Spiess

Spiess (spelt as Spieß in German or Spiesz in Hungarian), may refer to:

People with the surname

 * Adolf Spieß, German gymnast and educator
 * August von Spiess, Romanian officer, writer & hunter
 * Christian Heinrich Spiess, German writer of romances
 * Fred Spiess, American oceanographer
 * Fritz Spiess, Canadian cinematographer
 * Gerry Spiess, American sailor
 * Gertrud Spiess (1914–1995), Swiss politician
 * Gesine Spieß (1945–2016), German feminist academic
 * Joseph Spiess (engineer) (1838-1917), built France's only rigid airship
 * Mary Lou Spiess (1931-1992), American disability rights advocate and disabled fashion pioneer
 * Robert Spieß, tennis player at 1912 Olympics

Military

 * Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), German military slang name (literally "spear") for the Company sergeant major in the German Wehrmacht until 1945
 * Spieß (Hauptfeldwebel), the Company sergeant major in the GDR National People's Army until 1990
 * Spieß (Kompaniefeldwebel), informal name for the Company sergeant major in the German Bundeswehr
 * Spieß, (Dienstfuehrender Unteroffizier) the Company sergeant major in Austrian Bundesheer