SettingsAmerican expatriates in Germany
Albert Bloch
Albert Bloch (August 2, 1882 – March 23, 1961) was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider), a group of early 20th-century European...
Albert Bloch (August 2, 1882 – March 23, 1961) was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider), a group of early 20th-century European...
Alfred Gudeman
Alfred Gudeman (August 26, 1862–1942) was an American classical scholar.
Alfred Gudeman (August 26, 1862–1942) was an American classical scholar.
Amaechi Igwe
Amaechi Igwe (born May 20, 1988 in Belmont, California) is an American soccer player who is currently playing for SV Babelsberg 03.
Amaechi Igwe (born May 20, 1988 in Belmont, California) is an American soccer player who is currently playing for SV Babelsberg 03.
Ann Cotten
Ann Cotten (born 1982, Ames, Iowa) is a German writer of American birth.
Ann Cotten (born 1982, Ames, Iowa) is a German writer of American birth.
Anton Newcombe
Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967, Newport Beach, California) is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and leader of the music group, The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967, Newport Beach, California) is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and leader of the music group, The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Bill Ramsey (singer)
Bill Ramsey (born 17 April 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio; actually William McCreery Ramsey ) is German - American jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor.
Bill Ramsey (born 17 April 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio; actually William McCreery Ramsey ) is German - American jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor.
Boļeslavs Maikovskis
Boļeslavs Maikovskis (21 January 1904 – 19 April 1996) was a Latvian Nazi collaborator who served as chief of police for the second precinct of Rēzekne while the Germans occupied Latvia in World...
Boļeslavs Maikovskis (21 January 1904 – 19 April 1996) was a Latvian Nazi collaborator who served as chief of police for the second precinct of Rēzekne while the Germans occupied Latvia in World...
Carina Axelsson
Carina Axelsson, born 5 August 1968, is a former fashion model and author/illustrator of three children's books.
Carina Axelsson, born 5 August 1968, is a former fashion model and author/illustrator of three children's books.
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr. is an American professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.
Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr. is an American professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk...
Chaka Khan, frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk...
Charlie Mariano
Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Chris Jones (guitarist)
Christopher Paul Jones, credited on albums as Chris Jones, was an American musician and composer.
Christopher Paul Jones, credited on albums as Chris Jones, was an American musician and composer.
Chris Sligh
Charles Christopher "Chris" Sligh is an American singer; songwriter and producer who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol, finishing in tenth place.
Charles Christopher "Chris" Sligh is an American singer; songwriter and producer who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol, finishing in tenth place.
Christopher Paul Jones
Christopher Paul Jones, credited on albums as Chris Jones, (* November 11, 1958 in Reno, Nevada; † September 13, 2005 in Northeim, Germany) was an American musician (guitars, vocals) and c...
Christopher Paul Jones, credited on albums as Chris Jones, (* November 11, 1958 in Reno, Nevada; † September 13, 2005 in Northeim, Germany) was an American musician (guitars, vocals) and c...
Cody Laurendi
Cody Laurendi is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.
Cody Laurendi is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.
Cory Gibbs
Cory Gibbs is an African American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
Cory Gibbs is an African American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
Da'Love Woods
Da'Love Woods (born September 7, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player, in Europe.
Da'Love Woods (born September 7, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player, in Europe.
Dawn Lyn
Dawn Lyn (b. January 11, 1963) is an American actress best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the long-running CBS family comedy My Three Sons.
Dawn Lyn (b. January 11, 1963) is an American actress best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the long-running CBS family comedy My Three Sons.
Dennis Crosby
Dennis Michael Crosby was an occasional American actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby, and twin brother of Phillip Crosby.
Dennis Michael Crosby was an occasional American actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby, and twin brother of Phillip Crosby.
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines, known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s.
LaDonna Adrian Gaines, known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s.
Ed Ward (writer)
Edmund P. "Ed" Ward is an American writer and radio commenter, known since 1986 as the "rock-and-roll historian" for NPR's program Fresh Air and one of the original founders of Austin's Sout...
Edmund P. "Ed" Ward is an American writer and radio commenter, known since 1986 as the "rock-and-roll historian" for NPR's program Fresh Air and one of the original founders of Austin's Sout...
Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine was an American actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe.
Eddie Constantine was an American actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist.
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist.
Elijah Blue Allman
Elijah Blue Allman is the son of Cher and her second husband Gregg Allman and half brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman and Devon Allman.
Elijah Blue Allman is the son of Cher and her second husband Gregg Allman and half brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman and Devon Allman.
Elizabeth Parcells
Elizabeth Parcells (; December 28, 1951, Detroit, Michigan – December 29, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American coloratura soprano.
Elizabeth Parcells (; December 28, 1951, Detroit, Michigan – December 29, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American coloratura soprano.
Eric Eichmann
Eric Eichmann (born May 7, 1965, in Margate, Florida) is a retired American soccer player.
Eric Eichmann (born May 7, 1965, in Margate, Florida) is a retired American soccer player.
Fat Jon
Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician (born John Marshall) is an American hip hop producer from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician (born John Marshall) is an American hip hop producer from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fern Andra
Fern Andra (November 24, 1893– February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer and producer.
Fern Andra (November 24, 1893– February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer and producer.
Fredric Kroll
Fredric Joseph Kroll (b. Brooklyn, New York, February 7, 1945) is an American composer and writer.
Fredric Joseph Kroll (b. Brooklyn, New York, February 7, 1945) is an American composer and writer.
George Brecht
George Brecht (August 27, 1926 – December 5, 2008), born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer as well as a professional chemist who worked a...
George Brecht (August 27, 1926 – December 5, 2008), born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer as well as a professional chemist who worked a...
George H. D. Gossip
George Hatfeild Dingley Gossip (December 6, 1841 – May 11, 1907) was a minor American-English chess master and writer.
George Hatfeild Dingley Gossip (December 6, 1841 – May 11, 1907) was a minor American-English chess master and writer.
Gerhard Spiegler
Gerhard E. Spiegler is an American academic, born in a contested region of Eastern Europe, and currently residing in south-eastern Pennsylvania.
Gerhard E. Spiegler is an American academic, born in a contested region of Eastern Europe, and currently residing in south-eastern Pennsylvania.
Grover Gibson
Grover Gibson is a US soccer player who last played for Rot-Weiss Ahlen in the 2.
Grover Gibson is a US soccer player who last played for Rot-Weiss Ahlen in the 2.
Gus Backus
Gus Backus (born September 12, 1937 in Southampton, Long Island, New York as Donald Edgar Backus) is a former member of the Del-Vikings.
Gus Backus (born September 12, 1937 in Southampton, Long Island, New York as Donald Edgar Backus) is a former member of the Del-Vikings.
Harvey Friedman (actor)
Harvey Friedman (born 1959), sometimes credited as Harvey Friedmann, is an American film, television and theatre actor.
Harvey Friedman (born 1959), sometimes credited as Harvey Friedmann, is an American film, television and theatre actor.
Hazel Harrison
Hazel Harrison (May 12, 1883 - April 29, 1969) was an American pianist, known as the premiere black pianist of her time.
Hazel Harrison (May 12, 1883 - April 29, 1969) was an American pianist, known as the premiere black pianist of her time.
Heath Pearce
Heath Gregory Pearce is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and for the United States men's national soccer team.
Heath Gregory Pearce is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and for the United States men's national soccer team.
Heather De Lisle
Heather Anne De Lisle is an American television presenter at the international broadcaster Deutsche Welle and a radio correspondent for ABC News.
Heather Anne De Lisle is an American television presenter at the international broadcaster Deutsche Welle and a radio correspondent for ABC News.
Heather DeLisle
Heather DeLisle (born August 17th 1976 in Landstuhl, also known as Heather Anne DeLisle and Heather de Lisle) is an American television presenter at the international broadcaster Deutsch...
Heather DeLisle (born August 17th 1976 in Landstuhl, also known as Heather Anne DeLisle and Heather de Lisle) is an American television presenter at the international broadcaster Deutsch...
Helen Schneider
Helen Schneider (born December 23, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American singer and actress working mainly in Germany.
Helen Schneider (born December 23, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American singer and actress working mainly in Germany.
Jared Hasselhoff
Jared Victor Hennegan, better known by his stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff is the bassist for the band The Bloodhound Gang.
Jared Victor Hennegan, better known by his stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff is the bassist for the band The Bloodhound Gang.
Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills (born 18 June 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American techno DJ and producer.
Jeff Mills (born 18 June 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American techno DJ and producer.
Jennifer Rush
Jennifer Rush is an American/German-based pop/rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which she co-wrote and which went on to be covered by Laura Branigan and...
Jennifer Rush is an American/German-based pop/rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which she co-wrote and which went on to be covered by Laura Branigan and...
Jessa Crispin
Jessa Crispin (born c. 1978 in Lincoln, Kansas) is a critic and the editor-in-chief of Bookslut, a litblog and webzine founded in 2002.
Jessa Crispin (born c. 1978 in Lincoln, Kansas) is a critic and the editor-in-chief of Bookslut, a litblog and webzine founded in 2002.
John Fletcher Hurst
John Fletcher Hurst was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.
John Fletcher Hurst was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.
John Louis Nuelsen
John Louis Nuelsen (1867–1946) was a German-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1908.
John Louis Nuelsen (1867–1946) was a German-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1908.
John van Buskirk
John van Buskirk is a US football coach and a former player.
John van Buskirk is a US football coach and a former player.
Khleo
Khaleed Leon Thomas or simply Khleo is an American actor, rapper, singer, and entertainer best known for his role as Zero in Holes and Mixed Mike in Roll Bounce.
Khaleed Leon Thomas or simply Khleo is an American actor, rapper, singer, and entertainer best known for his role as Zero in Holes and Mixed Mike in Roll Bounce.
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American football player for Los Angeles Galaxy and United States men's national soccer team.
Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American football player for Los Angeles Galaxy and United States men's national soccer team.
Malcolm Mooney
Malcolm Mooney is an American singer, poet, and artist, probably best known as the original vocalist for German krautrock band Can.
Malcolm Mooney is an American singer, poet, and artist, probably best known as the original vocalist for German krautrock band Can.
Mayte Garcia
Mayte Jannell García is a dancer and singer, best known as the former wife of pop star Prince.
Mayte Jannell García is a dancer and singer, best known as the former wife of pop star Prince.
Melanie Thornton
Melanie Janene Thornton was an American pop singer who found fame in Germany and fronted the Eurodance group La Bouche, who found success with the singles "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" in the...
Melanie Janene Thornton was an American pop singer who found fame in Germany and fronted the Eurodance group La Bouche, who found success with the singles "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" in the...
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (born 26 December 1969 in Los Angeles) is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (born 26 December 1969 in Los Angeles) is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping.
Michael Boyer
Michael Boyer (January, 1960) is an American actor and showman who has been living the role of the Pied Piper of Hamelin in Germany, for nearly 15 years now.
Michael Boyer (January, 1960) is an American actor and showman who has been living the role of the Pied Piper of Hamelin in Germany, for nearly 15 years now.
Mike Brown (basketball coach)
Michael “Mike” Brown (born March 5, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American basketball coach.
Michael “Mike” Brown (born March 5, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American basketball coach.
Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)
Michael “Mike” Brown is an American basketball head coach in the National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Michael “Mike” Brown is an American basketball head coach in the National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mount Sims
Mount Sims is the stage name of Matthew Sims, a Berlin-based American DJ, performance artist, producer and musician.
Mount Sims is the stage name of Matthew Sims, a Berlin-based American DJ, performance artist, producer and musician.
Paul Caligiuri
Paul David Caligiuri is a retired American soccer player.
Paul David Caligiuri is a retired American soccer player.
Ray Allen
Walter Ray Allen is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.
Walter Ray Allen is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.
Robert Piotrowski
Robert Piotrowski leads Ecker Architekten, an Architecture and Interior Design practice based in Buchen, Germany.
Robert Piotrowski leads Ecker Architekten, an Architecture and Interior Design practice based in Buchen, Germany.
Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No. 4 on July 30, 1979.
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No. 4 on July 30, 1979.
Scatman John
John Paul Larkin, better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American musician who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hit "Scatman".
John Paul Larkin, better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American musician who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hit "Scatman".
Suzanne Stephens
Suzanne Stephens (born 28 July 1946) is an American clarinetist, resident in Germany, described as "an outstanding performer and tireless promoter of the clarinet and basset horn" (Hoeprich 2008...
Suzanne Stephens (born 28 July 1946) is an American clarinetist, resident in Germany, described as "an outstanding performer and tireless promoter of the clarinet and basset horn" (Hoeprich 2008...
Ted Drury
Theodore Evans Drury (born September 13, 1971) is a retired American ice hockey player.
Theodore Evans Drury (born September 13, 1971) is a retired American ice hockey player.
Terence Trent D'Arby
Sananda Francesco Maitreya, better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer-songwriter who came to fame with his album Introducing the Hardline Accordi...
Sananda Francesco Maitreya, better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer-songwriter who came to fame with his album Introducing the Hardline Accordi...
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years.
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years.
Will McBride (photographer)
Will McBride (born 1931, St. Louis, Missouri) is a photographer in reportage, art photography and book illustration.
Will McBride (born 1931, St. Louis, Missouri) is a photographer in reportage, art photography and book illustration.
William Joyce
William Joyce, nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an Irish-American fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
William Joyce, nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an Irish-American fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during the Second World War.