German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln (and over

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln (and overall 10 years in the club system, including the reserves).

Is a German former footballer who played as a striker during the 1960s and 1970's. Olhauser began hi

Is a German former footballer who played as a striker during the 1960s and 1970's. Olhauser began his career with SV Sandhausen in 1958 before moving to FC Bayern Munich in 1961.

Is a German/Cypriot retired football striker, considered the best foreign player ever to play in the

Is a German/Cypriot retired football striker, considered the best foreign player ever to play in the Cyprus first division. Rauffmann joined his first team, Simens Amberg, at the age of five. When he turned sixteen, he got a transfer to FC Amberg, a local

Is a German music composer and conductor and co-editor of music theory magazines. Riehn studied musi

Is a German music composer and conductor and co-editor of music theory magazines. Riehn studied music theory in Mainz, Zürich, and Berlin and composition with Gottfried Michael Koenig in Utrecht.

Is a German theologian and university lecturer, who teaches evangelic religion and their didactics w

Is a German theologian and university lecturer, who teaches evangelic religion and their didactics with the main focus on the New Testament at the TU Dortmund University. Since 1986 he is married to medic Cornelia Riesner and has four children.[1]

Is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

Is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

A former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. According to the official Formula One we

A former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen

Is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1972 to 1976. He won the bronze medal in the Individu

Is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1972 to 1976. He won the bronze medal in the Individual large hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

He began playing tennis at the age of ten. He currently resides in Switzerland. After Wimbledon 2008

He began playing tennis at the age of ten. He currently resides in Switzerland. After Wimbledon 2008, he is currently 39th in the ATP rankings.Rainer Schnttler was born in Korbach, Hesse.He had his breakthrough year in 2003, when he finished in the ATP top 10 for the first time improving his ATP ranking for the ninth year in succession, which is the longest among current players. He also became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the 4th round at all Grand Slams. He became the first German to reach a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open,

Is a German former ice dancer. With partner Petra Born, he was a three-time German national champion

Is a German former ice dancer. With partner Petra Born, he was a three-time German national champion and the 1985 European bronze medalist.

Is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title. Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia

Is an Austrian skier who won the 2003-2004 men's World Cup slalom title. Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995-1996 season, finishing 115th in the overall rankings. He quickly began to excel in the slalom events, and

Is a retired German football player. He is currently the vice president of Karlsruher SC.

Is a retired German football player. He is currently the vice president of Karlsruher SC.

Is a professional tennis player from Germany. He began playing tennis at the age of ten. He currentl

Is a professional tennis player from Germany. He began playing tennis at the age of ten. He currently resides in Switzerland. After Wimbledon 2008, he is currently 39th in the ATP rankings.

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

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German squad that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and i

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

German movie director, screenwriter and actor. A premier representative of the New German Cinema.

German movie director, screenwriter and actor. A premier representative of the New German Cinema.

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was par

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored two goals

Is a German football coach and a former player who is now the athletic director at the youth team of

Is a German football coach and a former player who is now the athletic director at the youth team of 1. FC Nuremberg.

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a former German football (soccer) player and current football coach.In 2005, Zobel was head coach

Is a former German football (soccer) player and current football coach.In 2005, Zobel was head coach of Persepolis F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League. He was named as coach of Moroka Swallows, a South African team from Johannesburg and signed on 17 Ju

Is an Austrian singer, composer, entertainer, and actor. He is one of the most successful Austropop

Is an Austrian singer, composer, entertainer, and actor. He is one of the most successful Austropop musicians. His lyrics are written in Viennese German, and he is very popular in Austria, but less in other German-speaking countries, and by far less known in non-German speaking ones. His song from 1990, "I am from Austria" (its lyrics are, except for this one line, in Viennese German) is still popular in Austria.

Is a former German footballer and currently manager of Rot-Weiss Essen together with Uwe Erkenbreche

Is a former German footballer and currently manager of Rot-Weiss Essen together with Uwe Erkenbrecher.His Bundesliga debut came on 24 May 1980 against Werder Bremen, though he only played two minutes in his debut performance. He made his name in the eight

Is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics

Is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian. Bartels also won bronze at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, with a put of 20.99 m. He had previously been a bronze medalist at the 2002 European Athletics Championships.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s and modern pentathlete who competed in the

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s and modern pentathlete who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished sixth in the C-1 1000 m.

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was a member of

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was a member of the East Germany national team. In 1990 he tried to settle in Austria, but after the reunification of Germany he came back to Potsdam where he qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics of Barcelona.[1]