Anny Ahlers

21 Dec 1907 – 14 Mar 1933

Opera Singer. She began her career at the age of 4...

Hans Albers

22 Sep 1891 – 24 Jul 1960

Actor. He was Germany's top selling motion picture...

Max Alvary

3 May 1856 – 7 Nov 1898

Opera Singer. A tenor, he was bast known for his...

Monica Bleibtreu

4 May 1944 – 13 May 2009

Actress. She was well known throughout western...

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Ursula Boese

22 Jul 1928 – 25 Oct 2016

Opera Singer. A contralto who earned rave reviews...

Hertha Salchow Borchert

17 Feb 1895 – 26 Feb 1985

Author. She was best known for her writings in the...

Wolfgang Borchert

20 May 1921 – 20 Nov 1947

Author. Considered by many to be one of the...

Johann Jacob Brahms

1 Jun 1806 – 10 Feb 1872

Violinist, father of Johannes Brahms.

C. W. Ceram

20 Jan 1915 – 12 Apr 1972

Author. He is best remembered for his book "Gods,...

Ida Ehre

9 Jul 1900 – 16 Feb 1989

Actress. She studied at the Academy for Music and...

LTC Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper

22 Jan 1889 – 11 Feb 1918

World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. He received...

Heinz Erhardt

20 Feb 1909 – 5 Jun 1979

Entertainer. Born in Riga, Germany, he studied to...

Renate Ewert

9 Nov 1933 – 4 Dec 1966

Actress. Born in Königsberg, Germany, she was...

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James Franck

26 Aug 1882 – 21 May 1964

Physicist. Nobel Laureate 1925. He began his...

Willy Fritsch

27 Jan 1901 – 13 Jul 1973

Actor. Born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, he was a...

Gustav Gründgens

22 Dec 1899 – 7 Oct 1963

Actor. Born in Dusseldorf, Germany, he was one of...

Dinah Grace

14 Feb 1916 – 12 May 1963

Dancer. Wife of Willy Fritsch.

Helmut Griem

6 Apr 1932 – 19 Nov 2004

German leading Actor. He is best known to...

Carl Hagenbeck

10 Jun 1844 – 14 Apr 1913

Zoo and Circus Owner. He bacame interested in...

Lorenz Hagenbeck

2 Apr 1882 – 26 Feb 1956

Circus Director. Son of Carl Hagenbeck, Zoo...