Kießling

Kießling () is a German topographic surname, which originally meant a resident of an area of gravelly land, from the Middle High German ''kiselinc'' ("gravel"). An alternative meaning is as a locational surname for a person from one of the places called Kießling in Germany. Spelling variants include Kiessling and Kiesling. The name may refer to:

*Adolf Kiessling (1837–1893), German classical philologist *Ann Kiessling (born 1942), American biologist *Brady Kiesling (born 1957), American diplomat *Georg Kießling (1903–1964), German football player *Günter Kießling, (1925–2009) German general *Heinrich Kiesling (1909–1944), German colonel *Heinz Kiessling (1926–2003), German musician *Karl Johann Kiessling (1839–1905), German physicist *Laura L. Kiessling (born 1961), American chemist *Michael Kiesling (born 1957), German board game designer *Michael Kießling (born 1973), German politician *Rebecca Kiessling (born 1969), American activist *Scott Kiesling (born 1967), American linguist *Stefan Kießling (born 1984), German football player *Udo Kiessling (born 1955), German ice hockey player *Walt Kiesling (1903–1962), American football player and coach Provided by Wikipedia