Schlegel is a German occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anthony Schlegel Anthony Schlegel (born March 1, 1981) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Schlegel played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio ...

(born 1981), American football player *

August Wilhelm Schlegel August Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; ; ; 8 September 176712 May 1845) was a German Indologist, poet, translator and critic. With his brother Friedrich Schlegel, he was a leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His translations o ...

(1767–1845), German poet, brother of Friedrich * Brad Schlegel (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player * Bernhard Schlegel (born 1951), German-Canadian chemist *

Carmela Schlegel Carmela Schlegel (born March 9, 1983) is a former Swiss swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a double Swiss champion, and a former national record holder in the 100 m breaststroke. Schlegel also pl ...

(born 1983), Swiss swimmer *

Catharina von Schlegel Catharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (22 October 1697 - after 1768 ) was a German hymn writer. Although little is known about her life, it is known that she lived in a Lutheran ''Damenstift'' (a residential endowment for unmarried Protestant wo ...

(1697 – after 1768), German hymn writer *

Dorothea von Schlegel Dorothea Friederike von Schlegel (; 24 October 1764 – 3 August 1839) was a German novelist and translator. Life She was born as Brendel Mendelssohn in 1764 in Berlin,In older literature and on her gravestone one finds the date 1763, but this ...

(1764–1839), German novelist and translator, wife of Friedrich *

Elfi Schlegel Elfi Schlegel (born May 17, 1964) is a Canadian gymnast and commentator. She competed in four NCAA women's gymnastics tournaments for the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team and won gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and 1979 Pan Ameri ...

(born 1964), Canadian gymnast and sportscaster * Frits Schlegel (1896–1965), Danish architect *

Gustaaf Schlegel Gustaaf Schlegel (30 September 184015 October 1903) was a Dutch sinologist and field naturalist. E. Bruce Brooks (9 June 2004)Gustaaf Schlegel, Sinology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, retrieved 17 September 2011 Life and career Gustaaf S ...

(1840–1903), Dutch sinologist and field naturalist *

Hans Schlegel Hans Wilhelm Schlegel (Überlingen, 3 August 1951) is a German physicist, a former ESA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Early life and education Schlegel, born and raised in Germany, graduated as an international exc ...

(born 1951), German astronaut *

Helmut Schlegel Helmut Alfons Schlegel (born 15 May 1943) is a German Franciscan Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He is known for writing new spiritual songs ( Neues Geistliches Lied), set to music by various composers ...

(born 1943), German Franciscan, priest, author, meditation instructor, songwriter *

Hermann Schlegel Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist. Early life and education Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated ...

(1804–1884), German ornithologist and herpetologist *

Johan Frederik Schlegel Johan Frederik Schlegel (22 January 1817, Copenhagen – 8 June 1896, Copenhagen) was a Danish lawyer and civil servant. He was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1855 to 1860, and (Privy Counsellor) from 1860. In 1873, he was ele ...

(1817–1896), Danish civil servant and Governor-General of the Danish West Indies *

Johann Adolf Schlegel Johann Adolf Schlegel (17 September 1721 – 16 September 1793) was a German poet and clergyman. Biography Schlegel was born in Meißen, Saxony on 17 September 1721, and was the brother of Johann Elias Schlegel (1719–1749) and (1726–1780). H ...

(1721–1793), German poet and clergyman, father of August *

Johann Elias Schlegel Johann Elias Schlegel (January 17, 1719 – August 13, 1749) was a German critic and dramatic poet. Life Schlegel was born in Meissen. He was educated at Schulpforta and at the University of Leipzig, where he studied law. In 1743 he became p ...

(1719–1749), German critic and dramatic poet, brother of Johann Adolf * John P. Schlegel (1943–2015), President of Creighton University and Jesuit *

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel ( ; ; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German literary critic, philosopher, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of Jena Roma ...

(1772–1829), German poet and philosopher, younger brother of August *

Karl Schlegel (aviator) Karl Paul Schlegel (7 May 1893 – 27 October 1918) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 22 victories. Schlegel was shot down by French ace Petar Marinovich. He was the last German ace to be killed in World War I. Prewar life Karl ...

(1893–1918), German World War I flying ace *

Lynda Schlegel-Culver Lynda Joy Schlegel Culver (born May 28, 1969) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party, she is currently a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 27th District since ...

(born 1969), American politician from Pennsylvania *

Margarete Schlegel Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Wisniewski (né Schlegel, 31 December 1899 – 15 July 1987), known professionally as Margarete Schlegel, was a German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer. Early life The sixth of seven children and the ...

(1899–1987), German actress *

Marvin Schlegel Marvin Schlegel (born 2 January 1998) is a German track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 20.75 ( ...

, German athlete *

Norbert Schlegel Norbert Schlegel (born March 9, 1961) is a German former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...

(born 1961), German football player and coach *

Paul Marquard Schlegel Paul Marquard Schlegel Latinized as Paulus Marquartus Slegelius (23 August 1605 – 20 February 1653) was a German physician and anatomist known for his public demonstrations in anatomy and for being an early proponent of blood circulation. The pl ...

1605–1653), German anatomist *

Richard Schlegel C. Richard Schlegel is an American scientist and professor. He was the Chair of the Department of Pathology at Georgetown University from 2000-2019 and is now the director of the Center for Cell Reprogramming at Georgetown. Conditionally Reprog ...

, American pathologist *

Richard L. Schlegel Richard Lamar Schlegel (February 11, 1927 – February 25, 2006) was an American LGBT rights activist and civil servant from Pennsylvania. Fired from federal and state government jobs on account of his sexual orientation, he filed a wrongful term ...

(1927–2006), American LGBT rights activist *

Rodrigo Schlegel Rodrigo Adrián Schlegel (born 3 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Orlando City. Club career Racing Club Schlegel came through the youth system at Racing Club, transiti ...

(born 1997), Argentine footballer *

Victor Schlegel Victor Schlegel (4 March 1843 – 22 November 1905) was a German mathematician. He is remembered for promoting the geometric algebra of Hermann Grassmann and for a method of visualizing polytopes called Schlegel diagrams. In the nineteenth ce ...

(1843–1905), German mathematician

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