German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a German ski jumping coach. He was the national team's coach from 1993 until 2003,[1] helping th

Was a German ski jumping coach. He was the national team's coach from 1993 until 2003,[1] helping the sport in becoming popular in Germany.[2] The jumpers he trained included Martin Schmitt, who won the world cup two times and Sven Hannawald, who won the Four Hills Tournament in 2002. With 21 medals won in world championships and Olympic Games combined, Heß was Germany's most successful ski jumping coach.[3] He died of pancreatic cancer in Bad Berka.[3][4]

Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, SD and Kripo Nazi police agencies) a

Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, SD and Kripo Nazi police agencies) and Reichsprotektor (Reich Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia. Adolf Hitler considered him a possible successo

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Ol

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he won a silver medal in the C-1 event.

Was a popular German opera composer based in Hamburg. He wrote over a hundred operas, and in 1745 Jo

Was a popular German opera composer based in Hamburg. He wrote over a hundred operas, and in 1745 Johann Adolph Scheibe considered him an equal to Johann Kuhnau, George Frideric Handel and Georg Philipp Telemann (also related to the Hamburg Opera), but his work was largely forgotten for many decades. In 1694, he became court-composer to the duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, though he had probably come to the court already as early as 1692 to study its renowned operas, which had been going on since 1691, when the city had built a 1200-seater opera-house. Keiser put on his first opera Procris und Cephalus there and, the same year, his opera Basilius was put on at Hamburg and, as the musicologist Johann Mattheson noted, "received with great success and applause."

Is a retired Austrian football player who played 14 seasons for Rapid Wien and 13 times for the Aust

Is a retired Austrian football player who played 14 seasons for Rapid Wien and 13 times for the Austria national football team.Kienast earned 13 caps for the Nationalmannschaft between 1983 and 1987, scoring 3 goals. In 1986 he scored two of those in a sensational 4-1 defeat of West Germany.

Is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West German team that won

Is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West German team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Was a German football player.On the national level he played for East Germany national team (33 mat

Was a German football player.On the national level he played for East Germany national team (33 matches/three goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Was a German composer. The son of a chemical manufacturer, Schwarz-Schilling embarked upon his music

Was a German composer. The son of a chemical manufacturer, Schwarz-Schilling embarked upon his musical studies in 1922, first in Munich and later in Cologne, with several extended breaks in Italy. From 1927 to 1929, he studied under Heinrich Kaminski, who also taught Carl Orff. In 1938, he obtained a teaching position at the Musikhochschule in Berlin (now the Berlin University of the Arts).

Is a German conductor, pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. In 1982 he created a se

Is a German conductor, pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. In 1982 he created a sensation with Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly at the Komische Oper Berlin, and was immediately engaged there. He worked with directors and choreographers such as Harry Kupfer, Joachim Herz and Tom Schilling. In 1989 he became principal conductor and Artistic director of the opera house of Görlitz.

Is a German economist.Selten was born in Breslau (Wroc?aw) in Lower Silesia, now in Poland. For his

Is a German economist.Selten was born in Breslau (Wroc?aw) in Lower Silesia, now in Poland. For his work in game theory, He is also well known for his work in bounded rationality, and can be considered as one of the founding fathers of experimental economics. He developed an example of a game called Selten's Horse because of its extensive form representation. He is noted for his publishing in non-refereed journals to avoid being forced to make unwanted changes to his work.

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who represented West Germany (FRG) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in M

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who represented West Germany (FRG) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is a German ex-footballer who played as a center-back. Now he is working as a youth coach at the Eur

Is a German ex-footballer who played as a center-back. Now he is working as a youth coach at the European Soccer School in Vancouver (under 7s - under 19s, boys & girls).

Is a German former alpine ski racer. She is the only alpine skier to win 19 Paralympic medals. She h

Is a German former alpine ski racer. She is the only alpine skier to win 19 Paralympic medals. She has also won 4 Paralympic medals in athletics.

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He has been Vice Pre

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He has been Vice President of the Landtag of Bavaria since 2009.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.

Is a German physicist and ESA astronaut.In 1990, he was selected to the German astronaut team, train

Is a German physicist and ESA astronaut.In 1990, he was selected to the German astronaut team, training for the Mir '92 mission. He was the backup of Klaus-Dietrich Flade for the Soyuz TM-14 mission. In 1995 he began training for the second German Mir mis

Is a German former professional footballer and formerly manager of the Cuba national football team.

Is a German former professional footballer and formerly manager of the Cuba national football team. Fanz began his playing career at Amicitia Viernheim, before moving onto SV Sandhausen, playing in the third tier. In 1974, he joined VfR Heilbronn in the n

Is a former Austrian footballer.He earned 15 caps for the Austria national football team between 197

Is a former Austrian footballer.He earned 15 caps for the Austria national football team between 1978 and 1982 and played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in the second round match against Northern Ireland.

A former German race car driver and current team owner. During the last 20 years, Joest Racing has w

A former German race car driver and current team owner. During the last 20 years, Joest Racing has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times

Was a German politician and the leader of the FDP from 1957–1960. In the Weimar Republic Maier was

Was a German politician and the leader of the FDP from 1957–1960. In the Weimar Republic Maier was a member of the German Democratic Party (DDP). In 1945 he was a founder of the Democratic People's Party (DVP), which is now the Baden-Württemberg-Organisation of the FDP.

Is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Bayern Munich for seven years,

Is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Bayern Munich for seven years, winning four German titles and three cups. He retired due to an injury in 1993.

Was a German chess master and editor.At the beginning of his chess career, he played in Leipzig wher

Was a German chess master and editor.At the beginning of his chess career, he played in Leipzig where tied for 4-6th in 1909, took 8th in 1910, took 3rd in 1911, shared 1st in 1912, and took 5th in 1913.

Was a German football player.Münzenberg played whole his career for Alemannia Aachen (1927-1951).On

Was a German football player.Münzenberg played whole his career for Alemannia Aachen (1927-1951).On the national level he played for Germany national team (41 matches), and was a participant at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, and 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German conservative politician active during the Weimar Republic. Although associated with rig

Was a German conservative politician active during the Weimar Republic. Although associated with right-wing and völkisch tendencies Quaatz was half-Jewish in ancestry.Quaatz was a member of the Reichstag, first being elected in 1920 for the German People'