Fichtner, Fiechtner, or any variant thereof is a surname originating from areas where
German
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is spoken.
Groups of Fichtners helped to colonize the early
United States
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, with the emergence of Fichtners into
Pennsylvania
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in the mid-1760s. Fichtners also settled in the
Russian Empire
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as
Catherine the Great
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opened up Russian lands to German settlement during her reign.
The name is common within modern Germany, specifically in southern Germany. Fichtners also remain in modern-day
Ukraine
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and many live within the United States today, concentrated in the
Midwest
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and
Northwest
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.
People with the surname
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Christy Fichtner
Christy Fichtner (born October 28, 1962) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1986. As Miss USA, Fichtner represented the United States at Miss Universe 1986 and finished as the first runner-up.
Early ...
(born 1962), American beauty pageant winner
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Hans Fichtner (1917–2012), rocket scientist
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Randy Fichtner
Randy Fichtner (born November 7, 1963) is an American football coach. He spent 14 seasons as a part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' coaching staff from 2007 to 2020. He most recently served as their offensive coordinator, a position he held for thre ...
, American football coach
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Ross Fichtner (1938–2022), American football player
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Ullrich Fichtner (born 1965), German journalist and author
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William Fichtner
William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Born in New York, he started his career with supporting appearances in '' Virtuosity'' (1994), ''Heat'' and '' Strange Days'' (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, ...
(born 1956), American actor
Fictional people
* "Julian Fichtner" is the pen name used by
Whittaker Chambers
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to sign his 1926 playlet "On the Beach," published in the ''Lavender'' student literary magazine of the
City College of New York
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See also
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References
{{surname, Fichtner
German-language surnames
de:Fiechtner