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Church of the Saviour, a German church in Baku, Azerbaijan. Caucasus Germans (German: Kaukasiendeutsche) are part of the German minority in Russia and the Soviet Union.They migrated to the Caucasus largely in the first half of the 19th century and settled in the North Caucasus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the region of Kars (present-day northeastern Turkey).
German Americans (German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States who are of German ancestry; they form the largest ethnic ancestry group in the United States, accounting for 17% of U.S. population. [1] The first significant numbers arrived in the 1680s in New York and Pennsylvania. Some eight million German immigrants have entered ...
Presidents with maternal German ancestry include Harry Truman, whose maternal grandfather Solomon Young was a descendant of Johann Georg Jung and Hans Michael Gutknecht, who emigrated from Germany together in 1752, [215] Richard Milhous Nixon, whose maternal ancestors were Germans who anglicized Melhausen to Milhous, [216] and Barack Obama ...
German language in the United States (4 C, 36 P) Pages in category "German diaspora in the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Pages in category "German-American history" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 278 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of German ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Wikimedia Commons has media related to American people of German descent .
Ruth Westheimer (1928–2024), German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, Doctor of Education, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper. William the Silent (1533–1584), German-born main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs [25] Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768), art historian and archaeologist
The five states with the highest concentration of Americans with German Ancestry were Wisconsin (37.81%), North Dakota (36.93%), South Dakota (35.74%), Nebraska (32.38%), and Iowa (32.26%). Full data sortable by state is listed in the Demographics section of the Wikpedia article on German Americans.