Stieg is both a surname and a variant of the Scandinavian masculine given name Stig. Notable people with the name include:SurnamePhilip Stieg, American academic physician and neurosurgeonGiven nameStieg Hedlund, American video game designer, artist and writer Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), Swedish journalist and writer Stieg Persson, Australian contemporary artist Stieg Trenter (1914–1967), Swedish journalist writer