Heidenreich is a German surname which may be translated as "Land of the Heathen," or "Power of the Heathens," or "Realm of the Heathens". Notable people with the surname include: The original germanic meaning was: a person of power and wealth, see also: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Heidenreich_(Familienname) Heidenreich of Chełmno, first bishop of the Bishopric of Chełmno, 1245–1263 Adolf Heidenreich (1897–1958), German politician (SPD) Carl Heidenreich, German painter David Elias Heidenreich (1638–1688), German writer Elke Heidenreich (born 1943), German TV journalist and presenter, novelist, librettist, literary critic Fritz Heidenreich (1895–1966), German sculptor Gert Heidenreich (born 1944), German writer Gustav Heidenreich (1819–1855), German painter Hans-Jürgen Heidenreich (born 1967), German footballer Herbert Heidenreich (born 1954), German footballer Jakub Heidenreich, Czech footballer Jon Heidenreich (born 1972), American professional wrestler Kaspar Heidenreich (1510–1586), German reformer Ludwig Heidenreich von Callenberg (died 1637), German officer Maximilian Heidenreich (born 1967), German footballer Walter Heidenreich (born 1949), German preacher Heydenreich is a variation of the name. Notable people include: Gustav Heinrich Heydenreich († 1897), German entomologist Karl Heinrich Heydenreich (1764–1801), German philosopher Ludwig Heinrich Heydenreich (1903–1978), German art historian Michał Heydenreich (1831–1886), Polish general See also Heidenreichstein in Austria Heidenreich Holding, a Norwegian company German-language surnames