Famous People with Name Koppel

Daniel Koppel            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Daniel Koppel: is a versatile South African singer, songwriter and actor. He holds a B.A. degree from the Wits University. He has produced some chart topping hits and award winning albums.He is one of the first South African musicians to perform on the Oprah Winfrey show in Chicago with guest like Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Josh Groban and John Travolta appearing on the same day.Danny has toured and performed with many renowned international acts including: Usher, Craig David, P Diddy, Ladysmith Black Mombazo, Eric Benet, Bob Geldof, U2, Queen and Beyonce.

Nora Edith Koppel            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Nora Edith Koppel: is an Argentine Olympic weightlifter. She has represented her country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Leopold Koppel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Leopold Koppel: was a German banker and entrepreneur. He founded the private banking house Koppel und Co., the industrial firms Auergesellschaft and OSRAM, and the philanthropic foundation the Koppel-Stiftung. He was a Senator in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft. An endow

Eva Koppel            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Eva Koppel: was a Danish architect who together with her husband Nils ran one of Denmark's largest architectural firms (KKET, later KKE). She married the architect Nils Koppel in 1936 and together they worked in Alvar Aalto's studio in Finland (1938–1939) and later joined him in Stockholm 1943–1945) before establishing their own studio in 1946. Initially, they designed simply styled single-family homes including Henning Koppel's house in Birkerød and their own home in Gentofte (1946] which is listed. Their breakthrough came with Langeliniepavillonen (the Langelinie Pavilion) in 1957. They were subsequently known for their large public buildings and restoration projects including the Hans Christian Ørsted Institute (1955–1962) in Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark in Lundtofte (1961–1975), the Panum Institute, Copenhagen (1966–1986) and the South Campus of the University of Copenhagen on Amager (1972–1979). All these buildings were designed in the Brutalist style. In addition, they contributed to the Statens Museum for Kunst (1966–1970).

Herman David Koppel            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Herman David Koppel: was a composer and pianist of Jewish origin. Born in Copenhagen, he fled the Nazis with his family in 1943. He wrote 13 symphonies, numerous concertos, and 20 string quartets.