Weiss (surname)
Weiss or Weiß, also written Weisz (q.v.) is a German surname meaning 'white' or 'knows'. It comes from Middle High German wîz (white, blonde) and Old High German wīs (wise, clever, experienced, knows).[1]
Persons with that name include:
A
- Aaron Weiss, and his brother Michael, Philadelphia-based post-hardcore/indie rock frontman, son of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship member Elliott Weiss
- Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- Allison Weiss, New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
- André Weiß (born 1983), German former footballer
- Andrew Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- Anthony Weiss, McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia
- Arnold Weiss (1924-2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
- Armin Weiss (1927-2010), German chemist and politician
- Ashmen Iskandar Weiss, Malaysian actor of German-Malay ancestry
- Avi Weiss, an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
B
- Bernhard Weiss, German Biblical scholar
- Bianca Weiß, German field hockey goalkeeper
- Bill Weiss
- Birte Weiss, Danish journalist and politician
- Bob Weiss (born 1942), American basketball player and coach
C
- Carl Weiss, murderer of Huey Long
- Carl W. Weiss
- Chuck E. Weiss
- Christian Samuel Weiss, (1780-1956), German mineralogist
- Clemens Weiss, (born 1955), German artist
D
- D. B. Weiss
- Daniel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- David N. Weiss
- David S. Weiss
- David Weiss Halivni, Hungarian-Jewish scholar of Talmud
E
- Edmund Weiss (1837–1917), Austrian astronomer
- Elizabeth "Liz/Betty" Weiss (born 1946), lead singer of the American pop girl group The Shangri-Las
- Emanuel Weiss (1906–1944), New York organized criminal
- Eric Weiss, fictional character from the television series "Alias"
- Ernst August Weiß (1900—1942), German mathematician
- Ehrich Weiss (1874–1926), Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer whose stage name was Harry Houdini
F
- Frank E. Weiss, an American collegiate basketball player and Army officer
G
- Gaia Weiss, French-Polish model and actress
- Gary Weiss, American investigative journalist
- George David Weiss, American songwriter
- George Weiss (baseball), American baseball executive
- George Weiss (producer), American film producer
- George Henry Weiss (1898–1946), writer
- Guido Weiss, American mathematician
H
- Harald Weiss (born 1949), German composer
- Harry Weiss (philatelist) (1888–1966), of Illinois
- Hartmut Weiß, German footballer
- Harvey Weiss
- Heinz Weiss
- Hermann Weiss
- Hymie Weiss
I
J
- Jack Weiss
- Jan Weiss, Czech writer.
- Janet Weiss
- Jennifer Weiss
- Jerry Weiss, American musician and member of Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Jim Weiss
- John Weiss
- Johnny Weiss
- Joseph Weiß, (1846/47-1565), German Renaissance painter and brother of Marx Weiß
- Joseph G. Weiss, Jewish Scholar
- Joseph Joshua Weiss, Austrian Chemist
- Joseph Hirsch Weiss
- Juleanna Glover Weiss
- Johannes Weiss, (1863-1914), German theologian
- Julie Weiss, costume designer
L
- Leopold Weiss, alias Muhammad Asad
- Linda Weiss
- Louis S. Weiss, 20th Century American lawyer
- Louise Weiss, French author, journalist, feminist and European politician
- Luigi "Gigi" Weiss, Italian ski mountaineer and biathlete
M
- Markus Nissa Weiss
- Martin Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Gottfried Weiss, (1905-1946), Commander of German concentration camp Majdanek from November 4, 1943 to May 18, 1944
- Marx Weiß, German renaissance painter
- Mary Weiss
- Max Weiss
- Michael Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Michael Weiss (figure skater), American figure skater
- Michael Weiss (journalist), American journalist
- Michael T. Weiss
- Michael Weiß (football manager)
- Michael Weiss (composer)
- Milberg Weiss
- Mitch Weiss (born 1957), American journalist
- Mitch Weiss (photographer) (born 1986), American fine art photographer
- Morris Weiss
- Myra Tanner Weiss
N
- Nathan Weiss, Austrian physicist and neurologist
- Nigel Weiss, South African astronomer and mathematician
- Norman Weiss
P
- Paul Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peter Weiss, (1916-1982), German writer and artist
- Pierre Weiss, French physicist
R
- Rachel Weisz, British actress
- Rainbow George Weiss, British politician
- Rainer Weiss, German-born American physicist
- Rob Weiss
- Robert K. Weiss
- Roberto Weiss, Italian-British historian of Renaissance culture
- Robert Weiß (1920–1944), German World War II fighter ace
- Ruth Weiss (1908-2006), China
- Ruth Weiss (writer) (born 1924), writer
- ruth weiss (born 1928), German-born poet, Beat generation
- Ruth Dolores Weiss (born 1978), Israeli musician
S
- Samuel Weiss
- Samuel A. Weiss
- Shaun Weiss
- Shevah Weiss, Israeli politician
- Sholam Weiss, Convicted felon
- Soma Weiss, Physician
- Stephen Weiss, Canadian ice hockey player
- Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist
T
V
- Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939), former Slovak footballer
- Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964), his son, Slovakia national football team head coach
- Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989), his grandson, Pescara Calcio footballer
W
- Walt Weiss, American Baseball player, shortstop
- Walter Weiß, (1890-1967), Nazi Germany's Generaloberst, Commander in Chief of Army Group North on the Soviet-German Front in 1945
- Wilhelm Weiss
- Wojciech Weiss, a Polish artist
Y
- Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss, a prominent Dayan, Halachic authority and Talmudic scholar
- Yisroel Dovid Weiss, US Haredi Rabbi
References
- ↑ Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker, eds. (2005). Duden. Familiennamen. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich: Dudenverlag.
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