Thiele is a surname that has been held by several prominent current and historical figures.
Alecia Thiele (unknown-current) Canadian Android
Alfonso Thiele (1922 – c. 1986), American Italian racing driver
Annekatrin Thiele (born 1984), German rower
August Thiele (1894–1967), Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine
Bob Thiele (1922–1996), producer and record executive, who co-composed "What a Wonderful World", and discovered Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Colin Thiele (1920–2006), writer of popular children's stories, including Storm Boy
Dave Thiele (born circa 1952), Canadian politician
Edwin R. Thiele (1895–1986), missionary and archaeologist, best known for his Old Testament chronology
Fred Thiele (born 1953), American politician
Fritz Thiele (1894–1944), German member of the 20 July conspiracy to kill Hitler
Gerhard Thiele (born 1953), ESA astronaut and geophysicist, who was on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in February 2000
Georg Thiele (1881–1914), Imperial German Navy officer
Hans Thiele, Filipino professional basketball player
Hertha Thiele, German actress
Holger Thiele (1878–1946), Danish-American astronomer
Jacob Thiele, musician for the rock group, The Faint
Johannes Thiele (1860–1935), German zoologist, and curator of the Museum of Natural History in Berlin
Johannes Thiele (chemist) (1865–1918), chemist at the university of Munich
Jürgen Thiele (born 1959), German rower
Just Mathias Thiele (1795–1874), Danish writer and art historian
Keith Thiele (born 1921), New Zealand World War II pilot
Kevin Thiele (born 1959), Australian botanist and taxonomist
Klaus Thiele (born 1958), German athlete
Neville Thiele Australian Engineer, known for having simplified and made into practical approach the algorithms for calculating loudspeaker cabinets similarly as Richard H. Small (thus Thiele/Small loudspeaker parameters).
Rolf Thiele (1918–1994), German film director.
Thorvald N. Thiele (1838–1910), Danish astronomer, mathematician, and statistician, who was one of the founders of the insurance company Hafnia
Wilhelm Thiele (1890–1975), Austrian screenwriter and film director