Hassler
# Hassler

Hassler (also Haßler, Häßler, Hässler, Hasler, ...) is a toponymic surname derived from a number of places called Hasel or Hassel in German-speaking parts of Europe.

Notable people with this name include:

## Musicians

* A musical dynasty in Nuremberg
   * Isaak Hassler (c.1530 – 1591), organist and father of three brothers:
      * Kasper Hassler (1562–1618), minor composer and publisher
      * Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612), an important German composer and organist
      * Jakob Hassler (1569–1622), composer most noted for his keyboard works
* Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747–1822), German organist and composer

## Athletes

* Nicole Hassler (1941–1996), French figure skater
* Des Hasler (b. 1961), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
* Thomas Häßler (b. 1966), former German football player and 1990 World Cup winner
* Dominic Hassler (b. 1981), Austrian football player

## Other professions

* Johann Hasler (b. 1548, died after 1602), Swiss theologian and physician
* Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770–1845), first US Coast Survey superintendent
* Friday Hassler (1935–1972), American NASCAR driver
* Hassler Whitney (1907–1989), American mathematician
* Herbert "Blondie" Hasler (1914–1987), British Marines officer and later a noted single-handed sailor
* Rolf Hassler (1914–1984), German neurobiologist
* Eveline Hasler (b. 1933), Swiss writer
* Jon Hassler (1933–2008) American novelist for whom is named the Jon Hassler Theater in Plainview, Minnesota
* Marie Hasler (b. 1948), New Zealand politician
* Harry Hasler, fictional alter ego of Viktor Giacobbo, one of his most popular satirical figures
* Otmar Hasler (b. 1953), Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
* Uwe Hassler(de) (b. 1963), German professor of statistics and econometrics
* Irací Hassler (b. 1990), Chilean politician and economist
