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origin. ''Funke'' means "spark" and refers to the work of a

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Alex Funke Alex Funke (born October 12, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California) is a special effects photographer. Career He worked with Charles and Ray Eames for eleven years, a period he deemed important to his career success. His first Oscar was a shared one f ...

(b. 1944), American photographer * Annie Funke (b. 1985), American actress *

Arno Funke Arno Funke (born 14 March 1950), alias Dagobert, is a reformed German extortionist, now an author. Life An automotive and sign painter by trade, Funke was later medically examined at trial and said to have minor brain damage likely from the f ...

(b. 1950), German author and extortionist *

Cornelia Funke Cornelia Maria Funke (; born 10 December 1958) is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a Book illustration, book illustrator. She began writing no ...

(b. 1958), German children's author *

Daniel Funke Daniel Funke (born 23 July 1981) is a German journalist. Since 2019 he has been the head of the Berlin office and lobbyist at BurdaVerlag, a division of German media company Hubert Burda Media. From 2002 to 2009, he studied German studies ("Ger ...

(b. 1981), German journalist * Ernst Funke (1835–1906), American politician and businessman *

Fabian Funke Fabian Funke (born 25 July 1997) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 elections, representing the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district. Life Funke w ...

(born 1997), German politician *

Felix Funke Felix Funke (3 January 1865 – 22 July 1932) was a German admiral of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy). Early life Funke was born in Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra), Prussian Silesia. His father Adolf Funke, originally from Magdebu ...

(1865–1932), German admiral *

Helene Funke Helene Funke (3 September 1869 – 31 July 1957) was a German-Austrian painter and graphic designer of modern times. Life and work As the daughter of an industrialist family, Funke studied painting against the will of the family from 1899 at th ...

(1869–1957), German painter * Jan-Lukas Funke (b. 1999), German footballer *

Jaromír Funke Jaromír Funke (1 August 1896 – 22 March 1945) was a leading Czech photographer during the 1920s and 1930s. Early life Funke was born to a wealthy family in house No. 238 in Skuteč on 1 August 1896, the son of Antonín Funke, Bohemian-German l ...

(1896–1945), Czech photographer *

Jeffrey J. Funke Jeffrey J. Funke (born April 15, 1969) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court since 2024. He previously served as an associate justice on the court from 2016 to 2024 Biography Funke received his ...

(b. 1969), American judge *

Karl-Heinz Funke Karl-Heinz Funke (born 29 April 1946) is a German politician. From 1998 to 2001, he served as the Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany in the First Schröder cabinet. Personal life Funke was born on 29 April, 1946 in Dangast, part of th ...

(b. 1942), German politician *

Lars Funke Lars Funke (born 28 January 1972) is a German speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were ...

(b. 1972), German speed skater *

Manfred Funke Manfred Funke (born 22 August 1955) is a German weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight I event at the 1980 Summer Olympics representing East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was ...

(b. 1955), German weightlifter *

Maxine Funke Maxine Funke is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, based in Dunedin. Biography Growing up in a musical family, her early bands included the Snares, the Hundred Dollar Band (with Alastair Galbraith) and the Beaters, before beginning her solo care ...

, New Zealand singer-songwriter *

Michael Funke Michael Funke (born 26 September 1969 in Meerbusch) is a German auto racing driver. Career Funke finished third in the German Touring Car Challenge in 1999 and 2000, and was runner-up in 2001. The championship became the DMSB Produktionswagen Mei ...

(b. 1969), German racing driver *

Otto Funke Otto Funke (October 27, 1828 – August 17, 1879) was a German physiologist born in Chemnitz. He studied in Leipzig and Heidelberg, and in 1852, he became a lecturer of physiology at the University of Leipzig. In 1853, he became an associate prof ...

(1828–1879), German physiologist *

Peter Funke Peter Funke (born 18 March 1950 in Rheine) is a German ancient historian. Life Peter Funke studied history and German studies at the University of Münster from 1969 to 1974. From 1975 to 1978, he held a research assistant position at the ancien ...

(b. 1950), German historian *

Rainer Funke Rainer Funke (born 18 November 1940) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and former member of the German Bundestag. Life He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1980 to 1983 and again from 1987 to 2005. After the ...

(b. 1940), German politician *

Rich Funke Rich Funke (born January 30, 1949) is an American journalist and politician who represented the 55th district of the New York State Senate from 2015 until 2020. Funke is a Republican who was elected in November 2014 when he defeated Democrati ...

(b. 1949), American journalist and politician *

Sabine Funke Sabine Funke (born 1955, in Bochum) is a German painter who lives and works since 1987 in Karlsruhe. Biography Funke studied art history in Bochum, Germany free graphics at the University of Essen Folkwang University and painting as well as art th ...

(b. 1955), German artist

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