Spindler

Spindler or Špindler (English, German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a spindle maker) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Amy Spindler (1963–2004), American journalist
• Angela Spindler, British businesswoman, CEO of The Original Factory Shop
• Betty Spindler (born 1943), American ceramist
• Charles Spindler (1865–1938), Alsatian painter, marquetry inlayer, writer and photographer
• Erica Spindler (born 1957), American author
• Fritz Spindler (1817–1905), German pianist and composer
• George Spindler, American anthropologist
• Herbert Spindler (born 1954), Austrian former cyclist
• James C. Spindler, American lawyer and law professor
• Jaroslav Špindler (1890–1965), Bohemian-Austrian footballer
• Johanne Spindler (1781–1861), Danish ballet dancer and stage actress
• Karl Spindler (naval officer) (1887–1951), German naval officer who was involved in an attempt to bring German arms ashore in Ireland in 1916
• Karl Spindler (novelist) (1796–1855), German novelist
• Konrad Spindler (1939-2005), Austrian archaeologist
• Ludwig Spindler, German World War II Waffen-SS officer
• Marc Spindler (born 1969), American retired National Football League player
• Michael Spindler (1942–2016), German manager and CEO of Apple Computer, Inc.
• Nellie Spindler (1891–1917), British nurse killed during the First World War Battle of Passchendaele
• Sid Spindler (1932–2008), Australian politician
• Sybille Spindler, East German former slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s
• William Spindler (born 1963), Guatemalan writer and journalist

See also

• Špindlerův Mlýn (German: Spindlermühle), town in the Czech Republic