Thiele is a German-language

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 78.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Thiele'' were residents of

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, 10.9% of the

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, 2.3% of

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, 2.0% of

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, 1.0% of

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and 1.0% of

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. In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,741) in the following states:Thiele surname distribution
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Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

(1:477) * 2.

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

(1:522) * 3.

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

(1:624) * 4.

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

(1:1,058) * 5.

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ...

(1:1,132) * 6.

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

(1:1,241) * 7.

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

(1:1,465) * 8.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

(1:1,689) * 9.

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

(1:1,708)

People

Alfonso Thiele Alfonso Thiele (5 April 1920 – 15 July 1986) was a racing driver who held dual citizenship of the United States and Italy, though he spent most of his life in Italy. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 4 Septembe ...

(1922–1986), American Italian racing driver *

Allen Thiele Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...

(1940–2017), Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard * Annekatrin Thiele (born 1984), German rower *

Arthur Thiele Carl Robert Arthur Thiele (2 November 1860 – 18 June 1936) was a German painter, illustrator, draftsman, postcard designer, and watercolourist. Early life Thiele was born in Leipzig, the son of Carl Gotthelf Thiele (1813–1885), an instrument ...

(1860–1936), German illustrator *

August Thiele __NOTOC__ August Thiele (26 August 1893 – 31 March 1981) was an admiral during World War II and commander of the heavy cruiser ''Lützow''. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Thiele received the Knight's Cros ...

(1894–1967), Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine *

Aurelie Thiele Aurelie or Aurélie Thiele is a French engineering and decision-making professor. She is an associate professor in the engineering management and information and systems department at the Lyle School of Engineering of Southern Methodist Universit ...

, French professor using optimization algorithms to control costs in the healthcare industry * Bob Thiele (1922–1996), producer and record executive, who co-composed "What a Wonderful World", and discovered Buddy Holly and the Crickets *

Bob Thiele Jr. Bob Thiele Jr. (born July 3, 1955) is an American composer, musician and music producer of German descent who has contributed to many artists and TV shows. He is the son of producer Bob Thiele and singer Jane Harvey. Career Bob Thiele Jr. h ...

(born 1955), American musician and music producer, son of Bob *

Carol J. Thiele Carol Jeanne Thiele is an American microbiologist and cancer researcher specialized in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for pediatric tumors. She is chief of the cell and molecular biology section at the National Cancer Institute. S ...

, American microbiologist and

cancer researcher Cancer research is research into cancer to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and ...

Charles Thiele Charles Frederick Thiele (November 17, 1884 - February 3, 1954) was an American-Canadian bandmaster, musician and industrialist. He founded Waterloo Metal Stampings, the first company to manufacture music stands in Canada. Thiele also established ...

(1884–1954), American-Canadian bandmaster, musician and industrialist * Colin Thiele (1920–2006), Australian writer of popular children's stories, including ''Storm Boy'' * Dave Thiele (born circa 1952), Canadian politician *

Edwin R. Thiele Edwin R. Thiele (10 September 1895 – 15 April 1986) was an American Seventh-day Adventist missionary in China, an editor, archaeologist, writer, and Old Testament professor. He is best known for his chronological studies of the kingdoms of Ju ...

(1895–1986), missionary and archaeologist, best known for his Old Testament chronology *

Ernest Thiele Ernest W. Thiele (pronounced ; 1895–1993) was an influential chemical engineering researcher at Standard Oil (then Amoco, now BP) and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He is known for his highly impactful work i ...

(1895–1993), influential chemical engineer *

Fred W. Thiele Jr. Frederick W. Thiele Jr. (born August 8, 1953) is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 1st district since 2013 and the 2nd district from 1992 to 2012, as a member of multiple political parties. Thiele was orig ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Fritz Thiele Fritz Thiele (14 April 1894 – 4 September 1944) was a member of the German resistance who also served as the communications chief of the German Army during World War II. Thiele was born in Berlin and joined the Imperial Army in 1914. Working ...

(1894–1944), German member of the 20 July conspiracy to kill Hitler * Gerhard Thiele (born 1953), ESA astronaut and geophysicist, who was on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in February 2000 *

Georg Thiele The German destroyer ''Z2 Georg Thiele'' was one of four Type 1934-class destroyers built for the German Navy ('' Kriegsmarine'') during the mid-1930s. She was named after Georg Thiele, a Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain) who commanded the ...

(1881–1914), Imperial German Navy officer *

Hans Thiele Hans Paul Franz T. Thiele is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Professional career Thiele was signed by the Barako Bull Energ ...

, Filipino professional basketball player *

Heinz Hermann Thiele Heinz Hermann Thiele (2 April 1941 – 23 February 2021) was a German businessman and the chairman of Knorr-Bremse AG, a German automobile brakes manufacturer, and chairman of Vossloh, a German transport technology manufacturer. At the time of ...

(1941–2021), German businessman and chairman of Knorr-Bremse * Hertha Thiele, German actress * Holger Thiele (1878–1946), Danish-American astronomer *

Ilse Thiele Ilse Thiele (4 November 1920 – 10 January 2010) was an East German politician. She was a member of the powerful Central Committee of the country's ruling SED (party) between 1954 and 1989. She served as the Chair of the national Democrati ...

(1920–2010), East German politician *

Jacob Thiele Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...

, musician for the rock group The Faint *

Johan Rudolph Thiele Johan Rudolph Thiele (30 January 1736 - 30 January 1815) was a Danish book printer. He founded a successful printing business in Copenhagen in 1771 which was later continued as H. H. Thiele by his son Hans Henrik Thiele. The company survived until ...

(1736–1815), Danish book printer *

Johannes Thiele Johannes Thiele may refer to: *Johannes Thiele (zoologist) *Johannes Thiele (chemist) {{hndis, Thiele, Johannes ...

(1860–1935), German zoologist, and curator of the Museum of Natural History in Berlin * Johannes Thiele (chemist) (1865–1918), chemist at the university of Munich *

Jürgen Thiele Jürgen Thiele (born 8 August 1959) is a German rower who competed for East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its ...

(born 1959), German rower *

Just Mathias Thiele Justin Mathias Thiele (13 December 1795 – 9 November 1874) was a Danish scholar and librarian. A central personage during the Danish Golden Age, he contributed to Danish cultural life in a number of capacities. He collected and published Danish ...

(1795–1874), Danish writer and art historian * Keith Thiele (1921–2016), New Zealand World War II pilot * Kevin Thiele (born 1959), Australian botanist and taxonomist *

Klaus Thiele Klaus Thiele (born 21 January 1958 in Potsdam) was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 4 × 400 metres relay where he w ...

(born 1958), German athlete *

Leslie Thiele Leslie Paul Thiele is a professor at the University of Florida. Dr. Thiele focuses on the intersection of politics and sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over tim ...

, American political scientist *

Neville Thiele Albert Neville Thiele, OAM (4 December 1920 – 1 October 2012), was an Australian audio engineer. Thiele was born in Brisbane, Australia. He was particularly noted for his work on electronic filters and on developing the Thiele/Small pa ...

, Australian Engineer, known for having simplified and made into practical approach the algorithms for calculating loudspeaker cabinets similarly as Richard H. Small (thus

Thiele/Small Thiele/Small parameters (commonly abbreviated T/S parameters, or TSP) are a set of electromechanical parameters that define the specified low frequency performance of a loudspeaker driver. These parameters are published in specification sheets by dr ...

loudspeaker parameters) *

Ria Thiele Maria "Ria" Thiele (18 March 1904 – 20 April 1996) was a German actress, dancer and Choreography, choreographer who appeared in theatres of European capitals, including the Volkstheater, Vienna, Deutsches Volkstheater in Vienna and Theater des W ...

(1904–1996), German actress, dancer and choreographer *

Rolf Thiele Rolf Thiele (7 March 1918 – 9 October 1994) was a German film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Ústí nad Labem, Prödlitz, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ...

(1918–1994), German film director * Rüdiger Thiele (born 1943), German mathematician and historian of mathematics * Thorvald N. Thiele (1838–1910), Danish astronomer, mathematician, and statistician, one of the founders of the insurance company Hafnia *

Timmy Thiele Timmy Dennis Mario Thiele (born 31 July 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Thiele scored his first goal for Burton Albion in a 5–1 win over Colchester United on 28 November 2015. He joined Oldham Athleti ...

(born 1991), German footballer *

Walter Thiele Walter Thiele (born 16 February 1921) is a German inventor. He is credited with over 1600 inventions. He became a millionaire with his invention of the ''Lachsack'' ("Laugh in a Bag"). Life In the mid-1960s, the Wienerwald (restaurant), Wienerwal ...

(born 1921), German inventor *

Walter G. Thiele Walter G. Thiele (September 10, 1885 – March 14, 1968) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 9, 1933 to January 3, 1957, and chief justice from January 3, 1957 to January 14, 1957. Early life, education, and career A native of ...

(1885–1968), associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court *

Wilhelm Thiele Wilhelm Thiele (1890–1975) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He directed over 40 films between 1921 and 1960. Life and career Thiele started his show career as a stage actor. He got his start in Austrian and German film during t ...

(1890–1975), Austrian screenwriter and film director

Other uses

Thiele (Aar) Thiele is a small river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Aar near Bad Arolsen. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Twist ...

, a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Aar *

Thiele modulus The Thiele modulus was developed by Ernest Thiele in his paper 'Relation between catalytic activity and size of particle' in 1939.Thiele, E.W. Relation between catalytic activity and size of particle. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 31 (193 ...

, in Chemistry *

Thiele tube The Thiele tube, named after the German chemist Johannes Thiele, is a laboratory glassware designed to contain and heat an oil bath. Such a setup is commonly used in the determination of the melting point of a substance. The apparatus resembl ...

, laboratory glassware *

German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele The German destroyer ''Z2 Georg Thiele'' was one of four Type 1934-class destroyers built for the German Navy (''Kriegsmarine'') during the mid-1930s. She was named after Georg Thiele, a Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain) who commanded the S ...

, built for the German Navy during the mid-1930s *

1586 Thiele Events * January 18 – The 7.9 Tenshō earthquake strikes the Chubu region of Japan, triggering a tsunami and causing at least 8,000 deaths. * June 16 – The deposed and imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of ...

, a minor planet

References

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