Albert EinsteinGerman Scientist who won
the Nobel Prize for Physics
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian Body-builder Film Star who served as Governor
of California
Dirk NowitzkiGerman Basketball Player in
the NBA
Ferdinand PorscheAustrian-German Engineer
and Developer of the Beetle, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche
Automobiles
Franz Marc German Expressionist Painter
of the “Blue Rider” Group
Friedrich von Steuben
German-born Military Officer in the American Revolutionary War who is
credited with teaching Military Discipline to the Continental Army
Gregor MendelAustrian Monk who
developed the Science of Genetics
Gustav KlimtAustrian Symbolist Painter of Vienna famous for paintings like “The Kiss”
Hans Zimmer
Academy-Award Winning Film Composer from Germany
Jakob und Wilhelm GrimmGerman Brother Linguists and Recorders of Grimm’s
Fairy Tales
Johann Sebastian BachGerman Composer--one of the
World’s most famous: Cantatas, Concertos, Masses,
and more
Johann August RöblingGerman-born American Engineer
who designed suspensions bridges such as the Brooklyn
Bridge in New York
Johannes GutenbergGerman Inventor of one of History’s most important
Inventions: the Moveable-Type Printing Press (1439)
Gutenberg Bible
Jürgen KlinsmannGerman Soccer Star and
Coach: currently Coach of the US Men’s National Team
Karl BenzGerman Inventor of the Petrol-powered Automobile and Co-
founder with Wife Bertha of the Mercedes-Benz Auto Company
Leo di CaprioAmerican Film Actor and Producer (“The Titanic”,
“Django Unchained”): son of a German mother
Ludwig van BeethovenOne of the World’s most famous Composers-- born in Bonn, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria after composing Symphonies that
changed the World of Western Music despite his having become deaf
Martin LutherGerman Religious Leader—founder of Lutheranism, a
major Division of Protestantism
Michael und Ralf Schumacher
Retired German Race Car Drivers—of great Wealth
and Fame
Nikolaus OttoGerman Inventor of the Internal-
Combustion Engine, later adapted as Automobile Engine
Paul KleeSwiss-German
Expressionist Artist of the “Blue Rider” Group
SiegfriedHero of Nordic
Mythology
Awakening BrunhildeSlaying the
Dragon Fafnir
Theo und Karl AlbrechtGerman Billionaire Brothers
who founded ALDI and Trader Joe Stores
Wilhelm TellSwiss National Hero who shot an
Apple off his Son’s Head
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBrilliant Austrian Composer who
showed his Genius early and toured Europe as a “Wunderkind”
Angela MerkelFederal Chancellor of
Germany and one of the most powerful Women in the World
Anneliese Maria FrankBetter known as Anne Frank,
German-born Child Victim of the Nazis and Writer of one of the most widely read Books in the
World—her Diary
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian Writer and first Female Recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize
Back of the Austrian 2 Cent Euro Coin
Brunhilde Valkyrie Heroine of
German and Nordic Mythology
Siegfried awakens Brunhilde
Bugs Bunny as Brunhilde
Brunhilde with Father Wotan
Caroline Herschel18th Century Prize-winning German Astronomer and
Discoverer of several Comets
Claudia SchifferGerman Supermodel
Cornelia FunkeGerman Writer of Children’s
Books such as the
Inkheart Trilogy
Eva HesseAmerican Modern Artist born
in Germany
Franka PotenteGerman Actress and Film Star
in “The Bourne Identity”
TV Episode “Psych”
Gabriele MunterGerman Expressionist Artist of the “Blue Rider” Group
Heidi KlumSupermodel, Entertainer, and
Business Woman Host of
“Project Runway”
America’s Got Talent
IsoldeGerman Heroine loved by
Tristan in European Legend
Johanna SpyriSwiss Author of popular children’s
book Heidi
Katharina WittGerman Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skater
Käthe KollwitzGerman Sculptress and
Painter
Kirsten (Kiki) DunstAmerican Film Star of the
Spider-Man Trilogy--
born to German Parents
Lise MeitnerAustrian physicist who helped discover nuclear
fission
LoreleiHeroine of German Legend who lures sailors to their Death by
Singing atop the rocks by Bingen on the Rhine River
Marlene DietrichGerman-born Film Star and Singer
who won the Purple Heart for entertaining Allied Troops on the
Front Lines during WWII
Melitta BentzGerman Inventor of the
(Paper) Coffee Filter
Romy (Rosemarie) Schneider
German Actress and Film Star
Playing Empress Sissi
Sandra BullockAmerican Film Star--daughter of a
German Opera Singer
Sissi (Sisi) –Elisabeth von Wittelsbach
Beloved Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Sophie SchollGerman Member of the
“White Rose” Resistance Movement against Hitler and
Nazism
Steffi GrafGerman Tennis Player
regarded by some to be the greatest Female Tennis Player
of all Time
With husband Andre Agassi
Can your class meet the
seven question challenge
for this power point?
Which name for a female appears
twice somewhere in this power point?
(1)
Which name for a male appears
twice somewhere in this powerpoint?
(3 possible correct answers!)
Which male names belong to brothers in this
power point?
(3 sets of correct answers!)