Science and Philosophy

• Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (born 1646, died 1716)

  German philosopher and mathematician.

  • Developed calculus at the same time as Isaac Newton (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)

Sports

• Gottfried von Cramm
  • 1934, 1936 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)

The Literary World

• Gottfried von Strassburg

  Thirteenth-century German poet.

  • Wrote the epic poem Tristan und Isolde (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)