Geiger
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The name Geiger (which means violinist) can refer to:
- Abraham Geiger (1810-1874), German reform Rabbi
- Arno Geiger (*1968), Austrian writer
- George Geiger, U.S. Medal of Honor recipient, Jewish
- (Johannes) Hans (Wilhelm) Geiger (1882-1945), inventor of the Geiger counter (a device for detecting radiation), son of Wilhelm Geiger
- Hans Geiger, between 1926 and 1929 6 times Deutscher Fußballnationalspieler, see also German article
- Hans Geiger (*1912 - †1986), Politiker, see also German article
- Hermann Geiger (*1914 - †1966), Pilot, see also German article
- Hugo Geiger (*1901 - †1984), Politiker, see also German article
- Lazarus Geiger (1829 - 1870), German philologist ([1])
- Ludwig Geiger (1848-1919), German literary historian, and son of Abraham Geiger ([2])
- Matt Geiger
- Michaela Geiger (*1943 - †1998), Politikerin, see also German article
- Moritz Geiger (1880-1937), German philosopher, see also German article
- Nikolaus Geiger (1849-97) German sculptor and painter
- Roy Geiger
- Rudolf Geiger (1894-), German meteorologist and climatologist.
- Rupprecht Geiger (*1908), Maler, see also German article
- Theodor Geiger (1891-1952), German sociologist
- Wilhelm Geiger (1856-1943), German Indologist, see also German article
- Willi Geiger (1878-1971), German painter, see also German article
- Gregory G Geiger (1972-), American painter, sculptor and Martial Artist
- The city of Geiger, Alabama.
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See also
- Geiger counter (Geigerzähler)
- Geiger-Marsden experiment
- Geiger-Mueller tube
- Geiger tree, named after John Geiger (a friend of John A. Audubon)
- (A common misspelling of) the contemporary artist H.R. Giger.
- Giger
- Fiedler (Fiddler)