German Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a German field marshal during World War II, and at the start of the war was based in Slovakia in

Was a German field marshal during World War II, and at the start of the war was based in Slovakia in command of the Fourteenth Army.

Is a German pianist, music educator and composer. Siegrid Ernst was born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein an

Is a German pianist, music educator and composer. Siegrid Ernst was born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein and studied piano, violin and music theory as a child. She later studied piano and composition in Heidelberg, Frankfurt and Vienna, at the University of Music and Dramatic Art in Heidelberg and Mannheim and at the Bremen University of the Arts in Bremen. After completing her studies, she performed contemporary music both solo and in chamber ensembles for concerts and radio productions, and taught piano and composition, music theory and improvisation. She became successful as a composer, and her works have been performed in Europe, the USA, Mexico and Japan.[1]

Was a German composer of considerable fame in the early twentieth century, best known for his compos

Was a German composer of considerable fame in the early twentieth century, best known for his compositions for organ and harmonium. From August 1901 to September 1902 he worked as a piano teacher in Magdeburg. It was during this period that he changed his name to Sigfrid Karg-Elert, adding a variant of his mother's maiden name to his surname, and adopting the Swedish spelling of his first name.

Was a Bohemia-born Swiss historian and critic of architecture.His ideas and books, Space Time and Ar

Was a Bohemia-born Swiss historian and critic of architecture.His ideas and books, Space Time and Architecture, and Mechanization Takes Command, had an important conceptual influence on the members of the Independent Group at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in the 1950's era.He was the first secretary-general of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne. He has also taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, where he became chairman of the Graduate School of Design.

Is a German film composer, photographer, keyboarder, accordion and piano player. Siggi Mueller is co

Is a German film composer, photographer, keyboarder, accordion and piano player. Siggi Mueller is considered one of the most renowned German film composers. He composes music for numerous German cinema and TV productions as well as TV series. He cooperates with the most prestigious film directors, media companies and almost all large public and private TV & broadcasting corporations in Germany and Austria.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a German painter and photographer.Polke was born in Oels in Lower Silesia. He fled with his famil

Is a German painter and photographer.Polke was born in Oels in Lower Silesia. He fled with his family to Thuringia in 1945 during the Expulsion of Germans after World War II

Was an Austrian physician who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology.[1] Freud is best know

Was an Austrian physician who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology.[1] Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psyc

Was a German football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football wi

Was a German football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football with Bayern Munich, Wacker München and 1. FC Nuremberg.

German cosmonaut.He was born in Morgenr

German cosmonaut.He was born in Morgenr

Was an important early German composer. the founder of the so-called Nuremberg school. Based in Nure

Was an important early German composer. the founder of the so-called Nuremberg school. Based in Nuremberg, he was the composer of Seelewig (1644), the first German Singspiel. The only other works of his that survive are three Friedens-Gesänge from 1651.

Is a German cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. She has won a bronze medal in the 4

Is a German cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. She has won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau, and had her best finish of 13th in the 30 km event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Champi

Is an Austrian former Alpine skier. She came in the spotlight when she placed fourth in the downhill

Is an Austrian former Alpine skier. She came in the spotlight when she placed fourth in the downhill in Santa Caterina in 1985. Sigrid Wolf won the Super-G gold medal at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary ahead of Michela Figini and Karen Percy. This was the fi

Is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in

Is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

East German former middle distance athlete, who was born Sigrun Ludwigs in Neu-Kali

East German former middle distance athlete, who was born Sigrun Ludwigs in Neu-Kali

Is a German-Turkish actress, best known for her portrayal of Ayla Özgül in the German soap opera G

Is a German-Turkish actress, best known for her portrayal of Ayla Özgül in the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.[2][3]

Is a retired female javelin thrower from Germany. She finished fourth at the 1994 European Champions

Is a retired female javelin thrower from Germany. She finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships.[1] Her only medal at the German championships came in 1994 when she won the bronze behind Karen Forkel and Tanja Damaske.[2]

Is a German former breaststroke swimmer, a leading member of the 1980s East German swimming team. Sh

Is a German former breaststroke swimmer, a leading member of the 1980s East German swimming team. She won two Olympic gold medals, in the 200 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and set four individual world recor

Is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the

Is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation). She also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Women's singles: 2004, Mixed team: 2000, 2001, 2007), four silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2001; Mixed team: 1997, 1999), and two bronze (Women's singles: 2007, 2008).

Is a retired German sprinter. She competed for TSV Bayer Leverkusen, training under Manfred Fink (19

Is a retired German sprinter. She competed for TSV Bayer Leverkusen, training under Manfred Fink (1988–1994) and Wolfgang Thiele (1995–1998). She represented Germany at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Is a former professional tennis player. She reached the 3rd round of the US Open in 1990 and, over h

Is a former professional tennis player. She reached the 3rd round of the US Open in 1990 and, over her career, recorded victories against Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova and Manuela Maleeva.

Is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's T

Is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a former German football goalkeeper.

Is a former German football goalkeeper.

An artist based in Cologne.Schatz attended Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig from 1987–95.Schatz has shown work internationally in exhibitions including Manifesta 5 in San Sebastien, Drawing on Space at Project Arts Centre in Dublin, International Paper at UCLA Hammer Museum and A Nova Geometria at Galeria Fortes Vilaca in São Paulo. She is represented by Meyer Riegger in Karlsruhe and Wilkinson Gallery in London.

Is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She won the pole vault a

Is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She won the pole vault at the 2001 World Youth Championships with a height of 4.00 metres. She finished sixth in the pole vault final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.