# Hitler (name)

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{{See also|Hitler (disambiguation)}}
'''Hitler''' is a German [surname](/source/surname). It is strongly associated with the Nazi leader [Adolf Hitler](/source/Adolf_Hitler). After [World War II](/source/World_War_II), many people born with the surname legally changed their surname.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-hitlers-matt-ogens-interview-183/ |title=There Are Far More People Named Hitler Than You'd Think |last=Clifton |first=Jamie |date=22 September 2014 |newspaper=[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine)) |access-date=2020-07-15 }}</ref><!--<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-57564,00.html|title=Was Hitler a common family name before 1945? What did Hitlers change their names to after the second world war? {{!}} Notes and Queries |website=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>--> Adolf's family used several varieties of the surname. The spelling 'Hitler' was relatively new.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}

As of 2014, [Peru](/source/Peru) was, with around 2,349 people, the country with the most citizens named Hitler as a first name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://larepublica.pe/mundo/2023/07/04/hitler-paises-con-mayor-cantidad-de-personas-llamadas-hitler-en-que-posicion-se-encuentra-peru-adolf-hitler-nazismo-genocida-alemania-340016|last=Valqui|first=Jennifer|title=Los países donde hay más personas llamadas Hitler, el dictador alemán: ¿qué puesto ocupa Perú?|date=July 4, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023|language=es|work=[La República](/source/La_Rep%C3%BAblica)}}</ref>

==Relatives of Adolf Hitler==
{{main|Family of Adolf Hitler}}
*[Eva Braun](/source/Eva_Braun) (1912–1945), or Eva Hitler, wife of Adolf Hitler (marriage April 1945)
*[Alois Hitler](/source/Alois_Hitler) (1837–1903), father
*[Alois Hitler Jr.](/source/Alois_Hitler_Jr.) (1889–1945), half-brother
*[Angela Hitler](/source/Angela_Hitler) (1883–1949), half-sister
*[Bridget Dowling](/source/Bridget_Dowling) or Bridget Hitler (1891–1969), sister-in-law
*[Klara Hitler](/source/Klara_Hitler) (1860–1907), mother
*[Paula Hitler](/source/Paula_Hitler) (1896–1960), sister
*[William Stuart-Houston](/source/William_Stuart-Houston), born William Patrick Hitler (1911–1987), nephew
*[Heinz Hitler](/source/Heinz_Hitler) (1920–1942), nephew

==Other people==
*[Adolf Lu Hitler Marak](/source/Adolf_Lu_Hitler_Marak), Indian politician for the Nationalist Congress Party
*[Adolf Hitler Uunona](/source/Adolf_Hitler_Uunona), Namibian politician and councillor of Ompundja Constituency
*[Hitler Nababan](/source/Hitler_Nababan), Indonesian politician from the Democratic Party
*[Hitler Saavedra](/source/Hitler_Saavedra) (1978–2024), Peruvian congressman
*[Chenjerai "Hitler" Hunzvi](/source/Chenjerai_Hunzvi), Zimbabwean nationalist leader
*Bing Hitler, early stage name of Scottish comedian [Craig Ferguson](/source/Craig_Ferguson)
*E. Hitler, early stage name of Swedish artist [Eddie Meduza](/source/Eddie_Meduza)
*[Elvis Hitler](/source/Elvis_Hitler), stage name of musician Jim Leedy, lead singer of the band Elvis Hitler
*[Heath Hitler](/source/Heath_Hitler), formerly Isidore Heath Campbell, a white supremacist known for naming his son Adolf Hitler Campbell

==Fictional characters==
* [Gay Hitler](/source/Gay_Hitler), a character on ''Saturday Night Live''
* Edward Elizabeth Hitler, a character in the TV series ''[Bottom](/source/Bottom_(TV_series))''
* Vic Hitler, a character in [Season 3](/source/List_of_Hill_Street_Blues_episodes) of ''Hill Street Blues''
* Bradley Hitler-Smith, a side character in the TV series ''[BoJack Horseman](/source/BoJack_Horseman)''
* Douglas Hitler, a minor character in Season 1 of [Happy Endings](/source/Happy_Endings_(TV_series))
* Elle Hitler, a character on [Family Guy](/source/Family_Guy)
* Peter Hitler, a character on [Family Guy](/source/Family_Guy)

==See also==
*[Hitler family](/source/Hitler_family), relatives and ancestors of Adolf Hitler
*[Schicklgruber](/source/Schicklgruber)
*[Gitler (disambiguation)](/source/Gitler_(disambiguation))

==References==
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{{surname|Hitler}}
Category:Adolf Hitler

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