Austrians, Germans, German-Swiss
An alphabetical list of significant people, both living and dead, who were born in German Europe or had Germanic ancestors—handy for biographical projects or general inspiration. For some of them, you can click on the name to learn more.
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G-H-I (Part 3)
Hans Geiger (1882-1945) German physicist, inventor of the Geiger counter (Geiger-Müller-Zählrohr)
H.R. Giger (1940- ) Swiss-German artist who designed the Alien creature - WEB > Giger - German-Hollywood Connection
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, writer; the German "Shakespeare"
Stefanie (Steffi) Maria Graf (1969- ) German tennis star (Grandslam winner 1988) now married to Andre Agassi
Günter Grass (1927- ) German writer, Nobel Prize winner
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1785-1863/1786-1859) German authors and linguistic researchers - WEB > Grimm Brothers
Read some Grimm Fairy Tales
Walter Gropius (1883-1969) German-American architect
Johannes Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg (ca. 1397-1468) Inventor of movable type and modern printing
Peter Handke (1942- ) Austrian novelist and playwright
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Austrian composer
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976) German physicist, co-founder of quantum mechanics
Hermann der Cherusker (Arminius in Latin, ca. 18B.C.-19A.D.) Germanic warrior who defeated the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburger Forest
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-1894) German physicist who did research into radio waves and frequency (see Erfinder/Inventors)
Roman Herzog (1934- ) President of Germany from 1994 to 1999
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) German writer (Siddharta, Der Steppenwolf), poet, and artist
Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934) German army officer and politician who was the chancellor who gave in to the Nazi takeover in 1933
Martina Hingis (1980- ) Swiss tennis player
Andreas Hofer (1776-1822) Austrian patriot (Tyrol)
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) Writer, painter, composer
Erich Honecker (1912-1994) Leader of East Germany when the Wall fell
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) German researcher, botanist, and explorer who traveled in the Americas
Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) German academic and statesman, founder of the Humboldt University in Berlin, brother of Alexander (above)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Friedrich Stowasser, 1928-2000) Austrian artist and architect > Photo: Das Hundertwasser Haus in Vienna
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