Weiss (surname)

Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz (white, blonde) and Old High German (h)wīz (white, bright, shining).^[1]

Persons with that name include:

A[]

• Al Weiss, (born 1954), president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
• André Weiß (born 1983), German former footballer
• Andrew Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anthony S. Weiss (fl. 1998), 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
• Avi Weiss (fl. 1968), an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

B[]

• Bari Weiss (born 1984), American opinion writer and editor
• Bernhard Weiss (1827–1918), German Biblical scholar
• Bianca Weiß (born 1968), German field hockey player
• Bill Weiss (1925–2011), American baseball historian and statistician
• Birte Weiss (born 1941), Danish journalist and politician
• Bob Weiss (born 1942), American basketball player and coach
• Brian Weiss (born 1944), American psychiatrist and hypnotherapist

C[]

• Carl Weiss (1906–1935), murderer of Huey Long
• Carl W. Weiss (1915–1942), United States marine during World War II
• Carol Weiss King (1895–1952), attorney, founder of the International Juridical Association
• (born 2000), German wheelchair basketball player
• Chuck E. Weiss (fl. 1970s), American songwriter and vocalist
• Christian Samuel Weiss (1780–1856), German mineralogist
• Clemens Weiss (born 1955), German artist

D[]

• D. B. Weiss (born 1971), American television producer, writer, and novelist
• Daniel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• David Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people

E[]

• Edmund Weiss (1837–1917), Austrian astronomer
• Emanuel Weiss (1906–1944), New York organized crime figure, executed for murder
• Eric Weiss, fictional character, introduced in 2001 on the television series Alias
• Ernst August Weiß (1900–1942), German mathematician
• Ehrich Weiss, real name of Harry Houdini (1874–1926), Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer

F[]

• Florence Weiss, Russian-Born Yiddish theatre actor and soprano
• Frank E. Weiss (born 1951), American collegiate basketball player and Army officer
• Franz Weiss (violist) (1778–1830), Austrian viola player
• Frederick Ernest Weiss (1865-1953), Botanist

G[]

• Gaia Weiss (born 1991), French model and actress
• Gary Weiss (fl. 1984), American investigative journalist
• George David Weiss (1921–2010), American songwriter, president Songwriters Guild of America
• George Weiss (baseball) (1894–1972), American baseball executive
• George Weiss (producer) (fl. 1954–1995), American film producer
• George Henry Weiss (1898–1946), American poet, writer and novelist
• Guido Weiss (1928–2021), Italian born American mathematician

H[]

• Hans Weiss (aviator) (1892–1918), German flying ace
• Harald Weiss (born 1949), German composer
• Harry Weiss (philatelist) (1888–1966), American philatelist
• Hartmut Weiß (born 1942), German footballer
• Harvey Weiss (fl. 1966), American archaeologist and professor
• Heinz Weiss (1921–2010), German film actor
• Herm Weiss (1916–1976), American basketball player
• Hermann Weiss (1909–??), Austrian Olympic ice hockey player
• Hymie Weiss (1898–1926), American mobster in the 1920s

I[]

• Isaac Hirsch Weiss (1815–1905), Austrian talmudist

J[]

• Jack Weiss (born 1964), American entrepreneur and politician
• Jacob Weiss (1750–1839), American Revolutionary War officer
• Jan Weiss (1892–1972), Czech writer
• Janet Weiss (born 1965), American rock drummer
• Jennifer Weiss (politician) (born 1959), American politician
• Jerry Weiss (born 1946), American musician and member of Blood, Sweat & Tears
• Jim Weiss (born 1948), American children's audio storyteller and author
• John Weiss (1818–1879), American clergyman, author, abolitionist and women's rights advocate
• John-Allison Weiss (born 1987), New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
• Johnny Weiss (born 1963), known as Johnny Hotbody, American professional wrestler
• Joseph Weiß (1486/87–1565), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Marx Weiß the Younger
• Joseph G. Weiss (1918-1969), British scholar of Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism, director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London
• Joseph Joshua Weiss (1905–1972), Austrian chemist and professor, co-discoverer of Haber–Weiss reaction
• Joseph Hirsch Weiss (1800–1881), Hungarian rabbi
• Josephine Weiss (1805–1852), Austrian ballet dancer and dance troupe leader
• Juleanna Glover, formerly Glover–Weiss (born 1969), American public affairs consultant, lobbyist, political strategist
• Johannes Weiss (1863–1914), German theologian
• Julie Weiss (fl. 1975), American film and stage costume designer

L[]

• Lee Weiss (1928–2018), American painter
• Leopold Weiss, birth name of Muhammad Asad (1900–1992), Austro-Hungarian journalist, political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar
• Linda Weiss (fl. 1988), Australian professor of political science
• Louis S. Weiss (1894–1950), American lawyer
• Louise Weiss (1893–1983), French author, journalist, feminist and politician
• Luigi Weiss (born 1951), Italian ski mountaineer and biathlete

M[]

• Maria Weiss (singer) (fl. 2003), Austrian baroque and opera singer
• Markus Nissa Weiss (fl. 1792), Hungarian advocate and author of Jewish Reform movement
• Martin Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marx Weiß (c. 1518 – 1580), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Joseph Weiß
• Mary Weiss (born 1948), American pop music vocalist, lead singer of The Shangri-Las
• Mary Terán de Weiss (1918–1984), Argentine tennis player
• Max Weiss (1857–1927), Austrian chess player
• Max Weiss (activist) (fl. 1926–1956), American author and executive in the Communist Party USA
• Melvyn Weiss (1935–2018), American attorney
• Michael Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mitch Weiss (born 1957), American investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Mitch Weiss (photographer) (born 1986), American photographer
• Morris Weiss (1915–2014), American comic book and comic strip artist and writer
• Myra Tanner Weiss (1917–1997), American Trotskyite communist, three time U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate

N[]

• Nathan Weiss (1851–1883), Austrian physicist and neurologist
• Nigel Weiss (1936–2020), South African astronomer and mathematician
• Norman Weiss (fl. 1940s–??), American talent agent for The Turtles and Tom Jones, arranged The Beatles first American tour

P[]

• Paul Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pernille Weiss (born 1968), Danish politician
• Peter Weiss, (1916–1982), German-Swedish writer and artist
• Pierre Weiss (1865–1940), French physicist

R[]

• Rachel Weisz (born 1970), British-American actress
• Rainbow George Weiss (born 1940), British politician
• Rainer Weiss (born 1932), German-American Nobel Prize laureate in Physics
• Regina Weiss, American politician
• Robert Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ruth Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people

S[]

• Sabine Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Samuel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shaun Weiss (born 1978), American actor and recidivist criminal offender
• Shevah Weiss (born 1935), Israeli politician
• Sholam Weiss (born 1954), American businessman and felon sentenced to 845 years in prison
• Soma Weiss (1898–1942), Hungarian-American physician
• Stephen Weiss (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Susan Archer Weiss (1822–1917), American poet, author and artist
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750), German composer and lutenist

T[]

• Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (1908–1989), German-American writer, scholar and feminist activist

V[]

• Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2018), Slovak-born Czechoslovak footballer and Slovak football coach
• Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964), his son, Czechoslovak, then Slovak, footballer and football coach
• Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989), his grandson, Czechoslovakia born, Slovak footballer
  • note that Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1992

W[]

• Walt Weiss (born 1963), American baseball player and manager
• Walter Weiß (1890–1967), Nazi German general
• Wilhelm Weiss (1892–1950), German senior Nazi Party member and editor of its newspaper
• Wincent Weiss (born 1993), German singer and talent show contestant
• Wojciech Weiss (1875–1950), Polish artist

Y[]

• Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1902–1989), Austro-Hungarian born British rabbi, halachic authority and Talmudic scholar
• Yisroel Dovid Weiss (born 1956), American rabbi

Z[]

• Zack Weiss (born 1992), American baseball player

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