Geiger (surname)

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Geiger is a German or French surname. In the German language Geiger means "violin player."

People with this surname

Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German reform rabbi

Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer

Emily Geiger (born about 1760), legendary heroine of the American Revolutionary War

Gary Geiger (1937-1996), Major League Baseball player

Hans Geiger (1882–1945), inventor of the Geiger counter and son of Wilhelm Geiger

Harold Geiger (1884-1927) pioneer in Army aviation and ballooning

Hermann Geiger (1914–1966), Swiss pilot

H.R. Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor and set designer best known for his design work on the film Alien

Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician

Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter

John Geiger (1875-1956), American rower

Ludwig Geiger (1848–1919), German literary historian

Lazarus Geiger (1829–1870), German philologist and philosopher

Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player

Margarethe Geiger, (1783–1809), German artist

Michael Geiger (born 1960), German association football player

Nick Geiger, (born 1952) Australian rugby league footballer

Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter

Philipp Lorenz Geiger (1785–1836), German botanist, chemist and pharmacist

Reinold Geiger (born 1947), Austrian businessman

Roy Geiger (1885–1947), United States Marine Corps general

Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981), German meteorologist and climatologist

Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist

Theodor Geiger (1891–1952), German sociologist

Wilhelm Geiger (1856-1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger

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