List of Famous people named Jurgen
Jürgen Brähmer
Jürgen Brähmer is a German professional boxer. He is a two-time former light-heavyweight world champion, having held the WBO title from 2009 to 2011, and the WBA (Regular) title from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he has held the European light-heavyweight title twice, in 2009 and 2013.
Jürgen Manger
Jürgen von Manger-Koenig was a German actor and comedian.
Jürgen Ponto
Jürgen Ponto was a German banker and chairman of the Dresdner Bank board of directors. Previously, he had worked as a lawyer. He was assassinated by members of the Red Army Faction in events leading up to the German Autumn. Actor Erich Ponto was his uncle.
Jürgen Kantner
Jürgen Gustav Kantner was a German sailor who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines.
Jürgen Sundermann
Hans-Jürgen Sundermann is a German manager and former footballer.
Jürgen Becker
Jürgen Becker is a German comedian, kabarett artist, and actor.
Jürgen Roth
Jürgen Roth was a German publicist and investigative journalist.
Jürgen Walter
Jürgen Walter is a German popular singer and composer.
Jürgen Kissner
Jürgen Kissner was a German cyclist. He won the silver medal in the Team pursuit in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Jürgen Vollmer
Jürgen Vollmer, with Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann, befriended the Beatles during the band's time in Hamburg in the early 1960s. The son of a professional army officer who died during World War II, Vollmer was attending Hamburg's Institute of Fashion at the time he met the Beatles, who at the time included drummer Pete Best and bassist Stu Sutcliffe. Vollmer quickly became one of the group's photographers, and was responsible for some of their most iconic images in their leather-clad days prior to Brian Epstein. John Lennon was particularly impressed with Vollmer's photos, and used one of his favourites on the cover of his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll. During the time Vollmer lived in the US, he worked as a set photographer in several Hollywood film productions.