Fiala
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Fiala (feminine: Fialová) is a surname of Czech and Slovak origins, meaning "violet".[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Anthony Fiala (1869–1950), American explorer
- Barbara J. Fiala (born 1944), Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
- Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (1890–1964), Austro-Hungarian fighter ace
- Bohuslav Fiala, retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
- Bohuslav Fiala (general) (1890–1964), Czechoslovak brigadier general
- Daniel Fiala (born 1972), Czech former professional tennis player
- Doris Fiala (born 1957), Swiss politician
- Eman Fiala (actor) (1899–1970), Czechoslovak film actor and composer
- Ernst Fiala (automotive engineer) (born 1928), Austrian automotive engineer
- Jakub Fiala (born 1975), former alpine and Olympic skier
- Jan Fiala (born 1956), Czech footballer
- Jean-Pierre Fiala (born 1969), Cameroonian footballer
- Jim Fiala, American chef
- John Fiala (born 1973), retired American football linebacker
- Josef Fiala (1748–1816), composer, musician and pedagogue
- Karel Fiala (1925–2020), Czech operatic tenor and actor
- Karl Fiala (born 1956), former motorcycle speedway rider
- Kevin Fiala (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
- Kristina Fialová, Czech classical violist
- Květa Fialová, Czech actress
- Lucie Fialová (born 1988), Czech squash player
- Martin Fiala (born 1968), retired Czech-born German freestyle skier
- Neil Fiala, former Major League Baseball player
- Ondřej Fiala (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player
- Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician, prime minister
- Petr Fiala (senator) (born 1968), Czech senator
- Radek Fiala (born 1986), Czech ice hockey goaltender
- Radim Fiala (born 1969), Czech politician and businessman
- Severin Fiala (born 1985), Austrian filmmaking duo with Veronika Franz
- Stephen Fiala (born 1967), Republican Party lawmaker from New York City
- Tony Fiala (born 1966), Canadian former Olympic biathlete
- Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (born 1965 and 1985), Austrian filmmaking duo
- Zbyněk Fiala (born 1964), Czech former cyclist
- Zuzana Fialová (born 1974), Slovak actress
See also
[edit]- 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
- Fialová legie, a paramilitary organization founded in 1936 in Czechoslovakia, which belonged to the Czechoslovak Traders' Party
- Fiola
- Fiałkowo
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiala Name Meaning". ancestry.com.