German Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a former German footballer. From 2004 to 2008 she coached the women's team of Bayern Munich.[1] S

Is a former German footballer. From 2004 to 2008 she coached the women's team of Bayern Munich.[1] Since 2009 she coaches the men's team of TSV Eching. As a player she was capped 58 times for Germany, winning the UEFA Women's Championship in 1989 and 1991. She also score 4 goals for the national team. She also won 4 German championships and 6 cups, playing for Bayern Munich, FSV Frankfurt, TSV Siegen, and SG Praunheim (now 1.FFC Frankfurt).

Is a retired West German hurdler. At the 1978 European Championships she won the silver medal in 400

Is a retired West German hurdler. At the 1978 European Championships she won the silver medal in 400 m hurdles and finished fifth in 4 x 400 m relay. She also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Ge

Is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time. Together with Doris Fitschen and Martina Voss, she is considered the most successful German women's soccer player, having won seven national championships and six DFB-Pokal trophies.

Is a German artist and one of Germany's richest women. She was born in 1937 in Berlin, the only chil

Is a German artist and one of Germany's richest women. She was born in 1937 in Berlin, the only child of the marriage between German industrialist Herbert Quandt and his first wife Ursel Munstermann. Her parents divorced in 1940 and Silvia stayed with her mother. She studied at the Academy for Graphic Arts in Munich and then trained as a commercial artist. She has worked as a freelance painter since the 1960s. She received the Burda Award in 1968 and the Swabian Art Award in 1969. Works by Silvia Quandt can be seen today at the Bayrischen Staatsgemäldesammlung (Bavarian State Painting Collection) and in the Haus der Kunst Art Museum in Munich.

Is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time in the

Is a retired German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 54.22 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg. This places her sixth on the German all-time list, behind Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich, Ellen Fiedler, Heike Meissner and Gudrun Abt.[1]

Is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in the breaststr

Is an East German swimmer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in the breaststroke, she finished eighth in the 200 m breaststroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut on the profe

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 30 September 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute in a game against F

Was a German merchant, theoretical economist, social activist, anarchist and founder of Freiwirtscha

Was a German merchant, theoretical economist, social activist, anarchist and founder of Freiwirtschaft.After visiting Bürgerschule (the poor man's high school, a school which low-income children could visit to receive a basic education) in Sankt Vith, he attended Gymnasium in Malmedy. Being forced to pay for his living expenses from a young age, he decided against attending a university and received work for the Reichspost, the postal system in the German Empire. He did not like this profession, so he decided to start an apprenticeship as merchant under his brother in Berlin.

Is a former German football midfielder who played for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. During his ea

Is a former German football midfielder who played for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. During his early career, he was often played as a striker (for Chemnitzer FC) or as a defender (for Arminia Bielefeld).

Is former a German footballer, last contracted with FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Schröter began his career a

Is former a German footballer, last contracted with FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Schröter began his career at his hometown club TSV 1862 Radeburg, before joining the youth ranks of Dynamo Dresden.

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2001 & 2003 German national champion.

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2001 & 2003 German national champion.

Was a German composer and lutenist. Weiss was one of the most important and most prolific composers

Was a German composer and lutenist. Weiss was one of the most important and most prolific composers of lute music in history and one of the best-known and most technically accomplished lutenists of his day. He wrote around 600 pieces for lute, most of them grouped into 'sonatas' (not to be confused with the later classical sonata, based on sonata form) or suites, which consist mostly of baroque dance pieces. Weiss also wrote chamber pieces and concertos, but only the solo parts have survived.

Is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer and sound engineer, and the founding member of Fren

Is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer and sound engineer, and the founding member of Frente, a band he formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1989 with Angie Hart on vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass and Mark Picton on drums.

Is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.

Is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.

Is a ice hockey player from Germany, who plays for the Sinupret Ice Tigers. Fischhaber is currently

Is a ice hockey player from Germany, who plays for the Sinupret Ice Tigers. Fischhaber is currently a member of the German national under-20 ice hockey team and represented his country at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Fischhaber was pe

Is an Australian singer, actor, director and pianist.During the early 1980s, Gallaher had his own te

Is an Australian singer, actor, director and pianist.During the early 1980s, Gallaher had his own television program, "The Simon Gallaher Show, in which he sang and played the piano.

Is a German comedian, TV presenter and actor. In 2008, Gosejohann won the Deutscher Comedypreis (Ger

Is a German comedian, TV presenter and actor. In 2008, Gosejohann won the Deutscher Comedypreis (German Comedy Awards) in the category "Best Comedy Show" for his role in Elton vs. Simon.[1] A year later, he picked up the Best Hidden Camera Award for his show Comedystreet.[2]

Is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs (80 kg). His

Is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs (80 kg). His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010. His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián García and Ricardo

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Holstein Kiel. He spent 2 seasons in

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Holstein Kiel. He spent 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli and Arminia Bielefeld.

Is a German footballer currently playing for FC Augsburg, as a goalkeeper.Born in Düsseldorf, Jentz

Is a German footballer currently playing for FC Augsburg, as a goalkeeper.Born in Düsseldorf, Jentzsch began his professional career at KFC Uerdingen (then named Bayer), moving in January 1996 to Karlsruher SC. He would have to wait until 1998–99 to becom

Was a German astronomer. He was born in Gunzenhausen near Nuremberg, but most of his lifetime he spe

Was a German astronomer. He was born in Gunzenhausen near Nuremberg, but most of his lifetime he spent in the city of Ansbach.In 1614 Marius published his work Mundus lovialis describing the planet Jupiter and its moons. Here he claimed to have discovered the planet's four major moons some days before Galileo. This led to a dispute with Galileo, who showed that Marius provided only one observation as early as Galileo's, and it matched Galileo's diagram for the same date, as published in 1610. It is considered possible that Marius discovered the moons independently, but at least some days later than Galileo.

Was a German composer. Shortly thereafter, he took music lessons with Carlo Lenzi, and later with Fe

Was a German composer. Shortly thereafter, he took music lessons with Carlo Lenzi, and later with Ferdinando Bertoni. He moved to Bergamo in 1802 and was appointed maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Bergamo, succeeding his old teacher Lenzi. He held the post until his death, and became a central figure in the city's musical life, organizing concerts and introducing Ludwig van Beethoven's music there. He was music teacher to Gaetano Donizetti. By the end of his life, he was blind. He died in Bergamo and is buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore there, just in front of the tomb of his famous pupil.

A German footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen. Rolfes wears the number 6 for national and club

A German footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen. Rolfes wears the number 6 for national and club play.

Is an artist based in Cologne, Germany, his birthplace. From 1997 to 2004 he trained at the Kunstaka

Is an artist based in Cologne, Germany, his birthplace. From 1997 to 2004 he trained at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in the sculpture class of Irmin Kamp. Inspired by Surrealism as well as by Samuel Beckett, Schuberts works imagine architectonical settings, common situations and objects, whereas the material he uses are either simple or sophisticated - white paper folded or mixed media arrangements. Some of his paper foldings entered the West Collection, Oaks, PA,[1] while the Saatchi Collection, London, owns sculptural works in mixed media.[2]