Some Prominent German Americans

  • Hannah Arendt. 1906-1971. Social philosopher
  • Maximillian Berlitz. 1852-11921. Founder of language school
  • Walter Percy Chrysler. 1875-1940. Automobile manufacturer
  • Moses Cleveland. 1754-1806. Founded Cleveland, Ohio
  • Marlene Dietrich. 1901-1995. Singer, Actress
  • Albert Einstein. 1879-1955. Physicist
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1890-1969. Thirty-fourth President
  • Clark Gable. 1901-1960. Film star
  • Oscar Hammerstein. 1847-1919. Composer
  • Henry J. Heinz. 1844-1919. Food packer
  • Milton S. Hershey. 1857-1945. Founder. Hershey Chocolate Co.
  • Herbert Clark Hoover. 1874-1964. Thirty-first President
  • Grace Kelly. 1929-1982. Former actress & Princess of Monaco
  • Henry Kissinger. 1923-. Secretary of State
  • Henry Muhlenberg. 1711-1787. Father of Lutheran Church of America
  • Chester W. Nimitz. 1885-1966. World War II naval commander
  • Francis Daniel Pastorius. 1651-1719. Founder of Germantown, PA
  • John Pershing. 1860-1948. World War I general
  • Karl Schurz. 1829-1906. Secretary of Interior
  • Norman Schwarzkopf. 1935-. General, Gulf War
  • Baron von Steuben. 1730-1794. Inspector General of Washington's Army
  • Levi Strauss. 1829-1902. Originator of Levi Jeans