Goebbels (surname)

Goebbels is a German surname, normally found in the western areas of Germany. It is probably derived from the Low German word gobelet. Notable people with the surname include:

• Heiner Goebbels (born 1952), German composer and music director
• Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945), Propaganda Minister of Nazi Germany
  • Magda Goebbels (1901–1945), wife of Joseph Goebbels
  • Joseph and Magda Goebbels' 6 children (murdered 1945)
• Matthias Goebbels (1836–1912), German historicist painter and priest
• Robert Goebbels (born 1944), Luxembourg socialist and vice president of the European Left

See also

• Goebbels (disambiguation)
• Ronald Goebbel (born 1936), American politician