artists of the German Wessobrunner School.He was t

Was a member of the Feuchtmayer family of Baroque artists of the German Wessobrunner School.He was the brother of Franz Joseph Feuchtmayer (1660–1718) and Johann Michael Feuchtmayer (the Elder) (1666–1713); the father of Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer (the Elder) (1705–1764) and Johann Michael Feuchtmayer (the Younger) (1709–1772); the grandfather of Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer (the Younger) (b. 1735); and the uncle of Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (1696–1770).

Is a long-distance runner. In 1997 he won the Frankfurt Marathon. He represented Germany at the 2000

Is a long-distance runner. In 1997 he won the Frankfurt Marathon. He represented Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics marathon in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 37th place, with a time of 2:20:09.

Is a German footballer who plays for Besiktas in Turkcell Süper Lig. Fink played from 1992 for VfB

Is a German footballer who plays for Besiktas in Turkcell Süper Lig. Fink played from 1992 for VfB Stuttgart, in the beginning for the youth team, later in the reserve in the Regionalliga. In 2004 Arminia Bielefeld signed him for their Bundesliga campaign

Is a former speed skater from Austria.At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff par

Is a former speed skater from Austria.At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances (500 m - 1,000 m - 1,500 m - 5,000 m - 10,000 m), winning medals in two of those. This performance earned him the first pla

Is an athlete from Germany, who competes in archery.

Is an athlete from Germany, who competes in archery.

A former German footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the

A former German footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the roster for Euro 1992. He was manager of Alemannia Aachen from 2006 until the end of the season 2006-07 when he resigned due to the club's relegation. In 2008 he was named manager of Arminia Bielefeld and took over for interim manager Detlev Dammeier after the winter break.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing FC Gratkorn.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing FC Gratkorn.

Is a German footballer of Polish origin, who currently plays for Carl Zeiss Jena.In summer 2008 was

Is a German footballer of Polish origin, who currently plays for Carl Zeiss Jena.In summer 2008 was promoted to the reserve team and played six succesful games, before was promoted in summer 2009 to the Fußball-Bundesliga team.

Is a German midfielder, who plays for Halmstads BK.On 8 June 2008 he went on a week long trial with

Is a German midfielder, who plays for Halmstads BK.On 8 June 2008 he went on a week long trial with Halmstads BK and on 23 July 2008, Halmstads BK confirmed that they signed a contract with Görlitz. He made his debut for Halmstads BK on 11 August against

Was a German politician who took part in the July 20 plot.He was elected for the Center Party as a m

Was a German politician who took part in the July 20 plot.He was elected for the Center Party as a member of the Prussian Landtag in 1932 but was forced to resign in 1933 as member of the Landtag and as Landrat of Oppeln. Matuschka worked in the Prussian

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg. The defen

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg. The defender competed at two Summer Olympics. Green is working as a surgeon, and played more than 260 international matches for the German field hockey squad.

German Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.

German Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.

Is a former swimmer from Germany. A 202 cm (6 ft 7 in) athlete, he received the nickname "The Albatr

Is a former swimmer from Germany. A 202 cm (6 ft 7 in) athlete, he received the nickname "The Albatross" due to his especially long arms which gave him a total span of 2.13 m. Groß, competing for West Germany, won three Olympic gold medals, two in 1984 and one in 1988 in the freestyle and butterfly events, in addition to two World Championship titles in 1982, two in 1986 and one in 1991. He was born in Frankfurt.

A former swimmer from Germany. A 202 cm (6 ft 7 in) athlete, he received nickname "The Albatross", d

A former swimmer from Germany. A 202 cm (6 ft 7 in) athlete, he received nickname "The Albatross", due to his super long arms which gave him a total span of 2.13 m. Gross,

Is a Austrian football player currently playing for Skoda Xanthi.Gspurning made his full internation

Is a Austrian football player currently playing for Skoda Xanthi.Gspurning made his full international debut for the Austrian national football team in their friendly match against Turkey on 19 November 2008, playing all 90 minutes as Austria lost the match 4-2. In 2009, he appeared for Austria in two qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for SC Langenhagen. He also holds Slovaki

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for SC Langenhagen. He also holds Slovakian citizenship. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg

Is a professional German ice hockey centre, currently with Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eis

Is a professional German ice hockey centre, currently with Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Hackert has also played for several teams in the second level of German hockey, the Eishockey-Bundesliga, as well as for the Grand Rapid

Was an Austrian politician, and second Federal President of Austria, after the fall of the monarchy

Was an Austrian politician, and second Federal President of Austria, after the fall of the monarchy at the end of World War I. He did not belong to any party and was an independent candidate. He was elected and assumed office in 1920, and stayed for two periods until 1928.As a president, he worked hard to improve the dire situation Austria found itself after the war. He did a lot to develop the agricultural sector, encouraged the electrification of the railway, tried to develop more tourism especially in the Alps. Trade with neighbouring countries such as Germany was encouraged. He also became a protector of local traditions and culture, and initiated the creation of the law of protected monuments. He became also an honorary member of the Akademie der Wissenschaften (en: Academy of Sciences).

Is a German artist and designer. Upon passing his school leaving exams, Michael Hammers began his pr

Is a German artist and designer. Upon passing his school leaving exams, Michael Hammers began his professional career as a blacksmith. He apprenticed in several workshops and studios before becoming the assistant of sculptor Paul Nagel. Hammers’ greatest interest is applied art in architecture. After establishing his own workshop in 1994, Michael Hammers began to artistically pursue the fundamental ideas of the Bauhaus school; breaking down the existing hierarchical structures between various types of formal instruction. Today there are artisans, architects, designers and engineers all working together under the same roof in Michael Hammers Studios.

An Austrian filmmaker and writer best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often docu

An Austrian filmmaker and writer best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often document problems and failures in modern society. Haneke has worked in television‚ theater and cinema. He is also known for raising social issues in his work.[1] Besides working as filmmaker he also teaches directing at the Filmacademy Vienna.

Is a retired German footballer who played with Karlsruher SC, Freiburger FC, SV Wiesbaden, MSV Duisb

Is a retired German footballer who played with Karlsruher SC, Freiburger FC, SV Wiesbaden, MSV Duisburg, Hannover 96, SG Egelsbach and SV Darmstadt 98.

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is coaching the under-19 team

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is coaching the under-19 team for F.C. Hansa Rostock.

Is a retired Austrian football player.

Is a retired Austrian football player.