German Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German politician (SPD).From 27 October 1998 to 18 July 2002 he served as Germany's Minister of

Is a German politician (SPD).From 27 October 1998 to 18 July 2002 he served as Germany's Minister of Defence. In his period of office, the German Bundeswehr participated for the first time since 1945 in a War outside Germany in former Yugoslavia.

Was a German journalist. He was one of the founders of the newspaper Das Reich, serving as its edito

Was a German journalist. He was one of the founders of the newspaper Das Reich, serving as its editor between February 1943 and April 1945. Captured by the Red Army, he died in 1955 in a camp in Potma.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing ASV Statzendorf.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing ASV Statzendorf.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. He

Is a retired German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. He represented Germany once in a friendly against Scotland.

Was a German chess master.He took 6th at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier), took 2nd at Annaberg 1897, ti

Was a German chess master.He took 6th at Eisenach 1896 (Hauptturnier), took 2nd at Annaberg 1897, tied for 7-8th at Berlin 1897, and tied for 3-6th in Amsterdam. He made his mark in 1900 when he won 1st place at the Munich Hauptturnier. After this he play

Was a German chess master and writer.Teschner was seven times Champion of Berlin. In 1948, he won an

Was a German chess master and writer.Teschner was seven times Champion of Berlin. In 1948, he won an East-Zones Championship in Bad Doberan, and later in 1951 took the German Championship (played in Düsseldorf).

Was a flute virtuoso and pedagogue from Munich, Germany. He was a great contributor to modern ideas

Was a flute virtuoso and pedagogue from Munich, Germany. He was a great contributor to modern ideas on interpretation on the flute with his teachings and his technical writings. As a child Rudolf showed great promise as a musician and was provided a through musical education by his father, Franz Paul Tillmetz. After studying piano with Franz Barraga and music theory with Otto Muller he became a pupil of Theobald Boehm, who helped the young flutist establish his successful career.

German politician. He was descended from an old Hanoverian family, his father, Karl von Bennigsen,

German politician. He was descended from an old Hanoverian family, his father, Karl von Bennigsen, being an officer in the Hanoverian army, who rose to the rank of general and also held diplomatic appointments.

Was a German jurist. He is known for his 1872 book Der Kampf ums Recht, as a legal scholar, and as t

Was a German jurist. He is known for his 1872 book Der Kampf ums Recht, as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a modern sociological and historical school of law.After graduating doctor juris, Jhering established himself in 1844 at Berlin as privatdocent for Roman law, and delivered public lectures on the Geist des römischen Rechts, the theme which may be said to have constituted his life's work. In 1845 he became an ordinary professor at Basel, in 1846 at Rostock, in 1849 at Kiel, and in 1851 at Giessen. Upon all these seats of learning he left his mark; beyond any other of his contemporaries he animated the dry bones of Roman law.

Was an Austrian and Czechoslovakian football player and manager. Vytlacil started his career at the

Was an Austrian and Czechoslovakian football player and manager. Vytlacil started his career at the local club Phönix Schwechat. Later he played for SK Slovan Wien, SK Rapid Wien and Favoritner Sportclub in the Austrian Championship and for Slavia Prague in the Czechoslovakian Championship. He was the coach of the Czechoslovakian national team when they finished as runners-up in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and was in charge of Bulgaria at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transsylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920Romania

Was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transsylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920Romania, he became a German citizen in 1930, and then East Germany after 1945. From 1919-1920 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and then at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik from 1920–1923. He served as chorusmaster at the Berlin Volksoper from 1923–1925. In 1927 joined Laban's dance company where he conducted productions for three years. In 1947 he became the director of the Rostock Hochschule für Musik where he stayed until he was appointed professor of composition at the East Berlin Academy of Arts in 1950. He left the academy in 1968 when he became ill and died a year later.

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Sum

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Parten

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he was listed in the four-man event, but did not compete.

Is a German Mathematician and was Professor of General Algebra from 1970 to 2003 at Technische Unive

Is a German Mathematician and was Professor of General Algebra from 1970 to 2003 at Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt). His most celebrated work is the invention of Formal concept analysis, a supervised machine learning technique that applies

Is a German footballer currently playing for SC Paderborn 07.

Is a German footballer currently playing for SC Paderborn 07.

Was a German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München.

Was a German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München.

Is a former football striker .

Is a former football striker .

Was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician, known for

Was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician, known for his advancement of public health. Referred to as "the father of modern pathology," he is considered one of the founders of social medicine.

Was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

Is a prolific German cruiserweight boxer known for his stinging jab. He has previously held the Germ

Is a prolific German cruiserweight boxer known for his stinging jab. He has previously held the German BDB cruiserweight title and the EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title.

Is a German theater, film, and voice actor. Besides his work on stage, on film, and on television, B

Is a German theater, film, and voice actor. Besides his work on stage, on film, and on television, Beck is also a well known reader of audiobooks, having worked as the narrator of the German translations of the Harry Potter series.[1] He is also well known for his role in the comedy Der bewegte Mann, and as the narrator of Wächter der Wüste - Auch kleine Helden kommen ganz groß raus.[2]

Is a retired Austrian football player and a coach currently managing SV Horn.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a coach currently managing SV Horn.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the 1930s.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the 1930s.

Is an Australian musician and one half of the group Air Supply. He formed the group after meeting En

Is an Australian musician and one half of the group Air Supply. He formed the group after meeting Englishman Graham Russell in 1975 on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.