Spiess

People with the surname

• Adolf Spieß, German gymnast and educator
• August von Spiess, Romanian officer, writer and hunter
• Christian Heinrich Spiess, German romance writer
• 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
• Johannes Spieß (1888–1972), German U-boat commander during World War I
• 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

Military

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

See also

• Spiess Tuning, the common name of Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH, a German engine tuning company.
• Spies (disambiguation) (ending in one "S")