Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French

Germain Germain may refer to: * Germain (name), including a list of people with the name * Germain Arena, the former name of an arena in Estero, Florida * Germain Racing, a NASCAR racing team * Germain Amphitheater, a concert venue in Columbus, Ohio *Pari ...

, and is a variant of Latin

Germanus Germanus or Germanos ( Greek) may refer to: People *Lucius Trebius Germanus, governor of Roman Britain around 126 *Germanus (died c. 290), possibly apocryphal martyr-saint tortured at the Pula Arena *Germanus (4th century), Spanish martyr-saint ...

Surname

Domingo Germán Domingo Germán Polanco (; born August 4, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Germán was signed by the Florida Marlins as an international free agent in 2009. He made his ...

(born 1992), baseball player *

Esteban Germán Esteban Germán Guridi (born January 26, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. Germán played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers. Career In the throug ...

(born 1978), Dominican professional baseball second baseman * Franklyn Germán, relief pitcher *

Javier Germán Javier Germán Cruz (born 15 June 1971), known as Javi Germán, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career with his hometown club Cádiz, making 226 appearances and scoring seven goals, includ ...

(born 1971), Spanish footballer *

Tamás Germán Tamás Germán (born 26 March 1987) is a Hungarian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

, Hungarian professional footballer

Given name

Art and music

Germán Casas German Casas (born May 27, 1939) is a Chilean singer. Brief bio German Casas became famous during the 1960s and 1970s. Many of his songs hit Chilean airwaves and television, making him a household name all over his native country. He was one of ...

, Chilean singer * Germán Cueto, Mexican painter *

Germán Gedovius Germán Gedovius (1867–1937) was a Mexican painter. Biography Gedovius was born in Mexico City in 1867 before moving as an infant with his family to San Luis Potosí. When he was sixteen years old he returned to Mexico City to attend the Acade ...

, Mexican painter * Germán Pedro Ibáñez, Cuban musical director *

Germán Legarreta Germán Legarreta (born August 30, 1981) is a Puerto Rican actor. Biography Early life Legarreta was born Germán Legarreta Quiles in San Juan, Puerto Rico; it did not take long for him to get his first big break—a commercial when he was just ...

, Puerto Rican actor *

Germán Londoño Germán Londoño is a Colombian artist from Medellín. He is mostly known as a painter but recently has begun sculpting. He has exhibited in museums in Lisbon and Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbrevia ...

, Colombian painter and sculptor *

Germán Magariños Germán Magariños (born 13 May 1978) is an Argentine film director, film producer, screenwriter, bassist and sometimes actor. Biography All of his movies are extremely low-budget violent productions considered gore horror comedies or splatterp ...

, Argentine film director and screenwriter * Germán Robles, Mexican actor * Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and comedian *

Germán Villar Germán Villar (born 1975) is a Spanish tenor. Biography Germán Villar was born in Valencia, Spain. The roots of his musical education lay in Madrid, where he started his education with Inés Ribanedeira. At the age of 20 he joined the Joaquim Ro ...

, Spanish tenor

Humanities and social sciences

* Germán Arciniegas, Colombian essayist *

Germán Carrera Damas Germán Carrera Damas (Cumaná, Sucre (state), Sucre, 28 May 1930), is a Venezuelan historian, professor and retired ambassador, author of important works of Venezuela's historiography such as ''El Culto a Bolívar'' (1969) and ''Una nación lla ...

, Venezuelan historian *

Germán Castro Caycedo Germán Castro Caycedo (3 March 1940 – 15 July 2021) was a Colombian journalist and writer. Castro Caycedo's topics revolve around the Colombian reality, under the parameters of the cultural identity and its social and economic phenomena. Born ...

, Colombian writer and journalist *

Germán Espinosa Germán Espinosa Villareal (April 30, 1938 – October 17, 2007) was a Colombian novelist, poet and author born and based in Cartagena, Colombia. He wrote over forty works over the course of his career. He often used his native Cartagena f ...

, Colombian novelist and poet *

Germán Gullón Germán Gullón ( Santander, May 21, 1945), literary critic and writer, is a professor of Spanish literature and member of the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. He has authored, beside his scholarly works an ...

, Spanish literary critic *

Germán Nogueira Gómez Germán Nogueira Gómez (born October 8, 1961), is a Cuban author, composer and producer. He was born in Havana, Cuba. He has been the winner of several national and international music events. He is the author of many popular songs included in s ...

, Cuban author

Politics

Germán Busch Víctor Germán Busch Becerra (23 March 1903 – 23 August 1939) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the 36th president of Bolivia from 1937 to 1939. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Chief of the General Staff ...

, President of Bolivia from 1937 to 1939 *

Germán List Arzubide Germán List Arzubide (31 May 1898 – 17 October or 19 October 1998) was a Mexican poet and revolutionary. Born in Puebla, he was an active participant in the Revolution, fighting alongside Emiliano Zapata as well as extolling him and other re ...

, Mexican revolutionary * Germán Martínez, Mexican politician * Germán Riesco, President of Chile from 1901 to 1906 *

Germán Ignacio Riesco Errázuriz Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus. Surname * Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player * Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professio ...

, Chilean politician, son of the above *

Germán Sequeira Germán Sequeira Aguilera (1884 – January 19, 1951) was a Nicaraguan politician. He was the 79th and 82nd mayor of El Sauce, León, Nicaragua. Before he was mayor, he attended medical school at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua. ...

, Nicaraguan politician *

Germán Serrano Pinto Germán Serrano Pinto (30 March 1940 – 21 May 2016) was a Costa Rican politician. He served as Vice President of Costa Rica The 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica established two vice-presidencies of Costa Rica, which are directly elected thr ...

, Costa Rican politician *

Germán Suárez Flamerich Germán Suárez Flamerich (10 April 1907 – 24 June 1990) was the president of Venezuela from 1950 to 1952. Flamerich was a lawyer, college professor, diplomat, and politician. He was president of the Government Junta from 1950 to 1952, after th ...

, former president of Venezuela * Germán Trejo, American immigrant rights activist * Germán Vargas Lleras, Colombian politician and presidential candidate

Sport

Association football

Germán Aceros Germán Aceros Buenos (30 September 1938 – 29 October 2018) was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. Career Aceros played football as a right and left ...

, Colombian footballer * Germán Alemanno, Argentine footballer *

Germán Arangio Carlos Germán Arangio (born 23 May 1976, in Buenos Aires) is a retired professional football player from Argentina who last played for Albinegros de Orizaba in Mexico's Primera Division A. Playing for Racing Club de Avellaneda, Arangio made his ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Beltrán Germán Beltrán Juarez (born 26 October 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager. He spent most of his career in Segunda División B, making 256 appearances and scoring 49 goals for six clubs, mainly Ba ...

, Spanish footballer *

Germán Burgos Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos (; born 16 April 1969), nicknamed El Mono Burgos (), is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager. During his 15-year senior career, he played for Ferro Carril Oes ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Cano Germán Ezequiel Cano Recalde (born 2 January 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Fluminense. Club career Lanús and loans Born in Posadas, Misiones, Cano was a Lanús youth graduate. He made his first tea ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Carty Luis Germán del Carmen Carty Monserrate (Born July 16, 1968 in Cañete) is a former Peruvian professional football (soccer) player. Club career Carty most prominently played for Cienciano. He was the top goalscorer as Cienciano won the 2003 C ...

, Peruvian footballer *

Germán Castillo Germán Pablo Castillo (born 19 October 1977 in El Trébol) is an Argentina, Argentine footballer who plays for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay. External links * Argentine Primera statisticsInterview
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, Argentine footballer *

Germán Chavarría Germán José Chavarría Jiménez (born 19 March 1959 in San José) is a retired Costa Rican football player who currently is an assistant coach for Herediano. Club career Chavarría made his professional debut for Herediano on 12 November ...

, Costa Rican footballer * Germán Denis, Argentine footballer * Germán Herrera (footballer, born 1983), Argentine forward for Rosario Central *

Germán Herrera (footballer, born 1993)https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-GERMAN-ANDRES-HERRERA-99025.htm Germán Andrés Herrera (born 5 February 1993) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gamma Ethniki club Panelefsini ...

, Argentine midfielder for Club Atlético Brown *

Germán Leguía Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó, also known as ''Cocoliche'', (born January 2, 1954 in Lima) is a retired professional soccer, football Striker (association football), striker and midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football t ...

, Peruvian footballer *

Germán Lauro Germán Luján Lauro (born 2 April 1984) is an Argentine shot putter and discus thrower. He is the South American record holder in the shot put both indoors and outdoors with marks of 21.04 m and 21.26 m, respectively. His personal b ...

, Argentine shotputter *

Germán Leonforte Germán Gabriel Leonforte (born 12 January 1981 in Rosario) is an Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This conne ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Lux Germán Darío Lux (born 7 June 1982) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who last played for River Plate as a goalkeeper. After starting out at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Spain with Mallorca and Deportivo. Club ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Montoya Marcelo Germán Montoya (born 23 January 1983) is an Argentine professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Club Agropecuario Argentino, Agropecuario. Club career Montoya started ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Pacheco Germán Ezequiel Pacheco González (born 19 May 1991) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays for Deportivo Morón as a Forward (association football), forward. He also holds Spanish nationality law, Spanish citiz ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Pietrobon Germán Ariel Pietrobon (born 1 April 1983, in Rosario) is an Argentine football striker. Club career Pietrobon came through the youth system of Rosario Central, but before making his first team debut, he was transferred to CA San Martín, he ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Pinillos Germán Ernesto Pinillos Rioja (born 6 April 1972) is a Peruvian football manager and former footballer. He currently manages Cobresol in the Torneo Descentralizado. Club career Pinillos played for a number of clubs in Peru, including Sportin ...

, Peruvian footballer *

Germán Ré Germán David Ré (born 2 November 1981) is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Villa San Carlos. Career Ré made his debut for Newell's Old Boys in 2002, and went on to make over 150 appearances for the club. In 2004, he was ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Rivarola Germán Ezequiel Rivarola (born 18 April 1979) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as either a left back or a midfielder. He is the current manager of Rosario Central's reserve team. Career Born in , Córdoba, Rivarola ...

, Argentine footballer *

Germán Saenz de Miera Colmeneiro Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain (disambiguation), Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus (disambiguation), Germanus. Surname * Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player * ...

, Spanish footballer *

Germán Villa Germán Villa Castañeda (; born 2 April 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. German made his debut in the 1991-92 season with América against Leon. Villa played regularly with América until 1998 whe ...

, Mexican footballer *

Germán Voboril Germán Ariel Voboril (born 5 May 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mitre. His father, Osvaldo, was also a footballer. Career San Lorenzo Emerged from the bottom of San Lorenzo de Almagro, debuted in ...

, Argentine footballer

Other sports

Germán Barranca Germán Barranca Costales (born October 19, 1956 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball second baseman. On August 26, 1974 he was purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Mexico City Reds. He wa ...

, Mexican baseball player in the U.S. Major League *

Germán Chiaraviglio Germán Pablo Chiaraviglio Ermácora (born 16 April 1987 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine pole vaulter. Biography His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Junior Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat th ...

, Argentine pole vaulter *

Germán Durán Germán Durán (born August 3, 1984) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Early life Durán grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended Paschal High Sc ...

, Mexican baseball player in the U.S. Major League * German Fernandez, American distance runner * Germán Figueroa, Puerto Rican wrestler *

Germán Gabriel Germán Antonio Gabriel Benaches (born November 16, 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played as a power forward and as a center. Professional career Gabriel signed with the Liga ACB club Estudiantes in 2009. After s ...

, Spanish basketball player *

Germán Garrido Germán Garrido (born 15 June 1948) is a member of one of Spain's most successful golfing families. His brother Antonio Garrido (golfer), Antonio and nephew Ignacio Garrido, Ignacio were only the second father-son combination to have played in the ...

, Spanish golfer *

German Glessner Germán Glessner (born 8 March 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine/German Olympian who represented Argentina in the Winter Olympic Games of Salt Lake City 2002, in the ice sport of Skeleton. Glessner is a multilingual businessman who speaks Span ...

, Argentine skeleton racer * Germán González, Venezuelan baseball player in the U.S. Major League *

Germán Jiménez Germán Jiménez Camarena e-may'-nes(born December 5, 1962) is a Mexican former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 200 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. Jim ...

, Mexican baseball player in the U.S. Major League *

Germán López Germán López Montoya (born 29 December 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Lopez was runner-up in the 18 and Under category of the 1989 Orange Bowl, losing the final to Fernando Meligeni. The Spaniard made his fir ...

, former Spanish professional tennis player *

Germán Martínez (swimmer) Germán Elberto Martínez Díaz (born June 5, 1979) is a backstroke swimmer from Colombia who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New So ...

, Colombian swimmer *

Germán Mesa Germán Mesa Fresneda (born May 12, 1967 in Havana) is a Cuban retired shortstop who played for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series and for the Cuban national baseball team The Cuba national baseball team (Spanish: ''Selección de ...

, Cuban baseball player * Germán Orozco, Argentine field hockey player *

Germán Ospina Germán Alirio Ospina Castro (born March 28, 1972, in La Unión, Valle del Cauca) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1996 to 1997. Career ;1996 :1st in Stage 3 Clásico Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :1st i ...

, Colombian cyclist * Germán Quiroga, Mexican NASCAR Corona Series race car driver *

Germán Recio Germán Ricardo Recio Cuevas (born April 7, 1988 in Neyba) is a male volleyball and beach volleyball player from Dominican Republic, who participated in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009 with Yewddys Pérez. At indoor volleyball, he e ...

, Dominican Republic volleyball player * Germán Rieckehoff, Puerto Rican swimmer and president of the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee * Germán Rivera, Puerto Rican baseball player in the U.S. Major League *

Germán Sánchez (racewalker) Germán Fortino Sánchez Cruz (born July 31, 1967 in Zimatlán, Oaxaca) is a Mexican race walker. Personal bests *20 km: 1:25:05 hrs – A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and ...

, Mexican race walker *

Germán Sánchez (racing driver) Germán Sánchez Flor (born 4 July 1989 in Alicante) is a Spanish racing driver. Career Formula Three Sánchez made his car racing debut aged just sixteen, when he took part in the 2006 European F3 Open Championship, Spanish Formula Three Champ ...

, Spanish racing driver *

Germán Silva Germán Silva Martínez (born 9 January 1968 in Zacatlán, Puebla) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. His foremost achievements were back-to-back victories at the New York City Marathon in 1994 and 1995. ...

, retired Mexican long-distance runner *

Germán Torres Germán Torres (born May 28, 1957) is a Mexican former world boxing champion. His nickname was ''Ozeki''. Torres was born in Celaya, Guanajuato. Pro career Torres turned pro in 1975 at the age of fifteen, and won the vacant World Boxing Counc ...

, Mexican boxer

Other

* Germán Abad Valenzuela, Ecuadorian radiologist *

, Bolivian military officer * Germán Efromovich, South American entrepreneur *

Germán Frers (disambiguation) Germán Frers may refer to: * Germán Frers (born 1941), Argentine naval architect * Germán Frers (sailor) (1899–1986), Argentine sailor {{Hndis, Frers, Germán ...

Germán Garmendia Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis (; born April 25, 1990) is a Chilean YouTuber, singer-songwriter, comedian and writer. He became famous for his YouTube channel HolaSoyGerman, which uploaded humorous videos about everyday situations. In 2013, ...

, Chilean YouTube comedian *

Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco (born 1953/1954) is a Mexican billionaire businessman. He is the CEO of Grupo México, Mexico's largest mining corporation, and the third largest copper producer in the world. As of July 2022, his net worth was estimate ...

, Mexican businessman *

Germán Martínez Hidalgo Germán Martinez Hidalgo (December 23, 1929 – April 25, 2009 Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico) was a scientist, physicist, mathematician, chemist, and astronomer who popularized science by writing weekly articles in the Mexican newspaper, ''El Sol ...

, American scientist * Germán Olano Moreno, for whom the

Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base ( es, Base Aérea Capitán Germán Olano Moreno) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force (''Fuerza Aérea Colombiana'' or FAC) Combat Air Command No. 1 (''Comando Aéreo de Combate No ...

is named *

Germán Pinelli Germán Pinelli (born Germán Piniella Vázquez de Mella on December 15, 1907 in Havana, Cuba - November 19, 1996 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban journalist and actor. Biography Pinelli's voice was first heard on the radio waves when he was 14 yea ...

, Cuban journalist * Germán Sánchez (disambiguation) :* Germán Sánchez Ruipérez, for whom the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation is named {{DEFAULTSORT:German Spanish masculine given names