Federspiel is a Germanic surname that literally means "feather play". The name originates in Switzerland. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ben Federspiel
Ben Federspiel (born 18 May 1981) is a former Luxembourgian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...
(born 1981), Luxembourgian footballer
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Birgitte Federspiel
Birgitte Federspiel (6 September 1925 – 2 February 2005) was a Danish film, theater and TV actress. She won two Bodil Awards for best actress in 1955 (''Ordet'') and 1959 (''En fremmed banker på'').Ejner Federspiel
Ejner Federspiel (12 August 1896 – 21 November 1981) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1934 and 1981. He was married to Gunver Fønss and his daughter was actress Birgitte Federspiel.
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(1896–1981), Danish actor
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Frederikke Federspiel
Frederikke Jakobine Federspiel (1839–1913) was the first female photographer to practice in Denmark. For many years, she ran her own photographic studio in Aalborg, always keeping abreast of the latest developments. Among her clients were the ...
(1839–1913), Danish photographer
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Joe Federspiel
Joseph Michael Federspiel (born May 6, 1950) is a former American football middle linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Federspiel played college football at the University of Kentucky.
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(born 1950), American football player
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Jürg Federspiel
Jürg Fortunat Federspiel (28 June 1931 – 12 January 2007) was a Swiss writer, born in Kemptthal, Canton Zurich. Federspiel authored more than 20 novels and short story collections.
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Federspiel grew up in Davo ...
(1931–2007), Swiss writer
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Per Federspiel
Torben Per Federspiel (9 April 1905 – 27 November 1994) was a Danish politician.
Per Federspiel was the son of lawyer Holger Federspiel (1868–1934) and Asta Nutzhorn (1880–1951). Because his father lived in England at the time, he received ...
(1905–1994), Danish politician
Other uses
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Federspiel (wine), a wine classification term in the Austrian region of Wachau
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