Specht is a German and Dutch surname meaning "
woodpecker". Notable people with the surname include:
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August Specht
August Specht (1 August 1849, Lauffen am Neckar – 26 May 1923, Stuttgart) was a German natural history artist and painter.
He was a pupil of Heinrich Läpple and Albert Kappis. In 1898 he published ''Specht's Tierbilder-Buch'' with descriptio ...
(1849–1923), German natural history painter
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Bobby Specht (1921–1999), U.S. figure skater
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Doug Specht
Doug Specht (born February 7, 1942) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup in 1968 and 1969. Specht was voted Eastern Conference All-Star in 1966. He previously played college football at Brigham ...
(born 1942), Canadian footballer
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Eckehard Specht (born 1953), German chemical engineering professor and thermodynamics expert
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Günther Specht
Günther Specht (13 November 1914 – 1 January 1945) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II.
Having joined the ''Luftwaffe'' in 1935 and completed his pilot training, at the start of the war Specht was a ''Leutnant'' in 3./ ...
(1914–1945), German fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II
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Harald Specht (born 1951), German scientist and author, mainly known for his books about Jesus of Nazareth and early Christianity
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Harry Specht
Harry may refer to:
TV shows
* ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin
* ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons
* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
(1929–1995), U.S. social worker, author, and dean (1977-1995) of the University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare
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Johann Georg Specht
Johann Georg Specht (20 December 1721 – 30 December 1803) was born in Lindenberg im Allgäu. He was a civil engineer and architect in the south of Germany.
Johann Georg Specht trained as a civil engineer with Peter Thumb in Vorarlberg.
Spech ...
(1721–1803), German civil engineer and architect
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Karl-Wilhelm Specht __NOTOC__
Karl-Wilhelm Specht (22 May 1894 – 3 December 1953) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He served on the "Court of Military Hono ...
(1894–1953), German infantry general during World War II
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Léonard Specht
Léonard Specht (born 16 April 1954) is a French former professional 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, America ...
(born 1954), French professional football player
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Michele Specht
Michele Specht () is an American actress and comedian, known for playing Katie in the VH1 series '' I Hate My 30's'' and Doctor McKennah in the web series ''Star Trek Continues''.
Biography
The middle of three daughters, Specht was born in Lincol ...
(born 1973), U.S. actress, comedian, and voice actress
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Minna Specht (1879–1961), German educator, socialist, and an advocate of German resistance to Nazism
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Paul Specht (1895–1954), U.S. musician and dance-band leader
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Raymond Specht (1924–2021), Australian plant ecologist, conservationist and academic
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Richard Specht
Richard Specht (7 December 1870, Vienna – 19 March 1932) was an Austrian lyricist, dramatist, musicologist and writer.
Specht is most well known for his writings on classical music, and in his time was seen as a leading music journalist. He ...
(1870–1932), Austrian lyricist, dramatist, musicologist, and writer
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Sybille Specht
Sybille Specht, also Sybille Philippin, (born 12 October 1970) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. She was a member of the Theater Bremen and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich and has appeared internationally. Since 2010 she has worked ...
(born 1970), mezzo-soprano
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Wilhelm Specht
Wilhelm Otto Ludwig Specht (22 September 1907, Rastatt – 19 February 1985) was a German mathematician who introduced Specht modules. He also proved the Specht criterion for unitary equivalence of matrices.
Works
* ''Gruppentheorie.'' Grundl ...
(1907–1985), German mathematician
{{surname, Specht
German-language surnames