Heidenreich is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western orde ...

which may be translated as "Land of the Heathen," or "Power of the Heathens," or "Realm of the Heathens". Notable people with the surname include: The original germanic meaning was: a person of power and wealth, see also: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Heidenreich_(Familienname) * Heidenreich of Chełmno, first bishop of the

Bishopric of Chełmno In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

, 1245–1263 * Adolf Heidenreich (1897–1958), German politician (SPD) * Carl Heidenreich, German painter * David Elias Heidenreich (1638–1688), German writer *

Elke Heidenreich Elke Heidenreich (née Riegert; born 15 February 1943) is a German author, TV presenter, literary critic and journalist. She has written audio plays, a magazine column, scripts for television plays and books. Heidenreich is known as the ''Kabarett ...

(born 1943), German TV journalist and presenter, novelist, librettist, literary critic * Fritz Heidenreich (1895–1966), German sculptor * Gert Heidenreich (born 1944), German writer * Gustav Heidenreich (1819–1855), German painter * Hans-Jürgen Heidenreich (born 1967), German footballer *

Herbert Heidenreich Herbert Heidenreich (born 15 November 1954 in Euben) is a retired German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Nürnberg. Honours * European Cup finalist: 1976–77 * Bundesli ...

(born 1954), German footballer * Jakub Heidenreich, Czech footballer *

Jon Heidenreich Jon Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown brand where he was a one time Tag ...

(born 1972), American professional wrestler * Kaspar Heidenreich (1510–1586), German reformer * Ludwig Heidenreich von Callenberg (died 1637), German officer *

Maximilian Heidenreich Maximilian Heidenreich (born 9 May 1967 in Hanover, Niedersachsen) is a German football manager and former player who manages SV Weil. He played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielde ...

(born 1967), German footballer * Walter Heidenreich (born 1949), German preacher Heydenreich is a variation of the name. Notable people include: * Gustav Heinrich Heydenreich († 1897), German entomologist * Karl Heinrich Heydenreich (1764–1801), German philosopher * Ludwig Heinrich Heydenreich (1903–1978), German art historian * Michał Heydenreich (1831–1886), Polish general

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