Gessler or Geßler is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Albrecht Gessler Albrecht Gessler, also known as Hermann, was a legendary 14th-century Habsburg bailiff (german: Landvogt) at Altdorf, whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion and the eventual independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Legend Accordin ...

, 14th century Austrian bailiff connected with the William Tell legend *

Amaka Gessler Amaka Gessler (born 24 April 1990) is a New Zealand representative swimmer. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण� ...

(born 1990), New Zealand swimmer *

Friedrich Leopold von Geßler Friedrich Leopold Graf von Gessler (or Geßler; (24 June 1688 – 22 August 1762) was a Prussian ''Generalfeldmarschall'' and one of Frederick the Great's most famous cavalry generals. Military career Gessler was born in Schwarzenau in the ...

(1688–1762), Prussian field marshal *

Doc Gessler Henry Homer "Doc" Gessler (December 23, 1880 – December 27, 1924) was a Major League Baseball player born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, who began his eight-season career, at the age of 22, with the Detroit Tigers in . He played mainly as a right fie ...

(1880–1924), American baseball player *

Otto Gessler Otto Karl Gessler (or Geßler) (6 February 1875 – 24 March 1955) was a liberal German politician during the Weimar Republic. From 1910 until 1914, he was mayor of Regensburg and from 1913 to 1919 mayor of Nuremberg. He served in numerous We ...

(1875–1955), German politician *

Scott Gessler Scott Gessler is an American politician and the former Secretary of State of Colorado, having served from 2011 to 2015. He is a former business owner and elections attorney. Gessler is a member of the Republican Party. Gessler is also a veteran ...

(born 1965), American lawyer and Secretary of State of the U.S. State of Colorado

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