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Kießling

Kießling is a German topographic surname, which originally meant a resident of an area of gravelly land, from the Middle High German kiselinc (" gravel"). An alternative meaning is as a locational surname for a person from one of the places called Kießling in Germany. Spelling variants include Kiessling and Kiesling. The name may refer to:

  • Adolf Kiessling (1837–1893), German classical philologist
  • Ann Kiessling (born 1942), American biologist
  • Brady Kiesling (born 1957), American diplomat
  • Georg Kießling (1903–1964), German football player
  • Günter Kießling, (1925–2009) German general
  • Heinrich Kiesling (1909–1944), German colonel
  • Heinz Kiessling (1926–2003), German musician
  • Jürgen Kießling, (1940–2006) German sports official
  • Karl Johann Kiessling (1839–1905), German physicist
  • Laura L. Kiessling (born 1961), American chemist
  • Michael Kiesling (born 1957), German board game designer
  • Scott Kiesling (born 1967), American linguist
  • Stefan Kießling (born 1984), German football player
  • Udo Kiessling (born 1955), German ice hockey player
  • Walt Kiesling (1903–1962), American football player and coach