Fiala (feminine: Fialová) is a Czech and Slovak surname, meaning 'violet' (any plant of the genus Viola). Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

• Eman Fiala (1899–1970), Czech film actor and composer

• Josef Fiala (1748–1816), composer, musician and pedagogue

• Karel Fiala (1925–2020), Czech opera singer and actor

• Kristina Fialová (born 1987), Czech classical violist

• Květa Fialová (1929–2017), Czech actress

• Severin Fiala (born 1985), Austrian filmmaker

• Vlasta Fialová (1928–1998), Czech actress

• Zuzana Fialová (born 1974), Slovak actress

Politics and military

• Barbara J. Fiala (born 1944), American politician

• Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg (1890–1964), Austrian war pilot

• Bohuslav Fiala (general) (1890–1964), Czech military leader

• Doris Fiala (born 1957), Swiss politician

• Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician, prime minister in 2021–2025

• Petr Fiala (senator) (born 1968), Czech politician

• Radim Fiala (born 1969), Czech politician and businessman

• Stephen Fiala (born 1967), American politician

Sports

• Bohuslav Fiala (canoeist), Czech slalom canoeist

• Daniel Fiala (born 1972), Czech tennis player

• Ernst Fiala (footballer) (1940–2006), Austrian footballer

• Jakub Fiala (born 1975), Czech-American alpine skier

• Jan Fiala (born 1956), Czech footballer

• Jean-Pierre Fiala (born 1969), Cameroonian footballer

• John Fiala (born 1973), American football linebacker

• Karl Fiala (born 1956), English motorcycle speedway rider

• Kevin Fiala (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player

• Lucie Fialová (born 1988), Czech squash player

• Martin Fiala (born 1968), Czech-German freestyle skier

• Neil Fiala (born 1956), American baseball player

• Ondřej Fiala (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player

• Radek Fiala (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player

• Tony Fiala (born 1966), Canadian biathlete

• Zbyněk Fiala (born 1964), Czech cyclist

Other

• Anthony Fiala (1869–1950), American explorer

• Ernst Fiala (engineer) (born 1928), Austrian automotive engineer

• Jim Fiala (born ), American chef

• Miloslav Fiala (1928–2026), Czech priest

See also

• 3695 Fiala (1973 UU4) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1973

• Beck–Fiala theorem, major theorem in discrepancy theory due to József Beck and Tibor Fiala

• Fiala expedition aka Ziegler Polar Expedition of 1903–1905, a failed attempt to reach the North Pole

• Fiola, a surname

References

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