German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an Austrian singer-songwriter, most famously known for setting the then-new trend in the 1970s kn

Is an Austrian singer-songwriter, most famously known for setting the then-new trend in the 1970s known now as Austropop. He is most famous for his song "Da Hofa" and "Schi foan".

Was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at t

Was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1

Was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1960-1966) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1966-1976). He played 17 matches (19 if Olympic matches were also counted) for the East Germany national football team, a

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was par

Is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored eleven goals.

Was a German author and playwright whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his

Was a German author and playwright whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War.Borchert was born in Hamburg, the only child of teacher Fritz Borchert and author Hertha Borchert. Far from being an enthusiastic Nazi, Borchert hated his (compulsory) time in the party's youth wing, the Hitler Youth, from which (after much effort) he managed to resign. In 1940 he was arrested by the Gestapo (Secret State Police) and then released. The same year he reluctantly took up an apprenticeship at a Hamburg bookshop. While at the bookshop, Borchert secretly took acting lessons. In 1941, upon passing his acting examination, he left the apprenticeship and began working at a theatre in Hanover. His nascent theatrical career was cut short, however, by his conscription into the Wehrmacht only a few months later.

Is a German politician and member of the CDU, which he joined in 1967. Since 1987 he has been a memb

Is a German politician and member of the CDU, which he joined in 1967. Since 1987 he has been a member of the Bundestag.

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1974 and 19

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1974 and 1976 he represented the Landtag of Bavaria and between 1993 and 1997 he was the Minister of Post and Telecommunications.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschwei

Is a retired German football player. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig. As of February 2009, he works as a supervisor for the youth team of SV Werder Bremen.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is an Austrian football player who plays for SK Austria Kärnten.He formerly played for FC Blau-Weis

Is an Austrian football player who plays for SK Austria Kärnten.He formerly played for FC Blau-Weiss Linz and SV Pasching.

Was a German organist and composer. As a boy he was a student in Nuremberg and sang in the Frauenkir

Was a German organist and composer. As a boy he was a student in Nuremberg and sang in the Frauenkirche choir. He later studied at the University of Altdorf and became the organist at St Johannis church and a grammar school teacher in Schweinfurt. In 1650 Duke Ernst the Pious appointed him to his court at Gotha as cantor and music tutor to his family, and he eventually rose to the post of Kapellmeister. Duke Ernst's eldest daughter, the wife of Landgrave Ludwig VI of Hessen-Darmstadt, called Briegel to Darmstadt as Kapellmeister in 1671. He stayed in this post until his death, but in his later years he was assisted by Christoph Graupner and Ernst Christian Hesse.

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He has been a mayor

Is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.He has been a mayor of Amberg on many occasions since 1990. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria between 1982 and 1990.

Is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics

Is a former West German pair skater. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he is the 1968 Winter Olympics bronze medalist. They are also the 1967 World and European silver medalists.

An Austrian accordionist.At the age of six he received his first accordion lessons. Five years later

An Austrian accordionist.At the age of six he received his first accordion lessons. Five years later he became a pupil of Prof Erwin Moder at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz, Austria. Having completed his accordion studies at the Graz School of Music (since 1992) as a disciple of the visiting professors Mogens Ellegaard, James Crabb, and Geir Draugsvoll, he received a grant to continue his studies in the class of Prof Stefan Hussong at the Hermann-Zilcher-Conservatory in Würzburg, where he finished his studies with commendation in 2001 before entering the master class of the Würzburg School of Music. 2003 master-class-examination.

A former German football player.A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team th

A former German football player.A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team that reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup final against Italy at Santiago Bernabeu. Altogether he played in 310 Bundesliga matches (15 goals) for Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern München, the club he joined in 1979 at the recommendation of Paul Breitner to win four Bundesliga and three German Cup trophies until his retirement due to a knee-injury in 1986. For West Germany he debuted on January 7, 1981 in a game against Brazil. In total he won 27 caps (3 goals) for his country.

A former German football player.Schooled on the goalkeeper position following a goalkeeper shortage

A former German football player.Schooled on the goalkeeper position following a goalkeeper shortage at TSG Ulm 1846 in the first phase of the 1960s, Fahrian had initially been a defender. Although impressive in his new role, his call-up by Sepp Herberger for the West Germany clash against Uruguay in April 1962 made a great stir due to the fact he was not a top-division player at that time. In the fixture he kept a clean sheet,

Is a retired Austrian football player.Feiersinger started his professional career in 1986 with Austr

Is a retired Austrian football player.Feiersinger started his professional career in 1986 with Austria Salzburg and stayed with them for 10 years, winning 2 league titles during the club's most successful period.[1] In 1994 he played with them in the UEFA Cup final against Inter Milan.

Was a German composer, composition teacher and conductor. In 1931 he completed his studies with the

Was a German composer, composition teacher and conductor. In 1931 he completed his studies with the State Exam for a high teaching office, after he accepted a lectureship in music theory at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Heidelberg (in German)http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Kirchenmusik_Heidelberg. There his music was attacked as Cultural Bolshevism. In 1935 and 1936 Fortner created the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra with which he supported New Music and undertook expanded concert journeys for "armed forces support", from Scandinavia to Holland to Greece.

Is a German economist. He is professor of economics at the University of Mannheim. Franz also is the

Is a German economist. He is professor of economics at the University of Mannheim. Franz also is the chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts since March 2009. Franz studied economics at the University of Mannheim and received his doctoral degre

German mineralogist and writer of short stories and poems in Bavarian. He was born in Munich, Bavari

German mineralogist and writer of short stories and poems in Bavarian. He was born in Munich, Bavaria and died there.

Is a German-American organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue. After his musical training with Eric

Is a German-American organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue. After his musical training with Erich Ackermann in Fulda, Germany, Rübsam studied at the Musikhochschule in Frankfurt am Main with Helmut Walcha. Additional studies in organ followed with Marie-Claire Alain in France and with Robert T. Anderson at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He won the first prize at the International Organ Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana and the Grand Prix de Chartres for interpretation in 1973

Was from 1979 till his retirement in 2001 professor of philosophy at the Free University Berlin, whe

Was from 1979 till his retirement in 2001 professor of philosophy at the Free University Berlin, where he had also studied romance languages and religious studies and taken his PhD (in 1966 on the topic of "Jean-Paul Sartre and the construction of absurdi

A German former footballer.

A German former footballer.

Is a retired politician from the (CDU) and currently is a Partner at Alsus GmbH.From 1973 until 1984

Is a retired politician from the (CDU) and currently is a Partner at Alsus GmbH.From 1973 until 1984, Fuerniss worked under Roman Herzog in State of Rhineland-Palatinate, in Bonn with the Federal Government and in State of Baden-Württemberg. After Roman H