Dietrich
Dietrich (pronounced "dee-trik") is both a surname and a masculine German given name. See Theodoric for the origin and history of the name. Secondarily, Dietrich also became used as a surname. Common short forms of the given name include Dieter and Dirk. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Dietrich (9th century), Saxon count and father of St. Mathilda
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), German Lutheran pastor and theologian
- Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock (1672–1757), Prussian field marshal and cavalry leader
- Dieterich Buxtehude, Danish-German composer and organist
- Dietrich Eckart (1868–1923), German politician
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone singer
- Dietrich von Hildebrand, German Catholic philosopher and theologian
- Dietrich of Alsace (1099-1168), Count of Flanders
Surname
- Albert Dietrich (1829–1908), German composer and conductor
- Albert Gottfried Dietrich (1795–1856), German botanist
- Amalie Dietrich (1821–1891), German naturalist and museum collector
- August Dietrich, American politician
- Brandon Dietrich (born 1978), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Derek Dietrich (born 1989), American baseball player
- Fritz Dietrich (Nazi) (1898–1948), German SS officer
- Fritz Dietrich (1905–1945), German musicologist and composer
- John H. Dietrich (1878–1957), Unitarian humanist minister
- Klaus Dietrich (born 1974), Austrian footballer
- Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), German and American actress, singer and entertainer
- Philippe Friedrich Dietrich (1748–1793), French scientist and politician; first mayor of Strasbourg
- Sepp Dietrich (1892–1966), German Waffen-SS general
- Wilhelm Dietrich (1911–1944), German Waffen SS major
- William E. Dietrich, American geomorphologist
- William S. Dietrich II, American industrialist and philanthropist
Fictional characters
- Dietrich von Bern, hero of Germanic legend based on Theodoric the Great
- Colonel Dietrich, Nazi colonel in Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Hauptmann Hans Dietrich, a German captain, the main antagonist of the television series The Rat Patrol
- "Dietrich", mythical driver of the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, in reality crashed by owner Stefan Eriksson
- "Dietrich", Nazi leader from computer game Prisoner of Ice
- Dietrich von Lohengrin, a character from the anime and manga Trinity Blood
- Dietrich Schneizer, a character from the Nintendo DS game Infinite Space
- "Dietrich" was the surname of a marine (female) in Aliens who proceeds to be captured in the unit's first encounter with the hive
- Dietrich VanHul, a character from the Nintendo DS game Infinite Space
See also
- Dietrich, Idaho, United States
- Dietrich Industries
- Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
- Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh
- Dietrich Inc.
- Derek
- Derrick
- Detrick
- Diderik
- Diederich
- Diedrich
- Dietrich v The Queen, case in the High Court of Australia
- Dieter (disambiguation)
- Dieterich
- Lorraine-Dietrich, French automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer
- Theodoric
- Thierry (disambiguation)