Weigel is a
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surname. Notable people with this name include:
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Beverly Weigel
Beverly Dawn Edith Weigel (born 16 August 1940), with her first name commonly misspelled as Beverley and since her marriage known as Beverly Robertson, is a New Zealand athlete. Mainly active as a long jumper, but also as a sprinter, she represen ...
(born 1940), New Zealand Olympic athlete
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Christian Ehrenfried Weigel
Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel (24 May 1748 – 8 August 1831) was a Swedish-born German scientist and, beginning in 1774, a professor of chemistry, pharmacy, botany, and mineralogy at the University of Greifswald.
Biography
Born in Stra ...
, German scientist
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Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654–1725), German engraver, art dealer and publisher
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David Weigel
David Weigel (born September 26, 1981) is an American journalist. He works for ''Semafor''. Weigel previously covered politics for ''The Washington Post,'' ''Slate,'' and ''Bloomberg Politics'' and is a contributing editor for ''Reason'' magaz ...
, American journalist and political commentator
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Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel (born 1961 in Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German American scientist working at the interface of developmental and evolutionary biology.
Education
Weigel was an undergraduate in biology and chemistry at the universities of Bielefeld ...
(born 1961), German American scientist
* (1927–1995), née Hofer, Austrian actress, married to Hans Weigel from 1951–1964
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Erhard Weigel
Erhard Weigel (16 December 1625 – 20 March 1699) was a German mathematician, astronomer and philosopher.
Biography
Weigel earned his M.A. (1650) and his habilitation (1652) from the University of Leipzig. From 1653 until his death he was profe ...
, German scientist
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George Weigel
George Weigel (born 1951) is a Catholic neoconservative American author, political analyst, and social activist. He currently serves as a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Weigel was the Founding President of the ...
, American writer and religious commentator
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Hans Weigel
Julius Hans Weigel (29 May 1908, Vienna – 12 August 1991, Maria Enzersdorf) was an Austrian Jewish writer and a theater critic. He lived in Vienna, except during the period between 1938 and 1945, when he lived in exile in Switzerland. He ...
, Austrian writer
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Helene Weigel
Helene Weigel (; 12 May 19006 May 1971) was a German actress and artistic director. She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht and was married to him from 1930 until his death in 1956. Together they had two children.
Personal life
Weigel was b ...
, Austrian actress
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Herman Weigel
Herman Weigel (born 22 March 1950 in Moers) is a German film producer and screenwriter. He is one of the writers and producer of the television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a tele ...
, German film producer and screenwriter
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Jannine Weigel
Jannine Parawie Weigel ( th, ญานนีน ภารวี ไวเกล; born 30 July 2000), also known by the Thai nickname Ploychompoo ( th, พลอยชมพู, links=no), is a Thai singer, songwriter, actress, model, influencer, ...
(born 2000), Thai singer-songwriter and actress
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Jaroslav Weigel Jaroslav Weigel (2 January 1931 Rychnov nad Kněžnou – 5 September 2019 Prague) was a Czech actor, writer, playwright, comics writer and painter. From 1970, he was a member of the ''Jára Cimrman Theatre''.
Biography
Weigel studied at the Facu ...
(1931–2019), Czech actor, writer, playwright, comics writer and painter
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Johanna Weigel
Johanna Wilhelmine Weigel, née Astmann (11 February 1847 – 10 January 1940), known professionally as Madame Weigel, was a designer and publisher of dressmaking patterns in Australia.
Biography
Weigel was born on 11 February 1847 in Posen ...
"Madame Weigel" (1847–1940), designer and publisher of dressmaking patterns in Australia
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Ronald Weigel
Ronald Weigel (born 8 August 1959 in Hildburghausen, Thuringia) is a German athlete and Olympic medal winner. In the 1980s through the middle of the 1990s he represented East Germany (and then Germany after 1990) as one of world's ...
(born 1959), German athlete
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Teri Weigel
Teri Weigel is an American pornographic actress, fashion and nude model and ''Playboy'' Playmate.
Early life
Weigel was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida. She began modeling while in her teens, appearing i ...
, American porn actress
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Valentin Weigel
Valentin Weigel (or ''Weichel''; 7
August 1533, in Hayn10 June 1588, in Zschopau) was a German theologian, philosopher and mystical writer, from Saxony, and an important precursor of later theosophy. In English he is often called Valentine Weigel ...
(1533–1588), German theologian, philosopher and mystical writer
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William Weigel
Major General William Weigel (August 25, 1863 – March 4, 1936) was a United States Army officer who, throughout his long military career, served in numerous conflicts and wars, most notably towards the end of World War I, commanding the 56th Bri ...
(1863–1936), US Army general commanding 88th Division in World War I
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Grote & Weigel
Grote & Weigel, Inc. is a meat company based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. They are one of the oldest meat companies in the United States, having been founded in 1890 in nearby Rockville. They later moved to Hartford, and in 1966 ...
, American meat company
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Weigl Weigl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Bruce Weigl, American poet
*Joseph Weigl, Austrian composer and conductor
*Julian Weigl, German footballer
*Karl Weigl, Austrian composer
*Rudolf Weigl, Polish biologist
*Vally We ...
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Weigel Motors, British maker of automobiles (1907–10)
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Weigel Broadcasting
Weigel Broadcasting Co. is an American television broadcasting company based in Chicago, Illinois, alongside its flagship station WCIU-TV (Channel 26), at 26 North Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood. It currently owns 25 television sta ...
, an American broadcasting company
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