Ganz (surname)
Ganz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡants]) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ábrahám Ganz, Swiss merchant and founder of the Ganz companies
- Bruno Ganz (1941–2019), Swiss actor
- Caterina Ganz (born 1995), Italian cross-country skier
- Edwin F. Ganz, American politician
- Erwin Ganz (born 1930), Holocaust survivor[1]
- Joan Ganz Cooney, American businesswoman and television producer
- Josef Ganz, German car designer
- Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter
- Maurizio Ganz, Italian footballer
- Megan Ganz, American comedy writer
- Peter Ganz (1920–2006), Germanist
- P. Felix Ganz (1922–1990), American stamp collector
- Rhonda Ganz, Canadian poet and illustrator
- Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, conductor, and composer
- Valerie Ganz, Welsh painter
- Victor Ganz (1913–1987), art collector
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German, French, Dutch, Scandinavian, Jewish |
| Region of origin | Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Scandinavian countries, Israel |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Spelling variation: Hebrew: גַנְץ, Yiddish: גאנץ, Gancz, Gantz, Romanian: Ganț |
Fictional
- Sebastian Ganz, fictional character
Ganț
- Ovidiu Victor Ganţ (born 1966, Detta, Banat), Romanian politician of Banat-Swabian origin
See also
- Benny Gantz, general in the Israel Defense Forces
- Frank Ganz (Gansz), former head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Ganzs
- Gantz
- Ganz (disambiguation)
- Gans (disambiguation)
- Gants (disambiguation)
- Gant (disambiguation)
- Gantt (disambiguation)
References
- "Stories Survive: An Eyewitness Account of Kristallnacht". Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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