Schild is a German surname meaning "shield". Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred Schild Alfred Schild (September 7, 1921 – May 24, 1977) was a leading Austrian American physicist, well known for his contributions to the Golden age of general relativity (1960–1975). Biography Schild was born in Istanbul on September 7, 1921. His ...

(1921–1977), American physicist * André Schild (1910–1981), Swiss linguist *

Bernadette Schild Bernadette Schild (born 2 January 1990) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Zell am See, Salzburg, Schild specialised in slalom and made her World Cup debut in March 2008 at Bormio. She attained her first World Cup p ...

(born 1990), Austrian alpine skier *

Charles Schild Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(1902–1980), American inventor * Christina Schild, Austrian-Canadian actress *

Edi Schild Edi Schild (also Edy; 21 February 1919 – 22 June 2008) was a Swiss cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; ...

(born 1919), Swiss cross-country skier *

Erwin Schild Erwin Schild (born March 9, 1920) is a German-born Canadian Conservative rabbi and author. Biography Born in Cologne, Germany, a Holocaust survivor of the Dachau concentration camp, he is the author of ''World Through My Window'' () and his auto ...

(born 1920), German-Canadian Conservative rabbi and author *

Irving Schild Irving Schild (born 1931) is a Belgian commercial photographer who has worked for agencies and clients. He was the primary photographer for ''MAD Magazine'' for more than five decades, from 1965 to 2017. Schild was nine years old when his fami ...

, American commercial photographer * Jerry Schild, former NASCAR Cup Series driver *

Marlies Schild Marlies Raich (née Schild, born 31 May 1981) is a retired Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical disciplines of slalom and giant slalom. Schild won four Olympic medals, with silvers in the combined (2006) and ...

(born 1981), Austrian alpine skier *

Martina Schild Martina Schild (born 26 October 1981, in Brienz) is a Swiss alpine skier competing in downhill and super-G. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill. She placed 6th in the women's super-G. She is the gra ...

(born 1981), Swiss alpine skier * Ozer Schild (1930-2006), Danish-born Israeli academic, President of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

and President of the

College of Judea and Samaria Ariel University ( he, אוניברסיטת אריאל), previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. The college preced ...

("Ariel College"). * Rolf Schild (1924–2003), German-born British businessman * Romuald Schild (1936–2021), Polish archaeologist * Rudolph Schild, American astrophysicist * Thekla Schild (1890–1991), German architect

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