Famous People with Name Walter

Walter R            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter R: German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.

Walter Bruch            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Bruch: was a German engineer, famous for inventing the PAL color television system at Telefunken in the early 1960s. Additionally to his research activities, Professor Bruch taught at Hannover Technical University. He received the Werner-von-Siemens-Ring in 1975.

Walter Moers            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Moers: Walter Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taught himself how to draw.Moers has been publishing since 1984. He first became known with cartoon-like comics that were marked by an ironic view of the world and a conscious violation of political correctness. Many of his works first appeared in the satirical magazine Titanic. He remains a regular contributor to this day.

Walter Selke            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Selke: is a German professor for Theoretical Physics at the RWTH Aachen. His main field of expertise is Statistical Physics, with applications, especially, to magnetism and surface physics. He is best known for his work on commensurate and incommensurate spatially modulated superstructures in solids, including magnets, alloys and adsorbate systems.

Walter Slezak            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Slezak: was an Austrian actor. Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, notably the German U-boat commander in Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 Lifeboat, but occasionally he played lighter, kindlier roles, as in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and as Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island.His first American film was 1942's Once Upon a Honeymoon, opposite Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant. He worked steadily and appeared in over 100 films including The Princess and the Pirate, The Spanish Main, Sinbad the Sailor, Born to Kill, Call Me Madam, and Treasure Island.

Friedrich "Fritz" Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Friedrich "Fritz" Walter: was one of the most well-loved German football players. In his time with the Germany national football team, he won 61 caps and scored 33 goals.As the son of a Vereinswirt (clubs innkeeper) of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Walter began his football career early. At age 8, he joined the Kaiserslautern youth academy, and he made his first team debut at just 17, where he would faithfully remain throughout his career.

Ottmar Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Ottmar Walter: a former German footballer.He played together with his brother, Fritz Walter, at the club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. They also played together for the Germany national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Ottmar scored 4 goals in the tournament as West Germany won their first ever World Cup title. In total, Ottmar earned 21 caps and scored 10 goals for Germany.

Denis Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Denis Walter: is an Australian media personality and singer.Throughout his music career Walter has recorded 14 albums. For many years until his retirement in November 2008, Walter was the host of the evening news in the regional areas of Victoria for WIN TV (a regional affiliate of the Nine Network). Walter has also hosted nightly drawings of Keno lotteries.

Norbert Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Norbert Walter: is a German professional volleyball player. His position on the field is middle blocker. He is currently playing for Italian side Canadiens Mantova. He's playing for his national team since 1999.

Annika Walter            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Annika Walter: is a German diver.