Famous Germans

~1400-1468

Inventor of the letterpress

1483-1546

Reformer of the church

1685-1750

Composer of "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" & "The Well-Tempered Clavier"

1749-1832

Poet of "Faust" and "The Sorrows of Young Werther"

1770-1827

Composer of several symphonies, A part of No. 9 is the anthym of Europe

1813-1883

Composer & Writer - "Die Walküre" is a part of one of his most important operas

1815-1898

"Iron" Chancellor of the German Empire

1844-1929

Engeneer who developed the first car in 1885

1845-1923

Discoverer of X-ray, winning the 1st Nobel Price in Physics

1879-1955

Developed the Theory of Relativity

1876-1967

First Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949-1963

1889-1945

Born in Austria, Leader of NS-Germany

1945-2021

German striker who shot 365 goals in the "Bundesliga" called "Bomber of the Nation", played 15 years for Bayern Munich and the national team

1945-2024

German football legend called "Kaiser", won the World Cup 1974 (as player) & 1990 (as coach), played for Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV & NY Cosmos

1950-

German Entertainer who was moderator of the biggest TV Show of Europe, "Wetten, dass..?", visited by greatest stars like Michael Jackson, Robbie Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, Leonardo di Caprio, Tom Hanks...

1954-

First female Chancellor from 2005-2021

1957-

Hollywood movie composer and Oscar winner, e.g. Pirates of the Caribbean

1966-

Very successful German entertainer who won the Eurovision Song Contest twice (as singer and as songwriter and coach) and invited greatest stars like Katey Perry and Will Smith into his shows TvTotal and Schlag den R***

1967-

Most successful male german tennis player

1969-

Most successful female german tennis player

1969-

7 times Formula 1 World Champion

1973-

Most famous German model living primarly in Los Angeles

1978-

Former NBA Player for Dallas Mavericks

1990-

Midfielder at Real Madrid, World Champion, 6x Champions League Winner

1978-

World Cup Record Scorer and German record scorer