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Christian Ferdinand Schiess VC was a Swiss recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He died in poverty at just 28.
Gabriela "Gaby" Andersen-Schiess is a former Swiss long-distance runner who participated in the first women's Olympic marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Though living in Sun Valley, Idaho, and working as a ski instructor at the time, Andersen-Schiess represented Switzerland in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
Louis Grenville "Lou" Abell was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which was also the location of his death.
Franz Schieß was a Luftwaffe fighter ace. He claimed 67 victories in 657 missions, whilst flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Nayelhi González from Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province. She won the title on September 3, 2022 and will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2022.
Robert Schiess (1896–1956) was a Swiss painter and member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
The 1900 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 21 in Berlin, German Empire. Elite figure skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the category of men's singles. The competitors performed only compulsory figures.
María Verónica Vargas Granja (1989) is an Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss World pageant.
María Fernanda Cornejo is an Ecuadorian fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2011. She has modeled for fashion companies including Chloé, DKNY, and Dior.
Betty Bone Schiess was an American Episcopal priest. She was one of the first female Episcopal priests in the United States, and a member of the Philadelphia Eleven: leaders of the movement to allow the ordination of women in the American Episcopal Church.
Johann Ulrich Schiess was a Swiss politician who served as the third Chancellor of Switzerland.
Schiess or Schieß is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The 1984 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Margie Hendriksen. As of 2022, this is the last U.S. Senate race in Oregon where every county voted for the same candidate.
Dr Georg Emanuel Schiess was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. He played mainly as forward, but also as midfielder.
Walter Schiess was a Swiss editor and freethinker.
Albert Schiess is a Swiss sailor. He competed in the Tornado event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Douglas Andrew Schiess is a United States Space Force major general who serves as the commander of Combined Force Space Component Command and vice commander of Space Operations Command. He previously served as the deputy commanding general (operations) of the Space Operations Command. He has also commanded the 45th Space Wing, the 21st Space Wing, the 45th Operations Group, and the 4th Space Operations Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. In July 2021, Schiess was nominated for transfer to the United States Space Force and promotion to major general. Schiess transferred from the Air Force to the Space Force on 28 April 2022.
The FC Basel 1896–97 season was their fourth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. Emanuel Schiess was the club's chairman, but he stood down at the club's AGM and Charlie Volderauer was elected as new chairman. He was the club's third chairman in their history, following Roland Geldner (1893–1896) and Schiess. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein neighborhood of Kleinbasel. The Swiss national championships had not yet been called to into life.
Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz is an Ecuadorian beauty queen crowned Miss Ecuador 2011 and represented her country in the Miss Universe pageant that same year. On October 22, 2011, she won Miss American Continent 2011; becoming the first Ecuadorian to achieve this title.
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- ↑ "Louis Schiess". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
