German Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a German artist. In 1998, he graduated from the Academy of Art, Hamburg (HIBK).

Is a German artist. In 1998, he graduated from the Academy of Art, Hamburg (HIBK).

Is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won t

Is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silvers in the K-4 1000 m event (2000, 2004).

Is a German ice hockey player who played briefly in the National Hockey League. Drafted in 1992 by t

Is a German ice hockey player who played briefly in the National Hockey League. Drafted in 1992 by the Washington Capitals, Ustorf played parts of two seasons with the Capitals. After a few years in the minors, he returned to play hockey in Germany.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Is a physicist and one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Gö

Is a physicist and one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany. In 1981 Hell began his studies at the University Heidelberg (Germany), where, in 1990, he received his doctorate in physics. His thesis advisor was the solid-state physicist Siegfried Hunklinger. From 1991 to 1993 Hell worked at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg[1] and from 1993 to 1996 he worked as a group leader at the University of Turku (Finland) in the department for Medical Physics,[2] where he developed the principle for stimulated emission depletion STED microscopy.[3] From 1993 to 1994 Hell was 6 months a visiting scientist at the University of Oxford (England).

Is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Hansa Rostock. He lost his starting job at H

Is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Hansa Rostock. He lost his starting job at Hamburg to ex-Schalke 04 keeper Frank Rost, and after the season it was announced he had joined Rostock as their starting keeper, to accompany them in the B

Is a German footballer. He plays as a striker for CS Grevenmacher in Luxembourg's domestic National

Is a German footballer. He plays as a striker for CS Grevenmacher in Luxembourg's domestic National Division.

A retired Austrian art teacher and the lead singer and Kapellmeister of the Viennese band Drahdiwabe

A retired Austrian art teacher and the lead singer and Kapellmeister of the Viennese band Drahdiwaberl.Weber founded the band in 1969 in the wake of the events of 1968. Drahdiwaberl are infamous for their elaborate stage shows which often include bizarre and, as some claim, disgusting elements. For example, in 2003 Weber was charged with illegal possession of firearms after using a pistol on stage. They also presented considerably controversial material, such as the song called "Ganz Wien (ist heut' auf Heroin)" ("All Vienna (is hooked on heroin today)"), which was subsequently banned by the authorities.

Is a male javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 83.94 metres, achieved in June 20

Is a male javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 83.94 metres, achieved in June 2006 at Bislett stadion.

Is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in

Is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens. He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 1998, and has been re-elected on two occasions.

Is a German footballer and goalkeeper playing for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. Wessels was a

Is a German footballer and goalkeeper playing for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. Wessels was a youth team player at Bayern Munich, who progressed through the reserve team and broke into the first-team squad in September 1999 after Bayern lost both go

Is a German television actor. His portrayals of late 1920s black actors made his name the basis for

Is a German television actor. His portrayals of late 1920s black actors made his name the basis for the slang term Wigger, despite many thinking it is just a portmanteau combining the words White and nigger.

Was a German-born composerWolpe was born in Berlin. He attended the Berlin Conservatory from the age

Was a German-born composerWolpe was born in Berlin. He attended the Berlin Conservatory from the age of fourteen, attended the Berlin Hochschule für Musik 1920-1921. He studied composition under Franz Schreker and was also a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni. He also studied at the Bauhaus and met some of the dadaists, setting Kurt Schwitters' poem Anna Blume to music.

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Kickers Offenbach. He made his debut

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Kickers Offenbach. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt on April 4, 1999 when he came on as a substitute in the 9th minute in a game aga

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is a German luger who has competed since 1999. She finished 12th in the 2008-09 Luge World Cup.

Is a German luger who has competed since 1999. She finished 12th in the 2008-09 Luge World Cup.

Is a long-distance swimmer from Germany. Whilst she has twice won medals at the European Championshi

Is a long-distance swimmer from Germany. Whilst she has twice won medals at the European Championships, she could only manage 19th place in the World Championships in 2007 in the 5 km open water.

Is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km

Is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was 20th in both the individual sprint and the 30 km events at those same games. Böh

Is a German biologist and biochemist.[1] Since 2001, she has been Professor of Experimental Medicine

Is a German biologist and biochemist.[1] Since 2001, she has been Professor of Experimental Medicine and Head of Molecular Cardiology at the University of Frankfurt, and in 2005 she won the 1.55 million euro Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.[1] Before she could receive the prize, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ((German) "German Research Foundation") had to clear her of all allegations of scientific misconduct, which they did on 5 July 2005.[2]

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. She began her footbal

Is a German football defender. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. She began her football career at the age of five at Rostocker FC. Then she went to FSV Dummerstorf 47 and joined the FFV Neubrandenburg in 2003. She became a permanent member of the first team which plays in the second division. Draws was offered to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and joined the Turbines in 2006. She made her first game for Turbine in a UEFA Women's Cup match against Belgian side KFC Rapide Wezemaal.

Is a retired German football defender. She scored 3 goals in 43 caps for the German national team be

Is a retired German football defender. She scored 3 goals in 43 caps for the German national team between 1997 and 2006.

Is an Austrian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 232, which she rea

Is an Austrian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on February 23, 2004. Her career high doubles ranking is 165, achieved on July 19, 2004.

A former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player from Germany. Graf is widely considered to be one o

A former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player from Germany. Graf is widely considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players in history.[

Is a German photographer living in Berlin and Los Angeles. Stefanie Schneider is known for using exp

Is a German photographer living in Berlin and Los Angeles. Stefanie Schneider is known for using expired Polaroid instant film material to achieve an effect of washed-out colors and random artifacts from the deprecation of the chemicals. Combined with her preferred choice of location, the American West (especially Twentynine Palms, California, which served as location and title to one of her books), and the mounting of sequential images in a panel, the photographs evoke the impression of faded film stills. Schneider's work is internationally exhibited in galleries and private collections and released in books and exhibition catalogs. Stefanie Schneider holds a MFA in photography from the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.

Is a German footballer of Italian descent who plays as a defender for VfB Stuttgart. After playing

Is a German footballer of Italian descent who plays as a defender for VfB Stuttgart. After playing youth football with a succession of local clubs, including SSV Ulm 1846, Celozzi joined the youth setup of Bayern Munich in 2005. Celozzi has played for Ge