Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt

1. Reinhard Heydrich (1904)

Ss General And Organiser Of The

German Nazi known for being one of the primary masterminds behind the Holocaust. He helped organize the Einsatzgruppen, a task force designed to find and kill Jews along with others...

2. Emil Fackenheim (1916)

Israeli Philosopher

Highly important Jewish philosopher and Rabbi who was best remembered for his vast knowledge of religious philosophy.

3. Tom Bertram (1977)

British Field Hockey Player

Field hockey player known by his nickname of "Stroker," he made his international debut in 1999.

4. Ulrich Wehling (1952)

German Nordic Combined Skier

German skier and three-time Olympic Champion, winning gold in 1972, 1976, and in 1980 at the Lake Placid Games.

5. Juliane Wurm (1990)

Mountain Climber

German professional mountain climber or Sportkletterin who is known for specializing in bouldering, lead, and speed climbing. She has won multiple World Championships in each division including the Bouldering World...

6. Paul Biedermann (1986)

Swimmer

Champion German swimmer who won multiple gold medals in the World Championships and specialized in freestyle.

7. Torsten Spanneberg (1975)

Swimmer

Torsten Spanneberg is an Olympic medal winning German swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics and participated in the swimming...

8. Stefan Henze (1981)

Canoe Racer

Stefan Henze is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-1990s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together...

9. Toni Lindenhahn (1990)

German Footballer

Toni Lindenhahn is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hallescher FC. He came through the club's youth system. He was promoted to the first team in...

10. Jana Kandarr (1976)

German Tennis Player

Jana Kandarr is a former German professional tennis player. Kandarr is notable for playing with her right hand even though she is left-handed. Kandarr moved with her parents from Halle...

11. Freimut Börngen (1930)

German Astronomer

ut Börngen is a German astronomer. A few sources give his first name wrongly as Freimuth. He has studied galaxies with the Schmidt telescope at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in...

12. Rudi Hirsch (1931)

German Handball Player

Rudi Hirsch is a German handballer who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He played at the world championships 1958 1959 1963 and 1964.

13. Lothar Milde (1934)

German Discus Thrower

Lothar Milde was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.

14. Albrecht Schröter (1955)

German Politician

Albrecht Schröter ) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and current Lord Mayor of Jena.

15. Hans-Dieter Krampe (1937)

German Footballer

Hans-Dieter Krampe is a German former footballer.

16. Hans-Christian Ströbele (1939)

German Politician

Hans-Christian Ströbele German pronunciation: is a German politician and lawyer. He is a member of the German Green party. Ströbele studied law and political science in Heidelberg and at...

17. Franziska Hildebrand (1987)

German Biathlete

ziska Hildebrand ) is a German biathlete. Hildebrand started in her first world cup races in the 2011/12-season after winning three medals at the two previous European Championships. In 2014...

18. Hildegard Laurich (1941)

German Contralto

Hildegard Laurich was a German classical contralto singer.

19. Ludwig Pernice (1799)

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20. Christel Felgner (1942)

Artistic Gymnast

Christel Felgner is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in fourth place with the German team. Her best...

21. Andreas Wank (1988)

German Ski Jumper

Andreas Wank competes internationally for Germany as a ski jumper. He is 1. 90 m tall and weighs 73 kg.

22. Karl von Eberstein (1894)

German Politician

Karl Freiherr von Eberstein was a member of the German nobility early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party Party the SA and the SS. Further he rose to...

23. Conny Bauer (1943)

German Musician

Konrad Conny Bauer is a free jazz trombonist. He is the brother of the trombonist Hannes Bauer. As a student at senior high school in Sonneberg between 1957 and 1961...

24. Robin Schembera (1988)

German Middle Distance Runner

Robin Schembera ) is a German middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. In the age classes Schembera finished sixth at the 2005 World Youth Championships won the...

25. Clemens von Delbrück (1856)

German Politician

Clemens Ernst Gottlieb Delbrück was a German conservative politician. He was ennobled in 1916.

26. Christoph Letkowski (1982)

Actor

27. Heide Wollert (1982)

German Judoka

Heide Wollert is a German judoka. She competes in the -78 kg weight-class. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing in 7th. At the 2012 Olympics she was knocked...

28. Horst Schumann (1906)

Ss Officer

Horst Schumann SS-Sturmbannführer and medical doctor conducted sterilization and castration experiments at Auschwitz and was particularly interested in the mass sterilization of Jews by means of X-rays.

29. Angelika Hellmann (1954)

Gymnast

Angelika Hellmann is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver and a bronze medal in...

30. Michael Heckert (1950)

German Artist

Michael Heckert is a contemporary painter who dedicates himself to abstract expressionism. The artist depicts and describes the phenomenon of the female. He was influenced by American painter Willem de...

31. Petra Kandarr (1950)

German Sprinter

Petra Kandarr is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres track events.

32. Blanche Kommerell (1950)

Actress

33. Gerhard Feige (1951)

Roman Catholic Bishop

Gerhard Feige was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg Germany in 2005. Feige was ordained a priest on 1 July 1978 for the Diocese of Magdeburg and...

34. Cornelia Pieper (1959)

German Politician

Cornelia Pieper is a German politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party. She most recently served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office under Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in...

35. Birgit Süß (1962)

German Gymnast

Birgit Süß ) is a former German gymnast who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal.

36. Werner Meinhof (1901)

Art Historian

Kurt Armin Meinhof was a German art historian of the 20th century. Meinhof was born in Halle an der Saale the son of pastor Johannes Meinhof brother of africanist Carl...

37. Carmela Schmidt (1962)

Swimmer

38. Theresa Michalak (1992)

German Swimmer

Theresa Michalak is a German swimmer. She swam at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200 m individual medley and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. Michalak holds the German...

39. Mathias Schersing (1964)

German Sprinter

Mathias Schersing is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1986 European Championships he won the bronze medal in the 400 metres in a...

40. Gisela Büttner (1927)

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41. Bruno J. Böttge (1891)

Director

42. Manfred Deckert (1961)

German Ski Jumper

Manfred Deckert is an East German ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He won the overall victory at the Four Hills Tournament in the 1981-2...

43. Andreas Stähle (1965)

Olympic Canoeist

Andreas Stähle is an East German sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with a...

44. Jens Adler (1965)

German Association Football Play

Jens Adler is a former German footballer. He made one appearance for East Germany as last-minute substitute for Jens Schmidt in their last game a 2–0 win over Belgium and...

45. Alf-Gerd Deckert (1955)

German Swimmer

Alf-Gerd Deckert is a retired cross-country skier from East Germany. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in the 15 km 30 km and 50 km events and finished in...

46. Peter Fitzek (1965)

German Martial Artist

Peter Fitzek is a German political activist that proclaims himself King of Germany of NeuDeutschland it consists of several properties around the city of Wittenberg south of Berlin with 3100...

47. Hans Henn (1899)

Bobsledder

Hans Henn was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1955 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz....

48. Thorsten Boer (1968)

German Football Player And Manag

Thorsten Boer East Germany) is a German football manager and former player. Boer made a total of 85 2. Bundesliga appearances in the early 1990s for Chemnitzer FC and Tennis...

49. Kersten Neisser (1956)

Rower

Kersten Neisser is a German rower.

50. Steffen Schleiermacher (1960)

German Composer

Steffen Schleiermacher is a German composer pianist and conductor. After studying at the Leipzig Music School with Siegfried Thiele he continued working there as a music theory and ear training...

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