Heller (surname)
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Heller is a surname, and may refer to:
- Ágnes HellerÁgnes HellerÁgnes Heller is a Hungarian philosopher. A prominent Marxist thinker at first, she moved onto a liberal, social-democratic position later in her career...
, Hungarian philosopher - Amos Arthur HellerAmos Arthur HellerAmos Arthur Heller was an American botanist.He was one of the most prolific western collectors from 1892 until 1940. While living in Los Gatos, California, south of San Francisco from 1904 to 1908, Heller collected extensively in central California. He also obtained an impressive collection from...
, American botanist - André HellerAndré HellerFranz André Heller is an Austrian artist, author, singer and actor.- Biography :Heller was born in Vienna into a wealthy Jewish family of sweets manufacturers . His almost daily visits to the Café Hawelka were in his opinion a key element in the development of his literary orientation...
, Austrian artist, musician, entertainer - André Heller (volleyball)André Heller (volleyball)André Heller is a volleyball player from Brazil. A three-time Olympian , he played as a middle-blocker...
, Brazilian volleyball player - Arnold Krumm-HellerArnold Krumm-HellerArnold Krumm-Heller was a German doctor, occultist, Rosicrucian, and founder of Fraternitas Rosicruciana Antiqua , a traditional Hermetic order that operates in Brazil. Krumm-Heller was born April 15, 1876 and died in 1949 in Marburg, Germany.He travelled to Latin America when he was quite young...
, Gnostic archbishop - Bruno HellerBruno HellerBruno Heller is an English screenwriter. His most notable works are the television series Rome and The Mentalist .-Life and career:...
, British television and film writer - Camill HellerCamill HellerCamill Heller was a zoologist and anatomist.Heller was born in Sobochleben near Teplitz in Bohemia . He received a doctorate in medical studies in Vienna in 1849...
, Czech / Austrian zoologist - Carlos HellerCarlos HellerCarlos Heller is an Argentine executive, cooperative banking leader, and politician.-The cooperative movement:Carlos Heller was born in rural Villa Dominguez , in 1940, to a Jewish family. The Hellers relocated to Buenos Aires in 1950, and Carlos completed his secondary schooling in a vocational...
, Argentine executive and politician - Carol Heller, vocalist, guitar: +44 (band)
- Craig HellerCraig HellerCraig Heller is a physiologist and biologist, currently a professor at Stanford University. He has worked primarily on circadian rhythms and homeostasis...
, physiologist - Erich HellerErich HellerErich Heller was a British essayist, known particularly for his critical studies in German-language philosophy and literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.- Biography :...
, European thinker and essayist - Fanya HellerFanya HellerFanya Gottesfeld Heller is a noted Holocaust survivor, author and philanthropist. Born into a traditional Jewish family in a small village in the Ukraine in 1924, she and her family hid from the Nazi death squads with the help of two Christian rescuers....
, noted Holocaust survivor - George HellerGeorge HellerGeorge Heller is a Canadian businessperson. He was the president and CEO of Hudson's Bay Company from 1999 to 2006, when the company was acquired by Jerry Zucker. He continued to serve as Senior Director of the Board until late 2008....
, president and CEO of Hudson's Bay Company - Guy Heller, vocalist (aka Dickie Moist): Moistboyz
- Hermann Heller (legal scholar)Hermann Heller (legal scholar)Hermann Heller was a German legal scholar and philosopher of Jewish descent. He was active in the non-Marxist wing of the Social Democratic Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic. He attempted to formulate the theoretical foundations of the social-democratic relations to the state, and...
, German philosopher - Hermann Heller (Swiss politician)Hermann Heller (Swiss politician)Hermann Heller was a Swiss politician, mayor of Lucerne, member of the Swiss National Council and its president in 1899 .-External links:...
(1850-1917) - Isidor Heller (1816 - 1879), Bohemian-Austrian author
- James HellerJames HellerJames Heller is a fictional character from the TV series 24, played by William Devane.-Characterization:The character Heller was given the background of receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Yale University...
, a character from the TV series 24 - Jettero HellerMission Earth (novel)Mission Earth is a ten-volume science fiction novel series by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology. Hubbard died three months after the publication of volume 1, the rest of the book being published posthumously....
main character in the mission earth novels written by L. Ron Hubbard - Joseph HellerJoseph HellerJoseph Heller was a US satirical novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His best known work is Catch-22, a novel about US servicemen during World War II...
, author of Catch-22 - Laszlo HellerLaszlo HellerHeller László was a Hungarian professor accredited with inventing the Heller–Forgó cooling system for power stations.-Biography:...
, Hungarian inventor - Liz Heller, Film Producer
- Lukas HellerLukas HellerLukas Heller was a German screenwriter born in Kiel. He won an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture for Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte .He was father to British writers Bruno and Zoë Heller.-Filmography:*The Dirty Dozen...
, screenwriter - Mervin Heller, Jr.Mervin Heller, Jr.Mervin Heller is a past-president of the USTA and completed his tenure in 2002. He began with the USTA in 1974 as President of the Lehigh Valley District Tennis Association. In 1991, he was first elected to the USTA Board of Directors, serving as its Secretary/Treasurer in 1993-1994. Then, in 1999,...
, former president: United States Tennis Association - Michael Heller (law professor)Michael Heller (law professor)Michael A. Heller is the Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School and is one of America's leading authorities on property...
, Law professor - Michał Heller, Polish philosopher
- Pete HellerPete HellerPete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer. He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley Project , Fire Island plus The Look and Feel...
, English electronic and house music producer - Robert HellerRobert HellerRobert Heller, also Joseph Heller, was an English magician, mentalist, and musician. The year of his birth is the subject of some speculation; some sources list it as 1829 while others claim 1830....
, British magician - Seligmann HellerSeligmann HellerSeligmann Heller was an Austrian poet and journalist; born at Raudnitz, Bohemia, July 8, 1831; died in Vienna January 8, 1890.After completing his course at the University of Vienna, where he studied philology and law, he engaged in business with his father...
, Jewish Bohemian-Austrian poet and journalist - Stanislav HellerStanislav HellerStanislav Heller was a harpsichordist and musicologist of Czech origin. Born in Brno, he studied piano with Vilém Kurz and organ with Bedřich Wiederman at the Prague Conservatoire. His family emigrated to South America after World War II and Stanislav Heller moved then to London in 1947 and later...
, Czech harpsichordist - Stephen HellerStephen Heller----Stephen Heller was a Hungarian composer and pianist whose career spanned the period from Schumann to Bizet, and was an influence for later Romantic composers.-Biography:...
, Hungarian pianist, composer - Steven Heller (graphic design)Steven Heller (graphic design)Steven Heller is an American art director, journalist, critic, author, and editor who specializes on topics related to graphic design....
, American art director and journalist - Wilhelm Friedrich Heller, German historian
- Will HellerWill HellerWill Sanders Heller is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003...
, American Football tight end - Yom-Tov Lipmann HellerYom-Tov Lipmann HellerYom-Tov Lipmann ben Nathan ha-Levi Heller, , was a Bohemian rabbi and Talmudist, best-known for writing a commentary on the Mishnah called the Tosafot Yom-Tov...
, rabbi - Zoë HellerZoë HellerZoë Kate Hinde Heller is an English journalist and novelist.-Early life:Heller was born in North London as the youngest of four children of German-Jewish immigrant Lukas Heller, who was a successful screenwriter. Her mother was instrumental in keeping up the Labour Party's "Save London Transport...
, journalist and novelist
See also
- GellerGellerGeller is a surname. Depending on one's ancestors' origins, the name may derive from the German word "gellen" and mean "one who yells", the Yiddish word "gel" and mean the "yellow man", or the Yiddish word "geler", an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a Russianised form of Heller...
(includes Russianised forms) - HillerHillerHiller may refer to:* Hiller, Pennsylvania* Hiller Aircraft Corporation:** Hiller Hornet** Hiller Flying Platform** Tanner-Hiller Airport** Hiller Aviation Museum** Hiller X-18** Fairchild Hiller FH-227** YH-32 HornetOr the following people:...