German Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a lawyer and Austrian chess master.Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in Vie

Was a lawyer and Austrian chess master.Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in Vienna in 1873 and 1882. He tied for 7-8th in the first tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won),[4] and took 14th in the second one (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won),[5] He also tied for 8-9th at Vienna 1882 (Vincenz Hruby won), took 8th at Vienna 1895 (Georg Marco won), took 4th at Vienna 1908 (Richard Réti won), and tied for 6-7th at Vienna 1909/10 (Trebitsch Memorial, Réti won).

German professor and theologian, a key leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and a friend and associat

German professor and theologian, a key leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and a friend and associate of Martin Luther.

Is a German television actor. He resides in Munich.

Is a German television actor. He resides in Munich.

Is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his

Is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 206, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 81 was reached on July 5, 2010.

Is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of sp

Is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court. He is sponsored by Wilson for his racquets and Adidas for his attire and shoes. His career high rank was #19 for doubles which he ach

Is a German football midfielder who plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Röppnack began his career with FC

Is a German football midfielder who plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Röppnack began his career with FC Carl Zeiss Jena played in his first season in 2007/2008 played twenty five games, who scores two goals in the A-Jugend Bundesliga Nord/Nordost[1] on youth

Is a German politician, who, since 2011, has been the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology a

Is a German politician, who, since 2011, has been the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and the Vice Chancellor of Germany. He is the Chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party (since 2011).He was the Federal Minister of Health in the second

German Social Democratic politician, who proclaimed the Republic on 9 November 1918, and who became

German Social Democratic politician, who proclaimed the Republic on 9 November 1918, and who became the first Chancellor of the Weimar Republic.

Is a German basketball player from Engelskirchen, Germany. Schwethelm is currently a member of Baske

Is a German basketball player from Engelskirchen, Germany. Schwethelm is currently a member of Basketball Bundesliga team Eisbären Bremerhaven and competed with the German national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Schwethelm was one of

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2007 German national silver medalist. Tischendorf is coached by

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2007 German national silver medalist. Tischendorf is coached by Olympic silver medalist Romy Österreich.

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1860 Munich.

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1860 Munich.

Is a field hockey player from Germany and the older brother of Christopher Zeller. He was a member o

Is a field hockey player from Germany and the older brother of Christopher Zeller. He was a member of the Men's National Teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2006 World Cup. As of 2008, his current club is Rot-Weiss Köln.

Is a French volleyball player. He is 194 cm. He plays for Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team since 2

Is a French volleyball player. He is 194 cm. He plays for Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team since 2009 season start and wear 14 number. He played 103 times for national team.

Is a retired volleyball player from France. Blain earned a total of 340 caps for the Men's National

Is a retired volleyball player from France. Blain earned a total of 340 caps for the Men's National Team between 1980 and 1991. Later on, he became a coach, guiding the national squad.

Is a German singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and manager. He came to fame as a contestan

Is a German singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and manager. He came to fame as a contestant on the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol. Bühler was eliminated in the top 3 after receiving 29.12 percent of the vote.

Was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a scriptwrit

Was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a scriptwriter, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one of the most successful wine growers in the world.

Is a German independent music singer, guitarist and composer.Boa's music is influenced by British pu

Is a German independent music singer, guitarist and composer.Boa's music is influenced by British punk rock and New Wave, its style swings between pop and avantgarde. A continuous charasteric are the catchy and melodic choruses, interrupted or alienated by atmospheric shifts. Thereby the voice of band member Pia Lund and Boa's own throaty singing contrast diametrically.

The son of Kenneth and Mary Longman, who worked in Baden-Württemburg as a result of the postwar o

The son of Kenneth and Mary Longman, who worked in Baden-Württemburg as a result of the postwar occupation of that state (and Bavaria) by the US military, Phillip Longman spent most of his childhood in Princeton, New Jersey. He studied at Oberlin College and later obtained a Knight-Baghot fellowship at Columbia University. Focusing his attention on how demographic and social change interact and affect government finance

Was an early explorer of the Australian coast.He was born on Norfolk Island, to Philip Gidley King a

Was an early explorer of the Australian coast.He was born on Norfolk Island, to Philip Gidley King and Anna Josepha King and named for his father's mentor, Arthur Phillip, which explains the difference in spelling of his and his father's first names. Sent to England for education in 1796, he joined the Royal Navy in 1807, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1814.

Is an Australian actor, singer, pianist, writer and comedian.He has appeared on film as well as in s

Is an Australian actor, singer, pianist, writer and comedian.He has appeared on film as well as in sketch comedy television programs. His television appearances include The Dingo Principle and Three Men and a Baby Grand, satirical sketch television comedy programs for which he was a writer/performer with Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe. Since 2000 he has co-written, composed and performed as an actor/musician in political satirical revues for the Sydney Theatre Company, including "Free Petrol", "Sunday in Iraq with George", "Much Revue About Nothing", "Stuff All Happens" and "Revue Sans Frontieres".

Was a German composer, mainly known for his lieder (songs), and an important folksong collector.[1][

Was a German composer, mainly known for his lieder (songs), and an important folksong collector.[1][2] Silcher was meant to be a school teacher, but dedicated himself entirely to music in the seminary in Ludwigsburg after he met Carl Maria von Weber. He was taught composition and piano by Conradin Kreutzer and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. In 1817 he was named musical director at the University of Tübingen. He is regarded as one of the most important protagonists of choir singing. He arranged many German and international folk songs that even today remain standard repertoire of many choirs in Germany and became an integral part of German daily life. In 1829 Silcher founded the "Akademische Liedertafel" in Tübingen and directed it until his death.

Is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was third in

Is a German cross country skier who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was third in a 4 x 10 km relay event in Finland in March 2010.

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team.

Was a German-Dutch music copyist, composer, instrumentalist, mining engineer, merchant, diplomat and

Was a German-Dutch music copyist, composer, instrumentalist, mining engineer, merchant, diplomat and spy of the Renaissance. He was one of the most skilled music scribes of his time, and many now-famous works of Franco-Flemish composers owe their survival to his renowned illuminated manuscript copies; in addition he was a spy for the court of Henry VIII of England.