Giese is a
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surname
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in countries such as the United States and Australia, where they have lived for several generations.
Notable people with the surname Giese include:
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Albrecht Giese (1524–1580), councilman and diplomat from Danzig
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Bernd Giese
Bernd Giese (born 2 June 1940) is a German chemist and guest professor in chemistry at the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland since 2010.
Biography
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Giese received his PhD from the University of Munich under ...
(born 1940), German professor of chemistry
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Dan Giese
Daniel Joshua Giese ( ; born May 19, 1977) is an American professional baseball pitcher and scout. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Oakland Athletics. He is a scout for the Yankees.
Career E ...
(born 1977), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher
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Erich Giese
Z12 ''Erich Giese'' was a built for Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was used in the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters. In late 1939 the ship made one successful minelay ...
(1887–1917), German naval officer
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Georg Giese
Georg Giese (2 April 1497 – 3 February 1562) was a prominent Hanseatic merchant, who managed his family's office at London's Steelyard for at least 12 years, and is noted for having had his portrait painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
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(1497–1562), merchant from Danzig
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Godehard Giese
Godehard Giese (born 1972) is a German actor, known for his roles in ''Deutschland 83''. and ''Babylon Berlin''.
Life
Giese attended Sankt-Ansgar-Schule in Hamburg in his childhood. He studied at Berlin University of the Arts from 1997 to 20 ...
(born 1972), German actor
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Harry Giese
Harry Giese (2 March 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a Germans, German theatre and voice actor, voice actor born in Magdeburg, Province of Saxony. He is best known for providing voiceovers on German newsreels during the Second World War especially D ...
(1903–1991), German theatre and voice actor
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Harry C. Giese (1913–2000), Australian administrator, public servant and community leader
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Horst Giese
Horst Fritz Otto Giese (31 January 1926 – 29 December 2008) was an East German actor.
Biography
In 1945, Giese made his debut on stage at his native Neuruppin, then in the Soviet occupation zone. Later he appeared on television. His first role ...
(1926–2008), East German actor
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Karl Giese
Karl Giese (18 October 1898 – March 1938) was a German archivist, museum curator, and the life partner of Magnus Hirschfeld.
Biography
Early years
Giese was the youngest of six children of a working-class family and had three brothers and ...
(1898–1938), German archivist and museum curator
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Kathrin Giese
Kathrin Giese-Stoll is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1980s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (1981, (1982, 1983, 1985) and a silver (K-1 500 m: 1986
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, East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s
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Kenyon E. Giese (born 1933), American politician
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Maria Giese
Maria Giese is an American feature film director and screenwriter. A member of the Directors Guild of America, and an activist for parity for women directors in Hollywood, she writes and lectures about the under-representation of women filmmak ...
, American film director and screenwriter
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Max Giese
Max Giese (1879 – 1935) was a German engineer and inventor.
Life
In 1927, the disadvantages of using a conventional pouring tower led engineers Max Giese and Fritz Hell to the idea of pumping concrete from a concrete mixer directly to t ...
(1879–1935), German engineer and inventor
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Richard Giese
Richard William Giese (30 April 1924 – 23 February 2010) was a New Zealand flautist and principal flautist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1986.
Giese's ancestors originated from Thuringia, Germany. His parents were Carl A ...
(1924–2010), principal flautist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (1962-1986)
*Richard Mclean Giese, known professionally as
Social Repose
Richard Mclean Giese (born February 9, 1990), known professionally as Social Repose, is an American singer-songwriter and YouTube personality.
YouTube channel and artistry
Richie Giese began his YouTube channel, Social Repose, in April 2011, ...
, American Singer and YouTuber
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Robert Giese
Robert Giese (born July 6, 1955, in Sioux City, Iowa) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. A resident of South Sioux City, he served part of a term in the Nebraska Legislature.
Giese was mayor of South Sioux City. In 2008, he was ...
(born 1955), American politician
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Tiedemann Giese
Tiedemann Giese (1 June 1480 – 23 October 1550), was Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno) first canon, later Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland). His interest in mathematics, astronomy, and theology led him to mentor a number of important young scholars, inc ...
(1480–1550), Catholic bishop from Danzig, Prince-Bishop of Warmia
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Warren Giese
Warren E. Giese (July 14, 1924 – September 12, 2013) was an American state legislator in South Carolina and a college football coach. He served as the head football coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks for five years at the University of So ...
(1924–2013), American politician and football coach
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William C. Giese (1886–1966), American politician and educator
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