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Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession.


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Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg Dietrich or Theoderic of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 14 February 1440) was a feudal lord in Northern Germany, holding the counties of Delmenhorst and Oldenburg. He was called "Fortunatus", as he was able to secure Delmenhorst for his branch of ...
(c. 1398 – 1440) *
Thierry of Alsace Theoderic ( nl, Diederik, french: Thierry, german: Dietrich; – 17 January 1168), commonly known as Thierry of Alsace, was the fifteenth count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. With a record of four campaigns in the Levant and Africa (including pa ...
(german: Dietrich, link=no; 1099–1168), Count of Flanders *
Dietrich of Ringelheim Dietrich, also known as Dietrich of Ringelheim, was a Saxon count of the Middle Ages. Biography Dietrich (Theodoric), sometimes called ''Dietrich of Ringelheim'' in later literature, was a medieval Saxon count in the German region of Westph ...
(9th century), Saxon count and father of St Matilda *
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer (; 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-Nazi dissident who was a key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have ...
(1906–1945), German Lutheran pastor and theologian * Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock (1672–1757), Prussian field marshal and cavalry leader *
Dieterich Buxtehude Dieterich Buxtehude (; ; born Diderik Hansen Buxtehude; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707)  was a Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various vocal a ...
(c. 1637/39–1707), Danish-German composer and organist * Dietrich von Choltitz (1894–1966), German General and last commander of Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944 *
Dietrich Eckart Dietrich Eckart (; 23 March 1868 – 26 December 1923) was a German '' völkisch'' poet, playwright, journalist, publicist, and political activist who was one of the founders of the German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party. Eckart ...
(1868–1923), German politician * Dietrich Enns (born 1991), American baseball player *
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, ...
(1925–2012), German baritone singer *
Dietrich von Hildebrand Dietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand (12 October 1889 – 26 January 1977) was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and religious writer. Hildebrand was called "the twentieth-century Doctor of the Church" by Pope Pius XII. He was a leading ...
(1889–1977), German Catholic philosopher and theologian * Dietrich Hollinderbäumer (born 1942), German-Swedish actor *
Dietrich Mateschitz Dietrich Mateschitz (; 20 May 1944 – 22 October 2022) was an Austrian billionaire businessman. He was the co-founder and 49% owner of Red Bull GmbH. In April 2022, Mateschitz's net worth was estimated at US$27.4 billion. Mateschitz worked in ...
(1944-2022), Austrian businessman, co-founder of Red Bull *
Dietrich Mattausch Dietrich Mattausch is a German stage, film and television actor. Life and career Dietrich Mattausch was born on April 26, 1940, in Leitmeritz, Sudetenland (now Litoměřice, Czech Republic). He is a stage, film and television actor best known ...
(born 1940), German actor *
Dietrich von Saucken Dietrich Friedrich Eduard Kasimir von Saucken (16 May 1892 – 27 September 1980) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 2nd Army and the Army East Prussia. Turning down an offer to escape by air, he surrendered to the Re ...
, German general * Dietrich Stobbe (1938–2011), German politician *
Dietrich Thurau Dietrich ("Didi") Thurau (; born 9 November 1954 in Frankfurt) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. His biggest career achievements include winning the one-day classic, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, his home country's Deutschland ...
(born 1954), German cyclist


Surname

* Albert Dietrich (1829–1908), German composer and conductor * Albert Gottfried Dietrich (1795–1856), German botanist * Amalie Dietrich (1821–1891), German naturalist and museum collector * August Dietrich (1858–?), American politician * Brandon Dietrich (born 1978), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Craig Dietrich (born 1980), American digital artist and educator * Dena Dietrich (1928–2020), American actress * Derek Dietrich (born 1989), American baseball player * Fritz Dietrich (1905–1945), German musicologist and composer * Fritz Dietrich (Nazi) (1898–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes * Guillermo Dietrich (born 1969), Argentine politician * Jacob Dietrich (1857–1932), American politician * John H. Dietrich (1878–1957), Unitarian humanist minister * Klaus Dietrich (born 1974), Austrian footballer * Louise Dietrich (1878–1962), American nurse *
Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...
(1901–1992), German-American actress, singer and entertainer * Philippe Friedrich Dietrich (1748–1793), French scientist and politician; first mayor of Strasbourg *
Sepp Dietrich Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966) was a German politician and SS commander during the Nazi era. He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic in 1930. Prior to 1929, Dietrich was A ...
(1892–1966), German Waffen-SS general *
Tyler Dietrich Tyler Dietrich (born July 2, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He is currently working for Team Canada. Career Dietrich played WHL hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Medicine Hat Tigers and ...
(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey coach * Wilhelm Dietrich (1911–1944), German Waffen SS major *
William E. Dietrich : ''For other people with the same or similar name, see William Dietrich (disambiguation).'' William Eric Dietrich (born 1950) is a professor of geology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His ...
(born 1950), American geomorphologist * William S. Dietrich II (1938–2011), American industrialist and philanthropist *
Yevgeny Dietrich Yevgeny Ivanovich Dietrich or Ditrikh (russian: Евгений Иванович Дитрих) (born 8 September 1973) is a Russian politician, former Minister of Transport of Russia from 18 May 2018 to 9 November 2020. Biography Yevgeny Dietri ...
(born 1973), Russian politician


Fictional characters

* Ian Dietrich, member of the Garrison Regiment in the series '' Attack on Titan'' *
Dietrich von Bern Dietrich von Bern is the name of a character in Germanic heroic legend who originated as a legendary version of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. The name "Dietrich", meaning "Ruler of the People", is a form of the Germanic name "Theodo ...
, hero of Germanic legend based on Dietrich the Great *
Colonel Dietrich This is a list of characters in the Indiana Jones (franchise), ''Indiana Jones'' series. Introduced in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' Indiana Jones Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), the titular chara ...
, Nazi colonel in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' * Arthur Dietrich, erudite police detective from the ABC sitcom '' Barney Miller''


Other uses

* Dietrich, Idaho, United States * Dietrich, Pennsylvania *
Dietrich Industries Worthington Industries, Inc. is a global diversified metals manufacturing company based in Columbus, Ohio. It is a steel processor and manufacturer of pressure vessels, such as propane, oxygen and helium tanks, hand torches, refrigerant and indu ...
* Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Carnegie Mellon University *
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences (Dietrich School or School of Arts and Sciences) is one of the 17 schools and colleges of University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A direct descendant of the 1787-chartered Pittsbur ...
, at the University of Pittsburgh * Dietrich Inc.


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Derek Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of '' Diederik'', the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler". Common variants of the name ar ...
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Derrick A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and ...
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Detrick Fort Detrick () is a United States Army Futures Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center of the U.S. biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it ...
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Dietrich v The Queen ''Dietrich v The Queen'' is a 1992 High Court of Australia constitutional case which established a de facto requirement that legal aid be provided to defendants in serious criminal trials. The Court determined an adjournment ought to be gran ...
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Dieter (disambiguation) Dieter or dieter may refer to: * A person committed to dieting People Dieter is a German given name (), a short form of Dietrich, from ''theod+ric'' "people ruler", see Theodoric. Given name *Dieter Althaus (born 1958), German politician * ...
* Dieterich * Dietrick * Lorraine-Dietrich, French automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer *
Theodoric Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Overview The name ...
* Thierry (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, given name, surname, geo German masculine given names German-language surnames Jewish surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names