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Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Albert the Tall (, Albrecht der Große) (1236–1279), of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 to 1269 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolf...
Albert the Tall (, Albrecht der Große) (1236–1279), of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 to 1269 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolf...
Alexander von Schleinitz
Alexander Gustav Adolf Graf von Schleinitz (born 29 December 1807 in Blankenburg am Harz; died 19 February 1885 in Berlin) was the Foreign Minister of Prussia from 1858 to 1861 and minister for ...
Alexander Gustav Adolf Graf von Schleinitz (born 29 December 1807 in Blankenburg am Harz; died 19 February 1885 in Berlin) was the Foreign Minister of Prussia from 1858 to 1861 and minister for ...
Baron Wilhelm von Biela
Baron Wilhelm von Biela was a German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer.
Baron Wilhelm von Biela was a German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer.
Björn Dreyer
Björn Dreyer (born 17 January 1989 in Osterode am Harz) is a German footballer who plays for TuS Heeslingen.
Björn Dreyer (born 17 January 1989 in Osterode am Harz) is a German footballer who plays for TuS Heeslingen.
C.F. Theodore Steinway
Christian Friedrich Theodor Steinweg, anglicized name C.F. Theodore Steinway, (November 6, 1825, in Seesen – March 26, 1889, in Brunswick), piano maker, and the eldest son of the fam...
Christian Friedrich Theodor Steinweg, anglicized name C.F. Theodore Steinway, (November 6, 1825, in Seesen – March 26, 1889, in Brunswick), piano maker, and the eldest son of the fam...
Dietrich Haugk
Dietrich Haugk is a German film director.
Dietrich Haugk is a German film director.
Fritz Pröll
Fritz Pröll was a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Fritz Pröll was a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Heinrich Fehlis
Heinrich Fehlis was an SS officer during World War II, most noted for his command of the Sicherheitspolizei and Sicherheitsdienst in Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
Heinrich Fehlis was an SS officer during World War II, most noted for his command of the Sicherheitspolizei and Sicherheitsdienst in Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
Henry E. Steinway
Henry E. Steinway (February 15, 1797 – February 7, 1871) made pianos in Germany and the United States.
Henry E. Steinway (February 15, 1797 – February 7, 1871) made pianos in Germany and the United States.
Hermann Guthe (geographer)
Hermann Guthe (1824–1874) was a German geographer, born at Sankt Andreasberg in the Harz region, and educated at Clausthal (1839–1845), Göttingen (1845–1847), and Berlin (1847–1848), where he wa...
Hermann Guthe (1824–1874) was a German geographer, born at Sankt Andreasberg in the Harz region, and educated at Clausthal (1839–1845), Göttingen (1845–1847), and Berlin (1847–1848), where he wa...
Karl von Einem
Karl von Einem genannt von Rothmaler (January 1, 1853 – April 7, 1934) was the commander of the German 3rd Army during the First World War and served as the Prussian Minister of ...
Karl von Einem genannt von Rothmaler (January 1, 1853 – April 7, 1934) was the commander of the German 3rd Army during the First World War and served as the Prussian Minister of ...
Kurt Ranke
Kurt Ranke (born April 14, 1908 in Blankenburg am Harz; died June 6, 1985 in Stadensen) was a German ethnologist, Germanist, and folklorist.
Kurt Ranke (born April 14, 1908 in Blankenburg am Harz; died June 6, 1985 in Stadensen) was a German ethnologist, Germanist, and folklorist.
Kurt Ubben
Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben (born 18 November 1911 in Dorstadt, Harz, killed in action 27 April 1944 near Fere-en-Tardenois, France), was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe fr...
Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben (born 18 November 1911 in Dorstadt, Harz, killed in action 27 April 1944 near Fere-en-Tardenois, France), was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe fr...
Manuela Lutze
Manuela Lutze (born March 20, 1974 in Blankenburg am Harz, Germany) is a multi Olympic-medaling sculler who competed in four Olympics, winning two gold medals and a bronze medal.
Manuela Lutze (born March 20, 1974 in Blankenburg am Harz, Germany) is a multi Olympic-medaling sculler who competed in four Olympics, winning two gold medals and a bronze medal.
Marco Bode
Marco Bode (born 23 July 1969 in Osterode am Harz) is a former German footballer.
Marco Bode (born 23 July 1969 in Osterode am Harz) is a former German footballer.
Robert Koldewey
Robert Johann Koldewey (10 September 1855–4 February 1925) was a German architect and archaeologist, famous for his discovery of the ancient city of Babylon in modern day Iraq.
Robert Johann Koldewey (10 September 1855–4 February 1925) was a German architect and archaeologist, famous for his discovery of the ancient city of Babylon in modern day Iraq.
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg was queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark.
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg was queen of Denmark and Norway as the consort of the King Frederick III of Denmark.
Wilhelm Bittrich
Wilhelm Bittrich (February 26, 1894 – April 19, 1979) was an SS-Obergruppenführer and Waffen-SS General during World War II.
Wilhelm Bittrich (February 26, 1894 – April 19, 1979) was an SS-Obergruppenführer and Waffen-SS General during World War II.