German Famous Names Starting with Letter U

A former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances

A former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga. He began his career in 1978 with Arminia Bielefeld. After two years, he moved to Hamburger SV where he played from 1980 to 1987. From 1987 to 1994 he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, but in 1994 he returned to Hamburger SV. One year later, he transferred to Arminia Bielefeld again. He retired during the 1996/1997 season.

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He played at club level for the Gladbacher Hockey- und Tennisclub.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2000 Summe

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the team from Germany.

Is a former East German amateur boxer best known to win the European title 1987 and 1989 at super he

Is a former East German amateur boxer best known to win the European title 1987 and 1989 at super heavyweight.

Is a famous German actor, starring in many films spanning five decades.

Is a famous German actor, starring in many films spanning five decades.

Is a German boxing coach and a former Amateur boxer. Wegner buildup in the former GDR and learned th

Is a German boxing coach and a former Amateur boxer. Wegner buildup in the former GDR and learned there boxes. Between 1961 and 1971 he boxed for different associations and fought 176 amateur fights.

A German curler from Munich. He currently plays third for his brother, Andy Kapp.Uli has played thir

A German curler from Munich. He currently plays third for his brother, Andy Kapp.Uli has played third for Andy since 1992. Together, they have won European Curling Championships (1992 and 1997), two silver medals at the World Curling Championships (1997,

Is a former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearan

Is a former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga. He represented the West German national team 6 times between 1983 to 1986.[2] He was a member of the West German squad defea

A former German football player and manager.Stielike was a West Germany youth international for home

A former German football player and manager.Stielike was a West Germany youth international for hometown club SpVgg Ketsch when he got signed by UEFA Cup runner-up Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1973, first coming to action as a full back for the then two times German Bundesliga champion. Playing in defending midfield for his club, afterwards, he was part of the Mönchengladbach team that won the Bundesliga titles in 1975, 1976 and 1977, the UEFA Cup in 1975 and gained a runner-up medal in the European Cup in 1977 following a 1-3 against Liverpool F.C. in Rome.

Is a German football coach and a former player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia

Is a German football coach and a former player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach. As of March 2009, he works as a scout for the Borussia Mönchengladbach youth team.

Is a German politician and member of the CDU. A mathematician and economist by profession, he was a

Is a German politician and member of the CDU. A mathematician and economist by profession, he was a directly elected member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2009. He didn't run for the elections in 2009. Ulrich Adam holds a Federal Cross of Merit.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Was a German track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.For many years, of

Was a German politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.For many years, of 14 March 1971 to 23 April 1979, he was a member of the Berlin House of Representatives (including service as interim president in the 6th term).

A former German footballer.Born in Augsburg-Oberhausen, he was an attacker for FC Augsburg. Between

A former German footballer.Born in Augsburg-Oberhausen, he was an attacker for FC Augsburg. Between 1954 and 1958 he played in eight matches for the German national football team and scored two goals. He was part of the German team for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Is a German lawyer and politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.From 1994

Is a German lawyer and politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.From 1994 to 2006 he was a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Vice Chairman of the CDU. Today he is a member of the Northwest Mecklenburg Co

A former German footballer, in the defender position. A versatile blue-collar worker with a hard sho

A former German footballer, in the defender position. A versatile blue-collar worker with a hard shot, his footballing ability was notoriously limited.In the Bundesliga, Borowka played for SV Werder Bremen (1981-1987) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (1987-1996), amassing 388 league games (19 goals). He became league champion with Werder Bremen in 1988 and 1993, and won the German Cup in 1991 and 1994.

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who currently plays for the Berlin based club Berliner HC

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who currently plays for the Berlin based club Berliner HC. The goalie made his international senior debut for the German team on June 6, 2002 in a friendly against Malaysia in Hamburg. As of November 11, 2005, Bu

Is a former political leader and mayor of the German city of Aachen. He is an expert in Internationa

Is a former political leader and mayor of the German city of Aachen. He is an expert in International Cooperation and in Humanitarian Aid, and worked and lived many years in Africa and Asia.From 1972 until late 1974 Daldrup lived in Rabat, Morocco. The Ge

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. Competing in two Su

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the gold in the C-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Was a German businessman of the Fugger family. He formally headed the family firm from his father's

Was a German businessman of the Fugger family. He formally headed the family firm from his father's death in 1469 until his own death in 1510 after an operation to remove a bladder stone, though his business skills never matched those of his younger broth

Is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals i

Is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1974, 1981). He also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with three silvers (1973, 1978, 1980) and one bronze (1975).

German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut.

German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut.

Is a former professional ice hockey player who was among the first Germans to play in the NHL. He sp

Is a former professional ice hockey player who was among the first Germans to play in the NHL. He spent three seasons with the New Jersey Devils in the mid 1980s, recording 73 points in 143 total games.

Is a German literary scholar and writer. Since 1976 Ulrich Horstmann has published, alongside scient

Is a German literary scholar and writer. Since 1976 Ulrich Horstmann has published, alongside scientific work, essays, novels and plays of his own, as well as translations from English. In 1983 he became known for his treatise The Beast, in which he promoted a philosophical position which was diametrically opposed to the peace movement Zeitgeist of those years: He advocated a philosophy of "escape of mankind" which aims for an early self-destruction of the human race by means of the accumulated nuclear weapons found in arsenals around the world. He pushed the pessimism and misanthropy of his mentor Schopenhauer to the extreme. Horst's work was not, as some had suspected, a particularly bitter satire, as was shown by the author's subsequent publications which were written with an attitude of nihilism and extreme distaste for the world.

Was a German painter. In 1899, he won the prize for advertising designs for cooperative advertising

Was a German painter. In 1899, he won the prize for advertising designs for cooperative advertising by Ludwig and Otto Stollwerck Henkell. He painted in Berlin, Havel, and in the summers in Hamburg, Lübeck, Rostock and Travemünde (where he had his principal residence from 1909 to 1912), and in particular, many harbor scenes.