Famous German - German Celebrities - page 3
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Jürgen Klopp | June 16, 1967 | German | Jürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player |
Jordan Carver | January 30, 1986 | German | Jordan Carver is a famous German model |
Jawed Karim | October 28, 1979 | German, American | Jawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the video-sharing website, YouTube |
Irma Grese | October 7, 1923 | German | Irma Grese was a notorious German Nazi concentration camp guard during the Second World War |
Juliane Koepcke | October 10, 1954 | German, Peruvian | Juliane 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 Bukowski | August 16, 1920 | German, American | Charles Bukowski was a German-born American novelist, short story writer and poet |
Monika Dannemann | June 24, 1945 | German | Check 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 Kodjoe | March 8, 1973 | Austrian, German, Ghanaian | Boris Kodjoe is a German-Ghanaian actor from Austria |
Jackson Browne | October 9, 1948 | German, American | Jackson Browne is an acclaimed American musician, songwriter and environmental activist |
Gerd Müller | November 3, 1945 | German | Gerd Muller is a former German footballer and regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time |
Henry Koster
Henry Koster was a German-born American screenwriter, cartoonist and painter who started as a film critic and ended up being a director
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak was a German film director who made a number of films in America and Europe
William Dieterle
William Dieterle was a German actor and film director with an extensive Hollywood career
Rudolf Mössbauer
Rudolf Mossbauer was a German physicist who discovered the Mossbauer Effect
Polykarp Kusch
Polykarp Kusch was a German-American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955
Johann Deisenhofer
Johann Deisenhofer is a German biochemist who determined the three-dimensional structure of the photosynthetic reaction center
Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigen is a German biophysical chemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1967
Hartmut Michel
Hartmut Michel is a German biochemist who won with Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1988
Georg Wittig
Georg Wittig was a German chemist who won a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979