Ziegler

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Ziegler is a common German surname meaning "bricklayer", and may refer to the following people:

• Adolf Ziegler (1892-1959), German painter, favoured by Adolf Hitler
• Alexander Ziegler (1944-1987), a Swiss author and actor
• Bernard Ziegler (b. 1933), former Airbus director of engineering
• Calvin Ziegler (1854-1930), Pennsylvanian poet
• Daniel Ziegler (1804-1876), an American clergyman and entomologist
• Daniel Ziegler (1989-), New Zealand student responsible for the 2007 NZQA debacle
• Edi Ziegler (b. 1930), German road cyclist
• Ernst Ziegler (1894-1974), German actor
• Floyd Ziegler, Canadian snooker champion
• Gregorius Thomas Ziegler (1770-1852), a Benedictine monk and bishop of Linz
• Günter M. Ziegler (b.1963), German mathematician
• Henri Ziegler (1906-1998),Airbus first CEO
• Jean Ziegler (b.1934), a Swiss professor of sociology and politician, active in the anti-globalization movement
• John Ziegler (b.1934), a lawyer and former president of the National Hockey League
• John Ziegler (talk show host) (b.1967), a radio talk show host in Los Angeles
• Karl Ziegler (1898-1973), a German chemist and Nobel laureate
• Kate Ziegler (b.1988), an American swimmer
• Marc Ziegler (b.1976), a German footballer
• Matilda Ziegler (b.1964), an English actress
• Philip Ziegler (b.1929), a British biographer and historian
• Reto Ziegler (b.1986), a Swiss soccer player
• Ron Ziegler (1939-2003), Richard Nixon's press secretary
• Thomas Ziegler (ice hockey) (b.1978), a Swiss hockey player
• Thomas Ziegler (cyclist) (b.1980), a German road racing cyclist
• William Ziegler, Arctic explorer

It may also refer to:

• Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a chemical reagent named after Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta
• Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, a graduate program at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles
• Toby Ziegler, a fictional character on the television drama The West Wing