German Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a German figure skater. She won three national titles and twice captured the silver medal in lad

Was a German figure skater. She won three national titles and twice captured the silver medal in ladies' singles at the World Figure Skating Championships. She also participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics, where she placed ninth in the Women's figure ska

Is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired German high jumper. She finished seventh at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.[1]

Is a retired German high jumper. She finished seventh at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.[1] She represented the sports club LC Paderborn, and won the silver medal at the West German champion in 1989.[2]

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she and her part

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she and her partner Angelika Noack won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.

Is a retired East German discus thrower. She finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] third at

Is a retired East German discus thrower. She finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] third at the 1977 World Cup[2] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships.[3] She represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg and became East German champion in 1975.[4]

Is a German team handball goalkeeper from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. She plays for the Austrian club Hy

Is a German team handball goalkeeper from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich, and on the German national team.

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour in 1983. S

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour in 1983. She won four singles and one doubles titles in her career. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1994 French Open. Hack reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world in January 1995. She retired from the tour in 1997.

Is a retired female butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany. She twice competed for her native cou

Is a retired female butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Herbst is the daughter of former Olympians Eva Wittke and Jochen Herbst, and the sister of swimmer Stefan Herbs

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was the coxs

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #22 on 3 August 2009. S

Is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #22 on 3 August 2009. She lives in Bradenton, Florida. Lisicki is the daughter of first-generation Polish immigrants. Lisicki trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bra

Is a professional German tennis player from Munich, Bavaria. As of June 26, 2006, she is 174th in th

Is a professional German tennis player from Munich, Bavaria. As of June 26, 2006, she is 174th in the WTA rankings.At Wimbledon 2005, she beat British number one Elena Baltacha in the first round, only to go out in round 2 to sixth seed Elena Dementieva.

Is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam.

Is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam.

Is a German professional tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #49 on October 13, 2008

Is a German professional tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #49 on October 13, 2008.At the 2008 Australian Open, her first Grand Slam tournament, she defeated No. 16 seed, Dinara Safina (7–6, 4–6, 6–2) and Mariya Koryttseva (6–1, 7–5) to reach the third round as a qualifier. She lost her third round match against Caroline Wozniacki (4–6, 6–4, 6–3). Additionally, in the first round of Fed Cup against the United States, she defeated veteran Lindsay Davenport, 6–1, 7–5.

Is a German discus thrower.

Is a German discus thrower.

Is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympi

Is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold in the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Furthermore she became World Champion in 2003.

Is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympic

Is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She won the 200 metres gold medal at

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She won the 200 metres gold medal at the 1997 European Junior Championships[1] and finished sixth in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, with teammates Gabi Rockmeier, Andrea Philipp and Marion Wagner. She also competed in the individual distance at the 2000 Olympic Games as well as at the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final.

Is a German handball player. She plays for the club ProVital Blomberg-Lippe and for the German natio

Is a German handball player. She plays for the club ProVital Blomberg-Lippe and for the German national team.

Is a German footballer of Sierra Leonean descent with Eintracht Trier. Senesie has represented Germa

Is a German footballer of Sierra Leonean descent with Eintracht Trier. Senesie has represented Germany, his adopted home, at various levels. He was a prominent player for the German U-20 side that participated at the 2005 Under-20 World Cup.

Is a German politician. She is a Member of the Bundestag, author, and a member of the National Commi

Is a German politician. She is a Member of the Bundestag, author, and a member of the National Committee of the Left Party. Since May 2010 she is deputy chairman of Die Linke. Her mother worked for a state-run art distributor. Her father, whom she never met, was Iranian. She was cared for primarily by her grandparents until 1976, when she and her mother moved to East Berlin. While in Berlin, she became a member of the Free German Youth (FDJ). She completed her Abitur exams in 1988 and joined the Socialist Unity Party (SED) in early 1989.[2][3]

The fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon (or Ottonian) dynasty from his coronation in Rome

The fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon (or Ottonian) dynasty from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later.

Was a German-born U.S. geneticist and co-founder of developmental genetics.She studied under Hans Sp

Was a German-born U.S. geneticist and co-founder of developmental genetics.She studied under Hans Spemann at the University of Freiburg before escaping from Nazi Germany as a Jew. She went on to become a lecturer at Columbia University and a professor of Molecular Genetics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for 45 years. Gluecksohn-Waelsch became an overseas member of the Royal Society in 1995.Gluecksohn-Waelsch received her doctorate in Spemann's laboratory, bringing embryological acumen to Leslie Dunn's genetics laboratory. Salome, along with Conrad Hal Waddington, attempted to find mutations that affected early development and discover the processes that these genes affected. Her research showed that mutations in the Brachyury gene of the mouse caused the aberrant development of the posterior portion of the embryo and she traced the effects of this mutant gene to the otochord, which would normally have helped induce the dorsal-ventral axis. She died a month after her 100th birthday.[

Is a German actor, singer and cellist. In 2008 she recorded as Salomix-Max as a tribute to soprano C

Is a German actor, singer and cellist. In 2008 she recorded as Salomix-Max as a tribute to soprano Cathy Berberian, music of Cole Porter, Luciano Berio, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Valentin Görner, Carola Bauckholt, Tarquinio Merula, Alban Berg, Harold Arlen, Rudi Spring, Kurt Weill, Helmut Oehring and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.[2] In 2009 she appeared in songs and Chansons of the 1920s to 1940s, accompanied by Spring, at the Rheingau Musik Festival.[3]

Was an Austrian female chess master.In 1937, she tied for 17-20th at the 6th Women's World Chess Cha

Was an Austrian female chess master.In 1937, she tied for 17-20th at the 6th Women's World Chess Championship in Stockholm (Vera Menchik won).[2] After Anschluss, she moved initially to Palestine and then, via Argentina to the United States.