Ahrens
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Ahrens is a German surname
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German family name etymology
German family names were introduced during the late Middle Ages in the German language area. Usually, such family names are derived from nicknames. In etymology, they are generally classified into four groups, based on the origin of a nickname: given names, job designations, bodily attributes, and...
which may refer to:
Persons
- Adolf Ahrens (Bremen) (1879-1957), German captain and politician (DP)
- Adolf Ahrens (Delmenhorst) (born 1898), German politician and mayor of Delmenhorst
- Alfred Ahrens (1899-1959), German regional politician (Schleswig-Holstein) (SPD)
- Angelika Ahrens (born 1972), Austrian journalist and presenter
- Arne Ahrens (born 1975), German film director, scriptwriter and producer
- August Ahrens (1779–1867), entomologist
- Bernhard Ahrens (1905-1978), German regional politician (Schleswig-Holstein) (SPD)
- Brigitte AhrensBrigitte AhrensBrigitte Ahrens is a German schlager-singer, who was well known in East Germany.-Biography:Ahrens sang in the choir of the Klub der Jungen Talente in Karl-Marx-Stadt between 1961 and 1964. In 1967, she participated in Heinz Quermann's talent contest Herzklopfen kostenlos...
(born 1945), German singer - Chris Ahrens (ice hockey) (born 1952), retired American professional ice hockey defenceman
- Dave AhrensDave AhrensDave Ahrens is a former American Football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League.-References:...
(born 1958), former American Football linebacker - Edward H. AhrensEdward H. AhrensPrivate First Class Edward Henry Ahrens served in the Marine Raiders in the Battle of Guadalcanal.-Biography:...
(1919-1942), Navy Cross recipient - Frank Ahrens (born 1963), German footballer
- Frank Ahrens, Washington Post reporter
- Franz Heinrich Ludolf AhrensFranz Heinrich Ludolf AhrensFranz Heinrich Ludolf Ahrens was a German philologist.He was born at Helmstedt. After studying at the University of Göttingen under Otfried Müller and Georg Ludolf Dissen, and holding several educational appointments, in 1849 he succeeded GF Grotefend, director of the Lyceum at Hanover, a post...
(1809-1881), German philologist - Franz Ahrens (architect) (1858-1937), German architect
- Georg Ahrens (1896-1974), German politician (Hamburg) (NSDAP)
- Gerd-Axel Ahrens (born 1948), German traffic scientist
- Gerhard Ahrens (born 1932), German footballer
- Gustav Ahrens (1860-1914), German banker
- Hans Georg Ahrens (born 1944), German opera singer (Bass)
- Hans Jürgen Ahrens (born 1941), German manager
- Heinrich Ahrens (1808-1874), German philosopher
- Franz Heinrich Ludolf AhrensFranz Heinrich Ludolf AhrensFranz Heinrich Ludolf Ahrens was a German philologist.He was born at Helmstedt. After studying at the University of Göttingen under Otfried Müller and Georg Ludolf Dissen, and holding several educational appointments, in 1849 he succeeded GF Grotefend, director of the Lyceum at Hanover, a post...
(1809-1881), German philologist - Heinz Werner Ahrens (born 1941), German administrator at the AOK
- Hermann Ahrens (1902-1975), German politician (GB/BHE)
- Henning Ahrens (born 1964), German writer
- Janette AhrensJanette AhrensJanette Ahrens was an American figure skater. She competed as both a single and pair skater, first with partner Robert Uppgren and later with Arthur Preusch.She also competed in fours with Uppgren, Mary Louise Premer, and Lyman Wakefield, Jr...
(born 1923), American figure skater - Joseph AhrensJoseph AhrensJoseph Ahrens was a German composer and organist.Ahrens received early training in organ and choral music, and studied at the Berlin Staatlich Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik from 1925 to 1928 under Alfred Sittard, Max Seiffert, and Wilhelm Middelschulte. In 1928 he became a docent at the...
(1904-1997), German composer and organist - Karl Ahrens (born 1924), German politician (SPD)
- Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (born 1940), former sports car racing and touring car racing driver
- Lynn AhrensLynn AhrensLynn Ahrens is an American writer and lyricist for the musical theatre, television and film. She has collaborated with Stephen Flaherty for many years...
(born 1948), American musical theatre lyricist - Mariella Ahrens (born 1969), German actress
- Marlene AhrensMarlene AhrensMarlene Ahrens Ostertag is a female Chilean athlete. She won the silver medal in Javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with a distance of 50.38 metres. She remains the only Chilean woman to have won an Olympic medal. She is the mother of the journalist Karin Ebensperger.-References:...
(born 1933), Chilean athlete - Mathias Ahrens (born 1963), German hockey trainer
- Rupert Ahrens (born 1957), German entrepreneur
- Sandra Ahrens (born 1974), German regional politician (Bremen) (CDU)
- Sieglinde AhrensSieglinde AhrensSieglinde Maria Ahrens is a German organist and composer. She is the daughter of Joseph Ahrens , a German composer and organist. Aherns studied music and composition under her father. After she completed her studies, she was an organist of Salvator-Kirche and professor of organ at Essen...
(born 1936), German organist - Silvia Poll AhrensSilvia Poll AhrensSylvia Poll Ahrens in Managua, Nicaragua) is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. At the 1988 Olympics, she won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal, when she garnered the silver in the women's 200 free. As of 2009, she and her younger sister Claudia are Costa Rica's only...
(born 1970), Nicaraguan-born swimmer - Wilhelm Ahrens (1872-1927), German mathematician and writer
- Wilhelm AhrensWilhelm AhrensWilhelm "Willi" Ahrens was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
(1912-1998), German soldier
Others
- USS Ahrens (DE-575)USS Ahrens (DE-575)USS Ahrens , a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Private Edward H. Ahrens , who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal on 8 August 1942. He was posthumously awarded a Navy Cross....
, a Buckley class destroyer escort - Ahrens (manufacturer)Ahrens (manufacturer)Ahrens was an aircraft manufacturer established at Oxnard, California in 1975 to develop a STOL regional airliner and cargo aircraft, the AR 404. The firm secured a deal with the Government of Puerto Rico to assist with development costs if the aircraft could be produced there...
, former aircraft manufacturer