Veit is a personal name. Notable people with the name include:
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Gustav Veit (1824–1903), German gynecologist and obstetrician, a native of Leobschütz
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Johann Veit (1852–1917), German gynecologist
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Mario Veit
Mario Veit (born 22 December 1973) is a German former professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determi ...
(born 1973), German boxer
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Mauro Luis Veit (born 1983), Brazilian defensive midfielder
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Philipp Veit
Philipp Veit (13 February 179318 December 1877) was a German Romantic painter and one of the main exponents of the Nazarene movement. It is to Veit that the credit of having been the first to revive the nearly forgotten technique of fresco ...
(1793–1877), German Romantic painter
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Sankt Veit (disambiguation), the German name for Saint Vitus and a number of derived names
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Sixten Veit
Sixten Veit (born 7 January 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made four appearances for Beşiktaş in the Turkish Süper Lig during 2001.
Honours
Hertha BSC
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(born 1970), retired German football player
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Stan Veit
Stan Veit (25 December 1919 - 29 July 2010) was an entrepreneur and publisher. He ran "Computer Mart", the first computer store in New York City, was the personal computer editor of ''Popular Electronics'' magazine, and then Editor-in-Chief of '' ...
(1919–2010), entrepreneur and publisher in the early days of the personal computer industry in the United States
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Václav Jindřich Veit (1806–1864), Czech composer, copyist, pianist and lawyer
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Veit Amerbach
Veit Amerbach (also Vitus Amerpachius) (born in 1503 in Wemding, Germany – died on September 13, 1557 in Ingolstadt, Germany), was a German Lutheran theologian, scholar and humanist, who converted to Catholicism.
Life
Amerbach was born at Wem ...
, professor of theology and member of Martin Luther's entourage who converted to Catholicism
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Veit Arnpeck
Veit Arnpeck (Freising, ca. 1440 – Landshut 1496) was a Bavarian historian. He was educated at Amberg and Vienna and later became parish priest of St. Martin's Church, Landshut and chaplain to Sixtus of Tannberg, Bishop Sixtus. He is considered a ...
(1440–1505), Bavarian historian
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Veit Bach
Vitus "Veit" Bach (around 1550 – 8 March 1619, Wechmar) was a German baker and miller who, according to Johann Sebastian Bach, founded the Bach family, which became one of the most important families in musical history.
Life and family
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(1550–1578), Hungarian miller who founded the Bach family of composers and musicians
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Veit Erbermann (1597–1675), German theologian and controversialist
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Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan (22 September 1899 – 13 April 1964) was a German film director and actor. Harlan reached the highpoint of his career as a director in the Nazi era; most notably his antisemitic film '' Jud Süß'' (1940) makes him controversia ...
(1899–1964), German film director and actor
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Veit Heiduschka (born 1938), Austrian film producer
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Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff
Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff or Seckendorf (December 20, 1626December 18, 1692), German statesman and scholar, was a member of the House of Seckendorff, a noble family which took its name from the village of Seckendorf between Nuremberg and Lange ...
(1626–1692), German statesman and scholar
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Veit Stoss
Veit Stoss (also: ''Veit Stoß'' and ''Stuoss''; pl, Wit Stwosz; before 1450about 20 September 1533) was a leading German sculptor, mostly working with wood, whose career covered the transition between the late Gothic and the Northern Renaiss ...
(1450–1533), leading German sculptor, mostly in wood
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Johann Georg Veit Engelhardt (1791–1855), German theologian
See also
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Veith, a variant of Veit
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FC St. Veit, Austrian football club founded in 1950
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Veit v. Commissioner, in 1947 and 1949
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Veidt, a surname
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Sankt Veit (disambiguation), several place names
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German masculine given names
German-language surnames
Surnames from given names