List of Famous people with last name Weinkauf
Leo Weinkauf
Leo Weinkauf is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for MSV Duisburg, on loan from Hannover 96.
Danny Weinkauf
Danny Weinkauf is a Grammy-winning New York-based musician and composer. He has been the longtime bassist for They Might Be Giants (TMBG). He has recorded and toured with the band since the late 1990s. Weinkauf had previously performed in a band called Lincoln along with TMBG's guitarist Dan Miller and drummer Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera. He has written four songs for TMBG, all for their children's albums. Weinkauf wrote and sang "Where Do They Make Balloons?" on the children's album No!, "Number Two" from Here Come The 123s, "I Am a Paleontologist" from Here Comes Science, and "Elephants" from Why? He also played bass alongside bandmate John Flansburgh for his solo project Mono Puff, in addition to providing additional bass on John Linnell's State Songs album. In 2014 Weinkauf began releasing albums for children and families as "Danny Weinkauf". That year he released "No School Today" followed by "Red Pants Band" (2016), "Totally Osome!" (2017), "Inside I Shine" (2018), and "Dinosaurs and Metaphors" in (2020). The later 4 albums were all released on his own label Red Pants Music. He performs live as Danny Weinkauf and his Red Pants Band with Tina Kenny Jones on bass, keyboards, and vocals, Steven Plesnarski on drums and vocals, and Russ Jones on guitar, bass, vocals, and ukulele. His 5 albums have received numerous awards and frequent rotation on kids radio such as Sirius XM's Kids Place Live.