Block (family name)

Block is a family name . In addition to the general meaning from German, an origin for the Jewish name Bloch is also possible , and is then derived from “ Welsche ” in Polish .

Name bearer

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A.

• Achim Block (1932–2019), German philologist, educator and politician (CDU)
• Adam Block (* 1973), American astronomer and asteroid explorer
• Adolf Block (1893–1990), German general judge, most recently at the Imperial Court Martial
• Adriaen Block (1567–1627), Dutch explorer
• Agnes Block (1629–1704), Dutch Mennonite, art collector and art patron as well as collector of tropical plants
• Al Block ( Albert Block ; 1925 / 1926–2015), American jazz musician
• Albrecht Block (1774–1847), farmer
• Andreas von Block-Schlesier (* 1945), German lawyer and political scientist
• August Block (1877–1956), German farmer and politician (DP)
• Axel Block (* 1947), German cameraman

B.

• Benjamin von Block (1631–1689), German portrait painter
• Birgit Berg-Block (* 1942), German artist
• Bruno Block (* 1949), German politician, mayor

D.

• Daniel Block (1580–1660), German portrait painter of the late Renaissance
• David von dem Block , a painter of Flemish origin in Gdansk
• Detlev Block (* 1934), German pastor and hymn poet

E.

• Eberhard von Block (1923–2019), German major general
• Eckhard Block (* 1950), German journalist, publicist and author
• Elisabeth Block (1923–1942), German diary writer and Holocaust victim
• Emil Block (1884–1966), German painter
• Eric Block , American chemist
• Ernst Block (1927–2017), German teacher and local researcher
• Eugen Block (* 1940), German entrepreneur
• Eugène-François de Block (1812–1893), Belgian genre painter, etcher and draftsman

F.

• Francesca Lia Block (* 1962), American author
• Franz-Rudolf Block (* 1932), German metallurgist and university professor
• Friedrich Christian Block (1763–1842), German Lutheran pastor and superintendent
• Friedrich W. Block (* 1960), German literary scholar, curator and foundation director
• Fritz Block (1889–1955), German architect and photographer of Jewish faith

H

• Hans Block (* 1985), German director and musician
• Hans Heinrich Block (* 1938), German officer
• Hans-Volker Block (1940–1979), German composer
• Harlon Block (1924–1945) American soldier of World War II and one of the Marines
• Hartmut Block (* 1957), German screenwriter
• Heinrich Block (1901 – after 1954), German harpsichordist
• Heinz Block (* 1925), German politician (SED)
• Helga Block (* 1954), German administrative lawyer and data protection officer
• Herbert Block (1903–1988), German-American economist
• Herbert Lawrence Block (1909-2001), American cartoonist
• Hugo von Block (1818–1897), Prussian major general

J

• James Block (* 1968), British canoeist
• Jochen Block (1929–1995), German physical chemist
• Johann Carl Friedrich von Block (1735–1797), German colonel
• Johannes Block (preacher) ( Johannes Block von Stolp ; 1470 / 1480–1545), German clergyman
• Johannes Block (lawyer) (1881–1945), German lawyer and judge
• Johannes Block (artist) (1881–1959), German painter and graphic artist
• Johannes Block (officer) (1894–1945), German infantry general
• Johannes Block (theologian) (* 1965), German theologian and pastor

• John Rusling Block (born 1935), American politician
• Josef Block (1863–1943), German painter
• Julius Block , pseudonym for the musician Thomas Wenzel
• Julius Johann Block (1616–1681), Princely Braunschweig-Lüneburg Chamber Secretary as well as contribution and provisions administrator in Hanover

K

• Karl Block (entrepreneur) (around 1857–1919), German manufacturer
• Karl Block (journalist) (1894–1981), German television journalist
• Karl Heinrich Stephan von Block (1781–1839), Prussian lieutenant general
• Katharina Block (* before 1990), German sociologist and university professor
• Ken Block (ice hockey player) ( Kenneth Richard Block ; born 1944), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ken Block (* 1967), American rally and rallycross driver
• Kirsten Block (* 1960), German actress

L.

• Larry Block (1942–2012), American actor
• Lawrence Block (born 1938), American author
• Leo de Block (1904–1988) Dutch politician
• Lieselotte Block (1918–2012), German anthropologist
• Lisa Block de Behar (* 1937), Uruguayan literary scholar and university professor
• Lothar von Block (1889–1967), German major general

M.

• Maggie De Block (* 1962), Belgian general practitioner and politician of the Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democrats (Open VLD)
• Mario Block (* 1972), German soccer player and coach
• Marlen Block (* 1980), German politician (Die Linke)
• Martin Block (ethnologist) (1891–1972), German ethnologist
• Martin Block (presenter) (1903-1967), American radio presenter
• Martin Block (athlete) (* 1973), German long-distance runner
• Mathilde Block (1850–1932), German painter
• Matt Block (born 1966), American ice hockey player
• Maurice Block (1816–1901), French mathematician
• Mike Block (* 1982), American cellist
• Miriam Block (* 1990), German politician
• Mitchell Block , American film producer
• Monika Block (also Meyer-Block ; * 1941), German table tennis player

N

• Ned Block (* 1942), American philosopher

O

• Olivia Block , American improvisation musician
• Otto Block (politician) , German politician (DBD)
• Otto Block (architect) (1901–1977), German architect

P

• Paul Block (journalist) (1862–1934), German journalist, theater critic and writer
• Paul Block (General) (1895–1956), German major general
• Peter Block (* 1940), American author
• Peter Ludwig Heinrich von Block (1764–1834), also Ludwig Heinrich von Block, Dresden court advisor and entomologist

R.

• Ralph J. Block (1889–1974), American film producer and screenwriter
• René Block (* 1942), German gallery owner
• Rory Block (* 1949), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Rudolf Block (1865–1953), German state councilor, high school councilor and educational specialist author
• Rudolph Block (pseudonym Bruno Lessing ; 1870–1940), American journalist and writer

S.

• Schanna Block (* 1972), Ukrainian sprinter
• Sherry Block (* 1971), American archer
• Steven Block (* 1952), physicist
• Stu Block (* 1977), Canadian singer

T

• Theodor Block (medic) , German medic
• Theodor Block (lawyer) (1578–1647), German lawyer
• Theodor Block (duathlete) (* 1948/1949), German duathlete
• Theodoricus Block (also Dietrich Bloch , Truncus ; ~ 1460–1524), German physician, Catholic theologian and humanist

U

• Udo Block (1941–1997), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Uwe Block (1946–2009), German music publisher, music producer and artist manager

W.

• Walter Block (1903–1945), German communist and anti-fascist
• Willi Block (1934–1966), killed on the Berlin Wall

See also

Wiktionary: Block  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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