German Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Is a German philosophy teacher and writer.[1] She has been philosophy teacher at the Free University

Is a German philosophy teacher and writer.[1] She has been philosophy teacher at the Free University of Berlin, at the University of Frankfurt, and, now, at the University of Mannheim, where she is professor in that speciality.[2]

German biathlete. 1.62

German biathlete. 1.62

Is a German film and television actress.Glas started appearing in films as early as 1965. Her breakt

Is a German film and television actress.Glas started appearing in films as early as 1965. Her breakthrough role was that of Barbara in the unconventional Zur Sache, Sch

Is a former West German figure skater and current international figure-skating coach and choreograph

Is a former West German figure skater and current international figure-skating coach and choreographer.

Is a former fashion model, actress and one of the protagonists of the 1968 left-wing movement in Ger

Is a former fashion model, actress and one of the protagonists of the 1968 left-wing movement in Germany. In the latter she is considered an iconic sex symbol of the so-called "1968 generation". In Munich, Obermaier was briefly involved with Pamir survivor Othello (a.k.a. Rudolf Liebzeit). Obermaier moved from Munich to the Berlin-based Kommune 1 after Rainer Langhans had become her boyfriend. Obermaier and Langhans talked openly to the media about their relationship, becoming symbols of the sexual revolution. Some commentators in Germany[who?] claim that John Lennon and Yoko Ono, among others,[who?] followed their example.[citation needed]

Is a contemporary photographer who lives and works in Los Angeles. Barth was a recipient of the John

Is a contemporary photographer who lives and works in Los Angeles. Barth was a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2004-05.

A female long-distance runner, and the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive time

A female long-distance runner, and the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994-1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times (1990, 1992 and 1995), the New York City Marathon once (1993), and she represented Germany in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Is a German theologian, academic and author. She holds the (nondenominational) chair of History of R

Is a German theologian, academic and author. She holds the (nondenominational) chair of History of Religion at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Essen, her birthplace. In 1970, she became the first woman in the world to hold a chair of Catholic theology

Is a German swimmer. Born in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Soviet Occupied Zone, she competed for East Germany

Is a German swimmer. Born in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Soviet Occupied Zone, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

West German international cyclist active from 1981 to 1987.Selected from school at age 9 as a cyclis

West German international cyclist active from 1981 to 1987.Selected from school at age 9 as a cyclist, she won the West German National Championships in 1979 and 1980. In 1981 she became the youngest World Champion ever, winning Women's World Road Champio

Was a breaststroke and medley swimmer of the 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimm

Was a breaststroke and medley swimmer of the 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimming team.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in

Is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and also finished 11th in the 20 km event at those same championships. Noack's best

Is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles eve

Is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 1988 and a bronze in 1984. Oberhoffner won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning one silver (Mixed team: 1989) and three bronzes (1983, 1987, 1989). She won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the women's singles event (1988), and silver in the mixed team event (1988), and a bronze in the women's singles event (1986). Oberhoffner also won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles twice (1982-3, 1988-9).

Is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two consecutive silver medals in the

Is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two consecutive silver medals in the women's singles event at Winter Olympics (1972, 1976). Rührold also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (1973, 1975) and one bronze (1974). Additionally, she won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1972, a silver in 1973, and a bronze in 1974.

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is a female diver from Germany, who won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in the women's 10 m pla

Is a female diver from Germany, who won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in the women's 10 m platform event at the European Championships in the early 1990s.

Is a German footballer. He played as a defender. Bindewald's footballing career began at FSV Dorheim

Is a German footballer. He played as a defender. Bindewald's footballing career began at FSV Dorheim. Other early clubs included SG Melbach-Södel and Kickers Offenbach before he moved in 1986 to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Is a German football coach and a former player. His son Simon Zimmermann is a professional footballe

Is a German football coach and a former player. His son Simon Zimmermann is a professional footballer in the lower level German leagues.

A German actor and singer.Films Uwe Ochsenknecht has starred in include Schtonk!, Das Boot and the T

A German actor and singer.Films Uwe Ochsenknecht has starred in include Schtonk!, Das Boot and the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.Uwe Ochsenknecht is married to Natascha Ochsenknecht and has three children with her: sons Wilson Gonzales Ochsenknecht and Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, and daughter Cheyenne Savannah Ochsenknecht. His oldest son, named Rocco Stark, is from an earlier girlfriend, lives in Munich, works as a model, and is attending drama school. His two younger sons (Wilson Gonzalez and Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht) acted together with him in the film Die wilden Kerle (English title: The Wild Soccer Bunch) and its four sequels.

Is a retired track and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 198

Is a retired track and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann. H

Is a retired German football player. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV and SV D

Is a retired German football player. He spent 3 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV and SV Darmstadt 98.

A German footballer.Although, due to his reserved nature, he was never able to gain large public fam

A German footballer.Although, due to his reserved nature, he was never able to gain large public fame, his fans and experts call him one of the most technically-gifted German midfielders of his time. In his hay days Bein was regarded as the best German player to play the deadly pass.

Was an East German/German cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. Bellman's best indivi

Was an East German/German cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. Bellman's best individual finish at the World Championships was 5th in the 30 km event at Lahti in 1989. He also competed at the Winter Olympics in 1984 and 1988 where his best

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was the coxs

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was the coxswain of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.