Elmar is a male given name.
People named Elmar include:
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Elmar Altvater
Elmar Altvater (Kamen, Province of Westphalia, 24 August 1938 – 1 May 2018) was Professor of Political Science at the Otto-Suhr-Institut of the Free University of Berlin, before retiring on 30 September 2004. He continued to work at the institu ...
(born 1938), German political scientist
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Elmar Bakhshiev
Elmar Bakhshiev ( az, Elmar Baxşiyev; born 3 August 1980) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former footballer. Bakhshiev played as a midfielder, and currently manages Gabala FK.
Club career
On 19 January 2012 Bakhshiev signed an initial o ...
(born 1980), Azerbaijani footballer
* Elmar Bolowich (born 1954), American soccer coach
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Elmar Borrmann
Elmar Borrmann (born 18 January 1957) is a German fencer. He won a gold and silver medal in the team épée event for West Germany in 1984 and 1988 and a gold in the same event for Germany in 1992.
Biography
Elmar Borrmann attended the Kaufm� ...
(born 1957), German fencer
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Elmar Brandt
Elmar Brandt (born 20 September 1971) is a German impressionist, best known for his imitations of politicians. He was born in Düsseldorf.
His most famous series is '' The Gerd Show'', in which actual events are lampooned using an imitation of f ...
(born 1971), German comedian
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Elmar Brok
Elmar Peter Brok (born 14 May 1946) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1980 until 2019, who is best known for his role as chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is a ...
(born 1946), German politician
* Elmar Díaz Solórzano (born 1969), Mexican politician
* Elmar Frings (1939–2002), German modern pentathlete
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Elmar Gasanov Elmar Gasanov (born 1983 in Sevastopol) is a Ukrainian pianist trained at the Moscow Conservatory representing Russia at international competitions. He later undertook postgraduate studies at London's Royal College of Music, as a student of Profess ...
(born 1983), Ukrainian pianist
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Elmar Gasimov
Elmar Gasimov ( az, Elmar Qasimov, born 2 November 1990) is an Azerbaijani judoka, who competes in the -100 kg division. He has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016.Elmar Geirsson
Ernst Elmar Geirsson (born 25 July 1948) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Geirsson started at Fram and later was successful in Germany with Hertha Zehlendorf and SV Eintracht Trier 05
S ...
(born 1948), Icelandic footballer
* Elmar Hess (born 1966), German artist
* Elmar Hörig (born 1949), German journalist
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Elmar Huseynov
Elmar Sabir oglu Huseynov (17 July 1967 – 2 March 2005) was an independent Azerbaijani journalist, widely known for his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities, especially incumbent president Ilham Aliyev and his father and predecessor Heydar Al ...
(1967–2005), Azerbaijani journalist
* Elmar Järvesoo (1909–1994), Estonian agricultural scientist and politician
* Elmar Kaljot (1901–1969), Estonian footballer
* Elmar Kits (1913–1972), Estonian painter
* Elmar Kivistik (1905–1973), Estonian sport shooter
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Elmar Klos
Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a Czech film director who collaborated for 17 years with his Slovak colleague Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Hungarian-born Slovak film writer and director of ...
(1910–1993), Czech film director
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Elmar Kraushaar
Elmar Kraushaar (born 11 August 1950) is a German journalist and author who lives in Berlin.
Biography
Kraushaar was born in Niederurff in northern Hesse. He studied from 1971 to 1979 in Berlin at Free University of Berlin. In the 1970s, durin ...
(born 1950), German journalist and author
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Elmar Korko
Elmar Korko (8 February 1908 – 10 July 1941) was an Estonian bandy player and rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was executed by Soviet soldiers during World War II
World War II ...
Elmar Liitmaa
Terminaator () is an Estonian rock group formed in 1987 by Arno Veimer and Jaagup Kreem in Tallinn 10. High School (today known as Nõmme Gymnasium). Kreem was in the 7th grade then. The first public performance was in Tallinn 47. High School i ...
(born 1970), Estonian guitarist and songwriter
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Elmar Lipping
Elmar Lipping (7 March 1906 in Riga – 5 January 1994 in New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed ov ...
(1906–1994), Estonian politician
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Elmar Lohk
Elmar Lohk (15 June 1901 – 11 February 1963) was an Estonian architect. Many of his buildings in Tallinn are now valued as great examples of 1930s architecture, for example, the prominent Scandic Hotel Palace on Freedom Square. His creation c ...
(1901–1963), Estonian architect
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Elmar Lubbe
Elmar Lubbe is a South African former rugby league footballer who represented South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline th ...
, South African rugby league player
* Elmar Mäder (born 1963), Swiss military commander
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Elmar Magerramov
Elmar Magerramov ( az, Elmar Məhərrəmov; russian: Эльмар Магеррамов; born April 10, 1958 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is an international chess Grandmaster.
In 1991, he shared first place in the last USSR Chess Championship held, wit ...
(born 1958), Azerbaijani chess player
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Elmar Mammadyarov
Elmar Maharram oghlu Mammadyarov ( az, Elmar Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədyarov), born July 2, 1960) is an Azerbaijani diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan between 7 April 2004 and 16 July 2020. Mammadyarov speaks Russian ...
(born 1960), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat
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Elmar Muuk
Elmar Muuk (26 December 1901 – 20 November 1941) was an Estonian linguist and author of a number of dictionaries and textbooks of the Estonian language, and was, together with Johannes Voldemar Veski and Johannes Aavik, responsible for develop ...
(1901–1941), Estonian linguist
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Elmar Oliveira
Elmar Oliveira (born June 28, 1950) is an American violinist.
Early life
The son of Portuguese immigrants, Elmar Oliveira was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut. Oliveira was nine when he began studying the violin with his brother John. At age 16 ...
(born 1950), American violinist
* Elmar Peintner (born 1954), Austrian artist
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Elmar Pieroth
Elmar Pieroth (9 November 1934 – 31 August 2018) was a German politician (Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU). The businessman was a member of the Bundestag from 1969 until 1981. He was the senator for economic affairs in Berlin from ...
(born 1934), German politician
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Elmar Rähn
Elmar Rähn (3 December 1904 – 3 January 1966) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1944, during World War II, Rähn fled to Germany and then emigrated to Australia in 1947 where he w ...
(1904–1996), Estonian track and field athlete
* Elmar Rajsur, Azerbaijani-Russian singer
* Elmar Reimann (1893–1963), Estonian long-distance runner
* Elmar Rojas (born 1942), Guatemalan painter
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Elmar Saar
Elmar Saar (19 February 1908 Tallinn – 19 December 1981 Tallinn) was an Estonian footballer, ice hockey player, coach and football referee.
1928-1936 he played 19 games for Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team ...
(1908–1981), Estonian footballer and coach
* Elmar Salulaht (1910–1974), Estonian opera singer and actor
* Elmar Schmid (born 1947), Swiss clarinetist
* Elmar Seebold (born 1934), German philologist
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Elmar Tampõld
Elmar Tampõld (August 3, 1920 – March 7, 2013) was an
Elmar Truu
Elmar Truu (also Elmar-Johannes Truu; born 19 August 1942 in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County) is an Estonian politician and sports pedagogue. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu.
In 2014, Truu succeeded Rein Randver
Rein Randver (born 24 June 19 ...
(born 1942), Estonian politician and sports pedagogue
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Elmar Valiyev
Elmar Valiyev (born 3 October 1960 Evlakh, Azerbaijan) is the former mayor of Ganja, Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Azerbaijan Technical University as a mechanical engineer, and later from Azerbaijan State Academy.
On February 18, 2011 Vel ...
(born 1960), Azerbaijani politician
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Elmar Wepper
Elmar Wepper (born 16 April 1944 in Augsburg) is a German actor.
His television credits include '' Der Kommissar'', '' Unsere schönsten Jahre'' and . His film credits include '' Cherry Blossoms'', '' Café Europa'', ''Lammbock'' and '' Dreivier ...