Rieger (family name)
Rieger is a German family name .
origin
There are several theories of origin for this name:
- Rieger can be a name of origin for the places Riegen, Rieger and Riege u. Ä. be. Someone who came from the town of Riegen , for example , was then a "Rieger" at the new place of residence.
- On the other hand, Rieger can also be a patronymic of the nickname Rüdiger (contracted form "Rüger"). The name comes from the Old High German hruod-gêr and is a combination of 'fame' and 'spear'.
- Rüger, on the other hand, is also a professional name which means the judge or prosecutor (cf. the terms “reprimand someone” or the “reprimand”). The Middle High German ruegaere or rüeger means something like " blasphemer , scoundrel, accuser" or court-appointed "show-off".
- There could also be a connection to the early New High German word ruge , which means "rest".
- “Riegerlein” also describes a type of water bird. And such birds do actually appear in one or the other Rieg (g) er coat of arms.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Rieger (1899–1956), German wrestler
- Albert Rieger (painter, 1834) (1834–1905), Austrian painter
- Albert Rieger (painter, 1914) (1914–1992), German painter
- Alfred Rieger (1907–1990), German politician (FDP), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Alois Rieger (1869–1951), Moravian-Austrian farmer and politician
- Andreas Rieger (zither maker) (1836 – around 1904), German zither maker
- Andreas Rieger (industrialist) (1839–1918), Transylvanian industrialist
- Andreas Abu Bakr Rieger (* 1965), German lawyer and publicist
- Andreas Rieger (cook) (* 1985), German star chef
- Angelica Rieger (* 1955), German Romance studies and university professor
- Anna Rothgang-Rieger (* 1930), German politician (FDP), MdL Bavaria
- Annette Rieger (* 1964), German judge at the Berlin Superior Court
- August Rieger (painter) (1886–1941), Austrian painter
- August Rieger (1914–1984), Austrian screenwriter, director, actor and producer
B.
- Bernd Rieger (* 1973), Dutch photonist and university professor
- Berndt Rieger (* 1962), German physician and writer
- Bernhard Rieger (auxiliary bishop) (1922–2013), German theologian and auxiliary bishop
- Bernhard Rieger (chemist) (* 1959), German chemist and university professor
- Bernhard Rieger (wrestler) (* 1967), German wrestler
- Bohuslav von Rieger (1857–1907), German lawyer and legal historian
- Brigitte Rieger-Jähner (* 1949), German art historian
- Burghard Rieger (* 1937), German linguist, computer linguist and university professor
C.
- Christian Rieger (* 1964), German opera singer (baritone)
- Christoph Rieger (* 1984), German cultural manager and literary mediator
- Chuck Rieger , American computer scientist
D.
- Dietmar Rieger (* 1942), German Romance studies and literary scholar
E.
- Eduard Rieger (politician, 1865) (1865–1938), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Eduard Rieger (politician, 1946) (1946–2018), Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament in Tyrol
- Elmar Rieger (* 1959), German sociologist and university professor
- Ernst Rieger (folklorist) (1902–1945), German folklorist and regional historian , editor and university professor
- Ernst Rieger (entrepreneur) (1923–2018), German entrepreneur and local history researcher
- Erwin Rieger (1889–1940), Austrian writer and translator
- Eugen Rieger (1856 – after 1930), German printer and councilor of commerce
- Eva Rieger (* 1940), German musicologist
F.
- Federico von Rieger (actually Friedrich von Rieger ; 1903–1987), German painter
- Frank Rieger (* 1971), German computer scientist and author
- František Ladislav Rieger (1818–1903), Czech politician and publicist
- Franz Rieger (organ builder) (1812–1885), Silesian organ builder
- Franz Rieger (Lieutenant Field Marshal) (1850–1921), Czech-Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and military writer
- Franz Rieger (writer) (1923-2005), Austrian writer
- Franz Rieger (politician) (* 1959), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Friedrich Rieger (singer) (1811–1885), German singer
- Friedrich Rieger (teacher) , German senior teacher in Neustadt an der Aisch
- Friedrich Rieger (entomologist) (1881–1954), German entomologist ( coleopterologist )
- Friedrich von Rieger (1903–1987), German painter, see Federico von Rieger
- Fritz Rieger ( Friedrich Edmund Rieger ; 1910–1978), German conductor
G
- Georg Rieger (local history researcher) (1858–1932), German teacher and local history researcher
- Georg Johann Rieger (* 1931), German mathematician
- Georg Konrad Rieger (1687–1743), German pastor and high school teacher
- Gerhard Rieger (* 1935), German soccer player
- Gottfried Rieger (1764–1855), Czech conductor and music teacher
- Gotthard Rieger (* 1947), Austrian moderator
- Gottlieb Heinrich Rieger (1755–1814), German Lutheran clergyman
- Günter Rieger (publisher) (* 1948), German publisher, local researcher and painter
- Günter Rieger (social pedagogue) (* 1961), German social pedagogue, political scientist and university professor
H
- Hans Rieger (archivist) (1871–1946), German doctor, archivist and local historian
- Hans Rieger (pastor) (1892–1980), Austrian pastor
- Hans Rieger (entrepreneur) (1925–2006), German entrepreneur
- Hans Rieger , birth name of Hanns Martell (* 1955), German music producer, lyricist and singer
- Hans-Martin Rieger (* 1966), German theologian and university professor
- Heiko Rieger (* before 1966), German physicist and professor of theoretical physics
- Heinrich Rieger (manufacturer) (1856–1935), German manufacturer and company founder
- Heinrich Rieger (1868–1942), Austrian dentist and art collector
- Heinrich Rieger (physician, 1910) (1910 – after 1980), German surgeon
- Heinz Rieger (1931 / 1932–2017), German athletics trainer
- Helmut Rieger (painter) (1931–2014), German painter
- Helmut Rieger (journalist) (1931–2019), German journalist, editor-in-chief of Rundblick. Political journal for Lower Saxony
- Helmut Martin Rieger (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
- Hermann Rieger (Oberamtmann) (1863–1933), Württemberg Oberamtmann
- Hermann Rieger (District Administrator) (1896 – after 1955), German administrative officer
- Hermann Rieger (physiotherapist) (1941–2014), German ski trainer and physiotherapist
- Herwigh Rieger (1898–1986), Austrian ophthalmologist and university professor
J
- Joachim H. Rieger , German mathematician and university professor
- Jochen Rieger (* 1956), German composer and musician
- Johann Rieger (painter) (1655–1730), German painter and draftsman
- Johann Rieger (entrepreneur) (1863–1934), German entrepreneur
- Johann Rieger (politician) (1869–1937), German trade unionist and politician (DDP)
- Johann Adam Rieger (1753–1831), German clergyman, Bishop of Fulda
- Johann Jakob Rieger (1754–1811), German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Jolan Rieger (* 1931), German psychologist, poet and painter
- Jonny Rieger ( Paul Karl Gerhard Rieger ; 1908–1985), German writer
- Josef Rieger (1880–1941), Bohemian construction technician
- Julius Rieger (1901–1984), German theologian
- Jürgen Rieger (1946–2009), German lawyer and politician (NPD)
- Jürgen Rieger (organist) (* 1965), German organist, composer and lecturer
K
- Karl Rieger (historian) (1849–1922), Austrian historian and university professor
- Karl Rieger (politician) (1903–1983), German politician, mayor of Haunstetten
- Karl Heinrich Rieger (also Carl Heinrich Rieger ; 1726–1791), German pastor
- Konrad Rieger (1855–1939), German psychiatrist and university professor
L.
- Leopold Rieger (1890–1965), German major general
- Lukas Rieger (* 1999), German pop singer
M.
- Magdalena Sibylla Rieger (1707–1786), German poet
- Manfred Rieger (weightlifter) (* 1941), German weightlifter
- Manfred Rieger (soccer player) (* 1970), Austrian soccer player
- Marc Oliver Rieger (* 1974), German business mathematician and university lecturer
- Markus Rieger-Ladich (* 1967), German educationalist and university professor
- Matthäus Rieger (1705–1775), German bookseller and publisher
- Max Rieger (soccer player) (1904–1989), German soccer player
- Max Rieger (ski racer) (* 1946), German skier
- Maximilian Rieger (1828–1909), German Germanist and historian
O
- Othmar Rieger (1904–1966), Austrian Germanist, teacher and poet
- Otto Rieger (organ builder, 1847) ( Otto Anton Rieger ; 1847–1903), Austrian organ builder
- Otto Rieger (pastor) ( Otto August Friedrich Rieger ; 1879–1956), German pastor
- Otto Rieger (organ builder, 1880) (1880–1920), Austrian organ builder
- Otto Rieger (anarchist) , German machinist, anarchist and trade unionist
- Otto Rieger (composer) (1892–1960), Austrian composer and musician
- Otto Rieger (politician) , Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Otto Rieger (organist) (1937–2003), German organist
P
- Paul Rieger (General) (1862–1936), German major general
- Paul Rieger (rabbi) (1870–1939), German rabbi and author
- Paul Rieger (typesetter) (1895 / 1896–1969), German typesetter and printmaker
- Paul Karl Gerhard Rieger , real name of Jonny Rieger (1908–1985), German writer
- Peter Rieger (showman) (around 1942–2008), Austrian showman
- Peter Rieger (boxer) (* 1944), German boxer
- Peter Rieger (concert organizer) (1953–2017), German concert organizer
- Peter Rieger (athlete) (born 1953), German athlete
- Peter Rieger (politician) , German politician
- Peter Haase-Rieger (* 1929), German social and work scientist
- Philipp Rieger (economist) (1916–2007), Austrian economist and publicist
- Philipp Friedrich von Rieger (1722–1782), German major general
- Philipp Gerhard Rieger (1712–1776), German clergyman, theologian and university professor
R.
- Reinhard Rieger (1943–2006), Austrian zoologist
- Renate Wagner-Rieger (1921–1980), Austrian art historian
- Richard Rieger (1878–1964), Romanian engineer and manufacturer
- Rigomar Rieger (1930–2010), German geneticist
- Rotraut Rieger (* 1946), German theater and film actress
- Rudolf Rieger (ski jumper) (1916–1996), Austrian ski jumper
- Rudolf Rieger (art historian) (* 1964), German art historian
S.
- Sebastian Rieger ( Reimmichl ; 1867–1953), Austrian clergyman and author
- Silvia Rieger (* 1970), German athlete
- Sophie Rieger (* 1933), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Stefan Rieger (* 1963), German media and cultural theorist
T
- Thomas Rieger (* 1973), German economist and management scientist
U
- Ulrich Rieger (* 1975), German surgeon
- Urban Rieger (1489–1541), German reformer, see Urbanus Rhegius
W.
- Walter Rieger (politician) (1908–1989), German lawyer and politician (FDP)
- Walter Rieger (architect) (1915–1990), Swiss architect
- Walter Rieger (insurance manager) (1929–2002), German lawyer and insurance manager
- Walter Rieger (chemist) (* before 1963), German chemist, environmental analyst and university professor
- Werner Rieger (1921–2008), German painter
- Wilhelm Rieger (entrepreneur) (1803–1878), German entrepreneur and businessman
- Wilhelm Rieger (1878–1971), German economist
- Willy Rieger (1904–1967), German cyclist
- Wolfgang Rieger (* 1957), German painter and graphic artist
- Wolfram Rieger , German pianist