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) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alvin Rettig Alvin Rettig (born December 6, 1963) is a former Arena football fullback/linebacker in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Rice University. In 1998, Rettig was elected into the Arena Football Hall of Fame The Are ...

(born 1963), American former

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fullback/linebacker *

Charles P. Rettig Charles Paul Rettig (born November 18, 1956) is an American attorney who served as the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On September 12, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed ...

(born 1956), American attorney serving as

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Chase Rettig Chase McDonald Rettig (born September 26, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Boston College. He was the starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles from 2010 to 2013. H ...

(born 1991), American football quarterback for Boston College *

Haviv Rettig Haviv Rettig Gur ( he, חביב רטיג גור) (b. April 4, 1981) is an Israeli journalist who serves as the political correspondent and senior analyst for ''The Times of Israel''. Early life Haviv Rettig (later Rettig Gur) was born in Jerusale ...

, Israeli-American journalist * James R. Rettig (1950–2022), American librarian and former president of the

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(2008–2009) *

Lorna Rettig Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been first coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel ''Lorna Doone'', which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename ''Lorn''/' ...

, English curler, participated in the

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as a member of England's group B team *

Otto Rettig Adolph John "Otto" Rettig (January 29, 1894 – June 16, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He started four games, going 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA, walking 12 batters. He pitched 18⅓ innings. He ...

(1894–1977), American baseball pitcher *

Raúl Rettig Raúl Rettig Guissen (16 May 1909, in Temuco – 30 April 2000, in Santiago), was a Chilean politician and lawyer. A member of the Radical Party, between 1938 and 1940 he served as undersecretary of the interior and, later, at the foreign affai ...

(1909–2000), Chilean politician and lawyer *

Tommy Rettig Thomas Noel Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author. He is remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's '' Lassie'' ...

(1941–1996), American child actor and computer software engineer and author Fictional characters: * Lancer Rettig, fictional character in the novel ''

Endymion Endymion primarily refers to: * Endymion (mythology), an Ancient Greek shepherd * ''Endymion'' (poem), by John Keats Endymion may also refer to: Fictional characters * Prince Endymion, a character in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime franchise * Raul ...

'' by Dan Simmons

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