Spiess
# Spiess

Spiess (spelt as Spieß in German or Spiesz in Hungarian), may refer to:

## People with the surname

* Adolf Spieß, German gymnast and educator
* August von Spiess, Romanian officer, writer & hunter
* Christian Heinrich Spiess, German writer of romances
* Fred Spiess, American oceanographer
* Fritz Spiess, Canadian cinematographer
* Gerry Spiess, American sailor
* Gertrud Spiess (1914–1995), Swiss politician
* Gesine Spieß (1945–2016), German feminist academic
* Joseph Spiess (engineer) (1838-1917), built France's only rigid airship
* Mary Lou Spiess (1931-1992), American disability rights advocate and disabled fashion pioneer
* Robert Spieß, tennis player at 1912 Olympics

## Military

* Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), German military slang name (literally "spear") for the Company sergeant major in the German Wehrmacht until 1945
* Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), the Company sergeant major in the GDR National People's Army until 1990
* Spieß (Kompaniefeldwebel), informal name for the Company sergeant major in the German Bundeswehr
* Spieß, (Dienstfuehrender Unteroffizier) the Company sergeant major in Austrian Bundesheer
