Müller
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The German word Müller means "miller
" (as a profession). It is the most common family surname in Germany and Switzerland and the fifth most common surname in Austria (see List of most common surnames). Other forms are "Miller" (mainly Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and "Möller" (Northern and Central Germany and The Netherlands). Of the various family crests that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels. Names of this derivation exist in much of Europe, for example Melnyk (Ukrainian: Мельник) in the Ukraine or Melnik (Russian: Мельник) in the Russia.
Miller
A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
" (as a profession). It is the most common family surname in Germany and Switzerland and the fifth most common surname in Austria (see List of most common surnames). Other forms are "Miller" (mainly Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and "Möller" (Northern and Central Germany and The Netherlands). Of the various family crests that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels. Names of this derivation exist in much of Europe, for example Melnyk (Ukrainian: Мельник) in the Ukraine or Melnik (Russian: Мельник) in the Russia.
List of persons with the surname
- Adam MüllerAdam MüllerAdam Heinrich Müller was a German publicist, literary critic, political economist, theorist of the state and forerunner of economic romanticism.-Early life:...
(1779–1829), German political economist and theorist of the state - Andy Müller-MaguhnAndy Müller-MaguhnAndy Müller-Maguhn is a member of the German hacker association the Chaos Computer Club. He had been a member since 1986, and in 1990 was appointed as a spokesman for the club....
(born 1971), German computer expert (Chaos Computer Club) - Caroline Müller (mezzo-soprano)Caroline Müller (mezzo-soprano)Caroline Frederikke Müller , also known as Caroline Walther, was a Danish and later naturalized Swedish singer , dancer and actor and principal of the theatre academy Dramatens elevskola...
(1755–1826), Danish/Swedish mezzo-soprano, singer, actress - Caroline Müller (born 1964), Dutch-German pop-singer, known as C. C. Catch
- Dieter MüllerDieter MüllerDieter Müller is a former German footballer, who is currently the chairman of Kickers Offenbach.He appeared in twelve senior matches, scoring nine goals for Germany. He played in the 1976 European Football Championship and the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In his spell with 1...
(born 1954), German football player - Dirk Müller (born 1975), German race car driver
- Eduard Müller (disambiguation)Eduard Müller (disambiguation)Eduard Müller may refer to:* Eduard Müller , German gymnasium director* Eduard Müller , German priest, member of the German Reichstag, co-founder of the German Catholic Centre Party...
, several persons - Erwin Wilhelm MüllerErwin Wilhelm MüllerErwin Wilhelm Müller was a German physicist who invented the Field Emission Electron Microscope , the Field Ion Microscope , and the Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope...
(1911–1977), German physicist - Filinto MüllerFilinto MüllerFilinto Müller was a military-associated Brazilian politician, and President of the Senate for the state of Mato Grosso and Chief of Distrito Federal police during the government of Getúlio Vargas ....
(1900–1973), Brazilian politician and police chief - Filip MüllerFilip MüllerFilip Müller was one of very few Sonderkommandos to have survived Auschwitz, the largest Nazi German extermination camp....
(born 1922), Holocaust survivor - Frank MüllerFrank MüllerFrank Müller is a retired male decathlete from Germany. He twice competed at the Summer Olympics for his native country . Müller set his personal best in the men's decathlon on July 22, 2000 in Salzgitter.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1968), German decathlete - Friedrich Müller (disambiguation), several persons
- Fritz MüllerFritz MüllerJohann Friedrich Theodor Müller , better known as Fritz Müller, and also as Müller-Desterro, was a German biologist and physician who emigrated to southern Brazil, where he lived in and near the German community of Blumenau, Santa Catarina...
(1821–1897), German-born Brazilian naturalist - Fritz Müller (doctor)Fritz Müller (doctor)Fritz Müller was a Swiss doctor, zoologist, and herpetologist.He was born in Basel and studied at the University of Basel from 1852 to 1854, and then at Würzburg and Prague, where he became a medical doctor in 1857...
(1834–1895), Swiss doctor, zoologist, and herpetologist - Fritz Müller (rugby player)Fritz Müller (rugby player)Fritz Müller was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...
, German rugby union international - George MüllerGeorge MüllerGeorge Müller , a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England, cared for 10,024 orphans in his life...
(1805–1898), Christian benefactor and missionary - Georg Elias MüllerGeorg Elias MüllerGeorg Elias Müller was a significant early German experimental psychologist.-Biography:Born in Grimma, Saxony, he completed his doctorate in 1873 under the supervision of Hermann Lotze in Göttingen. He was also educated at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin...
(1850–1934), German experimental psychologist - Gerhard Friedrich Müller (1705–1783), Russian historian of German descent
- Gerd MüllerGerd MüllerGerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...
(born 1945), German football player - Gilles MüllerGilles MüllerGilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
(born 1983), Luxemborgish professional tennis player - Günter MüllerGünter MüllerGünter Müller is an Swiss composer, improviser and visual artist based in Lupsingen, Switzerland.Günter Müller is a German sound artist that originally performed as a percussionist and drummer active primarily in free improvisation....
(born 1954), German jazz percussionist - Hans Müller (disambiguation), name of several persons
- Hansi MüllerHansi MüllerHans-Peter "Hansi" Müller is a former German footballer.-Club career:Playing for his hometown side VfB Stuttgart, he took part to the UEFA Euro 1980 with West Germany, aged 22, after a brief taste of action at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where started all four games. The tournament would prove to...
(born 1957), German football player - Heiner MüllerHeiner MüllerHeiner Müller was a German dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director. Described as "the theatre's greatest living poet" since Samuel Beckett, Müller is arguably the most important German dramatist of the 20th century after Bertolt Brecht...
(1929–1995), German dramatist - Heinrich Müller (Gestapo) (1900–1945), German Nazi official, wartime Gestapo chief
- Heinrich Müller (TV presenter and musician)Heinrich Müller (TV presenter and musician)Heinrich Müller , also known as Heiri Müller, was television journalist and newscaster for Swiss public broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen. Today he is a musician.Heinrich Müller lives near Zurich.-External links:*...
(born 1946), Swiss television presenter and musician - Heinrich Müller (physiologist)Heinrich Müller (physiologist)Heinrich Müller was a German anatomist and professor at the University of Würzburg. He is best known for his work in comparative anatomy and his studies involving the eye.He was a native of Castell, Lower Franconia...
(1820–1864), German physiologist - Herbert Müller (racing driver) (1940–1981), Swiss race car driver
- Hermann Müller (disambiguation), name of several persons
- Herta MüllerHerta MüllerHerta Müller is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the effects of violence, cruelty and terror, usually in the setting of Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceauşescu regime which she experienced herself...
(born 1953), Romanian-born German novelist and poet on Communism - Inge MüllerInge MüllerInge Müller was an East German poet.-Life:Inge Müller was born in Berlin in 1925. During World War II, she participated in the Reichsarbeitsdienst in different towns in Styria until she would be sent to Berlin as a Luftwaffe aide. Her parents died in an air strike...
(1925–1966), German poet
- Jens Müller (pilot) (1917–1999), Norwegian World War II pilot, POW and survivor of the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III
- Jens Müller (luger)Jens Müller (luger)Jens Müller is an East German-German luger who competed from 1985 to 2001. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in men's singles with a gold at Calgary in 1988 and a bronze at Nagano in 1998.Müller started for the ASK Vorwärts Oberhof and the BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof...
(born 1965), German luger - Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (1782-1816), German engraver (see Johann Gotthard von MüllerJohann Gotthard von MüllerJohann Gotthard von Müller was a German line engraver.-Biography:...
) - Johann Gotthard von MüllerJohann Gotthard von MüllerJohann Gotthard von Müller was a German line engraver.-Biography:...
(1747–1830), German engraver - Johann Heinrich Jakob MüllerJohann Heinrich Jakob MüllerJohann Heinrich Jakob Müller was a German physicist.-Biography:He studied in Darmstadt, Bonn, and Giessen, and became a teacher at Darmstadt...
(1809-1875), German physicist - Johannes Müller (disambiguation), several persons
- Jörg MüllerJörg MüllerJörg Müller is a Dutch-born German race driver.- Racing career :In 1989 Müller won the titles in German Formula Opel Lotus Challenge and in European Formula Ford 1600....
(born 1969), German race car driver - Jörg Müller (cyclist)Jörg Müller (cyclist)Jörg Müller is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1994...
(born 1961), Swiss track cyclist and road bicycle racer - Julius MüllerJulius MüllerJulius Müller , was a German Protestant theologian.-Biography:He was born at Brieg, and studied at Breslau, Göttingen and Berlin, first law, which he later abandoned for theology. From 1825 to 1831, he was in charge of several small parishes...
(1801–1878), German Protestant theologian - Karl Müller (1866–1942), a Czechoslovakian government official and amateur astronomer. (See Mary Adela BlaggMary Adela BlaggMary Adela Blagg was an English astronomer.She was born in Cheadle, Staffordshire, and lived her entire life there. Mary was the daughter of a solicitor, John Charles Blagg, and France Caroline Foottit. She trained herself in mathematics by reading her brother's textbooks...
.) - Karl Alexander MüllerKarl Alexander MüllerKarl Alexander Müller is a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Johannes Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic materials.-Biography:...
(born 1927), Swiss physicist, 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics - Karl Otfried MüllerKarl Otfried MüllerKarl Otfried Müller , was a German scholar and Philodorian, or admirer of ancient Sparta, who introduced the modern study of Greek mythology.-Biography:...
(1797–1840), German scholar of Spartan culture - Kurt Müller (footballer)Kurt Müller (footballer)Kurt "Kudi" Müller is a Swiss former footballer who was capped on 38 occasions by the Switzerland national football team, scoring 8 goals....
(born 1948), Swiss international footballer - Lena MüllerLena MüllerLena Müller is a German rower.-References:...
(born 1987), German rower - Leopold MüllerLeopold MüllerLeopold Müller was one of the pioneers of rock mechanics and one of the main contributors to the development of the New Austrian Tunnelling method....
(1908-1988), Austrian tunneling engineer - Leopold Müller (painter)Leopold Müller (painter)Leopold Carl Müller was an Austrian genre painter.-Biography:...
(1834-1892), Austrian genre painter - Lillian MüllerLillian MüllerLillian Müller is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and television.A 5 times "Page Three Girl" with her first appearance in January 1974, Müller achieved her major breakthrough after being spotted by Suze Randall, who photographed her Playboy cover and pictures in her Playmate...
(born 1951), Norwegian model and actress - Lorenz MüllerLorenz MüllerLorenz Müller was a German herpetologist.Professor Lorenz Müller was known for his studies on the Balearic Islands species of the Genus Podarcis during the 1920s where he described several subspecies for the first time, including the now extinct Ratas Island Lizard...
, German herpetologist - Lucian MüllerLucian MüllerLucian Müller was a German classical scholar.-Biography:Müller was born in Merseburg in the Province of Saxony. After graduating from Humboldt University, Berlin and the University of Halle, he lived for five years in the Netherlands, working on his Geschichte der klassischen Philologie in den...
(1836–1898), German classical scholar - Ludwig Müller (disambiguation), several persons
- Maler MüllerMaler MüllerFriedrich Müller , German poet, dramatist and painter, is best known for his slightly sentimental prose idylls on countrylife. Usually known as Maler Müller .- Early life and education :...
(painter, called Maller-Müller, 1749–1825),, German poet, dramatist and painter - Maria MüllerMaria MüllerMaria Müller was a Czech-Austrian operatic soprano.Müller was born in Terezín, Bohemia. She studied in Vienna with Erik Schmedes, and debuted in Linz in 1919 as Elsa in Lohengrin...
(1898–1958), Austrian soprano - Matthias Müller (disambiguation), several persons
- Maurice Edmond MüllerMaurice Edmond MüllerMaurice Edmond Müller was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon who was instrumental in the development of internal fixation techniques to treat bone fractures and who also significantly advanced the development of the hip prostheses. For his work in these areas he has been honored with numerous awards...
(1918–2009), Swiss orthopedic surgeon - Martina Müller (tennis), German professional tennis player
- Martina Müller (footballer)Martina Müller (footballer)Martina Müller is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.-Club:Müller had played at several smaller clubs at youth level, before joining the reigning German champions FSV Frankfurt in 1998...
(born 1980), German footballer - Max Müller (disambiguation), several people
- Niclas MüllerNiclas MüllerNiclas Müller was a German-American poet.-Biography:...
(1809–1875), German-American poet - Norman MüllerNorman MüllerNorman Müller is a German decathlete. He won the men's national title in the decathlon in 2008.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1985), German decathlete - Otto Friedrich MüllerOtto Friedrich MüllerOtto Friedrich Müller, also Mueller was a Danish naturalist.-Biography:Müller was born in Copenhagen. He was educated for the church, became tutor to a young nobleman, and after several years' travel with him settled in Copenhagen in 1767, and married a lady of wealth.His first important works,...
(1730–1784), Danish naturalist - Paul Hermann MüllerPaul Hermann MüllerPaul Hermann Müller also known as Pauly Mueller was a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate. In 1948 he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of insecticidal qualities and use of DDT in the control of vector diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.Müller was born...
(1899–1965), Swiss chemist, 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Patrick MüllerPatrick MüllerPatrick Müller is a Swiss professional footballer who currently is a Free Agent after ending his contract with Monaco.-Club career:...
(born 1976), Swiss footballer - Peter Müller (boxer) (1927–1992), German boxer
- Peter Müller (politician) (born 1955), Minister-President of the state of Saarland, Germany
- Peter Müller (skier)Peter Müller (skier)Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,...
(born 1957), Swiss alpine skier competing in the 1980s - Renate MüllerRenate MüllerRenate Müller was a German singer and actress in both silent films and sound films, as well as on stage.One of the most successful actresses in German films from the early 1930s, she was courted by the Nazi Party to appear in films that promoted their ideals, but refused...
(1906–1937), German actress - Richard Müller (murderer)Richard Müller (murderer)Richard Müller was a German dentist in the 1950s, convicted of murdering his wife, Gertrude.On February 18, 1954, Müller and his spouse were on their way to their house in Otterbach. According to Müller, they spotted a hedgehog on the road, and they decided to take the animal home to show to their...
, German dentist and murderer - Richard Müller (singer)Richard Müller (singer)Richard Müller is a Slovak singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actor. He is one of the most successful singers in Slovakia.- Biography :He started as a music journalist...
(born 1961), Slovak singer and musician - Robert MüllerRobert MüllerRobert Müller was a German professional ice hockey goaltender.- Draft :Müller was drafted by the Washington Capitals as their ninth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 275th overall, but never played for the team....
(1980–2009), German ice hockey player - Rosmarie MüllerRosmarie MüllerRosmarie Müller is a retired female long-distance runner from Switzerland. She set her personal best in the marathon in 1988.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-References:*...
(born 1958), Swiss long-distance runner - Salomon MüllerSalomon MüllerDr Salomon Müller was a German naturalist.Müller was the son of a saddler in Heidelberg. In 1823 Müller, along with Heinrich Boie and Heinrich Christian Macklot, was sent by Coenraad Jacob Temminck to collect specimens in the East Indies. Müller visited Indonesia in 1826, New Guinea and Timor in...
(1804–1864), German naturalist - Silke MüllerSilke MüllerSilke Müller is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.- National Team Achievements:...
(born 1978), German field hockey player - Sophie MüllerSophie MüllerSophie Müller was a German stage actress, one of the most distinguished tragedians of her day.-Biography:...
(1803-1830), German and Austrian stage actress - Susanne MüllerSusanne MüllerSusanne Müller is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:* -other Susanne Muellers:*...
(born 1972), German field hockey player - Thomas Müller (disambiguation) - several people
- Urban Müller, Swiss computer programmer, creator of the brainfuckBrainfuckThe brainfuck programming language is an esoteric programming language noted for its extreme minimalism. It is a Turing tarpit, designed to challenge and amuse programmers, and is not suitable for practical use...
programming language - Vincenz MüllerVincenz MüllerVincenz Müller was a German military officer and general who served in the Imperial German army, the Wehrmacht Heer, and after the war in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic, where he was also a politician.-Early career:Müller was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria into a...
(1894–1961), German soldier and politician - Vladimir MüllerVladimir MüllerVladimir Karlovich Müller was a Russian linguist and lexicographer. Müller held a professorial degree and compiled the most popular English–Russian dictionary, which saw numerous reeditions . Müller was also an expert on medieval dramaturgy, particularly on William Shakespeare...
(1880–before 1943), Russian lexicographer and medieval dramaturgy scholar - Walther MüllerWalther MüllerWalther Müller , was a German physicist, most well known for his improvement of Hans Geiger's counter for ionizing radiation, now known as the Geiger-Müller tube....
(1905–1979), German physicist - Wenzel MüllerWenzel MüllerWenzel Müller was an Austrian composer and conductor.Müller was born in Turnau. He studied with Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf and performed as a theatre musician in his youth. In 1786 he became Kapellmeister at the Theater in der Leopoldstadt in Leopoldstadt, Vienna...
(1767–1835), Austrian composer - Wilhelm MüllerWilhelm MüllerWilhelm Müller was a German lyric poet.-Life:Wilhelm Müller was born at Dessau, the son of a tailor. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native town and at the university of Berlin, where he devoted himself to philological and historical studies...
(1794–1827), German poet - William James MüllerWilliam James MüllerWilliam James Müller , English landscape and figure painter, the best-known artist of the Bristol School.-Biography:...
(1812–1845), English artist - Wolfgang Müller von KönigswinterWolfgang Müller von KönigswinterWolfgang Müller von Königswinter was a German novelist and poet. He settled in Cologne, and became a popular poet, novelist, and chronicler of the Rhine region.-Biography:...
(1816–1873), German novelist and poet - Wolfgang Philipp Müller (born 1966), German founder of VDM Publishing
- Müller (footballer) (born 1966), Brazilian footballer nicknamed Müller