Gerlach (family name)
Gerlach is a German family name , derived from the male given name Gerlach, which is made up of "ger" (spit) and "lach" from locks (to hit, play). It occurs more frequently in the middle of Germany, where more than 159 out of 100,000 inhabitants ( southern Harz region) bear this family name. This makes him one of the 200 most common family names in Germany . In Austria he can be found on average often, a total of an estimated 224 name bearers live here.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Gerlach (1894–1953), German major general
- Agnes Gerlach (1888–1976), German women's rights activist
- Alexander Gerlach (engineer) (* 1933), German civil engineer and university professor
- Alexander Gerlach , real name of Niconé (* 1976), German DJ and music producer
- Alexander L. Gerlach (* 1966), Swiss psychologist, psychotherapist and university professor
- Alexandra Gerlach (* 1963), German presenter, journalist and publicist
- Alfred Gerlach (* before 1967), German engineer and university professor
- Andreas Christian Gerlach (1811–1877), German veterinarian
- Andreas Gerlach (fencer) (* 1960), German fencer
- Andreas Gerlach (radio announcer) (* 1970), German radio announcer and journalist
- Annette Gerlach (* 1964), German journalist and television presenter
- Arthur von Gerlach (1876–1925), German director
- August von Gerlach (1830–1906), German politician, MdR
- August Gerlach (local history researcher) (1874–1952), German doctor and local history researcher
- Axel Gerlach (* 1939), German politician
B.
- Beate Gerlach , German dialogue director, actress and speaker
- Benjamin Gottlieb Gerlach (1698–1756), German educator and author
C.
- Carl Gerlach (Politician) ( Carl R. Gerlach ), American politician
- Carl Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach (1757–1813), German politician, Lord Mayor of Berlin
- Carl Gotthelf Gerlach (1704–1761), German organist, composer and violinist
- Carl Heinrich von Gerlach (1783–1860), German landowner and politician
- Chad Gerlach (* 1973), American racing cyclist
- Charles L. Gerlach (1895–1947), American politician
- Christian Gerlach (theologian) (1602–1665), German theologian and pastor
- Christian Gerlach (historian) (* 1963), German historian and university professor
- Christine Gerlach (* 1925), German actress and speaker
- Christoph Gerlach (* 1967), German Go player
- Claire Frühling-Gerlach (1910–1994), German singer and university professor
D.
- Daniel Gerlach (* 1977), German orientalist and publicist
- Dieter B. Gerlach (* 1942), German actor and voice actor
E.
- Elena Garcia Gerlach (* 1985), German actress
- Elise Gerlach (1772–1809), German author and draftsman, see Josephine Henriette Gerlach
- Elise Gerlach (singer) ( Liesel Gerlach ), German singer
- Emil Gerlach (1902–1979), German typesetter, businessman and politician (SPD)
- Erich Gerlach (painter) (1909–2000), German painter and graphic artist
- Erich Gerlach (politician) (1910–1972), German politician (KPD, SAPD, SPD) and economist
- Ernst Gerlach (* 1947), German handball player
- Ernst Ludwig von Gerlach (also Ludwig von Gerlach ; 1795–1877), German politician, publicist and judge
- Eva Gerlach (* 1948), Dutch poet
F.
- Ferdinand Gerlach (1886–1941), German judge
- Ferdinand M. Gerlach (* 1961), German physician
- Franz Gerlach (referee) , German football referee
- Franz Gerlach (veterinarian) (1891–1981), Austrian veterinarian and university professor
- Franz Dorotheus Gerlach (1793–1876), German-Swiss philologist and historian
- Frauke Gerlach (* 1964), German lawyer, head of the Grimme Institute
- Friedrich von Gerlach (1828–1891), German administrative lawyer and district administrator
- Friedrich Gerlach (1856–1938), German civil engineer, construction clerk, university professor and politician
- Friedrich Gerlach (painter) (also Fritz Gerlach ; 1903–1972), German painter
- Fritz Gerlach (physician) (1858–1950), German neurologist and psychiatrist
- Fritz Gerlach (painter) (1903–1998), American painter
- Fritz Gerlach (actor) , German actor
G
- Gabriele Gerlach (* before 1964), German biologist
- Georg Gerlach (1874–1962), Austrian painter
- Georg Daniel von Gerlach (1797–1865), Danish general
- Gerald Gerlach (* 1958), German engineer, electronics technician and university professor
- Gottlieb Wilhelm Gerlach (1786–1864), German philosopher and librarian
- Guido Gerlach (1810–1904), German lawyer and politician
- Günter Gerlach (musician) (1928–2003), German musician and composer
- Günter Gerlach (botanist) (* 1953), German botanist and conservator
- Gunter Gerlach (* 1941), German writer
- Gunther Gerlach (* 1952), German sculptor
- Gustav Theodor Gerlach (* 1827), German chemist
H
- Hans Gerlach (architect) (1885–1980), German architect and construction officer
- Hans Gerlach (journalist) (1916 – after 1974), German journalist
- Hans Gerlach (politician, 1919) (1919–1986), German politician (SED)
- Hans Gerlach (politician, 1929) (1929–2011), German politician (CDU)
- Hans Gerlach (athlete) (* 1939/1940), German long-distance runner
- Hans Gerlach (cook) , German cook, photographer and author
- Hans Egon Gerlach (1908 – after 1973), German translator, author and journalist
- Hans Jörgen Gerlach (1950–2011), German publicist
- Hans-Martin Gerlach (1940–2011), German philosopher
- Harald Gerlach (1940–2001), German poet, writer and playwright
- Harry Gerlach (1927–1995), German writer and local history researcher
- Hartmut Schulze-Gerlach (* 1948), German pop singer and television presenter
- Heinrich von Gerlach (1792–1863), German civil servant and police chief, see Karl von Gerlach
- Heinrich Gerlach (geologist) (1822–1871), Swiss geologist
- Heinrich Gerlach (printer) (1828–1899), German printer, historian and politician
- Heinrich Gerlach (politician) (1846–1928), German physician and politician (center)
- Heinrich Gerlach (Admiral) (1906–1988), German Vice Admiral
- Heinrich Gerlach (author) (1908–1991), German officer and author
- Heinrich Gerlach (pilot) (1912–1993), German Air Force officer
- Heinrich August Gerlach († 1759), German physician and librettist
- Heinz Gerlach (musician) (1910–1943), German accordionist and composer
- Heinz Gerlach (actor) , German actor
- Heinz Gerlach (pastor) (* 1940), German pastor and author
- Heinz Gerlach (publicist) (1945–2010), German publicist and editor
- Hellmut von Gerlach (also Helmut Gerlach ; 1866-1935), German publicist and politician
- Helmut Gerlach (artist) (1921–2009), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Hermann Gerlach (1833–1886), German theologian and university professor
- Holger Gerlach (* 1974), German defendant in the NSU trial
- Horst Gerlach (naval officer) (1900–1970), German naval officer
- Horst Gerlach (politician) (1919–1990), German politician (SPD)
- Hubert Gerlach (1927–2015), German writer
I.
- Irene Gerlach (* 1955), German political scientist and university lecturer
- Iris Gerlach (* 1967), German archaeologist
J
- Jacob von Gerlach (1830–1908), German politician
- Jacqueline Gerlach (* 1991), Austrian grass skier
- Jan D. Gerlach (* 1975), German cameraman
- Jens Gerlach (poet) (1926–1990), German poet
- Jens Gerlach (soccer player) (* 1970), German soccer player
- Jens Gerlach (tennis player) (* 1973), German tennis player and trainer
- Jim Gerlach (* 1955), American politician
- Johann Gerlach (master builder) († after 1341), German master builder
- Johann Friedrich Christian Gerlach (1763–1834), German innkeeper
- Johann Friedrich Julius Gerlach (1819–1873), German politician
- Johann Heinrich Samuel Gerlach (1772–1809), German bookseller, publisher and author
- Johann Nikolaus Gerlach (publisher, † 1697) († 1697), German bookseller and publisher in Magdeburg and Helmstedt
- Johann Nikolaus Gerlach (publisher, around 1696) (around 1696–1767), German bookseller and publisher in Dresden
- Johann Samuel Gerlach , German bookseller and publisher
- Johann Wilhelm Gerlach (* 1938), German law scholar and university professor
- Johannes Gerlach (* 1954), German physicist and politician (SPD)
- Jörg Gerlach (* 1967), German soccer player
- Josef Gerlach (1900–1992), German painter
- Joseph von Gerlach (1820–1896), German physician
- Judith Gerlach (* 1985), German politician (CSU)
- Julius Gerlach (1819–1873), German philologist and preacher
- Jürgen von Gerlach (* 1936), German lawyer and judge
- Jürgen Gerlach (politician) (* 1938), German politician (animal protection party)
- Jürgen Gerlach (handball trainer) (* 1946), German handball trainer
- Jürgen Gerlach (canoeist) (* 1948), German canoeist and canoe trainer
- Jürgen Gerlach (engineer) (* 1963), German traffic engineer and university professor
- Justin Gerlach (zoologist) (* 1970), British zoologist
- Justin Gerlach (soccer player) (* 1990), German soccer player
K
- Karl von Gerlach (1792–1863), German civil servant and police chief
- Karl Gerlach (politician, 1883) (1883– ??), German politician (SPD), MdL Saxony
- Karl Gerlach (civil servant) (1883–1951), German lawyer and military civil servant
- Karl Gerlach (architect) (1890–1970), German architect
- Karl von Gerlach (General) (1894–1941), German major general
- Karl Gerlach (cultural functionary) (1907–1988), German cultural functionary and politician (SPD, SED)
- Katharina Gerlach (printer) (also Katharina Gerlachin ; 1520–1591 / 1592), German printer
- Katharina Gerlach (author) (* 1968), German writer
- Katharina Gerlach (tennis player) (* 1998), German tennis player
- Konstantin Gerlach (* 1990), German actor
- Kurt Gerlach (writer) (1889–1976), German writer
- Kurt Gerlach (Germanist) (1903–1980), German Germanist
- Kurt Gerlach (photographer) (1919–2003), Austrian photographer
- Kurt Albert Gerlach (1886–1922), German sociologist
L.
- Laura J. Gerlach , real name of Laura Jay (* 1980), German artist
- Leo von Gerlach (1851–1918), German doctor and university professor
- Leopold von Gerlach (1757–1813), German landowner and politician, Lord Mayor of Berlin, see Carl Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach
- Leopold von Gerlach (General) ( Ludwig Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach ; 1790–1861), German general and politician
- Leopold Gerlach (cultural scientist) (1834–1917), German pedagogue and cultural scientist
- Ludwig Gerlach (painter, around 1810) (around 1810–1844), German painter
- Ludwig Gerlach (painter, 1900) (1900–1971), German painter
- Ludwig August Gerlach (1872 – after 1934), German teacher and botanist
- Ludwig Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach (1790–1861), German general and politician, see Leopold von Gerlach (General)
- Ludwig Wilhelm August von Gerlach (1751–1809), German lawyer and judge
M.
- Manfred Gerlach (1928–2011), German politician (LDPD), Chairman of the GDR State Council from 1989 to 1990
- Manfred Gerlach (neuroscientist) (* 1954), German neuroscientist and university professor
- Martin Gerlach senior (1846–1918), German-Austrian engraver, photographer and founder of the publishing house
- Martin Gerlach junior (1879–1944), Austrian photographer
- Martin Gerlach (politician) (* 1965), German politician
- Martina Gerlach (* 1954), German lawyer and State Secretary
- Max Gerlach (1861–1940), German agricultural chemist
N
- Nicole Gerlach (* 1994), Austrian grass skier
- Nikolaus von Gerlach (1875–1955), German administrative officer and district administrator
O
- Otto von Gerlach (1801–1849), German theologian and pastor
- Otto Gerlach (actor) (1858– ??), German actor and acting teacher
- Otto Gerlach (painter) (1862–1908), German painter and illustrator
- Otto Gerlach (economist) (1862–1923), German economist and political scientist
- Otto Gerlach (medic) (1866–1914), German physician
- Otto Gerlach (lawyer) (1894–1963), German lawyer and genealogist
P
- Paul Gerlach (politician, 1888) (1888–1944), German politician (SPD), MdR
- Paul Gerlach (politician, 1929) (1929–2009), German politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag
- Peter Gerlach (1938–2007), German media manager
- Philipp Gerlach (1679–1748), German architect
R.
- Rainer Gerlach (voice actor ) (* 1949), German voice actor, actor and director
- Rainer Gerlach (journalist) (* 1951), German journalist and consultant
- Reinhard Gerlach (1934–2017), German musicologist and editor
- Renate Gerlach (* before 1960), German geoarchaeologist
- Richard Gerlach (1899–1973), German zoologist
- Rolf Gerlach (writer) ( Johannes Rolf Gerlach ; * 1935), German theologian and writer
- Rolf Gerlach (Economist) ( Rolf Heinrich Gerlach ; * 1953), German economist
- Rudi Gerlach (1948–2007), German cameraman
- Rudolf Gerlach , pseudonym of Karl Prümer (1846–1933), German publisher and writer
- Rudolf von Gerlach (1886–1946), German theologian
- Rudolf Gerlach (genealogist) (1891–1966), German teacher and genealogist
- Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak (actually Orest Rusnak ; 1895–1960), Ukrainian-German singer (tenor)
S.
- Samuel Gerlach (around 1615–1654), German preacher and writer
- Stefan Gerlach (* 1947), German songwriter
- Stephan Gerlach (1546–1612), German preacher
T
- Thomas Gerlach (diplomat) (* 1951), German diplomat
- Thomas Gerlach (author) (* 1952), German writer and monument conservator
- Thomas Gerlach (Designer) (* 1959/1960), German designer
- Thomas Gerlach (journalist) (* 1964), German journalist
- Thomas Gerlach (racing wheelchair user) , Danish racing wheelchair user
- Thomas Gerlach (neo-Nazi) , German neo-Nazi
- Thomas Gerlach (triathlete) (* 1981), American triathlete
- Thomas-René Gerlach , real name of DJ Tonka (* 1973), German DJ, producer and composer
- Tine Schulze-Gerlach (1920–2011), German writer and poet
V
- Valentin Gerlach (1858–1957), German hygienist
W.
- Walter Gerlach (1896–1964), German SS leader
- Walther Gerlach (1889–1979), German physicist
- Werner Gerlach (1891–1963), German pathologist and SS officer
- Werner Gerlach (physician, 1903) (1903–1982), German doctor (ENT) and medical officer
- Wilhelm von Gerlach (1789–1834), German lawyer and judge
- Wilhelm Gerlach (pastor) (1791–1862), German pastor, officer and teacher
- Willi Gerlach (1909 – after 1972), German oboist
- Willibald Gerlach (1884–1960), German insurance lawyer
- Wolf Gerlach (1928–2012), German film architect, set designer and caricaturist
- Wolf Gerlach (actor) (* 1980), German actor
- Wolfgang Gerlach (* 1932/1933), German theologian and publicist
- Wolfgang WP Gerlach (1946–2020), German botanist
Fictional people
- Alexander Gerlach , chief detective in the Heidelberg crime novels by the author Wolfgang Burger