Katz (family name)
Katz is a family name .
Origin and meaning
Cat; KaZ stands for the Hebrew Kohen Zedek , "just priest". The name is often Hebrew with חתול - Chatul (German cat) in Israel.
Name bearer
A.
- AL Katz , American writer and producer of television series and films
- Adele Katz , maiden name of Adele Goldstine (1920–1964), American mathematician
- Adolf Katz (architect) (19th century), German architect, Stuttgart government master builder
- Adolf Katz (SS member) (1899–1980), German SS officer and politician during the Nazi era
- Albert Katz (1858–1923), German Jewish theologian and publicist
- Alfred Katz (banker) (1870–1942), German banker
- Alfred Katz (lawyer) (* 1939), German lawyer and specialist author
- Alfred Hyman Katz (1916–2001), Australian doctor and psychologist
- Alex Katz (* 1927), American painter
- Amir Katz (* 1973), Israeli pianist
- Amron Harry Katz (1915–1997), American physicist
- Andreas Katz (politician) (* 1954), German politician
- Andreas Katz (cross-country skier) (* 1988), German cross-country skier
- Anne Rose Katz (1923–2011), German journalist, writer and screenwriter
- Avraham Katz-Oz (* 1934), Israeli politician
B.
- Benjamin Katz (* 1939), Belgian photographer
- Bernard Katz (1911–2003), English neurophysiologist and biophysicist
C.
- Carl Katz (1899–1972), German entrepreneur and Jewish functionary
- Cary Katz (* 1970), American entrepreneur and poker player
- Casimir Katz (publisher) (1925–2008), German entrepreneur and publisher
- Casimir Otto Katz (1856–1919), German timber industrialist
- Casimir Rudolf Katz (1824–1880), German timber industrialist and member of the Reichstag
- Charles Katz (* 1927), American mathematician and computer scientist
- Clarice Katz (1929-2015), Canadian singer, see Clarice Carson
D.
- Daniel Katz (psychologist) (1903-1998), American psychologist
- Daniel Katz (writer) (* 1938), Finnish writer
- Daniel Katz (politician) (* 1961), Argentine politician
- Daniel Katz (environmental activist) (* 1962), American environmental activist and author
- Daniel Katz (historian) (* 1962), American historian
- Daniel Katz (cameraman) , Irish-American cameraman
- Daniel Seymour Katz , real name of Dan Seymour (1915–1993), American actor
- David Katz (1884–1953), German psychologist
- David Katz , maiden name of David Friesenhausen (1750–1828), German-Hungarian mathematician
- Delwin Katz (1887–1933), German doctor
- Dick Katz (jazz pianist, 1916) ( Richard Katz ; 1916–1981), British jazz musician
- Dick Katz (jazz pianist, 1924) ( Richard Aaron Katz ; 1924–2009), American jazz musician
- Dill Katz (* 1946), British musician
- Dovid Katz (* 1956), American Yiddish scholar
E.
- Eberhard Katz (1928–2002), German opera singer
- Elias Katz (1901–1947), Finnish athlete
- Emmanuel Mané-Katz (1894–1962), French painter
- Ephraim Katz (1932–1992), Israeli film writer
- Eric Katz (humanities scholar) (* 1952), American humanities scholar
- Eric Katz (mathematician) (* before 1999), American mathematician
- Erich Katz (1900–1973), American musicologist and organist of German origin
- Ernst Katz (1894 – after 1927), German lawyer and parliamentarian
F.
- Franz Katz (1782–1851), German painter, art teacher and art collector
- Fred Katz ( Frederick Katz ; 1919–2013), American cultural anthropologist, composer and cellist
- Friedrich Katz (1927–2010), Austrian ethnologist and historian
- Friedrich Katz , pseudonym of Friedrich Kettner (1886–1957), Austrian-American teacher and author
- Fritz Katz (1898–1969), German surgeon (head of surgery at the Jewish Hospital Alexandria 1932–1960)
G
- Gail Katz , American film and television producer
- Gerson ben Salomo Kohen Katz (1475–1541), printer
- Gilles Katz (* 1937), French actor, director and screenwriter
- Gloria Katz (1942-2018), American screenwriter
- Guillaume Katz (* 1989), Swiss football player
- Günter Katz (* 1962) German major general
H
- HW Katz ( Henry William Katz née Herz Wolff Katz ; 1906–1992), Austrian writer and journalist
- Haim Katz (* 1947), Israeli politician
- Hanna Katz (1902–1986), German politician (FDP)
- Hanns Ludwig Katz (1892–1940), German painter
- Hans Katz (1927–2013), German survivor of the Holocaust
- Hans Rudolf Katz (1923–1991), Swiss geologist
- Hartmut Katz (1943–1996), German Finnougrist and linguist
- Hugo Alexander-Katz (1846–1928), German lawyer and author
I.
- Irma Katz (1888–1933), Austrian painter
- Israel Katz (politician, 1927) (1927-2010), Israeli politician
- Israel Katz (politician, 1955) (* 1955), Israeli politician (Likud)
- Iwan Katz (1889–1956), German politician (SPD, USPD, KPD, SED)
J
- Jack Katz (* 1944), American sociologist
- Jacob Katz (1904–1998), Israeli historian and philosopher
- Janina Katz (1939–2013), Danish writer, translator and poet
- Jeff Katz (* 1943), American music producer
- Jerrold Katz (1932–2002), American linguist and philosopher
- Jimmy Katz , American photographer
- Jon Katz , American journalist and writer
- Jonathan Katz (actor) (born 1946), American actor and comedian
- Jonathan David Katz , American author
- Jonathan Ned Katz (* 1938), American historian
- Josef Katz , Austrian-Galician gymnastics official and publicist
- Joseph Katz (General) (1907-2001), French general
- Joseph Katz , American spy
- Joseph J. Katz (1912–2008), American chemist
- Joseph M. Katz (1913–1991), American entrepreneur and patron
- Julie Katz-Aereboe (1888–1927), German painter and art teacher
K
- Karl Katz (1929–2017), American archaeologist, museum director and documentary film producer
- Karl Katz (musician) (1931–2011), German jazz violinist
- Klaus Katz († 2013), German sociologist, media scientist and university rector
L.
- Lawrence Katz (* 1959), American economist
- Leo Katz (painter) (1887–1982), American painter and lithographer of Austrian-Mäh origin
- Leo Katz (1892–1954), Austrian writer
- Lewis Katz († 2014), American entrepreneur
- Louis N. Katz (1897–1973), American cardiologist
M.
- Maxim Evgenjewitsch Katz (* 1984), Russian politician
- Melanie Katz , German-Swiss author and sociologist
- Michael Katz (psychologist) (* 1951), American psychologist
- Michael Katz (film producer) (* 1954), Austrian film producer
- Michael B. Katz (1939–2014), American social scientist
- Mîndru Katz (1925–1978), Israeli pianist
- Mike Katz (born 1944), American bodybuilder
- Mieze Katz (* 1979), German singer
- Moshe Katz (1902–?), Israeli art dealer, publisher and art gallery founder of Austrian origin
- Moses Kaz (1750–1829), banker and supplier, protective Jew in Mühringen and Rottweil
N
- Nathan Katz (writer) (1892–1981), Franco-German writer
- Nathan Katz (art dealer) (1893–1949), Dutch art dealer
- Nathan Katz (religious scholar) (* 1948), American religious scholar and university professor
- Nets Katz (* 1973), American mathematician
- Nicholas Katz (* 1943), American mathematician
O
- Omri Katz (born 1976), American actor
- Otto Katz (1895–1952), Czechoslovakian author and agent
- Otto Katz (theologian) (1904–1976), German theologian and pastor
P
- Pamela Katz (* 1958), American screenwriter, writer and professor
- Paul Katz (* 1941), American cellist and music teacher
- Paul Katz (architect) (1957–2014), American architect and manager
- Peter Katz (* 1981), Canadian songwriter
- Phil Katz (1962–2000), American computer scientist
- Philipp Katz (1886–?), Austrian-Galician rabbi (founder and leader of the interdenominational world movement)
R.
- Raphael Scharf-Katz (1917–1994), German Jewish functionary
- Richard Katz (writer) (1888–1968), German journalist and writer
- Richard Katz (anthropologist) (* 1937), American psychologist and anthropologist
- Richard S. Katz (* 1947), American political scientist
- Rieke Katz (* 1986), German jazz musician
- Robert Katz (writer) (1933-2010), American writer and screenwriter
- Robert Katz (film producer) (* 1943), film producer
- Ronald A. Katz (* 1935/36), American inventor and entrepreneur
- Rosa Katz (Nazi victim) (1880–1940), Jewish psychiatric patient
- Rosa Katz (pedagogue) (1885–1976), German pedagogue and developmental psychologist
- Ross Katz (* 1971), American film producer
- Rudolf Katz (1895–1961), German politician (SPD)
S.
- Sam Katz (entrepreneur) , American lawyer and media entrepreneur
- Sam Katz (politician, 1949) ( Samuel P. Katz ; * 1949), American businessman and politician
- Sam Katz (politician, 1951) ( Samuel Michael Katz ; * 1951), Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg
- Sam Katz (rugby player) ( Samuel Lee Katz ; * 1990), English rugby player
- Samuel L. Katz ( Samuel Lawrence Katz ; * 1927), American medic
- Samuel M. Katz (* 1963), Israeli-American military historian and author
- Schmuel Katz (1914–2008), Israeli politician, writer, historian and journalist
- Sheldon Katz (* 1956), American mathematician
- Shmuel Katz (born Alexander Katz ; 1926–2010), Hungarian-Israeli artist
- Sidney Katz (1914–2009), American film editor
- Stanley N. Katz (* 1934), American historian
- Stephan Katz , German comic artist, see Katz and Goldt
- Stephen Katz (screenwriter) (1946-2005), American screenwriter
- Stephen I. Katz ( Stephen Ira Katz ; 1941–2018), American physician
- Stephen M. Katz (* 1946), American cameraman
- Steve Katz (writer) (born 1935), American writer
- Steve Katz (musician) (* 1945), American guitarist and singer
- Steven T. Katz (* 1944), American historian
T
- Thomas Katz (* 1936), American chemist and university professor
V
- Victor J. Katz (* 1942), American mathematician
- Virginia Katz , American film editor
W.
- Welwyn Wilton Katz , Canadian children's author
- William Katz (1895–1988), German teacher, cantor and rabbi
- Willy Katz (1878–1947), German physician
Z
- Zwi Katz (* 1927), Lithuanian Holocaust survivor and author living in Israel