Helmut Josef Michael Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (West Germany between 1982 and 1990) and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973-1998. His 16-year tenure was the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck. During his time in office the German Reunification took place and the Maastricht Treaty, which created the European Union, was signed.

Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 - April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, he eventually settled in Vienna, Austria.

Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (November 9, 1888 - March 16, 1979) is regarded by many as the architect of European Unity. Never elected to public office, Monnet worked behind the scenes of American and European governments as a well-connected "pragmatic internationalist".

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is the composer of three wonderful trios for flute, cello and piano, the first of which was composed in 1790 and ranks among the best of Haydn's chamber music. The trio is vivacious and bright, full of energy and joy. ... Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is the composer of three wonderful trios for flute, cello and piano, the second of which was written in 1790 and seems to be the most "classical" of the three trios.

Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born December 23, 1918) is a German Social Democratic politician. He was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, as well as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting Foreign Minister.

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, known universally as Paul von Hindenburg (October 2, 1847 - August 2, 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman. Hindenburg enjoyed a long if undistinguished career in the Prussian army, eventually retiring in 1913. He was recalled at the outbreak of the First World War, and first came to national attention, at the age of sixty-six, as the victor at Tannenberg in 1914.

Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, born Otto Eduard Leopold of Bismarck-Schönhausen (April 1, 1815 - July 30, 1898) was a Prussian and German statesman of the 19th century, born to a wealthy family. As Minister-President of Prussia from 1862 to 1890, he engineered the Unification of Germany. From 1867 on, he was Chancellor of the North German Confederation.

Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (born 14 May 1953) the elder and only surviving son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father, Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in the year 2004. Before ascending the throne, Sihamoni was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and classical dance instructor.

Uwe Seeler (born November 5 1936 in Hamburg) is a German football manager and retired football player. He played for Hamburger SV and also made 72 appearances for the West German national team.

Rudolf Karl Augstein (November 5, 1923 - November 7, 2002) was one of the most influential German journalists, founder and part-owner of "Der Spiegel" magazine. Born in Hanover, Germany, he was a radio operator and artillery observer in the German Wehrmacht during World War II. He founded "Der Spiegel" in 1946/1947, which became (and still is) the most important investigative weekly magazine in Germany. During the "Spiegel" scandal in 1961 and 1962, …

Siegfried Lenz is a German writer who has written twelve novels and produced several collections of short stories, essays, and plays for radio and the theatre. He was awarded the Goethe Prize in Frankfurt-am-Main on the 250th Anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's birth. Lenz and his wife, Liselotte, also exchanged over 100 letters with Paul Celan and his wife, Gisèle Lestrange between 1952 and 1961.

Herbert Richard Wehner (July 11 1906 - January 19 1990) was a German politician. He was a member of the German Communist Party (KPD) as a young man. Between 1933 and 1935 he participated in the communist resistance against the National Socialist (Nazi) regime. In 1935 he went into exile in Moscow. After being sent to Sweden on party business in 1941, he was arrested and interned in 1942.

Baron Gottfried van Swieten (1733- March 29, 1803) was a minor aristocrat of the Habsburg Monarchy during the eighteenth century. He is remembered today for his friendship and collaboration with several great composers of the Classical era, including Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Gerhard Stoltenberg (September 29, 1928 - November 23, 2001) was a German politician (CDU) and minister in the cabinets of Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Helmut Kohl. He also was minister-president of the German state (Land) of Schleswig-Holstein. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 1977/78.

Joseph von Sonnenfels (1732, Nikolsburg/Mikulov, Moravia - April 25, 1817, Vienna) was an Austrian and German jurist and novelist He is a son of Perlin Lipmann, and brother of Franz Anton von Sonnenfels. Joseph, who was baptized in his early youth, received his elementary education at the gymnasium of his native town, and then studied philosophy at the University of Vienna. In 1749, he joined the regiment "Deutschmeister" as a private, …

Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914), British painter, was born at Waal, in Bavaria, and eight years later was brought to England by his father, a wood-carver of great ability. He lived for some time at Southampton and in the school of art there began his art training; but in 1866 he entered upon a more serious course of study at the South Kensington Schools, and in 1869 exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy.

Marion Hedda Ilse Countess Dönhoff was a German journalist who participated in the resistance against Hitler's National Socialists with Helmuth James Count von Moltke, Peter Count Yorck von Wartenburg, and Claus Schenk Count von Stauffenberg. After the war, she became one of the leading German journalists and intellectuals.

Vladimir Yakovlevich Motyl is a Soviet and Russian film director and scenarist. Vladimir Motyl was born in Lepel, Belarus. His father was a Polish emigrée, who was arrested in 1930 and sent to Solovki and died there the next year. Many of his other relatives suffered similar treatment. Vladimir and his mother were exiled to the Northern Urals, where he became fascinated in theatre and cinema, and later graduated from the Sverdlovsk Theatrical Institute.

Gustav von Schönberg was a German economist. Schönberg studied law and politics at the universities of Bonn and Berlin. After successfully completing these studies in 1860, he transferred to the civil service and was promoted to "Gerichtsassessor" within five years. Subsequently, Schönberg worked at the Seminar of the Prussian Statistical Bureaux. In 1867, he took up up the role of Lecturer in Political Economy at the Prussian Agricultural Institute in Proskau, …

Adolfo Castelo was a journalist and television host in Argentina. Castelo, who started working in graphic journalism, was the creator of several publications, including the political journalism magazine "TXT", which he edited until his death. He also participated in memorable television shows in Argentina, such as "Semanario Insólito" and "La noticia rebelde", …

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, (9 December 1754 - 28 November 1826) was a British politician and military officer who served as Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823. Hastings was born in County Down, the son of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira and Elizabeth Rawdon, 13th Baroness Hastings. He joined the British army in 1771 and served in the American Revolutionary War. There he served at the battles of Bunker Hill, Brooklyn, White Plains, …

Dr. Archibald Rudolph Reiss (8 July 1875 Hechtsberg, Baden, Germany - 7 August 1929 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a publicist, a chemist, a professor at the University of Lausanne and a famous criminologist. His family was in the wine business. He was 8th child of 10, son of Ferdinand Reiss, landowner and Pauline Sabine Anna Gabriele. After finishing highschool in Germany, he went to Switzerland for the studies.

Kurt Malangré is a former German politician. Malangré started his political career in November 1969 when he became member of Aachen's city council. In 1972 he was elected Mayor of Aachen, and from 1973-1989 he served as Lord Mayor. From 1979 to 1999 he was also Member of the European Parliament. For his dedication for the good of the city and its citizens he was appointed honorary citizen of Aachen in 2004.