Achilles (disambiguation)
Achilles , or Achilles , shortly partly Achilles , is the name of:
- Achilles (given name) , a male given name
- Achilles , son of Peleus, mythological Greek hero
- Achilles (saint) († around 304), Roman martyr
- Aurelius Achilleus , mostly just Achilles (end of the 3rd century), Roman usurper in Egypt
Achilles is the family name of the following people:
- Achim Achilles , pseudonym of Hajo Schumacher (* 1964), German journalist and author
- Albrecht Achilles (1414–1486), Elector of Brandenburg
- Albrecht Achilles (naval officer) (1914–1943), German naval officer and knight's cross holder
- Alexander Achilles (1833–1900), German lawyer and court advisor
- Alfred Achilles (1915–1996), German teacher and meteorologist
- August Achilles (1798–1861), German draftsman and lithographer
- Daniel Achilles (* 1976), German chef
- Ernst Achilles (1929–1999), German fire director
- Horst Achilles (* 1898), German farmer and politician (NSDAP)
- Jack Achilles (* 1943), Dutch marksman
- Kai Achilles (* 1975), German soccer player
- Manfred Achilles (1927–2014), German physicist and physics teacher
- Sebastian Achilles (* 1980), German actor
- Walter Achilles (1927–2002), German historian
- Wilhelm Achilles (* 1862; † after 1913), German writer
- Wilhelm-Albrecht Achilles (* 1952), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Court of Justice
Achilles as an academic epithet:
- Achilles I (1662): Georg Christoph Petri von Hartenfels (1633–1718), German physician and member of the Leopoldina
- Achilles II. (1687): Daniel Nebel (medic) (1664–1733), German medic and member of the Leopoldina
- Achilles III (1723): Wilhelm Bernhard Nebel (1699–1748), German physician and member of the Leopoldina
Achilles or Achilles also stands for:
- Werner Achilles GmbH & Co. KG, German company for paper finishing and presentation products
- Achilles (film) , Italian feature film from 1962
- Achilles bicycle and motor vehicle factory , former Austro-Hungarian automobile manufacturer
- Achilles (car brand) , British automobile brand (1903–1908)
- Achilles sport , a scooter or fully disguised motorcycle from the 1950s
- M10 Achilles, an armored vehicle based on the M10 Wolverine, see M10 Wolverine #Armament
- Code name of NATO's 2007 spring offensive against the Taliban, see Operation Achilles
- (588) Achilles , an asteroid belonging to the group of Jupiter Trojans
- Achilles, Kansas , town in Rawlins County
- Achilles, Virginia , town in Gloucester County
- Achilles Heel , mountain on the Antarctic Anvers Island
- Achilles (Bruch) , oratorio by Max Bruch
- Achilles (ship) , Greek passenger ship
See also: