Cognomen Riess (里斯 
, リース 
, Riess 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common last name. The last name Riess is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Austria, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Very seldom, Riess is the forename as well as the last name.
| david jacob riess DE (b. 1768) |
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| wilhelm eduard riess (b. 1788) |
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| h. riess botanist (1809-1878) (b. 1809) |
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ludwig riess German historian (1861-1928), DE (b. 1861) |
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| alexander riess DE (b. 1812) |
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| karl riess Austrian architect (1837-1930), AT (b. 1837) |
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l. w. riess American football, basketball, baseball coach (1887-1946), US (b. 1887) |
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| leopold riess DE (b. 1840) |
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| wilhelm riess American painter, US (b. 1856) |
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| william j. riess American artist (b. 1856) |
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| margarete riess holocaust victim, b. 1856-06-30, DE (b. 1856) |
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| franz riess DE (b. 1848) |
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| flora riess holocaust victim, b. 1858-06-10, DE (b. 1858) |
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stanisław riess Polish Army Officer, experimental pilot (1908-1943), PL (b. 1908) |
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| olga riess holocaust victim, b. 1863-08-14, DE (b. 1863) |
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