Rieger

Article summary

Rieger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *August Rieger, Austrian screenwriter and director *Bernhard Rieger, German Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Durhane Wong-Rieger, Canadian physician *Eric Rieger, American artist *Erich Rieger, German astrophysicist *Eva Rieger, German musicologist *František Ladislav Rieger, Czech politician and leader of nationalist movement *Franz Rieger (1895–1965), German painter *Franz Rieger (writer) (1923–2005), Austrian writer *Fritz Rieger, German conductor *Gottfried Rieger (1764–1855), Austrian composer *Heinrich Rieger, Austrian dentist and art collector *James E. Rieger, American lawyer and US Army officer *Janusz Rieger, Polish linguist *Joerg Rieger (born 1963), American professor *Joy Rieger, Israeli actress *Jürgen Rieger, German lawyer and Holocaust denier *Ladislav Svante Rieger, Czech mathematician *Lukas Rieger (born 1999), German singer *Marc Oliver Rieger, German mathematician *Max Rieger (skier) (born 1946), German alpine skier *Max Rieger (musician) (born 1993), German singer-songwriter, musician and producer *Nicole Rieger, German pole-vaulter *Paul Rieger, New Zealand politician *Reinhard Rieger, Austrian zoologist *Renate Wagner-Rieger, Austrian art historian *Sabine Günther née Rieger, East German athlete *Silvia Rieger, German athlete *Wendy Rieger, American journalist and actress *William Rieger,…

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1. date of birth: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351900190