The German word Müller means "

miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

" (as a profession). It is the most common family surname in Germany, Switzerland, and the French départements of Bas-Rhin and MoselleSite of le journal des femmes : surnames repartition in the different départements
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Muller Muller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A–H * A. Charles Muller (born 1953), translator *Bauke Muller (born 1962), Dutch bridge player * Bennie Muller (born 1938), Dutch footballer *Bill Muller (1965–2007), US journalis ...

) and is the fifth most common surname in Austria (see List of most common surnames in Europe). Other forms are "Miller" (mainly Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and "Möller" (Northern and Central Germany and The Netherlands). Of the various family coats of arms that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels.

A–F

* Achim Müller (born 1938), German chemist * Adam Müller (1779–1829), German political economist and theorist of the state * Adolf Müller (industrialist) (1857–1932), Croatian industrialist, manufacturer and entrepreneur * Alfred Müller (disambiguation), multiple people * Andy Müller-Maguhn (born 1971), German computer expert (Chaos Computer Club) * Andreas Müller (1811–1890), German painter. * Arnold Müller (1884–1934), Austrian entomologist who was born and spent his life in what is now Romania. * Axel Müller (born 1996), Uruguayan football player * Axel Müller (born 1963), German politician * Baal Müller (born 1969), German writer and publisher * Bettina Müller (born 1959), German politician * Carsten Müller (born 1970), German politician * Caroline Müller (mezzo-soprano) (1755–1826), Danish/Swedish mezzo-soprano, singer, actress *Caroline Müller (born 1964), Dutch-German pop-singer, known as C. C. Catch * Cecília Müller (born 1958), Hungarian physician * Claudia Müller (born 1981), German politician * Detlef Müller (born 1964), German politician *

Dieter Müller Dieter Müller (né Kaster; 1 April 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He achieved his greatest success playing for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga in the late 1970s. Müller scored 177 goals in 303 games i ...

(born 1954), German football player * Dirk Müller (disambiguation), several persons * Eduard Müller (disambiguation), several persons *

Erwin Wilhelm Müller Erwin Wilhelm Müller (or ''Mueller'') (June 13, 1911 – May 17, 1977) was a German physicist who invented the Field Emission Electron Microscope (FEEM), the Field Ion Microscope (FIM), and the Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope. He and his st ...

(1911–1977), German physicist * Filinto Müller (1900–1973), Brazilian politician and police chief *

Filip Müller Filip Müller (3 January 1922 – 9 November 2013) was a Jewish Slovak Holocaust survivor and ''Sonderkommando'' at Auschwitz, the largest Nazi German concentration camp during World War II, where he witnessed the murders of tens of thousand ...

(1922–2013), Holocaust survivor * Frank Müller (born 1968), German decathlete * Friedrich Müller (disambiguation), several persons * Fritz Müller (1821–1897), German-born Brazilian naturalist * Fritz Müller (doctor) (1834–1895), Swiss doctor, zoologist, and herpetologist * Fritz Müller (rugby player), German rugby union international

G–H

George Müller George Müller (born Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller, 27 September 1805 – 10 March 1898) was a Christian evangelist and the director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He was one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren m ...

(1805–1898), Christian benefactor and missionary *

Georg Elias Müller Georg Elias Müller (20 July 185023 December 1934) was a significant early German experimental psychologist who is credited with the theory of retroactive interference. Biography Early life Georg Elias Müller was born in Grimma, Saxony on 20 Ju ...

(1850–1934), German experimental psychologist * Gerd Müller (disambiguation), name of several persons *

Gerhard Friedrich Müller Gerhard Friedrich Müller ( Russian: ''Фёдор Ива́нович Ми́ллер'', ''Fyodor Ivanovich Miller'', 29 October 1705 – 22 October 1783) was a Russian-German historian and pioneer ethnologist. Early life Müller was born in Her ...

(1705–1783), Russian historian of German descent *

Gerhard Ludwig Müller Gerhard Ludwig Müller (; born 31 December 1947) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 until 2017. He was e ...

(born 1947), German cardinal *

Gilles Müller Gilles Müller (; born 9 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Luxembourg. He is a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist and the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country. Müller won two titles on the ATP W ...

(born 1983), Luxembourgian professional tennis player *

Günter Müller Günter Müller (born October 20, 1954) is a German sound artist who originally performed as a percussionist and drummer, active primarily in free improvisation. He was born in Munich, West Germany, but has lived in Switzerland since 1966. Ba ...

(born 1954), German jazz percussionist * Gustav Müller (disambiguation) * Hanno Müller-Brachmann (born 1970), German baritone * Hans Müller (disambiguation), name of several persons * Hansjörg Müller (born 1968), German politician *

Heiner Müller Heiner Müller (; 9 January 1929 – 30 December 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. His "enigmatic, fragmentary pieces" are a significant contribution to postmodern drama and postdr ...

(1929–1995), German dramatist *

Heinrich Müller (Gestapo) Heinrich Müller (28 April 1900; date of death unknown, but evidence points to May 1945) was a high-ranking German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) and police official during the Nazi era. For the majority of World War II in Europe, he was the chief of th ...

(1900–1945), German Nazi official, wartime Gestapo chief * Heinrich Müller (physiologist) (1820–1864), German physiologist * Henri Müller, French curler *

Herbert Müller (racing driver) Herbert Müller Rebmann (11 May 1940 – 24 May 1981) was a racing driver from Switzerland. He was born in Reinach and was nicknamed ''Stumpen-Herbie''. Among other successes, he won the Targa Florio twice, in 1966 and 1973, both with Porsche. ...

(1940–1981), Swiss race car driver * Hermann Müller (disambiguation), name of several persons * Herta Müller (born 1953), Romanian-born German novelist and poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature

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* Inge Müller (1925–1966), German poet * Jaroslav Müller, Czech swimmer * Jens Müller (pilot) (1917–1999), Norwegian World War II pilot, POW and survivor of the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III *

Jens Müller (luger) Jens Müller (born 6 July 1965 in Torgau, Bezirk Leipzig) is an East German-German luger who competed from 1985 to 2001. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in men's singles with a gold at Calgary in 1988 and a bronze at Nagano in 1998. ...

(born 1965), German luger * Jochum Nicolay Müller (1775–1848), Danish (Norwegian) Naval officer *

Joel Müller Joel Müller (1827 – November 6, 1895) was a Germans, German rabbi and Talmudist, born in Uherský Ostroh, Ungarisch-Ostra, Moravia, and dying in Berlin.Jewish Encyclopedia Bibliography:''Allg. Zeit. des Jud.'' 1895, pp. 542-543, 556-557. He rec ...

(1827–1895), German rabbi * Joël Müller (born 1952), former football player and manager, currently working as a technical director for FC Metz * Johann Gotthard von Müller (1747–1830), German engraver, and his son, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (1782–1816), engraver * Johann Heinrich Jakob Müller (1809–1875), German physicist * Johannes Müller (disambiguation), several persons *

Jörg Müller Jörg Müller (, ; born 3 September 1969) is a Dutch-born German BMW factory driver. Racing career Born in Kerkrade, Netherlands, Müller won the titles in 1989 German Formula Opel Lotus Challenge and in 1989 European Formula Ford 1600. The 199 ...

(born 1969), German race car driver * Jörg Müller (cyclist) (born 1961), Swiss track cyclist and road bicycle racer *

Josef Müller (CSU politician) Josef Müller (27 March 1898 – 12 September 1979), also known as "Ochsensepp" (“Joe Ox”), was a German politician. He was a member of the resistance during World War II and afterwards one of the founders of the Christian Social Union (CSU) ...

(1898–1979), German politician and resistance member * Josef Müller (entomologist) (1880–1964), Croatian entomologist * Julius Müller (disambiguation), several people ** Julius Müller (theologian) (1801–1878), German Protestant theologian * Jürgen Müller (born 1963), German neurologist and forensic psychiatrist * Karl Müller (astronomer) (1866–1942), Czechoslovakian government official and amateur astronomer * Karl Alexander Müller (born 1927), Swiss physicist, 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics * Karl H. Müller (born 1953), Austrian social scientist * Karl Otfried Müller (1797–1840), German scholar of Spartan culture * Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller (1813–1894), German scholar of ancient Greek geography * Karl von Müller (1873–1923), German naval officer, captain of SMS ''Emden'' * Klaus Müller (disambiguation), name of several persons * Kurt Müller (footballer) (born 1948), Swiss international footballer * Klaus Uwe Müller (1915–1989), German chess player

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* Lauro Müller (1863–1926), Brazilian politician, diplomat, and military engineer * Lena Müller (born 1987), German rower * Leo Müller (1894–1941), Croatian industrialist and philanthropist killed during the Holocaust * Leopold Müller (engineer) (1908–1988), Austrian tunneling engineer * Leopold Müller (painter) (1834–1892), Austrian genre painter *

Lillian Müller Lillian Müller (born 19 August 1951) is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and television. She was born in Grimstad, Norway. Career A " Page Three Girl" five times, her first appearance was in January 1974. Müller achieved h ...

(born 1951), Norwegian model and actress * Lorenz Müller, (1868–1953), German herpetologist * Lucian Müller (1836–1898), German classical scholar * Ludwig Müller (disambiguation), several persons * Maler Müller (1749–1825), German poet, dramatist and painter, really Friedrich Müller * Malik Müller (born 1994), German basketball player * Margit Müller (born 1952), German field hockey player * Maria Müller (1898–1958), Austrian soprano * Martin Müller (disambiguation), several people *

Martina Müller (footballer) Martina Müller (born 18 April 1980) is a retired German footballer. She played as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team. Career Club Müller had played at several smaller clubs at youth level, before joining the reigning ...

(born 1980), German footballer *

Martina Müller (tennis) Martina Müller-Skibbe (; born 11 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour. Career Coached by her father, Reinhard Müller, Martina had her best success ...

, (born 1982), German professional tennis player * Matthias Müller (disambiguation), several persons * Maurice Edmond Müller (1918–2009), Swiss orthopedic surgeon * Max Müller (disambiguation), several people * Müller (footballer) (born 1966), Brazilian footballer nicknamed ''Müller'' * Niclas Müller (1809–1875), German-American poet * Norbert Müller (born 1986), German politician * Norman Müller (born 1985), German decathlete * Otto Müller (1898–1979), German artist * Otto Friedrich Müller (1730–1784), Danish naturalist

P–Z

* Paul Heinrich Theodor Müller (1896–?), German SS-Obersturmführer and Schutzhaftlagerführer *

Paul Hermann Müller Paul Hermann Müller, also known as Pauly Mueller (12 January 1899 – 13 October 1965), was a Swiss chemist who received the 1948 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of insecticidal qualities and use of DDT in the cont ...

(1899–1965), Swiss chemist, 1948 Nobel Prize in Medicine * Patrick Müller (disambiguation), several people * Peter Müller (disambiguation), several people * Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725–1776), German zoologist * Renate Müller (1906–1937), German actress * Richard Müller (singer) (born 1961), Slovak singer and musician * Robert Müller (1980–2009), German ice hockey player * Rosmarie Müller (born 1958), Swiss long-distance runner *

Salomon Müller Salomon Müller (7 April 1804 – 29 December 1864) was a German naturalist. He was born in Heidelberg, and died in Freiburg im Breisgau. Müller was the son of a saddler in Heidelberg. Along with Heinrich Boie and Heinrich Christian Macklot, he w ...

(1804–1864), German naturalist * Sándor Müller, Hungarian footballer * Sepp Müller (born 1989), German politician *

Silke Müller Silke Müller (born 11 November 1978) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. (Senior) National Team achievements * 2000 – Eu ...

(born 1978), German field hockey player * Sophie Müller (1803–1830), German and Austrian stage actress * Stefan Müller (born 1975), German politician *

Susanne Müller Susanne Müller (born 12 May 1972) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the ...

(born 1972), German field hockey player * Theo Müller (born 1940), German businessman * Thomas Müller (disambiguation), several people * Torsten Müller (agroscientist) (born 1961), German agroscientist * (born 1957), German musician *Urban Müller, Swiss computer programmer, creator of the

brainfuck Brainfuck is an esoteric programming language created in 1993 by Urban Müller. Notable for its extreme minimalism, the language consists of only eight simple commands, a data pointer and an instruction pointer. While it is fully Turing com ...

programming language *

Vincenz Müller Vincenz Müller (5 November 1894 – 12 May 1961) was a military officer and general who served in the Imperial German army, the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany, and after the war in the National People's Army of the (East) German Democratic Republic, ...

(1894–1961), German soldier and politician *

Vít Müller Vít Müller (born 31 August 1996) is a Czech athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 Summer Universiade. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 2 ...

, Czech athlete * Vladimir Müller (1880–before 1943), Russian lexicographer and medieval dramaturgy scholar * Walter Andreas Müller (born 1945), Swiss actor and comedian * Walther Müller (1905–1979), German physicist * Walther Otto Müller (1833–1887), German botanist * Wenzel Müller (1767–1835), Austrian composer * Werner Müller (politician) (1946–2019), German businessman and politician, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 1998 to 2002, CEO of RAG AG *

Wilhelm Müller Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller (7 October 1794 – 30 September 1827) was a German lyric poet, best known as the author of ''Die schöne Müllerin'' (1823) and ''Winterreise'' (1828), which Franz Schubert later set to music as song cycles. Life ...

(1794–1827), German poet * William James Müller (1812–1845), English artist *Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816–1873), German novelist and poet *Wolfgang Müller (equestrian), Wolfgang Müller (1931–2021), German equestrian *Wolfgang Philipp Müller (born 1966), German founder of VDM Publishing *Xeno Müller (born 1972), Swiss rower

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