'''Thyssen''' is a Low Frankish and Dutch patronymic surname. It is derived from the common given name Thijs, a short form of Mathijs (Matthew). The Dutch digraph ij and the y ("ij" without dots) were used interchangeably until the surname spelling fixations around 1810. While Thijssen is the more common form in the Netherlands, "Thyssen" prevails elsewhere. It may refer to:
== People == * Craig Thyssen (born 1984), South African cricketer * Greta Thyssen (1933–2018), Danish film actress and model * Ingrid Thyssen (born 1956), German javelin thrower * Marianne Thyssen (born 1956), Belgian politician and EU Commissioner * Nicole Thyssen (born 1988), Dutch tennis player * Ole Thyssen (born 1944), Danish philosopher and sociologist * Thyssen family, an industrialist family originating in Aachen, with many notable members including: **Friedrich Thyssen (1804–1877), German banker **August Thyssen (1842–1926), German founder of the Thyssen steel company, son of Friedrich **Joseph Thyssen (1844–1915), German industrialist, son of Friedrich **Fritz Thyssen (1873–1951), head of the Thyssen mining and steelmaking company, son of August **Heinrich Thyssen later ''Heinrich Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza'' (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector, son of August **{{illm|Margit von Batthyány|lt=Margit Thyssen|de|Margit von Batthyány|nl|Margit Thyssen|jp|マルギト・ティッセン＝ボルネミッサ}}, baroness Batthyány (1911–1989), daughter of Heinrich, associated with the {{illm|Massacre of Rechnitz|de|Massaker von Rechnitz|it|Massacro di Rechnitz|pl|Massacro di Rechnitz}} **Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921–2002), founder of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, son of Heinrich **Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza (born 1958), Swiss art collector and by marriage ''Francesca von Habsburg'', daughter of Hans Heinrich **Tita Thyssen née Carmen Cervera (born 1943), Spanish model and art collector, fifth wife of Hans Heinrich **Bodo Thyssen (1918–2004), German industrialist and medical doctor, grandson of Joseph ; Thysse *Andre Thysse (1968–2021), South African heavyweight boxer ; Thyssens *Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (1902–1987), Dutch-born French pianist
== Other == *Thyssen AG, steel company founded by August Thyssen, with successors and subsidiaries including: **ThyssenKrupp, one of the world's largest steel producers, formed by merger of the Thyssen and Krupp steel companies
==See also== *Thissen *Thiessen (disambiguation) *Thijssen *Thys
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