Hitler (name)
Hitler is a German surname. It is strongly associated with the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. After World War II, many people born with the surname legally changed it.[1] Other spellings such as Hiedler and Hüttler were historically equivalent variants, with the spelling 'Hitler' being relatively new.[2] Adolf Hitler's relatives used various spellings interchangeably.[3]
As of 2014, Peru was, with around 2,349 people, the country with the most citizens named Hitler as a first name.[4]
Relatives of Adolf Hitler
[edit]- Eva Braun (1912–1945), or Eva Hitler, wife of Adolf Hitler (marriage April 1945)
- Alois Hitler (1837–1903), father
- Alois Hitler Jr. (1889–1945), half-brother
- Angela Hitler (1883–1949), half-sister
- Bridget Dowling or Bridget Hitler (1891–1969), sister-in-law
- Klara Hitler (1860–1907), mother
- Paula Hitler (1896–1960), sister
- William Stuart-Houston, born William Patrick Hitler (1911–1987), nephew
- Heinz Hitler (1920–1942), nephew
Other people
[edit]- Adolf Lu Hitler Marak, Indian politician for the Nationalist Congress Party
- Adolf Uunona, formerly Adolf Hitler Uunona, Namibian politician and councillor of Ompundja Constituency
- Hitler Nababan, Indonesian politician from the Democratic Party
- Hitler Saavedra (1978–2024), Peruvian congressman
- Chenjerai "Hitler" Hunzvi, Zimbabwean nationalist leader
- Bing Hitler, early stage name of Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson
- E. Hitler, early stage name of Swedish artist Eddie Meduza
- Elvis Hitler, stage name of musician Jim Leedy, lead singer of the band Elvis Hitler
- Heath Hitler, formerly Isidore Heath Campbell, a white supremacist known for naming his son Adolf Hitler Campbell
Fictional characters
[edit]- Gay Hitler, a character on Saturday Night Live
- Edward Elizabeth Hitler, a character in the TV series Bottom
- Vic Hitler, a character in Season 3 of Hill Street Blues
- Bradley Hitler-Smith, a side character in the TV series BoJack Horseman
- Douglas Hitler, a minor character in Season 1 of Happy Endings
- Elle Hitler, a character on Family Guy
- Peter Hitler, a character on Family Guy
See also
[edit]- Hitler family, relatives and ancestors of Adolf Hitler
- Schicklgruber
- Gitler (disambiguation)
References
[edit]- ↑ Clifton, Jamie (22 September 2014). "There Are Far More People Named Hitler Than You'd Think". Vice. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ↑ Jetzinger, Franz (1976) [1956]. Hitler's Youth. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-8371-8617-7.
- ↑ Kershaw, Ian (2001). Hitler 1889–1936: Hubris. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-192579-0.
- ↑ Valqui, Jennifer (July 4, 2023). "Los países donde hay más personas llamadas Hitler, el dictador alemán: ¿qué puesto ocupa Perú?". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2023.
This page lists people with the surname Hitler.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.