Thiel is a Germanic surname. Notable people with the name include: *

Adolf Thiel Adolf Karl Thiel (also spelled Adolph; February 12, 1915 – June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW. Thiel had been an associate pr ...

(1915–2001), German-American engineer * Alvar Thiel (1893–1973), sailor * Andreas Thiel (born 1960), German handball player * Andreas Thiel (bishop) (1826–1908), Catholic bishop of Ermland * Bert Thiel (1926–2020), baseball pitcher * Claudia van Thiel (born 1977), female volleyball player * Edward C. Thiel (1928–1961), geologist * Edwin Thiel (1913–1944), German Luftwaffe ace * Ernest Thiel (1859–1947), Swedish financier, art collector, and translator * Frans-Jozef van Thiel (1906–1993), Dutch politician * Heiner Thiel (born 1957), German sculptor and curator *

Heinz Thiel Heinz Thiel (10 May 1920 – 9 March 2003) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1977. His 1967 film ''Bread and Roses'' was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. Se ...

(1920–2003), German film director and screenwriter * Jana Thiel (1971–2016), German sports presenter and journalist * Joachim Thiel (born 1951), German footballer * Jon Thiel (born 1975), rugby player * Lisa Thiel, a professional quizzer and regular panelist on UK quiz show ''Eggheads'' * Lucien Thiel (1943–2011), Luxembourgian politician * Marie-Jo Thiel (born 1957), French ethicist *

Maximilian Thiel Maximilian "Maxi" Thiel (born 3 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger. Club career Wacker Burghausen A product of the Wacker Burghausen youth academy, Thiel made his professional debut in Augu ...

(born 1993), German professional footballer * Midori Kono Thiel (born 1933), Japanese American calligrapher * Otto Thiel (1891–1915), German football player *

Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel (; born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook. According ...

(born 1967), American entrepreneur * Phil Thiel (born 1984), American rugby union player * Pieter J.J. van Thiel (1928–2012), Dutch art historian * Sten Thiel, Commissioner of the Svenska Scoutförbundet *

Tamiko Thiel Tamiko Thiel (born June 15, 1957) is an American artist, known for her digital art. Her work often explores "the interplay of place, space, the body and cultural identity," and uses augmented reality (AR) as her platform. Thiel is based in Munich, ...

(born 1957), American media artist *

Udo Thiel Udo Thiel (born 19 September 1954) is a German Philosopher and Professor i. R. at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Graz, Austria. He studied philosophy at the Universities of Marburg, Bonn and Oxford. In 1982 he completed his doc ...

(born 1954), German philosopher * Walter Thiel (1910–1943), German engineer * Walter Thiel (chemist) (1949–2019), German theoretical chemist * Yannic Thiel (born 1989), German footballer

Fictional characters

* Frank Thiel, detective chief inspector in German television series ''Tatort Münster''

Fictional characters

See also