German Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a psychologist, trained as a Jungian analyst. He was a practicing clinician for many years and ha

Is a psychologist, trained as a Jungian analyst. He was a practicing clinician for many years and has published books and articles on depth psychology since the mid-1970s. He received a Diploma from the C. G. Jung Institute–Stuttgart. After many years in private practice in Stuttgart and later in Wörthsee, near Munich, he now lives in Berlin. He has been a regular speaker at the Eranos conferences, and repeatedly taught as visiting professor at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He was on the faculty at Rutgers University from 1969 to 1972. He has lectured and taught in many countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Italy, the USA, Russia, Japan, and Brazil) and before many professional societies.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s. He died of heart failure.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s.

Was a German skier, coach and businessman, who represented Germany on the junior level in the 1980s. He died of heart failure.

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he works as a scout for FC Baye

Is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2009, he works as a scout for FC Bayern Munich. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern Munich.

Was a German football player. He spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig.

Was a German football player. He spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Four years later he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls competition.

He first started climbing on the Sandstone-rocks of the 'Südpfalz'. Soon he became one of the best

He first started climbing on the Sandstone-rocks of the 'Südpfalz'. Soon he became one of the best climbers in this region and made the first free ascent of 'Jubiläumsriss VII-' at the age of 16. He travelled to the Elbsandsteingebirge, and to the Shawang

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was a crew member of the East German boat which finished fourth in the coxed pairs event.

Is a German mathematician, known for his pioneering research in multigrid methods and later hierarch

Is a German mathematician, known for his pioneering research in multigrid methods and later hierarchical matrices, a concept generalizing the fast multipole method. He was a professor at the University of Kiel and is currently one of the directors of the

Was a philosopher and journalist in East Germany. A deserter from the German army in World War II an

Was a philosopher and journalist in East Germany. A deserter from the German army in World War II and a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Harich became a professor of philosophy at Humboldt University in 1949. He was arrested in 1956 and sen

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Tampere.

Was a German actor who appeared in 9 films and 4 TV series in his acting career. Wolfgang Heinz was

Was a German actor who appeared in 9 films and 4 TV series in his acting career. Wolfgang Heinz was born in Pilsen, Austria-Hungary, and died in Berlin, East Germany[1].

Is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hamburger SV. He wears the number

Is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hamburger SV. He wears the number 12. Hesl joined Hamburger SV in 2004 and was part of the club's first team since the beginning of the 2005-06 season.

Is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing i

Is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won six medals with two golds (Two-man: 1984, Four-man: 1984), three silvers (Two-man: 1988, Four-man: 1988, 1992), and one bron

Is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Hottenrott received a bronze medal in

Is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Hottenrott received a bronze medal in coxless pairs at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.[1]

Was a German sculptor arguably most famous for his Affe mit Schädel (Ape with Skull). His name is o

Was a German sculptor arguably most famous for his Affe mit Schädel (Ape with Skull). His name is often misspelled Reinhold.

Is an Austrian celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Wolfgang Puck res

Is an Austrian celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are run by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions.

In Potsdam is an German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOO

In Potsdam is an German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOOP!.Joop achieved international success in 1978, when he showed his first fur collection, which the New York Times, among other publications, honored as "Prussian Designer."

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German former footballer.

Ketterle was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, and attended school in Eppelheim and Heidelberg

Ketterle was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, and attended school in Eppelheim and Heidelberg. In 1976 he entered the University of Heidelberg, before transferring to the Technical University of Munich two years later, where he gained his master's d

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team FC Magna Wr Neustadt in the Aus

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team FC Magna Wr Neustadt in the Austrian second division.

A former German football player whose resemblance to German actor and comedian Otto Waalkes[1] allow

A former German football player whose resemblance to German actor and comedian Otto Waalkes[1] allowed him to pick up minor roles in motion pictures and his referring nickname "Otto" as well.Kleff joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from amateur outfit VfL Schwerte, where he wasn't a regular starter, in 1968 to become the leading goalkeeper of the Bundesliga side until injuries forced him to lay-off periods in the late 1970s. From 1968 to 1976 he did not miss any domestic game of Borussia Mönchengladbach and was able to lift five Bundesliga (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976,

Is a retired West German triple jumper. His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in Septemb

Is a retired West German triple jumper. His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Düsseldorf. This result places him ninth on the German all-time performers list, behind Ralf Jaros, Charles Friedek, Volker Mai, Dirk Gamlin, Peter Bouschen, Wolfgang Zinser, Jörg Drehmel and Jörg Elbe.[2]

Is an Austrian football goalkeeper, who played mostly for Admira Wacker and Austria Wien.Knaller sta

Is an Austrian football goalkeeper, who played mostly for Admira Wacker and Austria Wien.Knaller started his Austrian Football Bundesliga career with SV Spittal an der Drau in 1984 and has played professionally for over 20 years.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchenglad

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and Arminia Bielefeld. He scored 2 goals for Arminia from penalty kicks.