German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed for East Germany in the 1972 Sum

Is a German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and again in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is the divorced husband of two-time silver Olympic swimmer Gabriele Wetzko, who also competed for Ea

Is a German television actor.

Is a German television actor.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München.

Was a German chess master, an elder brother of Louis Paulsen.He tied for 3rd-5th at Düsseldorf 1862

Was a German chess master, an elder brother of Louis Paulsen.He tied for 3rd-5th at Düsseldorf 1862 (2nd Western German Congress, Kongresse des Westdeutschen Schachbundes (WDSB), Max Lange won); took 2nd, behind Lange, at Düsseldorf 1863 (3rd WDSB–Congres

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won t

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montre

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he finished fifth in the C-1 500 m event and seventh in the C-1 1000 m event.

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned hi

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics i

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual and team sabre events.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a silver in the C-2 event at

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He won a silver in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was an Austrian Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 196

Was an Austrian Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. Egger also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 12th in the individual large hill event at Innsbruck in 1964.

Is a former boxer. Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain.

Is a former boxer. Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain.

Is a German sailor and olympic champion.

Is a German sailor and olympic champion.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxless fours competition.

Was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the

Was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the lightweight class.

Was a German footballer.He played for the teams Union Niederrad, Eintracht Frankfurt, Berliner SV 92

Was a German footballer.He played for the teams Union Niederrad, Eintracht Frankfurt, Berliner SV 92 and BSC Brandenburg. He also played 7 times for Germany, starting in 1935.

Is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationall

Is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationally with partners Evelyne Schneider and Gerlinde Schönbauer, and competed at the Olympic Games with both of them.With Gerlinde Schönbauer, he represented Aus

Was a German footballer. He was a player of TuS Duisburg, and played 13 matches for the Germany nati

Was a German footballer. He was a player of TuS Duisburg, and played 13 matches for the Germany national football team, and took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1906 Summer Olymp

Was a German track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics. In 1906 he was part of the German team which won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.

Was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. He repres

Was a German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. He represented Germany once, in a friendly against Finland.

Was a German plant collector who was sent by James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London to collect new p

Was a German plant collector who was sent by James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London to collect new plants in West Africa and South America.

Was a German farmer and politician. He was a representative of the German Christian Democratic Union

Was a German farmer and politician. He was a representative of the German Christian Democratic Union, and was a member of the appointed regional parliament in Oldenburg from its first session on the 30th January 1946 until its last session on the 6th Nove

Was a career military officer who served in three German Armies and later became an East German poli

Was a career military officer who served in three German Armies and later became an East German politician.From 1 October 1913, Adam served as a one-year volunteer in military service with the 5th Company of the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment 88. At the beg

A electronic musician.He moved to Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada with his family when he was 13.

A electronic musician.He moved to Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada with his family when he was 13. He was a high school student at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School.Leeb began his musical career with industrial band Skinny Puppy under the pseudonym of Wilhelm Schroeder in 1985, contributing bass synth and occasional backing vocals to a few of their recordings and concerts from his period. He left in mid 1986 and formed his own industrial project Front Line Assembly with Michael Balch, and later Rhys Fulber and Chris Peterson. Though Front Line Assembly has had consistent underground success, Leeb's most widely known efforts are through his side project, Delerium, which had a major hit in the late 1990s with "Silence", featuring Sarah McLachlan.

Was a German lawyer and administrator. Bill Drews was the creator of the Prussian 1931 police admini

Was a German lawyer and administrator. Bill Drews was the creator of the Prussian 1931 police administrative law, which became the model for all German police regulations.[1] Drews studied law at Göttingen where he was a member of the Corps Bremensia frat