The Most Famous

HANDBALL PLAYERS from Germany

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This page contains a list of the greatest German Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 24 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 8th most number of Handball Players behind Croatia, and Denmark.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary German Handball Players of all time. This list of famous German Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of German Handball Players.

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1. Edgar Reinhardt (1914 - 1985)

With an HPI of 47.21, Edgar Reinhardt is the most famous German Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Edgar Reinhardt (21 May 1914 – 11 January 1985) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics as part of the German field handball team. The team won the gold medal. During the competition, Reinhardt played two matches including the final as goalkeeper.

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2. Wilhelm Baumann (1912 - 1990)

With an HPI of 46.58, Wilhelm Baumann is the 2nd most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Wilhelm Baumann (12 August 1912 in Berlin – 14 March 1990) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final.

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3. Georg Dascher (1911 - 1944)

With an HPI of 46.08, Georg Dascher is the 3rd most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Georg Dascher (27 June 1911 – 25 November 1944) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches. He served as a lieutenant in the Wehrmacht, and died on the Western Front. He is buried at the German War cemetery in Lommel, Belgium.

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4. Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910 - 1991)

With an HPI of 46.01, Wilhelm Brinkmann is the 4th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Wilhelm Brinkmann (25 October 1910 – 12 February 1991) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final.

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5. Wilhelm Müller (1909 - 1984)

With an HPI of 45.01, Wilhelm Müller is the 5th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Wilhelm Müller (5 December 1909 – 22 February 1984) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.

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6. Karl Kreutzberg (1912 - 1977)

With an HPI of 44.94, Karl Kreutzberg is the 6th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Karl Kreutzberg (15 February 1912 – 13 August 1977) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final as goalkeeper. After the war he lived in Düren/Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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7. Heiner Brand (b. 1952)

With an HPI of 43.91, Heiner Brand is the 7th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Heiner Brand (born 26 July 1952) is a German former handball player and coach. He was the Germany national team coach from 1997 to 2011. He is the only person who has won the world handball championship both as a player (in 1978) and as a coach (in 2007).

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8. Rudolf Stahl (1912 - 1984)

With an HPI of 43.88, Rudolf Stahl is the 8th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Rudolf Stahl (11 February 1912 – 7 June 1984) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team that won the gold medal. He played in two matches, including the final.

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9. Artur Knautz (1911 - 1943)

With an HPI of 43.54, Artur Knautz is the 9th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Artur Knautz (20 March 1911 – 1 August 1943) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Daaden. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final. He was killed in action during World War II.

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10. Helmut Braselmann (1911 - 1993)

With an HPI of 42.98, Helmut Braselmann is the 10th most famous German Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Helmut Braselmann (18 September 1911 – 23 February 1993) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final.

People

Pantheon has 40 people classified as German handball players born between 1908 and 2000. Of these 40, 27 (67.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living German handball players include Heiner Brand, Henning Fritz, and Uwe Gensheimer. The most famous deceased German handball players include Edgar Reinhardt, Wilhelm Baumann, and Georg Dascher. As of April 2024, 16 new German handball players have been added to Pantheon including Wilhelm Müller, Heiner Brand, and Artur Knautz.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Handball Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 10 most globally memorable Handball Players since 1700.