Dietrich
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Dietrich is a German male given name. See Theodoric for the origin and history of the name. Secondarily, Dietrich also became used as a surname.
Common short forms of the given name include Dieter and Dirk.
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[edit] Given name
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone singer
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), German Lutheran pastor and theologian
- Dietrich Eckart (1868–1923), German politician
- Dieterich Buxtehude, Danish-German composer and organist.
[edit] Surname
- Albert Dietrich (1829–1908), German composer and conductor
- Albert Gottfried Dietrich (1795–1856), German botanist
- Amalie Dietrich (1821–1891), German naturalist and museum collector
- Brandon Dietrich (born 1978), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Craig Von Dietrich (born 1988), American Historian
- Fritz Dietrich (Nazi) (1898-1948), German SS officer
- Fritz Dietrich (1905-1945), German musicologist and composer
- Hermann R. Dietrich (1879–1954), German politician
- Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), German and American actress, singer and entertainer
- Sepp Dietrich (1892–1966), German Waffen-SS general
- William E. Dietrich, American geomorphologist
[edit] Fictional characters
- Dietrich von Bern, hero of Germanic legend based on Theodoric the Great
- Colonel Dietrich, Nazi colonel in Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Hauptmann Hans Dietrich, a German captain, the main antagonist of the television series The Rat Patrol
- "Dietrich", mythical driver of the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, in reality crashed by owner Stefan Eriksson
- "Dietrich", Nazi leader from computer game Prisoner of Ice
- Dietrich von Lohengrin, a character from the anime and manga Trinity Blood
- Dietrich Schneizer, a character from the Nintendo DS game Infinite Space
- "Dietrich" was the surname of a marine (female) in Aliens who proceeds to be captured in the unit's first encounter with the hive.
[edit] Other meanings
Places
- Dietrich, Idaho, United States
Organisations
[edit] See also
- Derek
- Derrick
- Detrick
- Diderik
- Dietrich v The Queen, case in the High Court of Australia
- Dieter (disambiguation)
- Dieterich (disambiguation)
- Theodoric (disambiguation)
- Thierry (disambiguation)
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