Albert Einstein German Scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics

Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian Body-builder Film Star who served as Governor of California

Dirk Nowitzki German Basketball Player in the NBA

Ferdinand Porsche Austrian-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 Mendel Austrian Monk who developed the Science of Genetics

Gustav Klimt Austrian Symbolist Painter of Vienna famous for paintings like “The Kiss ”

Hans Zimmer Academy-Award Winning Film Composer from Germany

Jakob und Wilhelm Grimm German Brother Linguists and Recorders of Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Johann Sebastian Bach German Composer--one of the World’s most famous: Cantatas, Concertos, Masses, and more

Johann August Röbling German-born American Engineer who designed suspensions bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge in New York

Johannes Gutenberg German Inventor of one of History’s most important Inventions: the Moveable-Type Printing Press (1439) Gutenberg Bible

Jürgen Klinsmann German Soccer Star and Coach: currently Coach of the US Men’s National Team

Karl Benz German Inventor of the Petrol- powered Automobile and Co- founder with Wife Bertha of the Mercedes-Benz Auto Company

Leo di Caprio American Film Actor and Producer (“The Titanic”, “Django Unchained”): son of a German mother

Ludwig van Beethoven One 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 Luther German 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 Otto German Inventor of the Internal- Combustion Engine, later adapted as Automobile Engine

Paul Klee Swiss-German Expressionist Artist of the “Blue Rider” Group

Siegfried Hero of Nordic Mythology Awakening Brunhilde Slaying the Dragon Fafnir

Theo und Karl Albrecht German Billionaire Brothers who founded ALDI and Trader Joe Stores

Wilhelm Tell Swiss National Hero who shot an Apple off his Son’s Head

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Brilliant Austrian Composer who showed his Genius early and toured Europe as a “Wunderkind”

Angela Merkel Federal Chancellor of Germany and one of the most powerful Women in the World

Anneliese Maria Frank Better 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 Herschel 18 th Century Prize-winning German Astronomer and Discoverer of several Comets

Claudia Schiffer German Supermodel

Cornelia Funke German Writer of Children’s Books such as the Inkheart Trilogy

Eva Hesse American Modern Artist born in Germany

Franka Potente German Actress and Film Star in “The Bourne Identity” TV Episode “Psych”

Gabriele Munter German Expressionist Artist of the “Blue Rider” Group

Heidi Klum Supermodel, Entertainer, and Business Woman Host of “Project Runway” America’s Got Talent

Isolde German Heroine loved by Tristan in European Legend

Johanna Spyri Swiss Author of popular children’s book Heidi

Katharina Witt German Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skater

Käthe Kollwitz German Sculptress and Painter

Kirsten (Kiki) Dunst American Film Star of the Spider-Man Trilogy-- born to German Parents

Lise Meitner Austrian physicist who helped discover nuclear fission

Lorelei Heroine of German Legend who lures sailors to their Death by Singing atop the rocks by Bingen on the Rhine River

Marlene Dietrich German-born Film Star and Singer who won the Purple Heart for entertaining Allied Troops on the Front Lines during WWII

Melitta Bentz German Inventor of the (Paper) Coffee Filter

Romy (Rosemarie) Schneider German Actress and Film Star Playing Empress Sissi

Sandra Bullock American Film Star--daughter of a German Opera Singer

Sissi (Sisi) –Elisabeth von Wittelsbach Beloved Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Sophie Scholl German Member of the “White Rose” Resistance Movement against Hitler and Nazism

Steffi Graf German 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!)