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