German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former German football player and current Team Chef for SpVgg Unterhaching. He spent all of his

Is a former German football player and current Team Chef for SpVgg Unterhaching. He spent all of his professional career so far with SpVgg Unterhaching, including 2 seasons in the Bundesliga as team captain and retired on 2 July 2009.

Is a West German track and field athlete who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Su

Is a West German track and field athlete who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt. Fährmann made his profess

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt. Fährmann made his professional debut for Schalke on 13 September 2008 in 3-3 draw away to Borussia Dortmund.[2] On 16 September 2008 he played his first international match agains

A former German footballer and current manager.The defensive midfielder played had between 1980 and

A former German footballer and current manager.The defensive midfielder played had between 1980 and 1996 385 Bundesliga appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen. With Eintracht he won the DFB-Pokal in 1981 and with Bayer Leverkusen the UEFA Cup in 1988.For the national team he was capped four times between 1984 and 1986. He took part with Germany at the EURO 1984 in France. The team failed to pass the first round.

Is a German politician. He has been a member of the Green Party of Germany since 1982[1] and has bee

Is a German politician. He has been a member of the Green Party of Germany since 1982[1] and has been Mayor of Bremen. He is a member of the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Is a former German football player.Geilenkirchen played four years for 1. FC Köln, being coached un

Is a former German football player.Geilenkirchen played four years for 1. FC Köln, being coached under Hannes Löhr, Georg Keßler and Christoph Daum. He particiated in the 1986 UEFA Cup Final, scoring a goal in the 72nd minute of the second leg.

Is a German road racing cyclist. He is the older brother of fellow road racing cyclist Bert Grabsch.

Is a German road racing cyclist. He is the older brother of fellow road racing cyclist Bert Grabsch.

Is a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and politician.He was born in Hamb

Is a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and politician.He was born in Hamburg, the son of Lina and the late Gustav Dahrendorf, a social democrat member of the German Parliament. He studied philosophy, classical philology and sociology at Hamburg University between 1947 and 1952, became a doctor of philosophy and classics (Dr. phil.) in 1952. He continued his academic research at London School of Economics as a Leverhulme Research Scholar in 1953-54, gaining a PhD in 1956. He was a professor of sociology in Hamburg (1957-60), Tübingen (1960-64) and Konstanz (1966-69).

Is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly "band leader" of Kraftwerk and is usually the one in

Is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly "band leader" of Kraftwerk and is usually the one interviewed. His deep, noticeably accented tenor voice helped to set Kraftwerk apart from other musical groups.

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German former footballer.

Is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly "band leader" of Kraftwerk and is usually the one in

Is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly "band leader" of Kraftwerk and is usually the one interviewed. His deep, noticeably accented tenor voice helped to set Kraftwerk apart from other musical groups.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. He made his debut on

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. He made his debut on the German professional league level in the Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg on March 31, 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 88th minute in a game aga

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a German football coach and former player. He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein

Is a German football coach and former player. He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein national football team.Loose played as a sweeper between 1981 and 1986 for Borussia Dortmund, and also for a year for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Between 1987 and

Is a German former footballer, later a coach, who currently works as head coach of the Germany natio

Is a German former footballer, later a coach, who currently works as head coach of the Germany national under-20 football team.A striker, Minge joined Dynamo Dresden in 1980, signing from TSG Gröditz, and spent the next eleven years with the club, winning

Is a former East German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won four East Ger

Is a former East German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won four East German national titles (1976, 1977, 1979, 1981) in his special distance[2] as well as the 5000 metres title in 1979.[3] He competed for the sports club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt during his active career.

Is a German former footballer, who is currently manager of Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. Rangnick

Is a German former footballer, who is currently manager of Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. Rangnick began his playing career at VfB Stuttgart, but was unable to progress any further than their amateur side, playing in the lower leagues. Rangnick again ta

Was a German shot putter. He represented West Germany and competed for the club OSC Berlin and LG Süd Berlin during his active career.

A German Professor of Plant Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Freiburg.Ra

A German Professor of Plant Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Freiburg.Ralf Reski studied Biology, Chemistry and the Theory and Practice of Education at the Universities of Gießen und Hamburg. He was awarded his doctorate in Genetics in 1990 at the University of Hamburg and received his postdoctoral lecture qualification in Botany in 1994. From 1996 until 1999 he was a Heisenberg Fellow of the German Research Foundation. After various offers from universities within Germany and abroad he was appointed Professor at the University of Freiburg and became Head of the newly established Department of Plant Biotechnology. Since 2001 he is Director Plant Biotechnology of the Centre for Applied Biosciences (ZAB). Since 2002 Reski is member of the Editorial Board of "Plant Cell Reports", a well-established international plant science journal [1]

Is a German actor. He debuted as the crude sailor "Frenssen" in the Academy Award nominated 1981 fil

Is a German actor. He debuted as the crude sailor "Frenssen" in the Academy Award nominated 1981 film Das Boot and frequently appeared in German TV series. He played main roles in German films such as Bang Boom Bang (1999), Fußball ist unser Leben (1999) or Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002).

A boxer from Duisburg-Hamborn in Germany.

A boxer from Duisburg-Hamborn in Germany.

Is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who represented West Germany in the men's marathon at

Is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who represented West Germany in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he finished in 18th position, clocking 2:15:29. Four years later, when Seoul, South Korea hosted the Games, he ended up in 23rd place (2:16:54). He won the Tiberias Marathon in 1982.

Is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched

Is the current vocalist for German power metal outfit Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford. He has also sung in Gamma Ray, Tyran' Pace, and Helloween although he never recorded in-studio with the latter. Ralf Scheepers has also done guest vocals for the bands Scanner,Therion and Ayreon.