German or Germán is the surname of the following people:

Art and music

Aleksei Yuryevich German Aleksei Yuryevich German ( rus, Алексей Юрьевич Герман, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈɡʲermən; 20 July 193821 February 2013) was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter. Biography German was born in Lenin ...

(1938–2013), Soviet Russian filmmaker *

Aleksei Alekseivich German Aleksei Alekseivich German (russian: Алексей Алексеевич Герман, born 4 September 1976) is a Russian film director. His last name is pronounced with a hard "g" and in English is sometimes spelled Guerman or Gherman to avoid c ...

, Russian film director and screenwriter *

Anna German Anna Wiktoria German-Tucholska (14 February 1936 – 26 August 1982) was a Polish singer, immensely popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union in the 1960s–1970s. She released over a dozen music albums with songs in Polish, as well as several ...

, Polish singer *

Edward German Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of ...

, English composer *

Lauren German Lauren Christine German is an American actress. She had her first major role in the 2002 teen romantic drama film ''A Walk to Remember'', followed by roles in the horror films ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003) and '' Hostel: Part II'' (2007) ...

, American actress * Robert German, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter *

Tülay German Tülay German (born 1935, also known as Toulaï in France) is a Turkish female singer, currently living in France. She is known for her modern interpretations of Turkish folk music. Early years Tülay German was born in Istanbul in 1935; she wa ...

(born 1935), Turkish female pop folk singer

Politics

Lindsey German Lindsey Ann German
''Evening Standard'' (This is London), 14 May 2004 (born 1951) is a ...

, British anti-war activist *

Mike German Michael James German, Baron German, OBE (born 8 May 1945) is a British politician, serving currently as a member of the House of Lords and formerly as a member of the National Assembly for Wales for the South Wales East region. He was leader ...

, Welsh politician *

Obadiah German Obadiah German (April 22, 1766September 24, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from New York (1809-1815) and Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1819. Life He was born on Apri ...

, American politician and lawyer * William Manley German, Canadian politician and lawyer *

Yael German Yael German ( he, יעל גרמן, born 4 August 1947) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and the Blue and White alliance between 2013 and 2020. She was Minister of Health between 2013 and ...

, Israeli politician, first female mayor of Herziliya

Sport

Antonio German Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Leatherhead and the Grenada national football team. Club career Early career Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Quee ...

, English footballer * Bert German, American football coach *

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 ...

, Dominican 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 ...

, Dominican baseball player * Frank German (born 1997), American baseball player * Jammi German, American National Football League player * Jim German, American National Football League player * Les German, American Major League Baseball player * Natalya German (born 1963), Soviet sprint athlete *

Peter German Peter German (born 2 February 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer. Since retiring he has become a successful coach. German coached Subiaco to the 2004 and 2006 WAFL premierships and was rewarded by being named as an assistant to ...

, Australian rules footballer * Ruslan German, Russian footballer * Tamás German, Hungarian footballer

Other

Ella German Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963. Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at the age of 12 fo ...

, friend of presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald *

Eugênio German Eugênio Maciel German (24 October 1930 – 1 April 2001) was a Brazilian International chess master. German was born in Ubá, Brazil. In 1949, Eugênio German won a match against Jayme Schreibman Moses in Belo Horizonte (+2 –1 =1). In 1949, ...

, Brazilian chess master * Jeff German (1953-2022), American journalist * Merlin German, U.S. Marine

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