Selig is both a surname and given name, which means "blessed" in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

and Yiddish.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Selig It may refer to:

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Bud Selig Allan Huber "Bud" Selig (; born July 30, 1934) is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball. Previously, he served as the ninth Commissioner of Baseball from 1998 to 2015. He initially served a ...

(born 1934), American baseball administrator *

Edith Selig Édith Selig-Papée was a French classical soprano in concert, opera and Lied, known for singing music of Johann Sebastian Bach and French composers. She has been teaching at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. Professional career In 1958, ...

(born 1960), French singer *

Josh Selig Joshua Selig (born May 12, 1964) is an American television producer and director. He won ten Daytime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on ''Sesame Street''. After leaving ''Sesame Street'', Selig partnered with Lori Shaer to create a studio c ...

(born 1964), American television producer *

Martin Selig Martin Selig (born 1936/37) is a German-born American billionaire property developer, particularly known for his work in Seattle including the Columbia Center, the city's tallest building. He is a Holocaust survivor, having been able to go into h ...

(born 1936), American businessman *

Phineas Selig Phineas Selig (1856–1941) was a New Zealand journalist, newspaper editor and manager, sports administrator. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, so ...

(1856–1941), New Zealand journalist *

Rüdiger Selig Rüdiger Selig (born 19 February 1989) is a German professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Born in Zwenkau, Selig competed as an amateur until the middle of 2011, when he joined as a ''stagiaire''. In October, h ...

(born 1989), German cyclist *

Stefan M. Selig Stefan M. Selig (born 1963) is an American investment banker, and past Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce from June 2014 to June 2016. In his role, he was responsible for promoting trade and inv ...

(born 1963), American banker *

Wendy Selig-Prieb Wendy Selig-Prieb (born 1960) is an American businesswoman who is best known for her work as president of the Milwaukee Brewers organisation. She is the daughter of former MLB commissioner Bud Selig. Biography Selig-Prieb graduated from Tuft ...

(born 1960), American businesswoman *

William Nicholas Selig William Nicholas Selig (March 14, 1864 – July 15, 1948) was a pioneer of the American motion picture industry. In 1896 he created one of the first film production companies, Selig Polyscope Company of Chicago. Selig produced a string of co ...

(1864–1948), American film producer *

Zachary Selig Zachary Selig (24 November 1949 – 30 June 2016) was an American artist, author, interior designer and celebrity spiritist. Life Selig was the son of New York born American steel manufacturing industrialist and economic advisor Marvin Selig an ...

(1949-2016), American artist

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Edward Selig Salomon Edward Selig Salomon (December 25, 1836 – July 18, 1913) was a German Jew who immigrated to the United States and served as a lieutenant colonel in Union in the American Civil War. After nomination for appointment to the grade of brevet b ...

(1836–1913), American general *

Selig Brodetsky Selig Brodetsky, זליג ברודצק (10 February 1888 – 18 May 1954) was a Russian-born English mathematician, a member of the World Zionist Executive, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and the second president of the ...

(1888–1954), British mathematician, President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *

Selig S. Harrison Selig Seidenman Harrison (March 19, 1927 – December 30, 2016) was a scholar and journalist, who specialized in South Asia and East Asia. He was the Director of the Asia Program and a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, and a s ...

(born 1927), American writer *

Selig Hecht Selig Hecht (1892–1947) was an American physiologist who studied photochemistry in photoreceptor cells. Life Hecht was born in Glogau, then in the German Empire (now Głogów in Poland), the son of Mandel Hecht and Mary Mresse. The family migr ...

(1892–1947), American physiologist * Selig Mogulescu (1858–1914), American comedian *

Selig Perlman Selig Perlman (December 9, 1888 – August 14, 1959) was an economist and labor historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Background Perlman was born in Białystok in Congress Poland (then part of Russia) in 1888. His father, Mo ...

(1888–1959), American historian

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