German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an Austrian fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 10 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund an

Is a retired German football player. He spent 10 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum.

Was a German Völkisch politician and publicist active during the Weimar Republic.This formed the ba

Was a German Völkisch politician and publicist active during the Weimar Republic.This formed the basis of the German Völkisch Freedom Party (DVFP), an anti-Semitic political party which they established on December 16 1922, with Wulle as deputy chairman.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart and 1.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Saarbrücken. The best result he achieved was 5th place.

Is a retired German ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished three times among the top 10, his best

Is a retired German ski jumper. In the World Cup he finished three times among the top 10, his best result being a third place from St. Moritz in January 1988.

Was a professional ice hockey player. His father Karl Wellen, was one of the founding member of Kref

Was a professional ice hockey player. His father Karl Wellen, was one of the founding member of Krefelder Eislauf-Vereins. In 1978 he became the trainer of the Krefeld Pinguine.

German sociologist. He was very influential on West German sociology after 1949.

German sociologist. He was very influential on West German sociology after 1949.

Is a Turkish-German writer and actress.

Is a Turkish-German writer and actress.

Was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth

Was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fourth with the German relay team in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.

A champion alpine ski racer. She is a two-time individual World Champion in the combined (1997) and

A champion alpine ski racer. She is a two-time individual World Champion in the combined (1997) and downhill (1999), and has won a total of 9 World Championships medals. She also won two Olympic medals in 2002, the bronze medal in downhill and a silver in the combined.Götschl made her World Cup debut in 1993, on March 14, 1993, winning the slalom in Lillehammer, Norway. This was followed by more than 100 podium (top 3) results, including at least one win in four of the five disciplines; only a giant slalom win has eluded her so far. She won the overall World Cup title in 2000, and she has also won five World Cup discipline titles in downhill (1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, and 2007), three in Super-G (2000, 2004 and 2007), and two in combined (2000 and 2002).

Is a political philosopher and critical social theorist. After studying in Paris, Madrid, London and

Is a political philosopher and critical social theorist. After studying in Paris, Madrid, London and Rome she received advanced degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison(USA). Her dissertation focused on the Italian enlightenment philosopher Giambattista Vico

Is a German actress. She has appeared in such films as Nordkurve, Solo Sunny and Alles auf Zucker!.

Is a German actress. She has appeared in such films as Nordkurve, Solo Sunny and Alles auf Zucker!. In television she had appeared on Tatort, Bruder Esel, Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall and Einmal Bulle, immer Bulle. For her role in Solo Sunny, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] In 1993 Krößner won a Deutscher Filmpreis Best Actress award for her work in Nordkurve.

Is a German politician who is chairwoman of the Alliance '90/The Greens Bundestag parliamentary grou

Is a German politician who is chairwoman of the Alliance '90/The Greens Bundestag parliamentary group. She was the Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture from 2001 to 2005. Künast announced on 5 November 2010 that she we will be the candidate for Governing Mayor of Berlin for Alliance '90/The Greens in the Berlin state election, 2011.[1]

Is a female German international football player. Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloc

Is a female German international football player. Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in German Bundesliga.

Was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage. One of th

Was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage. One of the most successful actresses in German films from the early 1930s, she was courted by the Nazi Party to appear in films that promoted their ideals, but refused. Her sudden death at the age of 31 was initially attributed to epilepsy, but after the end of World War II, witnesses suggested that she had been murdered by Gestapo officers, although another theory contends that she committed suicide.[1] The true circumstances of her death remain unknown.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion.

German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion.

Was a boxer from East Germany who won a Light Flyweight gold medal at the 1985 European Amateur Cham

Was a boxer from East Germany who won a Light Flyweight gold medal at the 1985 European Amateur Championships. In 1986, he won the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a silver in 1992 and a bronze in 1994.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in the four

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in the four-man event at Whistler and Lake Placid in November-December 2010.

Is a German former football player and now manager. Before coming to Duisburg, Hollmann was in the y

Is a German former football player and now manager. Before coming to Duisburg, Hollmann was in the youth section of Eintracht Duisburg. He played from 1970 to 1984 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Eintracht Braunschweig in 350 games in the Bundesliga scoring 3

Was a German singer of Schlager ballads who reached the height of his popularity in the 1960s and 19

Was a German singer of Schlager ballads who reached the height of his popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, selling over 25 million records and starring in film and television roles.

Is an Australian pop singer, dancer and make-up artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Rhys was a fina

Is an Australian pop singer, dancer and make-up artist based in Melbourne, Victoria. Rhys was a finalist on Network 10's inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance (Australia) and on the 27 of April 2008 he came runner up in the season finale.

Was a German figure skater. She skated together with Paul Falk in pairs and became twice World champ

Was a German figure skater. She skated together with Paul Falk in pairs and became twice World champion and in 1952 Olympic champion.