Famous German - German Celebrities - page 15

When we talk about famous Germans, which is the first name that comes to our mind? Albert Einstein, the great scientist; Adolf Hitler, the most notorious dictator; or the philosopher and socialist, Karl Marx? The contributions of the Germans to the technological, literary, political and spiritual developments of the world have been so immense that it is difficult to express in words. Creative, focused, efficient and reserved, the Germans are considered to be among the world’s most disciplined and hardworking people. From ancient times, Germans have enriched the world heritage in one way or the other. Way back in the 15th century, Nicholas of Kues became one of the first proponents of Renaissance humanism and thus making spiritual and political contributions to not just European history, but to the world.

Find out more about the greatest Germans, including Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Karl Marx, Anne Frank and Michael Fassbender.

The Most Famous German

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jürgen KloppJune 16, 1967GermanJürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player
Jordan CarverJanuary 30, 1986GermanJordan Carver is a famous German model
Jawed KarimOctober 28, 1979German, AmericanJawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the video-sharing website, YouTube
Irma GreseOctober 7, 1923GermanIrma Grese was a notorious German Nazi concentration camp guard during the Second World War
Juliane KoepckeOctober 10, 1954German, PeruvianJuliane Koepcke is a German-Peruvian biologist, who was the lone survivor among the 92 passengers and crew of the ill-fated LANSA Flight 508 that crashed in the Peruvian rainforest on 24 December 1971
Charles BukowskiAugust 16, 1920German, AmericanCharles Bukowski was a German-born American novelist, short story writer and poet
Monika DannemannJune 24, 1945GermanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Monika Dannemann, the famous German Figure Skater & Painter; her birthday, her family and personal life, her boyfriends, fun trivia facts and more.
Boris KodjoeMarch 8, 1973Austrian, German, GhanaianBoris Kodjoe is a German-Ghanaian actor from Austria
Jackson BrowneOctober 9, 1948German, AmericanJackson Browne is an acclaimed American musician, songwriter and environmental activist
Gerd MüllerNovember 3, 1945GermanGerd Muller is a former German footballer and regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time
Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck was a famous opera composer of the classical period

GermanJuly 2, 1714199 views

Johann Pachelbel

Johann Pachelbel was a famous Baroque composer and organist

GermanSeptember 1, 1653191 views

Hans Eysenck

Hans Eysenck was a psychologist, world renowned for his work on intelligence and personality

GermanMarch 4, 1916196 views

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel was a well-known German-British baroque composer, famed for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos

GermanFebruary 23, 1685132 views

William Herschel

William Herschel was a German–British composer and astronomer, best known for his discovery of the planet Uranus

GermanNovember 15, 1738160 views

Wilhelm Rontgen

Wilhelm Rontgen was an eminent German physicist who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics, for the discovery of X-rays

GermanMarch 27, 1845150 views

Werner Heisenberg

Werner Heisenberg was a Nobel Prize winning German scientist who propounded the Uncertainty Principle

GermanDecember 5, 1901173 views

Wilhelm Wien

Wilhelm Wien was a German physicist who won Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work in thermal radiation

GermanJanuary 13, 1864196 views

Walther Bothe

Walther Bothe was a German nuclear physicist who won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics

GermanJanuary 8, 1891155 views

Georg Cantor

George Cantor was an established mathematician who defined the cardinal and the ordinal numbers

GermanMarch 3, 1845309 views