Staiger is the German surname for someone living by a steep path. Notable people with this surname include:
Bettina Staiger (born 1968), German lichenologist Carlos Staiger (1907–1997), German-American industrial enterpriser Janet Staiger, contemporary American Professor of Communication Karl Theodor Staiger (died 1888), German chemical analyst Libi Staiger (born 1928), American actress Lucca Staiger (born 1988), German college basketball player Ludwig Staiger, German mathematician and computer scientist Markus Staiger, German founder of the Nuclear Blast record company Otto Staiger (1894–1967), Swiss painter Reica Staiger (born 1996), Japanese-Swiss ice hockey player Roy Staiger (born 1950), American baseball player
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