Spiess (spelt as ' in German or Spiesz in Hungarian), may refer to:
People with the surname
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Adolf Spieß, German gymnast and educator
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August von Spiess, Romanian officer, writer and hunter
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Christian Heinrich Spiess, German romance writer
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Fred Spiess, American oceanographer
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Fritz Spiess, Canadian cinematographer
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Gerry Spiess, American sailor
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Gertrud Spiess (1914–1995), Swiss politician
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Gesine Spieß (1945–2016), German feminist academic
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Joseph Spiess (engineer) (1838–1917), built France's only rigid airship
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Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992), American disability rights advocate and disabled fashion pioneer
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Robert Spieß, tennis player
Military
* Spieß (
Hauptfeldwebel
In the German Wehrmacht, Hauptfeldwebel (, short: HptFw; address: ''Herr Hauptfeldwebel'') was not a rank but a position title, assignment or appointment, equivalent to the Commonwealth company sergeant major or U.S. company-level first serg ...
), German military slang name (literally "spear") for the Company sergeant major in the German Wehrmacht until 1945
* Spieß (
Hauptfeldwebel
In the German Wehrmacht, Hauptfeldwebel (, short: HptFw; address: ''Herr Hauptfeldwebel'') was not a rank but a position title, assignment or appointment, equivalent to the Commonwealth company sergeant major or U.S. company-level first serg ...
), the Company sergeant major in the GDR National People's Army until 1990
* Spieß (
Kompaniefeldwebel), informal name for the Company sergeant major in the German Bundeswehr
* Spieß, (
Dienstfuehrender Unteroffizier) the Company sergeant major in Austrian Bundesheer
See also
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Spiess Tuning, the common name of Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH, a German engine tuning company.
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Spies (disambiguation) (ending in one "S")
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German-language surnames