Spiess
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Spiess (spelt as Spieß in German or Spiesz in Hungarian), may refer to:
People with the surname
- Adolf Spieß, German gymnast and educator
- August von Spiess, Romanian officer, writer and hunter
- Christian Heinrich Spiess, German romance writer
- Fred Spiess, American oceanographer
- Fritz Spiess, Canadian cinematographer
- Gerry Spiess, American sailor
- Gertrud Spiess (1914–1995), Swiss politician
- Gesine Spieß (1945–2016), German feminist academic
- Joseph Spiess (engineer) (1838–1917), built France's only rigid airship
- Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992), American disability rights advocate and disabled fashion pioneer
- Robert Spieß, tennis player
Military
- Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), German military slang name (literally "spear") for the Company sergeant major in the German Wehrmacht until 1945
- Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), 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
- Spiess Tuning, the common name of Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH, a German engine tuning company.
- Spies (disambiguation) (ending in one "S")