Brandes is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western orde ...

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Jewish surname Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have ...

, and may refer to: * Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes (1961-2001), German cannibalism victim * Bruno Brandes (1910–1985), German lawyer and politician (CDU), MdB, MdL Niedersachsen * Charles Brandes, American

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* Christian Brandes (born 1971), German politician (Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive) *

David Brandes David Brandes (born David Brändle; December 9, 1968 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born German songwriter and producer. Biography Brandes was born in Basel, Switzerland and raised in Germany. He has written and produced for many artists, ...

(born 1968), German musician * Detlef Brandes (born 1941), German historian and professor at

Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

* Dietmar Brandes (born 1948), German botanist, professor and librarian * Eddo Brandes, cricketer from

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

Edvard Brandes Carl Edvard Cohen Brandes (21 October 1847, in Copenhagen – 20 December 1931, in Copenhagen) was a Danish politician, critic and author, and the younger brother of Georg Brandes and Ernst Brandes. He had a Ph.D. in eastern philology. Biograp ...

(1847–1931), Danish Cultural politician and editor and co-founder of the newspaper

Politiken ''Politiken'' is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1884 and played a role in the formation of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Since 1970 it has been indepe ...

, brother of Georg Brandes * Ernst Brandes (1758–1810), German lawyer * Ernst Immanuel Cohen Brandes (1844-1892), Danish economist and newspaper editor *

Esther Charlotte Brandes Esther Charlotte Brandes (1746-May 13, 1786), was a German actress and opera singer. She was born in Różyńsk Wielki and was the daughter of Prussian official Gottfried Salomo Kochin. She was engaged in the Schuch theater company in 1764-68 ...

(1742–1786), actress *

Georg Brandes Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (4 February 1842 – 19 February 1927) was a Danish critic and scholar who greatly influenced Scandinavian and European literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. He is seen as the theorist behind ...

(1842–1927), Danish writer and literature critic, brother of Edvard Brandes * Gustav Brandes (1842–1941), German zoologist * Heinrich Brandes (1803–1868), German landscape painter * Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes (1777–1834), German astronomer, mathematician and physicist * Jan Laurens Andries Brandes (1857-1905), Dutch historian *

Johann Christian Brandes Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious ...

(1735–1799), German dramatist * John Brandes (born 1964), American football player * Lothar Brandes (born 1926), German painter * Rudolph Simon Brandes (1795–1842), German naturalist and pharmacist * Werner Brandes (1889–1968), German cameraman * Wilhelm Brandes (1854–1928), German writer * Will Brandes (1928–1990), German pop singer * Winfried Brandes (born 1942), managing director of 'Prussian Memorial Institute e.V.'

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