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Notables

Portlanders with Volga German ancestry have contributed to a diverse range of fields, including the sciences, arts, politics, sports and business. Their work has enriched the community. 

• Steve Amen
• ​Gary Ames
• Robert Ames
• Heather Anderson Arndt
• Edward John Aschenbrenner
• Karl Wilhelm Aschenbrenner
• Jim Beall
• Conrad Brill
• Monte Brethauer
• Jack Burbank
• Melvin W. Cook
• Heinrich Hagelganz
• Esther Schnell Haggstrom​
• Heinrich Hagelganz
• Emma Schwabenland Haynes
• Roy Helser
• Elias Hergert
• Herbert L. Hergert
• Jacob Hergert
• Jacob E. Hergert
• Ronald E. Hergert
• Phil Hohnstein
• Philip Hohnstein
• Heinrich Hölzer
• John Henry Hopp
• Frances Kanzler
• Jacob Kanzler
• Ezra Koch
• Johannes Koch
• Richard Lawrence "Dick" Kniss
• Dr. Raymond Koch
• Dr. Richard Koch
• Gloria Krieger
• Marie Trupp Krieger
• Wayne Krieger
• Raymond Maier
• Clarolyn Maier
• Jan Markstaller
• George E. Miller
• John W. Miller
• Vern Mueller
• Jake Pappenheim
• Elmer Reider
• George Repp
• Art Rossman
• Cheryl Rudarmel
• Vern Ryles
• Dr. Alexander Schleuning
• Jon Schleuning
• Maria Schleuning
• Cory Schreiber
• John Conrad Schwabenland
• Dr. William John Sittner
• Douglas Schmick
• Edith Spady
• ​Richard Jack Spady
• William Spady
• Billy Starkel
• The Steinfeld Family
• Charles J. Swindells
• Jacob Volz, Jr.
• Jacob H. Wagner
• John H. Wagner
• Arnold George Weinmeister
• John Yeager
• Peter Yost

Gloria Krieger

Steve Amen

Roy Helser

Dick Kniss

Cory Schreiber

Dr. Alexander John Schleuning II

Jon Schleuning

Emma Schwabenland Haynes

Heather Arndt Anderson

Doug Schmick

Jacob Kanzler

Jan Markstaller

Frances Kanzler

Maria Schleuning

John W. Miller

George Repp

Conrad Brill

Arnold Weinmeister

Monte Brethauer

Marie Trupp Krieger

Vern Ryles

Dr. Raymond P. Koch

Clarolyn Maier

Ray Maier

Jacob Volz

Last updated June 12, 2018.