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