schweiger

Schweiger is a German surname derived from the verb schweigen ("to be silent").

It originated as a nickname given to a silent, quiet, or taciturn person.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} Modern variants of the surname include Schwager, Schwaiger, Schweigert and Schweigerdt.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

• Dana Schweiger (née Carlsen, born 1968), American television personality, entrepreneur and model
• Edward Schweiger (active 1908–1940), Australian Anglican priest
• Emma Schweiger (born 2002), German-American actress
• Hans-Georg Schweiger (1927–1986), German cell biologist
• Heinrich Schweiger (1931–2009), Austrian actor
• Kurt Schweiger (born 1934), Austrian cyclist
• Martin Schweiger (active 2000–2021), German computer scientist working in UK
• Rolf Schweiger (1945–2025), Swiss politician
• Solomon Schweiger (or Schweigger, 1551–1622), German Lutheran theologian, minister, anthropologist and orientalist
• Sylvia Schweiger (born 1959), Austrian cross-country skier
• Til Schweiger, German actor and film director
• Luna Schweiger (born 1997), German actress
• Lilli Schweiger (born 1998), German actress
• Emma Schweiger (born 2002), German actress
• Torsten Schweiger (born 1968), German politician