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Albert EinsteinGerman Scientist who won
the Nobel Prize for Physics
Ferdinand PorscheAustrian-German Engineer
and Developer of the Beetle, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche
Automobiles
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
Hans Zimmer
Academy-Award Winning Film Composer from Germany
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
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
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBrilliant Austrian Composer who
showed his Genius early and toured Europe as a “Wunderkind”
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
IsoldeGerman Heroine loved by
Tristan in European Legend
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
Romy (Rosemarie) Schneider
German Actress and Film Star
Playing Empress Sissi
Steffi GrafGerman Tennis Player
regarded by some to be the greatest Female Tennis Player
of all Time
With husband Andre Agassi