Krieger is a German surname literally meaning "warrior", "mercenary soldier", from "Krieg", 'war'.Krieger Surname Meaning, Dictionary of American Family Names Notable people with the surname include:
People Adam Krieger (1634–1666), German Baroque composer Albert Krieger (1923–2020), American attorney Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player Andreas Krieger (born 1966), German athlete Andreas Frederik Krieger (1817–1893), Danish politician Byron Krieger (1920–2015), American Olympic fencer Cornell Krieger, American soccer player DJ Krieger (born 1977), stage name of German men's rights activist Philipp Tanzer Earl Krieger (1896–1960), American college sports coach Eduard Krieger (1946–2019), Austrian footballer Eduardo Krieger (born 1928), Brazilian physician Gerhard Johannes Krieger, German engineer Hans Krieger (1933–2023), German writer Harold G. Krieger (1926–1995), American politician and judge Helmut Krieger (born 1958), Polish shot putter Henry Krieger (born 1945), American composer Holly Krieger, American mathematician Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755), Danish architect Johann Krieger (1651–1735), German Baroque composer and brother to Johann Philipp Johann Nepomuk Krieger (1865–1902), Bavarian selenographer Johann Philipp Krieger (1649–1725), German Baroque composer Joseph Krieger (born 1986), Australian-rules footballer Kurt Krieger (1926–1970), Austrian-American baseball player Leonard Krieger (1918-1990), American historian Louis Charles Christopher Krieger (1873–1940) American mycologist and illustrator Luis MacGregor Krieger (1918–1997), Mexican architect Lukas Krieger (born 1987), German politician Margaret Krieger (c. 1724–1790), American tried in Vermont's only recorded witch trial Martin Harvey Krieger (born 1944), American physicist and professor of urban planning and public policy Mike Krieger (born 1986), Brazilian-American entrepreneur and Instagram co-founder Murray Krieger (1923–2000), American literary critic Pascal Krieger (born 1945), Swiss martial artist Peter Krieger (1929–1981), German footballer Peter Krieger (born 1993), American ice hockey player Robby Krieger (born 1946), American guitarist Solly Krieger (1909–1964), American boxer Tyler Krieger (born 1994), American baseball player Ulrich Krieger (born 1962), German musician Wolfgang Krieger (born 1940), German mathematician
Fictional characters Artix von Krieger, a character from multiple Artix Entertainment video games. Courtney A. Krieger, a character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Dr. Algernop Krieger, head of the ISIS applied research department in Archer (TV series) Franz Krieger, the secondary antagonist of the 1996 spy action thriller film Mission: Impossible Col. Von Krieger a character from The Long Long Holiday
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