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
- Aaron Weiss, and his brother Michael, members of Philadelphia-based post-hardcore/indie rock band MewithoutYou
- 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 S. 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
- Bari Weiss (born 1984), American opinion writer and editor
- 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
- Brian Weiss (born 1944), American psychiatrist and hypnotherapist
C
- Carol Weiss King, founder of the International Juridical Association and attorney for Harry Bridges, Gerhart Eisler, and J. Peters
- Carl Weiss, (1906–1935), murderer of Huey Long
- Carl W. Weiss, (1915–1942), United States marine during World War II
- Chuck E. Weiss
- 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, including:
- David N. Weiss
- David S. Weiss
- David Weiss Halivni, Hungarian-Jewish scholar of Talmud
- David Solomon Weiss, Canadian Business Strategist
- Dmitry Weiss, American Pianist, Composer
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
- Franz Weiss (violist) (1778–1830), Austrian viola player
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
- Herm Weiss (1916–1976), American professional basketball player
- Hermann Weiss
- Hymie Weiss, (1898–1926), American mobster in the 1920s
I
- Isaac Hirsch Weiss, (1815–1905), Austrian talmudist
J
- Jack Weiss
- Jacob Weiss, American Revolutionary War Officer
- 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 (1486/87–1565), German Renaissance painter and brother of Marx Weiß
- Joseph G. Weiss, Jewish Scholar
- Joseph Joshua Weiss, Austrian Chemist
- Joseph Hirsch Weiss
- Josephine Weiss (1805 - 1852), Viennese dance troupe leader
- Juleanna Glover Weiss
- Johannes Weiss (1863–1914), German theologian
- Julie Weiss, costume designer
L
- Lee Weiss, American painter
- 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
- Maria Weiss (singer), Austrian singer
- Maria Weiss (tennis player), Argentine tennis player
- Markus Nissa Weiss
- Martin Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Gottfried Weiss, (1905–1946), SS Commander of German concentration camps executed for war crimes
- Marx Weiß, German renaissance painter
- Mary Weiss
- Max Weiss
- Max Weiss (activist)
- 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 (pianist)
- 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
- Pernille Weiss, Danish politician
- 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 Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert K. Weiss, American film producer
- Robert Weiß (1920–1944), German World War II fighter ace
- Roberto Weiss, Italian-British historian of Renaissance culture
- Ruth Weiss (Austrian-Chinese journalist) (1908–2006)
- Ruth Weiss (writer) (born 1924), writer
- Ruth Weiss (poet) (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
- Susan Archer Weiss (1822–1917), American poet, author, artist
- Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist
V
- Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2018), 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
- Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1902–1989), prominent Dayan, Halachic authority and Talmudic scholar
- Yisroel Dovid Weiss, US Haredi Rabbi
Z
- Zack Weiss (born 1992), American Major League Baseball player
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References
- Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker, eds. (2005). Duden. Familiennamen. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich: Dudenverlag.
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