German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1938, Oberbeck won the first stage of the Tour de Fr

Is a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1938, Oberbeck won the first stage of the Tour de France, and was therefore leading the general classification for one day.

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1973 to 1981. Pürstl's lone victory was during that sam

Is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1973 to 1981. Pürstl's lone victory was during that same tournament at Oberstdorf in December 1974.

Is a German football manager. Reimann played in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Hannover 96 and Hamburg,

Is a German football manager. Reimann played in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Hannover 96 and Hamburg, appearing in 287 in which he amounted 93 goals.

Is a German fencer who competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He fenced in the team sabre ev

Is a German fencer who competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He fenced in the team sabre event.

Was a German chess master and trainer.In 1910, he won in Hamburg (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier-B). He

Was a German chess master and trainer.In 1910, he won in Hamburg (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier-B). He played in friendly matches: Berlin – Prague (1913), Berlin – Holland (1920), Germany – Netherlands (1922), and Germany – Sweden (1922).[1][2] Schlage twice

He was a member of the 1961 Werder Bremen German Cup winning squad. That was Bremen's first German C

He was a member of the 1961 Werder Bremen German Cup winning squad. That was Bremen's first German Cup win, and earned them a spot as a charter member of the newly reformed Fußball-Bundesliga.Willi played 54 games and scored 20 goals as a midfielder for Bremen in the then Oberliga Nord for three seasons from 1960-1963. He also played 14 games with 3 goals as a striker in the Regionalliga Nord for TuS Bremerhaven 93 in 1963-64.

Is a former German international football player. Schulz played his first of altogether 66 games for

Is a former German international football player. Schulz played his first of altogether 66 games for West Germany in 1959 at a time when he was still an amateur for lower league club Union Günnigfeld. In 1960 he joined FC Schalke 04, spending the first th

East German politician. He served as Prime Minister (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of the Ge

East German politician. He served as Prime Minister (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1964 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1989.

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament.

Is a retired German 800 metres runner. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Wülbeck came fourth. He missed

Is a retired German 800 metres runner. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Wülbeck came fourth. He missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the West German boycott and could not participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics because of an injury. He also finished eighth at the 1974 and 1982 European Championships. His greatest success came as he won the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki. Wülbeck ran a time of 1:43.65 which is still the current German record. In the 1500 metres his personal best time was 3:33.74 minutes, achieved in August 1980 in Koblenz. This result places him seventh on the German all-time performers list, behind Thomas Wessinghage, Harald Hudak, Jens-Peter Herold, Dieter Baumann, Rüdiger Stenzel and Jürgen Straub.[1]

Is a retired German football player. He played for Kickers Offenbach, TSV 1860 München, Hamburger S

Is a retired German football player. He played for Kickers Offenbach, TSV 1860 München, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Köln and FC Homburg of the Bundesliga and for Austria Salzburg of Austria. The son of an African-American soldier and a German mother was one of th

Is a German ice dancer. He competes with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time (2005-2006,

Is a German ice dancer. He competes with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time (2005-2006, 2008, 2010) German national champions.

Was a European actor, mostly associated with Euro or spaghetti Westerns and travel documentaries.A f

Was a European actor, mostly associated with Euro or spaghetti Westerns and travel documentaries.A former roommate with Keith Richards, His earliest work was in Broadway theater, but while visiting Italy, he was cast in his first Western, Break Up in 1965. A series of westerns followed, including Faccia a faccia (1967), Today We Kill Tomorrow We Die (1968,If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968), The Sabata Trilogy (1969) and Keoma (1975). He also starred in Five Dolls for an August Moon.

Was a notable Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his

Was a notable Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred, and brother Frederick, from Wollongong, New South Wales, where he attended Wollongong Superior Public School, to Kin Kin, Queensland. It wa

Was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company.Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a we

Was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company.Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a wealthy German mining engineer named Wilhelm Böing who had made a fortune developing large low-grade penuckle taconite iron ore deposits and who had a sideli

Miller signed for Aberdeen at the age of seventeen and was made captain four years later. His centra

Miller signed for Aberdeen at the age of seventeen and was made captain four years later. His central defensive partnership with Alex McLeish was integral to Aberdeen's great success in the 1980s, as they won all the major domestic honours and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1983. He retired from playing in 1990 due to an injury picked up whilst playing for Scotland.

Was an impressionist painter who was born in Nuremberg, Germany on July 11, 1864. As a youth, he wor

Was an impressionist painter who was born in Nuremberg, Germany on July 11, 1864. As a youth, he worked as a sailor and began sketching seascapes. He studied art under Karl Raupp (1837–1918) and Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805–1874) at the Royal Academy in Munich before immigrating to New York City in 1895. In 1911, he settled in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California and began painting Monterey Peninsula. He died in Carmel in 1949.

King of Prussia (January 2, 1861

King of Prussia (January 2, 1861

King of Prussia (German: Deutscher Kaiser und K

King of Prussia (German: Deutscher Kaiser und K

German psychologist and philosopher noted as a pioneer in the field of the psychology of personality

German psychologist and philosopher noted as a pioneer in the field of the psychology of personality and intelligence.

(born August 13, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who p

(born August 13, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves.

Was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer. He was abbot of Hirsau Abbey, for whom he created the

Was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer. He was abbot of Hirsau Abbey, for whom he created the Constitutiones Hirsaugienses, based on the uses of Cluny, and was the father of the Hirsau Reforms, which influenced many Benedictine monasteries in Germany. He supported the papacy in the Investiture Controversy. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is a Blessed, the second of three steps toward recognition as a saint.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Austrian footballer and football manager.He began his coaching career with Moss FK in N

Is a retired Austrian footballer and football manager.He began his coaching career with Moss FK in Norway and went on to coach the national team. He then coached , Bayern Munich, Switzerland, KSV Hessen Kassel,Schwarz-Weiß Essen, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, ESV Ingolstadt, SpVgg Bayreuth, SSV Reutlingen and Stuttgarter Kickers.