Marita Lange dies at age 82
Marita Lange, the German shot putter and 1968 Olympic silver medalist, died on December 12, 2025, after a prolonged illness. She was 82. Born in Halle, Prussia, Germany, on June…
Famous Dead People from Germany
Over 3,000 obituaries for famous people from Germany who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Herbert W. died at age 90
German chemist Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Rodolfo Wirz died at age 83
German-born Uruguaian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Hans Roericht has died at age 93
German designer Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Wolfgang Baake dies at 75
German journalist Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Rolf Jähnichen has died at age 86
German politician Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Wolfgang Petrick dies at age 86
German painter Died on Sunday December 7th 2025
Jürgen Raps dies at 74
Jürgen Raps, the German pilot and aviation manager who served as chief operating officer of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines, died on December 5, 2025, aged 74. Born in Bayreuth on August…
Rudi Tröger dies at age 96
German painter and academic Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Ronald Grossarth-Maticek dies at 85
German sociologist Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Death of Sybill Storz at age 88
German entrepreneur Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Arne Birkenstock passes away at age 57
German film director and screenwriter Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Klaus von has died at age 87
German politician Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Michael Hans passed away at age 88
German-born Canadian historian Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Ingrid van death at age 94
German actress (Roses for the Prosecutor Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Obituary: Lorenz Weinrich, dead at age 96
German historian and university professor Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Heribert Offermanns passed away at age 88
German chemist Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025
Obituary: Willi Halder, dead at age 67
German politician Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Death of Siegfried Susser at age 72
German footballer (1. FC Nürnberg Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Udo Kier passes away at age 81
German actor Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Paul Tremmel death at age 96
German poet Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Gerhard Allroggen death at age 89
German musicologist Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Margit Frenk died at age 100
German-born Mexican philologist Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Gerti Möller dead at age 95
German singer Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Helme Heine dies at 84
German writer Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Obituary: Paul van, dead at age 91
German-born Dutch voice actor. (Gargamel in The Smurfs) Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Dieter Herzog passed away at age 79
German footballer (Fortuna Düsseldorf Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Matthias Schuke, died aged 70
German organ builder Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Barbara Raetsch has died at age 89
German painter Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Ernst-Wilhelm Rahe died at age 66
German politician Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Walter Kern has died at age 71
German politician Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Vera Rüdiger has died at age 89
German politician Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Hans Friderichs passed away at age 94
German politician Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Ellen Kessler dead at age 89
German singer (Kessler Twins) and actress Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Alice Kessler has died at age 89
German singer and actress Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Ulrich Claesges dead at age 88
German philosopher Died on Sunday November 16th 2025
Guido Silberbach dies at 58
German footballer Died on Saturday November 15th 2025
Gertrude Degenhardt dead at age 85
German artist Died on Saturday November 15th 2025
Hark Bohm dies at 86
German actor Died on Friday November 14th 2025
Death of Werner Fischer at age 85
German academic Died on Thursday November 13th 2025
Willi Gundlach obituary: died at age 96
German choral conductor Died on Thursday November 13th 2025
Obituary: Gerhard Krempel, dead at age 94
German politician Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Micha Brumlik obituary: died at age 78
German educational theorist and publicist Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Gisela Bock dead at age 83
German historian Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Manfred Goldberg died at age 95
German-born British educator and Holocaust survivor Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Lothar Klein passed away at age 69
German politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Dietmar Salamon dies at age 72
German mathematician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Obituary: Harald Klose, dead at age 80
German footballer (Schalke 04 Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Immo Stabreit death at age 92
German diplomat Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Anni Pede-Erdkamp passes away at age 85
German long-distance runner Died on Tuesday October 21st 2025
Petra Kammerevert passes away at age 59
German politician Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Obituary: Klaus Doldinger, dead at age 89
German jazz saxophonist and composer Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Otto Fräßdorf dead at age 83
German footballer (FC Vorwärts Berlin Died on Friday October 17th 2025
Bernd Meinunger dead at age 81
German lyricist and record producer Died on Friday October 17th 2025
Gustav Isernhagen passed away at age 88
German politician Died on Thursday October 16th 2025
Obituary: Bernhard Klee, dead at age 89
German conductor Died on Tuesday October 14th 2025
Udo Schiefner died at age 66
German politician Died on Saturday October 11th 2025
Wolfgang Fiedler passes away at age 73
German politician Died on Friday October 10th 2025
Wanda Perdelwitz death at age 41
German actress (Großstadtrevier) Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Peter Häberle dies at 91
German legal scholar Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Death of Burkhard Ebert at age 83
German Olympic cyclist (1964 Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Theo Jörgensmann died at age 77
German jazz clarinetist Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Death of Franz Josef at age 82
German journalist (Bild) and writer Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Hartmut Keyler passes away at age 89
German architect Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Anton Pelinka death at age 83
German political scientist Died on Friday October 3rd 2025
Claus Offe, died aged 85
German political sociologist Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Horst Queck dead at age 81
German ski jumper Died on Tuesday September 30th 2025
Franz Grundheber died at age 88
German opera singer Died on Sunday September 28th 2025
Linda Bergen passes away at age 76
German singer Died on Thursday September 25th 2025
Thomas Kellein dies at 70
German art historian Died on Thursday September 25th 2025
Jutta Dümpe-Krüger passed away at age 63
German politician Died on Thursday September 25th 2025
Kai Engelke passes away at age 79
German poet Died on Sunday September 21st 2025
Obituary: Bärbel Köster, dead at age 68
East German Olympic canoe sprinter (1976) Died on Saturday September 20th 2025
Death of Brigitte Asdonk at age 77
German political activist and convicted criminal Died on Friday September 19th 2025
Death of Sir Peter at age 100
German-born British metallurgist Died on Monday September 15th 2025
Siegmund Nimsgern dies at 85
German operatic bass-baritone Died on Monday September 15th 2025
Obituary: Ulf Fink, dead at age 82
German politician Died on Sunday September 14th 2025
Andreas Martin, died aged 72
German singer Died on Saturday September 13th 2025
Jutta Bauer passed away at age 70
German writer and illustrator Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Inge Brück dies at age 88
German singer and actress Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Obituary: Horst Krause, dead at age 83
German actor (No More Mr. Nice Guy Died on Monday September 8th 2025
Christoph von passes away at age 95
German conductor Died on Sunday September 7th 2025
Atomic Steif dies at age -1
German thrash metal drummer (Sodom) Died on Sunday September 7th 2025
Atomic Stief obituary: died at age -1
German thrash metal drummer (Sodom) Died on Sunday September 7th 2025
Alfred E. dies at 83
German theologian Died on Saturday September 6th 2025
Michael Timm death at age 62
German boxing trainer and amateur boxer Died on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
Death of Johannes Friedrich at age 77
German Lutheran bishop Died on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
Uwe Siemon-Netto passed away at age 88
German religion editor Died on Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Tarek Ehlail died at age 43
German filmmaker Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
Arthur Brauss dead at age 89
German actor (Heisses Pflaster Köln Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
Alfred Hilsberg died at age -1
German journalist and music critic Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
Gabriel Feltz dies at age 54
German conductor Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Kurt-Hans Goedicke death at age 90
German-born English timpanist (London Symphony Orchestra) Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Klaus Thunemann dies at 88
German bassoonist Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Jürgen Bartsch, died aged -1
German musician (Bethlehem) Died on Thursday August 28th 2025
Johannes Helm has died at age 98
German psychologist Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Niels Lund dies at age 85
German entrepreneur Died on Sunday August 24th 2025