Bach (family name)
Bach is a German family name .
Under certain circumstances it can be a name of origin . The Bach family , a Central German family of musicians , became particularly well known .
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Bach (1890–1972), German specialist in German
- Albert Bach (1910-2003), Austrian general
- Albert Friedrich Bach (1761–1838), German politician
- Alexander von Bach (1813-1893), Austrian politician
- Alexander Bach (author) (* 1971), German author and literary performer (poetry slam)
- Alexei Nikolajewitsch Bach (1857–1946), Russian scientist, later with a laboratory in Geneva, chemistry, biochemistry, Bach-Engler peroxide theory
- Alfred Bach (? –1961), German architect
- Alois Bach (painter) (1809-1893), German painter
- Alois Bach (General) (* 1951), German general
- Aloys Bach (1770–1845), German theologian and historical researcher
- Amor Bach Hanba (* 1977), Tunisian wrestler
- Andreas Bach (painter) (1886–1963), German painter and graphic artist
- Andreas Bach (* 1968), German racing cyclist
- Anita Bach (* 1927), German architect
- Anna Magdalena Bach (1701–1760), wife of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Annekathrin Bach (* 1979), German film and theater actress
- Annika Bach (* 1981), German publisher
- Anton Bach (1762-1825), German Catholic clergyman
- August Bach (1897–1966), German journalist and politician
- August Bach (pedagogue) (1869–1950), Swiss pedagogue
- August Wilhelm Bach (1796–1869), German composer and organist
B.
- Barbara Bach (* 1947), American actress
- Bela Bach (* 1990), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Benedikt Bach (1639–1720), German Roman Catholic clergyman and 40th abbot of Marienstatt Abbey
- Björn Bach (* 1976), German canoeist
- Bodo Bach , character name of Robert Treutel (* 1957), German comedian
C.
- Carl von Bach (1847–1931), German mechanical engineer and university professor
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), German composer
- Catherine Bach (* 1954), American actress
- Christian Bach , a pseudonym of Wilhelm Schwaner (1863–1944), German publisher
- Christian Bach (actress) ( Adela Christian Bach ; 1959–2019), Argentine actress and television producer
- Christian Bach (director) (* 1977), German film director and screenwriter
- Christian Bach (cyclist) (* 1979), German cyclist
- Christian Friis Bach (* 1966), Danish politician, economist and university professor
- Christian WB Bach , a pseudonym of Wilhelm Schwaner (1863–1944), German publisher
- Christoph Bach (musician) (1613–1661), German musician, grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Christoph de Bach (1768–1834), circus director
- Christoph Bach (actor) (* 1975), German actor
- Claudia Bach (* 1979), German director and screenwriter
D.
- Danilo Bach (* 1944), American screenwriter
- David Bach (* 1971), American poker player
- David Josef Bach (1874–1947), Austrian music writer and critic
- Dieter Bach (theologian) (* 1932), German Protestant theologian
- Dieter Bach (physician) (* 1959), German physician and nephrologist
- Dieter Bach (actor) (* 1963), German actor
- Dirk Bach (1961–2012), German actor, presenter and comedian
E.
- Eduard von Bach (1814–1884), Austrian politician and administrative officer
- Edward Bach (1886–1936), English physician, bacteriologist and immunologist
- Elise Bach (1852 – after 1902), Austrian theater actress
- Else Bach (1899–1951), German sculptor
- Elisabeth von Bach (1475–1519), noblewoman and accused in a poisoning trial
- Elisabeth Bach , known as Liesel Bach (1905–1992), German stunt pilot
- Elisabeth Bach (actress) , German actress
- Elvira Bach (* 1951), German painter and sculptor
- Emilie Bach (1840–1890), Austrian artisan, school founder and school director
- Emmanuelle Bach (* 1968), French actress
- Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski (1899–1972), German SS-Obergruppenführer and politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Ernst Bach (actor) (1876–1929), German actor and playwright
- Ernst Bach (medic) (1899–1944), German gynecologist, university professor and SA leader
- Ernst Bach (politician) (1902-1965), German politician (CDU)
- Erwin Johannes Bach (1897–1961), German musicologist, composer and writer
- Etienne Bach (1892–1986), French pastor
- Ewald Bach (1871–1920), German theater actor
F.
- Francisco Carlos Bach (* 1954), Brazilian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Joinville
- Franciscus Hermanus Bach (1865–1956), Dutch painter
- Franz Bach (writer) (1885–1942), Volga German writer and poet
- Franz Bach (paleontologist) (1886–1943), Austrian paleontologist
- Franz Albert Bach (1865–1935), German architect and property developer
- Franz Josef Bach (1917-2001), German engineer and politician (CDU)
- Friedrich Bach (lawyer) (1796-1853), German lawyer, member of the Hessian Estates Assembly
- Friedrich Bach (poet) (1817–1865), Austrian physician and poet
- Friedrich Alfred Bach (* 1927), German film director, producer and cameraman
- Friedrich Teja Bach (* 1944), German art historian and university professor
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Bach (1944–2014), German materials scientist and university professor
- Fritz Bach (1934–2011), American physician
- Fritz Werner Bach (1887–1948), German physician
G
- Gabriel Bach (* 1927), Israeli lawyer
- Georg Bach (* 1964), German dentist, implantologist and specialist author
- Georges Bach (* 1955), Luxembourg politician
- Gerhard Bach (* 1943), German literary scholar and foreign language educator
- Gerhard L. Bach (1934–2018), German rheumatologist
- Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724–1763), son of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Gottlieb Bach (1900–1973), Danish marathon runner
- Gottlieb Friedrich Bach (1714–1785), son of Johann Ludwig Bach
- Günter Bach (mathematician) (1929–1998), German mathematician and university professor
- Günter Bach (* 1937), German soccer player
- Günther Bach (* 1935), German architect, painter, designer and writer
- Guido Bach (1828–1905), German painter
- Gustav Bach (1871–1954), German sculptor
- Gustav Bach (1880–1929), Heilbronn engineer and entrepreneur, see KACO Dichtungswerke
- Gustav Justus Christian von Bach (1837–1901), royal Prussian major general
H
- Hans Bach (around 1580–1626), ancestor of Johann Sebastian Bach, see Johannes Bach
- Hans Bach (1604–1673), German composer, see Johann Bach
- Hans Bach (literary historian) (1902–1977), German literary historian and editor
- Hans Bach (agricultural scientist) (1911–2002), Austrian agricultural scientist and university professor
- Hans Bach (botanist) (1913–1991), Austrian botanist and conservationist
- Hans Bach (writer) (* 1940), German writer
- Hans Bach (sculptor) (* 1946), Swiss sculptor, draftsman and etcher
- Heinrich Bach (organist) (1615–1692), German organist and composer
- Heinrich Bach (cartographer) (1812–1870), German cartographer and geologist
- Heinrich von Bach (pseudonym Heinrich Molbe ; 1835–1915), Austrian lawyer and composer
- Heinz Bach (1923–2013), German educator
- Henri Bach (* 1956), German chef
- Herbert Bach (lawyer) (1891–1945), German lawyer, SS brigade leader and National Socialist
- Hermann Bach (sculptor) (1842 – between 1914 and 1919), German sculptor
- Hermann Bach (politician) (1897–1966), German politician (SPD)
- Hermann Bach (judge) , German judge
- Howard Bach (* 1979), American badminton player
- Hans Wilhelm Sartorius von Bach , South West African politician and farmer
- Hugo Bach (physician) (1859–1940), German spa doctor and playwright
- Hugo Bach (judge) (1872–1950), German judge and ministerial official
I.
- Ines Ortner-Bach (* 1981), German soccer player
- Inka Bach (* 1956), German writer
- Inka Mülder-Bach (* 1953), German literary scholar
- Isabella Bach , German writer
- Isidor Bach (1849–1946), German entrepreneur
- Ivo Bach (* 1978), German lawyer and university professor
J
- Jacob Bach (musician) ( Ruhlaer Bach ; 1655–1718), German organist and cantor
- Jacob Bach (politician) (1868–1941), German politician (NLP)
- Jakob Bach (cathedral builder) , cathedral builder
- Jacques Bach (1941–2013), Luxembourg soccer player
- Jana Bach (* 1979), German porn actress and presenter, see Jana Bundfuss
- Janni Bach (* 1966), Australian handball player
- Jean Bach (1918–2013), American radio producer and jazz expert
- Jenny Bach (* 1987), German theater and television actress
- Jillian Bach (* 1973), American actress
- Johann Bach (1604–1673), son of Johannes Bach
- Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645–1695), son of Christoph Bach
- Johann August Bach (1721–1758), German legal historian
- Johann Bernhard Bach the Elder (1676–1749), German composer
- Johann Bernhard Bach the Younger (1700–1743), German composer and organist
- Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), son of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Christian Bach (Clavier-Bach) (1743–1814), German pianist
- Johann Christoph Bach I (1642–1703), German composer, cousin of Johann Sebastian Bach's father Ambrosius
- Johann Christoph Bach the Elder (1645–1693), German musician, uncle of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Christoph Bach (organist, 1671) (1671–1721), German organist, eldest brother of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Christoph Bach VIII (1702–1756), son of Johann Christoph Bach (organist, 1671), teacher and cantor in Ohrdruf
- Johann Christoph Bach (organist, 1782) (1782–1846), German organist, so-called Bindersleben Bach
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795), German musician and composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, so-called Bückeburger Bach
- Johann Egidius Bach (1645–1716), German musician
- Johann Elias Bach (1705–1755), German composer
- Johann Ernst Bach (organist) (1683–1739), German organist
- Johann Ernst Bach (composer) (1722–1777), German composer
- Johann Georg Bach (1751–1797), son of Johann Ernst Bach
- Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (1715–1739), son of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Jacob Bach (or Johann Jakob; 1682–1722), German musician
- Johann Lorenz Bach (1695–1773), German composer
- Johann Ludwig Bach ( Meininger Bach ; 1677–1731), German composer
- Johann Michael Bach (Gehren) (1648–1694), German composer
- Johann Michael Bach (Eisenach) (1685– ??), German composer
- Johann Michael Bach III (1745-1820), German composer
- Johann Nikolaus Bach (gambist) (1653–1682), German gambist
- Johann Nikolaus Bach (composer) (1669–1753), German composer
- Johann Nikolaus Bach (philologist) (1802–1841), German classical philologist and grammar school director
- Johann Philipp Bach (1752–1846), son of Gottlieb Friedrich Bach
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German musician and composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach (painter) (1748–1778), German painter
- Johannes Bach (1580–1626), German town piper, great-grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johannes Bach (1639–1720), German Roman Catholic clergyman, see Benedikt Bach
- Johannes Bach (Oberamtmann) (1791 - after 1849), German administrative lawyer
- Johannes Bach (politician, 1849) (1849–1909), member of the state parliament
- Johannes Bach (politician, 1808) (1808–1866), Swiss politician and judge
- John Bach (born 1946), Welsh actor
- Jörg Bach (sculptor) (* 1964), German sculptor
- Jörg Bach (soccer player) (* 1965), German soccer player
- Josef Bach (1921–2004), German composer, violinist, choir director and conductor
- Joseph von Bach (1833–1901), German Catholic theologian
- Joseph Bach (Bishop) (1872–1943), French clergyman, titular bishop of Eriza
- Joseph Alois Bach (1838–1912), German papal Zuave
- Jürgen Arne Bach (* 1942), German publisher and historian
K
- Karl Bach (fencer) (1920–1993), German fencer
- Karl Daniel Friedrich Bach (1756–1829), German painter, draftsman and art teacher
- Katharina Bach (artist) (* 1959), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Katharina Bach (actress) (* 1985), German theater and film actress
- Kristina Bach (* 1962), German pop singer, lyricist and music producer
L.
- Laura Bach (* 1979), Danish actress
- Liesel Bach (1905–1992), German aerobatic pilot
- Lina Bach-Bendel (1854–1920), Austrian theater actress and singer
- Lola Bach (around 1900 – around 1930), German dancer
- Lothar Bach (* 1947), German soccer player
- Louis Bach (1883-1914), French football player
- Ludwig Bach (1865–1912), German ophthalmologist and university professor
M.
- Marga Bach (* around 1956), German entertainer, cabaret artist and actress
- Margit Bach (* 1951), German hurdler
- Maria Bach (also Maria von Bach , Marie von Bach ; 1896–1978), Austrian composer and painter
- Maria Barbara Bach (1684–1720), wife of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Marie Bach (1836–1904), Swiss writer
- Marisa Leonie Bach (* 1978), German actress
- Marlene Bach (* 1961), German crime writer
- Maurizio Bach (* 1953), German sociologist
- Max Bach (art historian) (1841–1914), German art historian and painter
- Max Bach (publisher) (1915-2006), German publisher
- Mechthild Bach (medical doctor) (1949–2011), German internist
- Mechthild Bach (singer) , German singer (soprano)
- Michael Bach (organ builder) (1687–1772), German craftsman and organ builder
- Michael Bach (lawyer) (1784–1843), Austrian lawyer
- Michael Bach (entomologist) (1808–1878), German entomologist
- Michael Bach (physicist) (* 1950), emeritus professor for functional vision research
- Michael Bach (musician) (* 1958), German musician
- Michael Bach (rower) (* 1960), American rower
- Mischa Bach (* 1966), German writer
N
- Norbert Bach (* 1967), German economist
O
- Olaf Bach (1892–1963), German actor
- Ole-Marius Bach (* 1988), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Othmar Bach (* 1914), Swiss canoeist
- Ottilie Bach (1836–1905), German writer
- Otto Bach (composer) (1833–1893), Austrian church musician and conductor
- Otto Bach (pedagogue) (1924-2010), German homeland researcher and pedagogue
- Otto Bach (psychiatrist) (* 1937), German psychiatrist and neurologist
- Otto Friedrich Bach (1899–1981), German politician (SPD)
P
- Pamela Bach (* 1963), American actress
- Patrick Bach (* 1968), German actor
- Paul Bach , pseudonym of Rudolf Baumbach (1840–1905), German poet
- Paul Bach (actor) (1855-1936), German actor
- Paul Bach (piano maker) , German piano maker
- Paul Bach (painter) (1866-1919), German painter and etcher of the Düsseldorf School
- Paul Bach (journalist) (1938–2011), English journalist
- Paul Bach-y-Rita (1934-2006), American neurophysiologist
- Per Bach Nissen (* 1967), Danish opera, operetta, lied and concert singer (bass)
- Peter Bach (lawyer) (* 1946), German lawyer
- Peter Bach (handball player) (* 1966) Australian handball player
- Peter Bach (musician) , musician
- Peter Bach (actor) , actor
- Philipp Bach (1877–?), German engineer, painter and politician (NSDAP)
- Philippe Bach (* 1974), Swiss conductor
- Pierre-Antonio-Jean Bach (1932–2020), French clergyman, Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet
R.
- Rainer Bach (1946–2019), German caricaturist, graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist
- Rainer Bach (musician) (* 1947), German singer and guitarist
- René Bach Madsen (* 1985), Danish handball player and coach
- Richard Bach (* 1936), American writer
- Robert Bach (politician) (1901–1976), German politician
- Robert Bach (theologian) (1926-2010), German Protestant theologian
- Robert Romanowitsch Bach (1859–1933), Russian sculptor and university professor
- Rudi Bach (* 1886), German actor, director and screenwriter
- Rudolf Bach (1901–1957), German dramaturge, director, theater and music critic
- Rudolf am Bach (1919–2004), Swiss pianist
S.
- Sabine Bach (* 1956), German actress
- Sebastian Bach (* 1968), Bahamian rock musician
- Siegfried Bach (1862–1919), German entrepreneur and consul
- Siegward Bach (1929–2016), German artist
- Stefan Bach (* 1964), German economist and tax expert
- Stephen Bach (1897–1973), German-British biochemist
- Steven Bach (1938–2009), American film producer and author
- Susanne Bach (born Susanne Eisenberg ; 1909–1997), German writer and bookseller
T
- Tamara Bach (* 1976), German writer
- Theodor Bach (1858–1938), Austrian architect
- Thomas Bach (* 1953), German fencer, sports official and lawyer
- Thorsten Bach (* 1965), German chemist and professor of organic chemistry
- Thorsten Bach (doctor) , German urologist, university lecturer
- Timothy Bach (* 1953), Canadian swimmer
U
- Ulrich Bach (1931–2009), German Protestant theologian
- Ursula Bach-Wild (1903–1987), German goldsmith and artisan
V
- Veit Bach (~ 1550–1619), progenitor of the Bach family of musicians
- Vivi Bach (1939–2013), Danish singer, actress, television presenter and writer
- Volker Bach (* 1965), German mathematician and physicist
W.
- Walter Bach (1909– ??), Swiss gymnast
- Wilfrid Bach (1936–2015), German geographer and climatologist
- Wilhelm Bach (lawyer) (1850–1923), German lawyer and judge
- Wilhelm Bach (pastor) ( Georg Adam Wilhelm Bach ; 1892–1942), German pastor and officer
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), German composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759–1845), German composer, son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
- William Bach (* 1946), British politician (Labor Party)
- Winfried Bach (* before 1957), German sociologist
- Wolf-Dieter Bach (1933–2002), German poet and Karl May researcher
- Wolfgang Bach (* 1964), German geoscientist and university professor
Y
- Yannick Bach (* 1991), German soccer player
See also
- PDQ Bach , made up composer