What is "pietsch"

Pietsch is a German surname. It may refer to:

• Charles Francis Pietsch (1844–1920), U.S. American German-language newspaper publisher
• Coral Wong Pietsch (born ?), U.S. American brigadier general
• Gustav Pietsch (1893–1975), German captain, resistance fighter, and politician
• Hans Pietsch (1968–2003), German Go player
• Janine Pietsch (born 1982), German Olympian backstroke swimmer
• Ludwig Pietsch (1824–1911), German painter, art critic, and writer
• Paul Pietsch (1911–2012), German racing driver and magazine publisher
• Sara Mohr-Pietsch (born 1980), British music broadcaster
• Theodore Wells Pietsch I (1869–1930), U.S. American architect
• Theodore Wells Pietsch II (1912–1993), U.S. American automobile stylist and industrial designer
• Theodore Wells Pietsch III (born 1945), U.S. American systematist and evolutionary biologist