German Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a German politician and civil servant. He served as Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior f

Was a German politician and civil servant. He served as Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior from 1965–1968. Lücke was a member of the Christian Democratic Union since the party's foundation in 1945. In the 1949 election he gained a seat in the inaugural Bundestag, which he held until 1972. Following the 1965 election, Lücke was appointed Minister of the Interior by Ludwig Erhard.

Was a German field marshal and statesman.Hindenburg enjoyed a long if undistinguished career in the

Was a German field marshal and statesman.Hindenburg enjoyed a long if undistinguished career in the Prussian army, eventually retiring in 1911. He was recalled at the outbreak of the First World War, and first came to national attention, at the age of sixty-six, as the victor at Tannenberg in 1914. As Germany's Chief of the General Staff from 1916, he and his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, rose in the German public's esteem until Hindenburg came to eclipse the Kaiser himself.

Was a German architect and professor at the Building Academy (Bauakademie) in the faculty of archite

Was a German architect and professor at the Building Academy (Bauakademie) in the faculty of architectural physics and a privy architectural counsellor at the Prussian Higher Council of Architecture (Preußische Oberbaudeputation) in Berlin. In the latter

Was a German zoologist. He worked at the Zoological Museum in Berlin.

Was a German zoologist. He worked at the Zoological Museum in Berlin.

Is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.[5] Kelly has performe

Is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.[5] Kelly has performed solo and led numerous groups including Paul Kelly and the Dots, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls and Paul Kelly and the Messengers; he has been a member of associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five and performed with other artists and groups.[5] Kelly has been acknowledged as one of Australia's best singer-songwriters,[6][7][8] his music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and country.

Was a German footballer.He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He ear

Was a German footballer.He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He earned 6 caps for West Germany and played twice for the German 'B-team'. During his club career he played for Benrather FC and 1. FC Köln.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches as forward.

Is former German decathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in S

Is former German decathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart where he set a personal best of 8548 points. A year earlier he had finished in sixth place at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 European Cup for Decathlon in Lage, Meier injured himself in the long jump and was unble to participate in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His personal best of 8548 points ranks him seventh among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth, Siegfried Wentz, Frank Busemann, Torsten Voss and Guido Kratschmer.

Was a German professor of biology in Trier .[1]. He died in Saarland on 29 May 2010. The focus of hi

Was a German professor of biology in Trier .[1]. He died in Saarland on 29 May 2010. The focus of his work was biogeography, in particular in the Neotropics. His Ph. D. work was on birds and other vertebrates of the Ilha de São Sebastião (Brazil). Subsequently, his studies focussed on herpetofauna, tropical ecology and sustainability of hunting.

Was an Austrian swimmer and physician, who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and became

Was an Austrian swimmer and physician, who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and became the first Austrian gold medalist ever.

Was a German astronomer. He became famous in Germany for publishing the "Kalender für Sternenfreund

Was a German astronomer. He became famous in Germany for publishing the "Kalender für Sternenfreunde" from 1948 until 1988, an annual calendar of astronomical events.During the First World War he served as an ordinary German field-soldier. After the war he became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and was a committed opponent of the rise of militarism and right wing revanchism in Germany. Between 1919 and 1933 he worked as an elementary school teacher. In addition to this he was an ambitious amateur astronomer and in 1923 his first article was published in the scientific journal Astronomische Nachrichten (AN 219 (1923), 165–170). He reported about long period variables he had observed from his private observatory.

Was a U.S. (German-born) crystallographer and physicist - a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.Whe

Was a U.S. (German-born) crystallographer and physicist - a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.When Erwin Schrödinger let it be known that he was leaving his position as extraordinarius professor at the Stuttgart Technische Hochschule, to go to the University of Breslau, Ewald was called and accepted the position in 1921. In 1922, he was called to the University of Münster. Ewald used the offer to better his position at Stuttgart to ordinarius professor; however, while Ewald was promoted to ordinarius professor, the established position was actually retained as an extraordinarius professorship.[27] From 1922 Erwin Fues, also a former doctoral student of Sommerfeld, did postgraduate work at the Stuttgart Technische Hochschule,

Was a German organist, organ builder, renovator and repairer, and composer of instrumental music. Fr

Was a German organist, organ builder, renovator and repairer, and composer of instrumental music. From November 1601 he was organist in Horn and from late 1609 in Steyr. He built organs in Steyr, Horn, Enns, and Wilhering. Peuerl wrote the earliest published trio sonatas outside of Italy. His work on the suite form was for his time significant and influential.

Is a former racing driver from Germany and successful magazine publisher.In the 1935 German Grand Pr

Is a former racing driver from Germany and successful magazine publisher.In the 1935 German Grand Prix he raced for Auto Union, and finished 3rd in the Italian Grand Prix before leaving the team with its hard-to-drive rear engines. From 1937 onwards he entered a private Maserati. His greatest hours came in the 1939 German Grand Prix which he led from lap 2 onwards until the ignition failed, making him drop down to third, which was still an excellent result for a privateer against the dominant force of the Silver Arrows.

Was a German state adviser and corporate general director.In 1937, Hermann Göring transferred to Pl

Was a German state adviser and corporate general director.In 1937, Hermann Göring transferred to Pleiger the management of the Reichswerke AG für Erzbergbau und Eisenhütten "Hermann Göring", commonly known as the Reichswerke Hermann Göring ("Hermann Görin

Was a German artist based in Nuremberg. He is best known for his Hafner ware.

Was a German artist based in Nuremberg. He is best known for his Hafner ware.

Was an Austrian climber who achieved recognition for his bold solo ascents and for the purity of his

Was an Austrian climber who achieved recognition for his bold solo ascents and for the purity of his climbing style. Born in Altaussee, he attended Gymnasium in Vienna and, later, studied at the University of Vienna and Munich University, where he was awa

Was a German pharmacologist from Elbing (Elblag). Pulewka graduated from the Königsberg Medical Fac

Was a German pharmacologist from Elbing (Elblag). Pulewka graduated from the Königsberg Medical Faculty in 1923 and earned doctorates in pharmacology and toxicology from the Pharmacology Institute of the same university in 1927. Pulewka was appointed Docent at the University of Tübingen in 1929. In May 1933, he was promoted to Professor Extraordinarius of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Tübingen where he lectured on the toxicology of poisonous gases and the protection against them. He was elected to the university’s Senate. However, Behrend Behrens, Pulewka’s former assistant whom he and his wife had once saved from drowning in a sea accident, warned Pulewka that he was in serious danger from the Nazi Party because of his political beliefs and because his wife was Jewish.

Was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Cl

Was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Clauss was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and also represented Scotland on six occasions. He was part of two Triple Crown winning

Was a German chess master and chess theoretician from Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.To the moder

Was a German chess master and chess theoretician from Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.To the modern chess world he is known above all as the co-author of the Handbuch des Schachspiels. He died very young, before finishing the 'Handbuch', but the work was completed by his friend Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa.

Was a German composer and organist.[1]

Was a German composer and organist.[1]

Was a Baltic German journalist, editor and politician who was known for his commitment to minority r

Was a Baltic German journalist, editor and politician who was known for his commitment to minority rights. Schiemann was born in Mitau in Courland, then part of the Russian Empire. He grew up in Estonia, was educated in Germany, and served his army traini

Was a German architect and city planner from Lauterbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, one of Adolf Hitler's arc

Was a German architect and city planner from Lauterbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, one of Adolf Hitler's architects. He graduated from the University of Stuttgart and later became a Professor there, where he formed together with Paul Bonatz the architectural styl

Is a former German showjumper. He is the brother of Alwin Schockemöhle, another leading German ride

Is a former German showjumper. He is the brother of Alwin Schockemöhle, another leading German rider.

Was a Nazi architect and one of Nazi Germany's most vocal political critics of modern architecture.

Was a Nazi architect and one of Nazi Germany's most vocal political critics of modern architecture. Along with Alexander von Senger, Eugen Honig, Konrad Nonn, and German Bestelmeyer, Schultze-Naumburg was a member of a National Socialist para-governmental