Fiala

Fiala (feminine: Fialová) is a Czech and Slovak surname, meaning 'violet' (any plant of the genus Viola). Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

• Eman Fiala (1899–1970), Czech film actor and composer
• Josef Fiala (1748–1816), composer, musician and pedagogue
• Karel Fiala (1925–2020), Czech opera singer and actor
• Kristina Fialová (born 1987), Czech classical violist
• Květa Fialová (1929–2017), Czech actress
• Severin Fiala (born 1985), Austrian filmmaker
• Vlasta Fialová (1928–1998), Czech actress
• Zuzana Fialová (born 1974), Slovak actress

Politics and military

• Barbara J. Fiala (born 1944), American politician
• Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg (1890–1964), Austrian war pilot
• Bohuslav Fiala (general) (1890–1964), Czech military leader
• Doris Fiala (born 1957), Swiss politician
• Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician, prime minister in 2021–2025
• Petr Fiala (senator) (born 1968), Czech politician
• Radim Fiala (born 1969), Czech politician and businessman
• Stephen Fiala (born 1967), American politician

Sports

• Bohuslav Fiala (canoeist), Czech slalom canoeist
• Daniel Fiala (born 1972), Czech tennis player
• Ernst Fiala (footballer) (1940–2006), Austrian footballer
• Jakub Fiala (born 1975), Czech-American alpine skier
• Jan Fiala (born 1956), Czech footballer
• Jean-Pierre Fiala (born 1969), Cameroonian footballer
• John Fiala (born 1973), American football linebacker
• Karl Fiala (born 1956), English motorcycle speedway rider
• Kevin Fiala (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
• Lucie Fialová (born 1988), Czech squash player
• Martin Fiala (born 1968), Czech-German freestyle skier
• Neil Fiala (born 1956), American baseball player
• Ondřej Fiala (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player
• Radek Fiala (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
• Tony Fiala (born 1966), Canadian biathlete
• Zbyněk Fiala (born 1964), Czech cyclist

Other

• Anthony Fiala (1869–1950), American explorer
• Ernst Fiala (engineer) (born 1928), Austrian automotive engineer
• Jim Fiala (born ), American chef
• Miloslav Fiala (1928–2026), Czech priest

See also

• 3695 Fiala (1973 UU4) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1973
• Beck–Fiala theorem, major theorem in discrepancy theory due to József Beck and Tibor Fiala
• Fiala expedition aka Ziegler Polar Expedition of 1903–1905, a failed attempt to reach the North Pole
• Fiola, a surname

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