Alfonso Thiele (5 April 1920 – 15 July 1986)[3] was an Italian and American racing driver.

During World War II Thiele was a captain of the Office of Strategic Services of Italian anti-fascist partisans.

[5] During World War II Thiele was a captain of the Office of Strategic Services of Italian anti-fascist partisans.

There he met Walkiria Terradura, another partisan who was later awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour.

They married and briefly lived in the United States after the war, before returning to Italy.