German Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

Is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

Is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 19

Is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

A German humorist, graphic artist and director, actor and writer.

A German humorist, graphic artist and director, actor and writer.

Was an Austrian Social Democratic leader.Founder of Socialist movement in Austria, he created the Ma

Was an Austrian Social Democratic leader.Founder of Socialist movement in Austria, he created the Marxist journals Gleicheit (Equality) in 1886 and Arbeiterzeitung (Workers' Paper) in 1889. That year he participated in the Hainfelder Parteitag, the conference which took part in Hainfeld to form the Social Democratic Party of Austria. As a member of the provincial parliament (from 1905) he played a leading role in the fight for universal suffrage.

Was a German jurist. He is the uncle of historian Victor Ehrenberg, Geoffrey & Lewis Elton's great u

Was a German jurist. He is the uncle of historian Victor Ehrenberg, Geoffrey & Lewis Elton's great uncle and great-great uncle to Ben Elton. He gave lectures at Universities of Göttingen (1877-), Rostock (1882), again Göttingen (1888), Leipzig (1911–1922)

Was a German mineralogist, natural philosopher, and art collector. His Atlas der Krystallformen grew

Was a German mineralogist, natural philosopher, and art collector. His Atlas der Krystallformen grew from 1913 until 1923. At this time, in 1917, he was made a geheimer Hofrat ("secret court councilor"). In 1923, he was made an honorary member of the Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Verein Heidelberg. In 1919, he donated his and his wife's extensive collection of art and ethnographic artefacts as Josephine and Eduard von Portheim-Stiftung to the state of Baden. In 1933, the curatorium of the "v. Portheim-Stiftung" gave its mineralogical-crystallographical institute the name Victor-Goldschmidt-Institut für Kristallforschung. While on the faculty at Heidelberg, one of his later famous students was Thomas Jaggar.

Was a German-British political cartoonist, drawing under the name of Vicky.He studied at the Berlin

Was a German-British political cartoonist, drawing under the name of Vicky.He studied at the Berlin School of Art and by 1928, at the age of fifteen, he was working as a freelancer, drawing caricatures. His father committed suicide that same year and Weisz began work with the journal 12 Uhr Blatt. His work also appeared in other German newspapers.Weisz's cartoons took a very strong anti-Nazi stance. When the Nazis came to power in Germany, they took over the journal where Weisz worked. As a member of the Jewish community with expressed socialist opinions, Weisz decided to leave Germany.

Is a German actress of Croatian origin. Ferkic grew up as one of six siblings in Heist near Hamburg.

Is a German actress of Croatian origin. Ferkic grew up as one of six siblings in Heist near Hamburg. Her siblings include actors Arissa and Jaime Krsto. Together with Arissa, she attended one of the first children's drama schools in Germany when she was ten, but only for a short period.[1] She thus went for her first casting and soon got her first supporting role in one episode of the series Stahlnetz. There she was discovered for the series Die Pfefferkörner, which means the peppercorns, and she played the role of Natascha Jaonzäns from 1998 to 2001. From 2004, she played several roles in television and cinema productions in particular the main roles in Die Pirateninsel - Familie über Bord, the episode Miss-Wahl in the series Wilsberg, and Ohne einander, as well as her roles as Sophie in The Reader and as Ciara in Phantomschmerz.

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing th

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the four runs in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Is a German footballer who plays for Hannover 96 II. He is the younger brother of Eugen Bopp.

Is a German footballer who plays for Hannover 96 II. He is the younger brother of Eugen Bopp.

Was an Austrian football player and manager.He coached Cracovia Kraków, BSC Young Boys, Alexandria,

Was an Austrian football player and manager.He coached Cracovia Kraków, BSC Young Boys, Alexandria, Admira Wien, Austria (Amateur, most notably at the 1952 Summer Olympics and SK Rapid Wien.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine.After working in Vienna with a speci

Was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine.After working in Vienna with a specialisation in motors, he moved to the German Technical University in Brno to conduct research at the institute of civil engineering. He spent the next three decades of his life in Brno, and nearly all his inventions and research are connected with his professorship there (he became a full professor in 1909).In 1912 he published his most notable work: the Kaplan turbine, a revolutionary water turbine that was especially fitted to produce electricity from large streams with only a moderate incline. From 1912 to 1913 he received four patents on these kinds of turbines.

A Social Democratic Austrian ex-politician and manager, was Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskan

A Social Democratic Austrian ex-politician and manager, was Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) from 1997 till his resignation in 2000.A few weeks later, with the help of his friend Gerhard Schr

Was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best

Was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene, a heterocyclic compound. He is sometimes referred to as Victor Meyer, a name used in some of his publications.In 1865, when not even 17 years old but pushed by his parents, Meyer began studying chemistry at the University of Berlin, the same year that August Wilhelm von Hofmann succeeded Eilhard Mitscherlich as the Chair of Chemistry there. After one semester, Meyer went to Heidelberg to work under Robert Bunsen

Was an Alsatian composer who worked mainly in Leipzig. Nessler was born at Baldenheim near Sélestat

Was an Alsatian composer who worked mainly in Leipzig. Nessler was born at Baldenheim near Sélestat, Alsace. At Strasbourg he began his university career with the study of theology, but he concluded it with the production of a light opera entitled Fleurette (1864). To complete his knowledge of music Nessler went to Leipzig to study with Moritz Hauptmann. In 1870, he was appointed chorus master and later conductor of the Caroltheater, Leipzig.[1][2]

Is an Austrian figure skater. He is a five-time (2003, 2005-2006, 2009-2010) Austrian national champ

Is an Austrian figure skater. He is a five-time (2003, 2005-2006, 2009-2010) Austrian national champion. Pfeifer represented Austria at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he placed 22nd.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London,

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished fourth in the C-2 10000 m event and fifth in the C-2 1000 m event.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Was a German figure skater.

Was a German figure skater.

Is a German alpine ski racer. She competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in women's super-

Is a German alpine ski racer. She competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in women's super-G and giant slalom.

Composer, first student of Arnold Schönberg, granddaughter of Julie von Webenau, daughter of Arthur

Composer, first student of Arnold Schönberg, granddaughter of Julie von Webenau, daughter of Arthur Weber Edler von Webenau, k. & k. counsellor in Constantinople

Is an Australian jazz artist. He is a singer, songwriter, and trumpet/flugelhorn player. His music i

Is an Australian jazz artist. He is a singer, songwriter, and trumpet/flugelhorn player. His music includes both original music and new contemporary versions of jazz standards. His themes are often love, inequity, injustice, peace and anti-greed.

Is a singer. On January 12, 2008, he became winner of the ORF programme "Musical! Die Show" (Musical

Is a singer. On January 12, 2008, he became winner of the ORF programme "Musical! Die Show" (Musical! The Show), an Austrian television musical contest.[1] Vincent started dancing at the age of 4.[2] Later, he sang and performed in the Sarah Geronimo concert in Vienna.[3] On January 18, 2008, Bueno stated to media that he wanted to try his luck in Philippine showbiz.

Is a volleyball player from Germany, who competed for the Men's National Team in the 2000s. He playe

Is a volleyball player from Germany, who competed for the Men's National Team in the 2000s. He played as a libero.