German Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a German composer and organist. He was born in Padingbüttel and worked as organist and composer

Was a German composer and organist. He was born in Padingbüttel and worked as organist and composer at Stade's St. Cosmae et Damiani (1675–1702) and Hamburg's famous St. Nikolai (1702–1740), where he played one of the largest contemporary organs. He enjoyed a remarkably high reputation in his lifetime, and had numerous pupils, among which were two of his sons.

Is a German footballer of Italian descent who plays as a striker for Virtus Casarano. Over the cours

Is a German footballer of Italian descent who plays as a striker for Virtus Casarano. Over the course of his career, he has played mostly in Italy but also spent time with clubs in Germany and Switzerland.

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player in defender role and manager.He coached Hakoah Wien, Olympi

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player in defender role and manager.He coached Hakoah Wien, Olympique de Marseille, DSV Saaz and FC Nordstern Basel.

Was a significant German composer and conductor. He was the youngest brother of Franz Lachner, also

Was a significant German composer and conductor. He was the youngest brother of Franz Lachner, also a composer and conductor and well known as a close friend of Franz Schubert. As a composer Lachner was essentially self-taught. He was first educated by his father Anton Lachner, the municipal organist, and after Anton's death was schooled in Augsburg, where he subsequently scratched out a living teaching music until his brother Franz arranged for him to become conductor and house musician for Earl Mycielski of Coscevitz in the Grand Duchy of Poznan. In 1831 he moved to Vienna to continue his musical training, becoming assistant conductor at the Court Opera and organist at a Protestant church (though he himself was Catholic).

Is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set o

Is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002).

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is a German football midfielder.

Is a German football midfielder.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Romanian composer, pianist and professor, living in Germany since 1982. In 1982 she moved to We

Is a Romanian composer, pianist and professor, living in Germany since 1982. In 1982 she moved to West Germany. Her first opera Hunger und Durst after Eugène Ionesco was premiered in Freiburg in 1986.[2] Der 35. Mai (The 35th of May, or Conrad's Ride to the South Seas), a children's opera after Erich Kästner was composed in 1986, Eréndira after a short story by Gabriel García Márquez in 1992, Schachnovelle (The Royal Game) after Stefan Zweig in 1994.[3] The operas have been performed at leading opera houses, as Der 35. Mai at the Staatsoper Hamburg in 2004.[4] She worked for the Austrian theatre ARBOS on two music theatre projects, "The Singing of The Fools About Europe"[5] and "The Concert of Birds".[6] Herzriss, an opera in nuce for voice and percussion after Homer, Ionesco and Márquez, was premiered in 2005.[7]

Is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.

Is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.

A member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etch

A member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etching and woodcut who worked in Nuremberg. His prints were sold separately or formed the illustrations of books; many prints signed by him are probably by assistants. After his death his widow married his assistant and continued the workshop into the early seventeenth century.His woodcuts illustrating Ovid were especially influential, though partly borrowing from earlier illustrations by the French artist Bernard Salomon. They were reprinted and copied in many different editions, in Latin and translations into various languages; the Ovid from which the illustration at left has been taken was printed at Frankfort in 1581. Jost Amman was an assistant of his before starting his own workshop.

An Austrian director, screenwriter, film-maker and multimedia artist.Widrich works on a large number

An Austrian director, screenwriter, film-maker and multimedia artist.Widrich works on a large number of films and multimedia projects, sometimes as part of a creative team. He is known especially for his numerous short films.Virgil Widrich spent his childhood in a house that is over 500 years old and stands on the Mönchsberg. While there he became acquainted with artists such as Peter Handke, who was his neighbour, and Wim Wenders, a frequent visitor. He gained his first experience with film at a very young age and was given his first camera, a Super-8, at the age of 13. That same year (1980) he made three films, "My Homelife", "Gebratenes Fleisch" and 3 mal Ulf. He followed that with an animated cartoon titled Auch Farbe kann träumen. At the age of 15 he made Monster in Salzburg, on which he worked with actors for the first time. He created the rampaging monster using stop-motion photography. In 1983 he began work on Vom Geist der Zeit (Spirit of Time). Even bad marks at school were not enough to prevent him finishing his first feature-length movie, which took him 14 months. During this time he also took on a job as a props manager at the Salzburg Festival to finance his films. In 1984 he began to take an interest in computers and programmed a number of simple games.

Is a German boxer, who won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a German boxer, who won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a German ice hockey player who currently plays for the Hamburg Freezers in the DEL. Vitalij Aab's

Is a German ice hockey player who currently plays for the Hamburg Freezers in the DEL. Vitalij Aab's professional debut was at the age of 17 for EC Wilhelmshaven. In his second season, he scored 28 points. In 1999, he was promoted into the second division

Is a German slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Is a German slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Is a Kyrgyzstan-born German footballer, he is a striker, who last played for VfR Aalen, who were the

Is a Kyrgyzstan-born German footballer, he is a striker, who last played for VfR Aalen, who were the twelfth club in the twelve seasons of his career so far.

Is a contemporary painter born in 1977 in Würzburg, Germany. Baga has created illustrations for the

Is a contemporary painter born in 1977 in Würzburg, Germany. Baga has created illustrations for the Magic: The Gathering of Wizards of the Coast since 2006.[2] Notable illustrations include the artwork for the Planeswalker card of Elspeth, Knight-Errant and alternative illustrations for the Moxes, given out to winners of the yearly Vintage Championships.

Is an Austrian footballer playing for UFC Purbach.

Is an Austrian footballer playing for UFC Purbach.

Is a former German football player. The younger brother of German international Rüdiger Abramczik p

Is a former German football player. The younger brother of German international Rüdiger Abramczik played during his career exclusively for sides based in the Ruhr Area.Starting at the age of four, Volker Abramczik played for the youth sides of FC Schalke

Is a German politician. He is a sitting member of parliament for the Green Party in the Bundestag. B

Is a German politician. He is a sitting member of parliament for the Green Party in the Bundestag. Beck served as the Green Party Speaker for Legal Affairs from 1994–2002, and as the Green Party whip in the Bundestag since then. He represents Cologne and

Is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. Since August 31, 2010, he is the Minister-

Is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. Since August 31, 2010, he is the Minister-president of the German state of Hesse. Additionally, he has been the chairman of Hesse's CDU since July 2010. From 1999 to 2010, he was minister of interi

Was a German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Saarbrücken, Borussia

Was a German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Saarbrücken, Borussia Mönchengladbach, MSV Duisburg and Hamburger SV.

Is a German composer and violist. Kirchner studied at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz from

Is a German composer and violist. Kirchner studied at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz from 1956 to 1969 under Günter Kehr and Günter Raphael. Following this he studied with Bernd Alois Zimmermann at the Hochschule für Musik Köln from 1959 to 1963, and then under Tibor Varga at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold from 1964 to 1965, Kirchner played in jazz ensembles in Cologne, and played in several high-level ensembles as a violist, including the hr-Sinfonieorchester in Frankfurt from 1966 to 1988. He moved to Mainz and became a freelance composer in 1989. Invited by Walter Fink, he was the third composer featured in the annual Komponistenporträt of the Rheingau Musik Festival in 1992.

Is a German fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a German fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a german actor and director.

Is a german actor and director.