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
• Jacob Dietrich (1857-1932), American politician
• 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)