Brandes is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

and

Jewish surname Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have ...

, and may refer to: * Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes (1961-2001), German cannibalism victim *

Bruno Brandes Bruno Brandes (27 March 1910 – 21 June 1985) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only fed ...

(1910–1985), German lawyer and politician (CDU), MdB, MdL Niedersachsen *

Charles Brandes Charles H. Brandes is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is a disciple of the Benjamin Graham school of value investing. Brandes Investment Partners, which was started in 1974, currently has over $28.9 billion under managem ...

, American

money manager Investment management is the professional asset management of various securities, including shareholdings, bonds, and other assets, such as real estate, to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of investors. Investors may be instituti ...

* Christian Brandes (born 1971), German politician (Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive) *

David Brandes David Brandes (born David Brändle; December 9, 1968 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born German songwriter and producer. Biography Brandes was born in Basel, Switzerland and raised in Germany. He has written and produced for many artists, ...

(born 1968), German musician *

Detlef Brandes Detlef Brandes (born 1941) is a German historian who is known for his writings on the history of the Czech lands. He teaches modern history at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and heads the Institute for the History and Culture of Germans ...

(born 1941), German historian and professor at

Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

* Dietmar Brandes (born 1948), German botanist, professor and librarian *

Eddo Brandes Eddo André Brandes (born 5 March 1963) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 59 ODIs from 1987 to 1999, spanning four World Cups. In the days when a number of Zimbabwe's players were amateurs with other full-time profes ...

cricketer Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

from

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

Edvard Brandes Carl Edvard Cohen Brandes (21 October 1847, in Copenhagen – 20 December 1931, in Copenhagen) was a Danish politician, critic and author, and the younger brother of Georg Brandes and Ernst Brandes. He had a Ph.D. in eastern philology. Biography ...

(1847–1931), Danish Cultural politician and editor and co-founder of the newspaper

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been independe ...

, brother of Georg Brandes * Ernst Brandes (1758–1810), German lawyer * Ernst Brandes (1862–1935), German lawyer, estate manager and politician *

Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes (1 February 1844 – 6 August 1892) was a Danish economist, writer, and newspaper editor best known for editing the ''Kjøbenhavns Børs-Tidende'', which published articles written by leading Danish men of letters, in ...

(1844-1892), Danish economist and newspaper editor *

Esther Charlotte Brandes Esther Charlotte Brandes (1746-May 13, 1786), was a German actress and opera singer. She was born in Różyńsk Wielki and was the daughter of Prussian official Gottfried Salomo Kochin. She was engaged in the Schuch theater company in 1764-68 ...

(1742–1786), actress *

Georg Brandes Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (4 February 1842 – 19 February 1927) was a Danish critic and scholar who greatly influenced Scandinavian and European literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. He is seen as the theorist behind ...

(1842–1927), Danish writer and literature critic, brother of Edvard Brandes * Gustav Brandes (1842–1941), German zoologist *

Heinrich Brandes Georg Heinrich Brandes () was a German painter. Life Brandes was born at Bortfeld, near Brunswick, on 23 May 1803, and learned the rudiments of painting under the guidance of F. Barthels at Brunswick. From 1823 to 1825 he attended the Acad ...

(1803–1868), German landscape painter *

Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes (; 27 July 1777 – 17 May 1834) was a German physicist, meteorologist, and astronomer. Brandes was born in 1777 in Groden near Ritzebüttel (a former exclave of the Free Imperial City of Hamburg, today in Cuxhaven), th ...

(1777–1834), German astronomer, mathematician and physicist *

Jan Laurens Andries Brandes Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(1857-1905), Dutch historian *

Johann Christian Brandes Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

(1735–1799), German dramatist *

John Brandes John Wesley Brandes (born April 2, 1964) is a former American football tight end and long snapper in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college ...

(born 1964), American football player *

Lothar Brandes Lothar is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish masculine given name, while Lotár is a Hungarian masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of ''Hlūdaz'', meaning "fame", and ...

(born 1926), German painter * Raymond S. Brandes (1924-2014), American archeologist and historian *

Rudolph Simon Brandes Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788� ...

(1795–1842), German naturalist and pharmacist *

Werner Brandes Werner Brandes (10 July 1889 in Braunschweig – 30 September 1968) was a German cinematographer. Brandes moved to Britain in the late 1920s to work on several prestige films for British International Pictures.Bergfelder & Cargnell p.64-65 Selec ...

(1889–1968), German cameraman *

Wilhelm Brandes Friedrich Wilhelm Brandes (29 June 1877 – 5 October 1959) was a German-born Swedish rowing coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal m ...

(1854–1928), German writer *

Will Brandes Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

(1928–1990), German pop singer * Winfried Brandes (born 1942), managing director of 'Prussian Memorial Institute e.V.'

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