Gans (surname)

It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bird Stein Gans (1868–1944), American educator involved in parent education
  • Carl Gans (1923-2009), Jewish German-American zoologist and herpetologist
  • Christophe Gans (born 1960), French film director
  • Curtis Gans (1937-2015), American political activist and voting expert
  • David Gans (1541–1613), Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian, and astronomer
  • Danny Gans (1956–2009), American singer and comedian
  • Donovan Gans (born 1971), American football player
  • Eduard Gans (1797–1839), Jewish German jurist
  • Eric Gans (born 1941), American scholar and professor
  • Herbert J. Gans (born 1927), American sociologist
  • Joachim Gans, 16th-century Jewish Czech mining expert, the first Jew to live in America
  • Joe Gans (1874–1910), American lightweight boxer
  • Richard Gans, founder of the Spanish type foundry Fundiciòn Richard Gans
  • Richard Gans (1880–1954), Jewish German physicist
  • Ron Gans (1931–2010), American voice-over artist and character actor
  • Sharon Gans (born 1942), American actress

Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose".

Gansz

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