Tobler is a surname originating in

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. Brought over through

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, the family carrying this name is now common in the

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. This family line also is responsible for the invention of

Toblerone Toblerone ( , ) is a Swiss chocolate brand owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods Inc, Kraft Foods). Until 2022, it was produced exclusively in Bern, Switzerland, when a smaller, limited part of the portfolio began production i ...

chocolate (a crunchy, triangular chocolate bar created by a Tobler family in Switzerland).

People with the name

* Adolf Tobler (1835–1910), a Swiss-German linguist and philologist * Anna Maria Tobler (1882–1935), a Swiss painter * Douglas F. Tobler (born c. 1936), an emeritus professor of German and Holocaust history * Johann Heinrich Tobler (1777–1838), a Swiss singer and composer *

John Tobler John Hugen Tobler (born 9 May 1943) is a British rock music journalist, writer, occasional broadcaster, and record company executive. With Pete Frame, he was one of the founders of ''ZigZag'' magazine in April 1969. The magazine focused on the ...

(born 1943), a British rock music journalist *

Li Tobler Li Tobler (30 November 1947 – 19 May 1975) was a Swiss stage actress and model for the artist H. R. Giger, two of whose major paintings were portraits of Tobler. Also, her face can be recognised in some of his semi-abstract subjects wher ...

(1948–1975), a Swiss stage actress * Ludwig Tobler (1827–1895), a Swiss linguist and folklorist, and the older brother of Adolf Tobler *

Nick Tobler Nick Tobler (born November 1996) is an American TikToker best known for raising eels and other fish in his house's cistern. Biography Tobler grew up in Erlanger, Kentucky. As a child, he was known to catch snakes, frogs, and toads, and bring t ...

, American TikToker *

Robert Tobler Robert Tobler (23 December 1901 – 17 June 1962) was a Swiss far-right politician. Born in Zürich, he followed his father by studying law at University of Zurich and working as a lawyer.Philip Rees, ''Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Rig ...

(1901–1962), a far-right Swiss politician * Ryan Tobler (born 1976), a Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Theodor Tobler Theodor Tobler (24 January 1876 – 4 May 1941) was a Swiss chocolatier and businessman, best known as the creator, along with Emil Baumann, of the Swiss chocolate brand Toblerone. Early life Tobler was born on 24 January 1876 in Bern to Johann J ...

(1876–1941), a Swiss chocolatier who co-created Toblerone chocolate *

Titus Tobler Titus Tobler (25 July 1806 – 21 January 1877) was a Swiss Oriental scholar. Biography Tobler was born on 25 July 1806 in Stein, Appenzell, Switzerland. He studied and practised medicine. He travelled to Palestine and, after taking part in the ...

(1806–1877), a Swiss Oriental scholar * Waldo R. Tobler (born 1930), an American-Swiss geographer and cartographer

References

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