German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German football coach and a former player

Is a German football coach and a former player

Is a German ice dancer. With former partner Sascha Rabe, she placed 12th at the 2005 World Junior Fi

Is a German ice dancer. With former partner Sascha Rabe, she placed 12th at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and won the silver medal at the 2005 SBC Trophy.

Is a genre-blending music composer. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals

Is a genre-blending music composer. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals, his work is tangentially relatable to electronic music. He was known primarily for his breakthrough 1995 single "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation)", popularised by 1999's The Matrix soundtrack. "Clubbed to Death" was released on his debut album Furious Angels in 2002, seven years after its initial release.

Is an Australian musician and composer.Tognoni started playing guitar when he was about 10 years old

Is an Australian musician and composer.Tognoni started playing guitar when he was about 10 years old. His mother had an Ibanez semi-acoustic guitar, but she wasn't playing it, so Rob did. It only had three or four strings on it and he didn't know you could buy replacement strings! [1]

A jurist and a legal philosopher. He studied law and philosophy in Göttingen. He received his PhD i

A jurist and a legal philosopher. He studied law and philosophy in Göttingen. He received his PhD in 1976 with the dissertation A Theory of Legal Argumentation, and he achieved his Habilitation in 1984 with a Theory of Constitutional Rights).Alexy's definition of law looks like a mix of Kelsen's normativism (which was an influential version of legal positivism) and Radbruch's legal naturalism (Alexy, 2002), but Alexy's theory of argumentation (Alexy, 1983) puts him very close to legal interpretivism.

Was an Austrian entrepreneur and the first producer of sparkling wine in Austria.Schlumberger was bo

Was an Austrian entrepreneur and the first producer of sparkling wine in Austria.Schlumberger was born in Stuttgart, Germany. As director of Ruinart, one of the leading champagne houses in Reims, France, he had the idea to produce champagne-like wine ("Schaumwein") in Austria using the French method but Austrian grapes.In 1842 Schlumberger founded his company and started production in Bad Vöslau, a small town south of Vienna situated in a wine-growing region. In 1843 he married Mathilde Kirchner, the daughter of a wealthy factory owner, an alliance which helped him finance his business venture.

Is an Australian musician. In the fourth season of Australian Idol, he placed seventh.

Is an Australian musician. In the fourth season of Australian Idol, he placed seventh.

Is a German television actor. He was born in Bad Polzin, Pomerania, Germany, now Polczyn-Zdrój, Wes

Is a German television actor. He was born in Bad Polzin, Pomerania, Germany, now Polczyn-Zdrój, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Bob played for the New York Yankees in 1989. In 1 career

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Bob played for the New York Yankees in 1989. In 1 career game, he had a 0-0 record with a 18.00 ERA. On July 15, 1989 in the only inning he ever pitched in the Major Leagues Bob gave up a two run home run to Geor

Austrian-Jewish physician. For his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus

Austrian-Jewish physician. For his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus of the ear he received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Is a road bicycle and track cyclist from Germany, who was born in the former East Germany.

Is a road bicycle and track cyclist from Germany, who was born in the former East Germany.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the four runs in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Was a former German football player.Robert Bernard was the son of Jakob Bernard, an esteemed footbal

Was a former German football player.Robert Bernard was the son of Jakob Bernard, an esteemed footballer in the postwar area of World War I in Schweinfurt, and the father of Günter Bernard, who was part of the runner-up squad of Germany at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and a Bundesliga winner with Werder Bremen in 1965.

Was a German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionist and member of the Nati

Was a German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionist and member of the National Assembly of 1848. In his fight for a strong, unified Germany he opposed ethnocentrism and it was his strong belief that no one people should rule over another. As such he was an opponent of the Prussian occupation of Poland and was in contact with the revolutionists there. Blum was likewise a critic of both antisemitism and catholicism, supported the German Catholics and agitated for the equality of the sexes.

Is a German professional footballer who currently plays for VVV-Venlo.

Is a German professional footballer who currently plays for VVV-Venlo.

German industrialist, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH.

German industrialist, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH.

German chemist. With his laboratory assistant, Peter Desaga, he developed the Bunsen burner.

German chemist. With his laboratory assistant, Peter Desaga, he developed the Bunsen burner.

Was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.Robert Dienst started his car

Was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.Robert Dienst started his career at Florisdsdorfer AC, where he played his first game as a midfielder during World War II. He turned into a prolific striker at Rapid Wien and became one of the most successful Austrian goalscorers in the 1950-s

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Nashville Predators organization. Dietrich was draf

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Nashville Predators organization. Dietrich was drafted 174th overall in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He played with the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL from 2005-06 to th

Was a German-American mathematician. He published about 75 books and papers. For over 30 years he wa

Was a German-American mathematician. He published about 75 books and papers. For over 30 years he was head of the mathematics department at the University of Washington.

A German football goalkeeper, who plays for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.Enke started his career in

A German football goalkeeper, who plays for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.Enke started his career in the youth ranks of hometown club Carl Zeiss Jena and worked his way up to the first team during the 1995–96 season. He made his professional debut on November 11, 1995, against current club Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga. He was given the opportunity after first choice Mario Neumann conceded 14 goals in just three matches, prompting coach Eberhard Vogel to drop him for the youngster Enke. Enke played three games during November 1995, but Neumann was restored to the team after this period and Enke did not appear for the first team again that season.

Is a German luger who competed from 1997 to 2001. He won a silver medal in the mixed team event at t

Is a German luger who competed from 1997 to 2001. He won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1999 FIL World Luge Championships in Königssee, Germany. As of 2007[update], Fegg is a coach on the Canadian national luge team.

Was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German chemist who, in 1914, developed a method for staining DNA (now known as the Feulgen sta

Was a German chemist who, in 1914, developed a method for staining DNA (now known as the Feulgen stain) and who also discovered that DNA is located in the chromosomes.

Is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. Fleßers first club was home town club 1. FC

Is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. Fleßers first club was home town club 1. FC Viersen 05, before Borussia Mönchengladbach spotted him and signed him. He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's senior team in 2005. He is a defender on the ri