White (family name)
Weiß or Weiss is a family name .
Origin and meaning
White is a nickname (attribute name) to Middle High German wîz " white , blond" (according to the hair or skin color of the first bearer of the name) or Middle High German weise , Middle Low German we (i) se "orphan, orphan".
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Weiß (around 1490–1540), German theologian and reformer
- Adi Weiss (* 1975), Austrian fashion journalist and publisher
- Adolf Weiss (botanist) ( Adolf Gustav Weiss ; 1837–1894), Austrian botanist and university professor
- Adolf Weiß (religious scholar) (1849–1924), Austrian religious scholar
- Adolf Weiß , real name of Adolf Weisse (1855–1933), Austrian actor and artistic director
- Adolf Weiss (speed skater) , German speed skater
- Adolf Weiß (soccer player) (* 1925), German soccer goalkeeper
- Adolf Weiss von Tessbach (1831–1900), Bohemian-Austrian lawyer and politician
- Adolph Weiss (1891–1971), American composer
- Alan R. Weiss (* 1959), American software architect and political activist
- Alarich Weiss (1925–1995), German physical chemist and university professor
- Albert Weiss (physician) (also Albert Weiss ; 1831–1907), German physician and translator
- Albert Weiss (architect) (1907 – after 1947), German architect
- Albert Weiß (entrepreneur) (* 1953), German company founder
- Albert Maria Weiss (pseudonym Heinrich von der Clana ; 1844–1925), German theologian and writer
- Albert Paul Weiss (1879–1931), American linguist, psychologist and university professor
- Alberto Weiss (* 1991), French jazz musician
- Albin Weiß (1897–1970), German resistance fighter
- Alex Weiss (* 1971), American jazz musician
- Alexander von Weiss (1840–1921), German-Baltic engineer, landowner and politician
- Alexander Weiss (writer) (1924–1987), German writer and dramaturge
- Alexander Weiss (billiard player) , Austrian billiard player
- Alexander Weiß (* 1987), German ice hockey player
- Alfred Weiß , birth name of Alfred Hagen (1879–1963), Austrian journalist and writer
- Alfred Weiss (politician) , German party official and politician
- Alfred Weiß (entrepreneur) (1890–1974), Austrian entrepreneur and patron
- Alfred Weiss (hotelier) (1949–2020), German hotelier and organizer
- Alfred Weiß (ice hockey player) (* 1964), German ice hockey player
- Allan Weiss (screenwriter) (1927-2017), American screenwriter
- Allan Weiss (economist) (* 1959), American economist
- Alois Weiß (1906–1969), German executioner
- Alois Weiß von Starkenfels (1847–1895), Austrian landowner, heraldist and genealogist
- Anders Weiss (* 1992), American rower
- Andi Weiss (* 1977), German songwriter and author
- André Weiss (lawyer) (1858–1928), French lawyer and judge
- André Weiß (soccer player) (* 1983), German soccer player
- Andrea Weiß , married name of Andrea Thomas (athlete, 1963) (* 1963), German athlete
- Andrea Weiss (* 1956), American documentary filmmaker, author and cultural historian
- Andrea Jochner-Weiß (* 1961), German politician (CSU)
- Andreas Weiß (organ builder, 1596) (1596–1670), German organ builder
- Andreas Weiss (lawyer) (1713–1792), Swiss lawyer
- Andreas Weiß (organ builder, 1722) (1722–1807), German organ builder
- Andreas von Weiss (Linguist, 1910) (1910 – after 1974), Baltic-German Germanist and linguist
- Andreas Weiß (soccer player) (* 1941), Austrian soccer player
- Andreas Weiss (Linguist, 1946) (* 1946), Austrian Germanist, linguist and university professor
- Andreas Weiß (lawyer) (* 1954), German canon lawyer
- Andreas Weiss (conductor) (* 1952), German conductor
- Andreas Weiß (filmmaker) (* 1968), German filmmaker
- Andreas Michael Weiss (* 1965), Austrian moral theologian and university professor
- Andrew Weiss (* 1947), American economist
- Angelo Weiss (* 1969), Italian ski racer
- Anita Weiß (* 1955), German athlete
- Anna Weiß (* 1998), German soccer player
- Anne Weiss (actually Ann-Kathrin Schwarz ; * 1974), German editor and author
- Anneliese Weiß , maiden name of Anneliese Sälzler (* 1927), German social hygienist
- Annette Weiß (* 1968), German soccer player and athlete
- Anton Weiß (painter, 1729) (1729–1784), German painter and sculptor
- Anton Weiss (composer) (1777–1822), Austrian composer
- Anton Weiß (politician) , German politician, MdL Bavaria
- Anton Weiß (painter, 1801) (1801-1851), German painter
- Anton Weiss (violinist) (1875–1940), Austrian musician
- Armin Weiß (1927–2010), German chemist
- Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß (* 1974), German musician
- Arnold Weiss (physician) (1909–1991), German internist and university professor
- Arnold Weiss (Romanist) (1916–2017), American Romanist and university professor
- Arnold Weiss (lawyer) (1924-2010), German lawyer and secret service employee
- Arnold Weiss-Rüthel (1900–1949), German author and publicist
- Arnold-Peter Weiss , American hand surgeon
- Arthur Weiss (screenwriter) (1912–1980), American screenwriter and television producer
- Arthur Weiss (medical doctor) (* 1953), American immunologist
- August Weiß (politician) (1832–1927), German politician (DP), MdR
- August Weiss (librarian) (1856–1906), Austrian librarian
- August Weiß (composer) (1861–1941), Austrian composer
B.
- Barbara Weiss (1960–2016), German gallery owner
- Bardo Weiß (1934-2018), German theologian
- Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiß (1730–1814), German painter
- Beatrice Weiß (* 1998), Austrian triathlete
- Benjamin Weiss (* 1941), Israeli mathematician
- Bernd Weiß (economist) , German economist and university professor
- Bernd Weiß (politician) (* 1968), German politician (CSU)
- Bernd Weiß (sociologist) (* 1974), German sociologist
- Bernhard Weiss (theologian) (1827–1918), German theologian
- Bernhard Weiß (lawyer) (1880–1951), German lawyer
- Bernhard Weiss (entrepreneur) (1904–1973), German entrepreneur
- Bernhard Weiss (soccer player) (* 1959), German soccer coach
- Bernhard Weiß (musician) (* 1964), German musician
- Bettina Weiß (* 1966), German actress and voice actress
- Betty Weiss (1959–2009), French sports official
- Bianca Weiß (* 1968), German hockey player
- Birte Weiß (* 1971), German soccer player
- Bradley Weiss (* 1989), South African triathlete
- Branco Weiss (1929–2010), Swiss entrepreneur and patron
- Brant Weiss (born 1995), American football player
- Brigitta Weiss (1949–2013), German writer
- Burkhardt Weiß (* 1980), German television presenter and journalist
C.
- Carl Weiß (actor, around 1820) (around 1820–1912), German actor, dancer and director
- Carl Weiß (actor, 1850) (1850–1911), German actor and theater director
- Carl Weiss (painter) (1860–1931), Austrian painter
- Carl Weiß (sociologist) (1892–1974), German sociologist and social worker
- Carl Weiss (medic) (1906–1935), American physician and murderer of Huey Long
- Carl Weiss (journalist) (1925–2018), German journalist
- Carl Friedrich Weiss (1901–1981), German physicist
- Carl Günther Weiss (1915-2000), Danish hockey player
- Carl Jakob Christian Weiß (1809–1889), German industrialist and oenologist
- Carmen Weiß (* 1968), German soccer player
- Carola Weiß (* 1975), German squash player
- Catharina Weiß (* 2000), German wheelchair basketball player
- Charlotte Weiss (1870–1961), Swiss painter
- Charly Weiss (actually Hans Günther Weiss ; 1939–2009), German drummer, actor and performance artist
- Chela Weiss (1947-2004), French jazz musician
- Christian Weiss (philosopher) (1774–1853), German philosopher and educator
- Christian Weiß (instrument maker) , German instrument maker
- Christian Weiß (politician, 1882) (1882–1930), German politician, Lord Mayor of Ludwigshafen
- Christian Weiß (politician, II) , German politician, see Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold #Reichsbanner heute
- Christian Weiß (chess player) (* 1973), Austrian chess player
- Christian Weiss (tennis player) (* 1979), German tennis player
- Christian Weiss (archer) (* 1988), German archer
- Christian Ernst Weiss (also Christian Ernst Weiss ; 1833–1890), German geologist and mineralogist
- Christian Samuel Weiss (1780–1856), German mineralogist
- Christina Weiss (* 1953), German journalist and politician
- Christoph Weiß (1813–1883), German art turner and writer
- Christoph Weiss (* 1965), German entrepreneur and politician (CDU)
- Chuck E. Weiss (* 1952), American songwriter
- Claire Weiss-Herczeg (1906–1997), Hungarian sculptor, see Klára Herczeg
- Claudia Weiss (* 1967), German writer and historian
- Claus-Erich Weiß (* 1933), German lawyer and politician (SPD)
- Clemens Weiss (* 1955), German artist
- Constantin von Weiß (1877–1959), Baltic German officer
- Cornelius Weiss (* 1933), German chemist and politician (SPD)
D.
- DB Weiss ( Daniel Brett Weiss ; * 1971), American writer and screenwriter
- Dagmar Weiss (* 1978), German artist
- Dan Weiss (* 1977), American musician and composer
- Daniel Weiss (Slavist) (* 1949), Swiss Slavist and linguist
- Daniel Weiss (figure skater) (* 1968), German figure skater
- Daniel Weiß (* 1990), German ice hockey player
- David Weiß (copperplate engraver) (1775–1846), Austrian copperplate engraver
- David Weiss (Writer) (1909–2002), American writer
- David Weiss (pilot) (1929-2009), American pilot
- David Weiss (1946–2012), Swiss multimedia artist, see Peter Fischli and David Weiss
- David Weiss (oboist) (1947-2014), American oboist
- David Weiss , real name of David Was (* 1952), American musician and producer
- David Weiss (trumpeter) (* 1964), American trumpeter, composer and arranger
- David Weiss Halivni (* 1927), US-Israeli rabbi and university professor
- David GL Weiss (* 1978), Austrian writer
- David N. Weiss (* around 1960), American screenwriter and producer
- David S. Weiss , American comedy writer
- Dieter Weiss (musician) (1922–2009), German church musician and conductor
- Dieter Weiß (economist) (1935–2016), German economist
- Dieter Weiß (soccer player) (* 1942), German soccer player
- Dieter G. Weiss (* 1945), German physiologist
- Dieter J. Weiß (* 1959), German historian
- Dietrich Weiß , German archivist
- Dominik Weiß (* 1989), German handball player
- Doug Weiss (musician) (* 1965), American jazz musician
- Doug Weiss (ice hockey player) ( Douglass Weiss ; * 1965), American ice hockey player
E.
- Ebbe Weiss-Weingart (1923–2019), German goldsmith and jewelry designer
- Eberhard Weiß (1949–2006), German television presenter
- Edith Weiß (resistance fighter) , German resistance fighter
- Edith Weiss (racing driver) , German automobile racing driver
- Edith Brown Weiss (* 1942), American lawyer
- Edith Weiss-Mann (1885–1951), German harpsichordist, piano teacher and music critic
- Edmund Weiss (1837–1917), Austrian astronomer
- Eduard Weiß (1870–1950), German politician
- Egbert Weiß (* 1931), German lawyer, judge and student historian
- Egon Weiß (1880–1953), Austrian legal scholar
- Ehrich Weiss , known as Harry Houdini (1874–1926), American magician
- Eisik Hirsch Weiss (1815–1905), Austrian scholar and Talmud researcher
- Ella Weiß (1910–1995), German politician
- Elvira Drobinski-Weiß (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Emanuel Weiss (botanist) (1837–1870), Austrian doctor and botanist
- Emanuel Weiss (1906–1944), American mobster
- Emil Weiss (glass painter) , German glass painter
- Emil Weiß (master builder) , German builder
- Emil Weiß (politician) , Austrian politician (CSP)
- Emil Weiss (illustrator) (1896–1965), Austrian illustrator and caricaturist
- Emil Weiß (cross-country skier) , German cross-country skier
- Emil Weiss (director) (* 1947), German film director, screenwriter and producer
- Emil Rudolf Weiß ( ER Weiß ; 1875–1942), German book artist, painter and poet
- Emma Weiß (1903–1988), German politician (SED)
- Erich Weiss (puppet maker) (1912–1984), Swiss puppet maker and set designer
- Erich Weiß (local history researcher) (1930–2009), German teacher and local history researcher
- Erich Weiß (engineer) (* 1939), German engineer, geodesist and university professor
- Erich Weiss (journalist) (* 1947), Austrian sports journalist
- Ernst Weiß (singer) (also Ernst Weis ; 1828–1871), German opera singer (baritone, tenor), actor and theater director
- Ernst Weiß (writer) (1882–1940), Austrian writer, translator and doctor
- Ernst Weiss (medalist) (1898–1974), German medalist
- Ernst Weiß (politician) (1911–1998), German politician (SPD)
- Ernst Weiss (boxer) (1912–1997), Austrian boxer
- Ernst Weiß (painter) (1920–2009) German painter
- Ernst August Weiß (1900–1942), German mathematician
- Erwin Weiß (painter) (1899–1979), German painter
- Erwin Weiss (composer) (1912–2004), Austrian composer
- Erwin Weiss (chemist) (1926–2019), German chemist
- Erwin Weiss (singer) (1934-2008), German singer
- Eugen Weiß (painter) (1916–1997), German painter
- Eugen Weiss (veterinarian) (* 1930), German veterinarian and university professor
- Eugen Skasa-Weiß (1905–1977), German writer and journalist
- Eugen Robert Weiss (1863–1933), German singer and university professor
- Eugen Robert Weiss (1877–1944), Hungarian lawyer, journalist and theater entrepreneur, see Eugen Robert
- Ev-Katrin Weiß (* 1962), German actress
- Evelyn Weiss (1938–2007), German art historian
F.
- Fabian Weiß (* 1992), German soccer player
- Fanny Nemeth-Weiss (* 1987), Hungarian cellist
- Ferdinand Weiß (archivist) (1754–1822), German priest, archivist and politician
- Ferdinand Weiß (painter) ( Ferdinand Friedrich Wilhelm Weiß ; 1814–1878), German painter, engraver and illustrator
- Ferdinand Weiss (composer) (* 1933), Austrian composer, conductor and music teacher
- Fidelis Weiß (1882–1923), German Franciscan and mystic
- Florian Weiss (journalist) (* 1976), German journalist and moderator
- Florian Weiß (Illustrator) (* 1977), German illustrator
- Florian Weiss (soccer player) (* 1989), Austrian soccer player
- Florian Weiss (musician) (* 1991), Swiss jazz musician
- Francis Weiss (1893–1982), English tobacco shop and author
- Frank-Peter Weiß (* 1951), German physicist
- Franz Weiß (musician) ( Franz Weiss ; 1778–1830), violist and composer
- Franz von Weiß (Major General) (1791–1858), Austrian Major General
- Franz Weiß (lawyer) (1808–1895), Austrian lawyer, criminologist and university professor
- Franz Weiß (pharmacist) (1868–1946), German pharmacist
- Franz Weiss (pastor, 1877) (1877–1934), Swiss clergyman
- Franz Weiß (politician, 1887) (1887–1974), German agricultural scientist and politician (CDU)
- Franz Weiß (pastor) (1892–1985), German pastor and resistance fighter
- Franz Weiß (politician, 1900) (1900–1979), German politician (Bavarian Party, CSU)
- Franz Weiß (painter, 1903) (1903–1982), German painter
- Franz Weiß (manufacturer) (1912–1951), Austrian engineer and company founder
- Franz Weiss (politician, 1920) (* 1920), Austrian politician, mayor of Steyr
- Franz Weiss (1921–2014), Austrian painter and sculptor
- Franz Weiß (painter, 1952) (* 1952), Austrian painter and art teacher
- Franz Anton Weiß (1729–1784), German painter
- Franz Joseph Weiß (1755–1807), German organ builder, see Andreas Weiß (organ builder, 1722) #Franz Joseph Weiß (I.)
- Franz Rudolf von Weiss (1751–1818), Swiss politician, writer and officer, see François Rodolphe de Weiss
- Franz-Rudolf von Weiss (1885–1960), Swiss diplomat
- Franz Xaver Weiss (1885–1956), Austrian economist
- Franziska Weiss (* 1980), Austrian actress, see Franziska Weisz
- Frauke Weiß (* 1946), German politician (CDU)
- Fredda Weiss (* 1941), American film producer
- Frieda Weiß (1907–1984), German politician (SED)
- Frieder Weiss (* 1960), German engineer, projection designer and university lecturer
- Friedrich Weiß (painter, 1794) (1794– ??), German painter
- Friedrich Weiss (1814–1878), German painter, engraver and illustrator, see Ferdinand Weiß (painter)
- Friedrich Weiß (geographer) (1821–1868), German geographer
- Friedrich Weiß (pilot) , German pilot
- Friedrich Weiss (rabbi) (1881 – after 1951), Austrian-Czech rabbi and teacher
- Friedrich Weiß (author) (1885 – after 1934), Austrian non-fiction author
- Friedrich Weiß , real name of Friedrich Fehér (1889–1950), Austrian actor and film director
- Friedrich Weiss (club official) , German club official
- Friedrich Weiss , real name of Fritz Wöss (1920–2004), Austrian writer
- Friedrich Weiß (painter, 1930) (* 1930), German painter
- Friedrich Wilhelm Weiss (also FW Weiß ; 1744–1826), German doctor, botanist and music writer
- Fritz Weiss (1822-1893), German singer (bass) and philologist, see Georg Fritz Weiss
- Fritz Weiss (entrepreneur) (1894–1975), German entrepreneur
- Fritz Weiß (director) (* 1904), Austrian film director and actor
- Fritz Weiss (musician) (1919–1944), Czech jazz musician
- Fritz Weiß (painter) (1927–2014), German painter and musician
- Fritz Max Weiss (1877–1955), German diplomat and orientalist
G
- G. Weiss , German politician
- Gabi Troeger-Weiß (* 1958), German spatial planner and university professor
- Gaia Weiss (* 1991), French actress
- Gebhardt Weiss (* 1946), German diplomat
- Georg Weiss (publisher) (1833–1904), German publisher and bookseller
- Georg Weiß (pedagogue) (1885–1951), German pedagogue
- Georg Weiß (SS member) , German SS-Sturmbannführer
- Georg Weiss (racing driver) (* 1959), German automobile racing driver
- Georg Weiß (mathematician) (* 1968), German mathematician and university professor
- Georg Weiss (diplomat) , Austrian diplomat
- Georg Weiss (cameraman) (* 1986), Austrian cameraman
- Georg Bernhard Weiß (1798–1873), German pastor and educator
- Georg Fritz Weiß (1822–1893), German singer, translator and actor
- Georg Philipp Weiß (1741–1822), German baker and grain dealer
- George David Weiss (1921-2010), American songwriter and composer
- Gerald Weiß (politician) (* 1945), German politician (CDU)
- Gerald Weiß (athlete) (1960-2018), German athlete
- Gerd Weiß (* 1949), German conservationist
- Gerhard Weiss (1919–1986), German politician (SED)
- Gerhard Weiß (soccer player, 1925) (* 1925), German soccer player
- Gerhard Weiß (entrepreneur) (* 1939), Austrian entrepreneur, see Weiß Handels GmbH
- Gerhard Weiß (soccer player, 1941) (* 1941), German soccer goalkeeper
- Gerlinde Weiss (* 1939), Austrian Germanist
- Giovanni Weiss (* 1980), German jazz guitarist
- Gisela Weiß (* 1943), German swimmer
- Gisela Weiss (astronomer) (1891–1975), Austrian astronomer
- Gottfried Weiss (theologian) (1659–1697), German theologian and university professor
- Gottfried Weiss (lawyer) (1892–1956), Swiss legal scholar
- Gottfried Weiss (meteorologist) (1926–2000), meteorologist
- Gottlieb Weiss (* 1987), German boxer
- Guido Weiss (journalist) (1822–1899), German publicist
- Guido Weiss (mathematician) (* 1928), American mathematician
- Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss (* 1928), Swedish sculptor, ceramist and set designer
- Gunnar Weiß (* 1956), German soccer player
- Gunter Weiß (* 1946), Austrian mathematician
- Günter Weiß (Byzantinist) (also Günter Weiss ; * 1937), German historian and Byzantinist
- Günter Weiß (club official) , German club official
- Günter Weiß (painter) (1940–2014), German painter and graphic artist
- Günter Weiß (physician, 1955) (* 1955), German surgeon
- Günter Weiss (musician) (* 1962), Swiss musician, composer and music teacher
- Günter Weiss (physician, 1965) (* 1965), Austrian physician and university professor
- Günther Weiß (musicologist) (1933–2007), German musicologist, conductor and university professor
- Günther Weiss (cyclist) , German cyclist
- Günther Weiss (composer) , German composer
- Günther Weiß (soccer player) (* 1955), German soccer player
- Günther Weiss (geographer) , German geographer and didactic
- Günther Weiß-Margis (1920–1986), German publisher and bookseller
- Gustav Weiss (1901–1959), German lawyer and politician (DP)
H
- Hanna Weiss-Schneeweiss , Polish botanist, cell biologist and university professor
- Hans Weiss (composer) (1889–1957), German composer
- Hans Weiss (architect) (1894–1973), Swiss architect
- Hans Weiss (geologist) (1910–2000), Swiss geologist
- Hans Weiß (SS member) (1911–1978), German SS Obersturmbannführer
- Hans Weiß (journalist) (1912–1992), German journalist and politician (KPD, SED)
- Hans Weiß (painter, 1914) (1914–1984), German graphic artist and painter
- Hans Weiß (politician, 1919) (1919–2008), German politician (CSU), Lord Mayor of Bad Kissingen
- Hans Weiß (painter, 1922) (1922–2000), German painter
- Hans Weiß (politician, 1940) (1940–2009), German politician (SPD), mayor of Roth
- Hans Weiß (educator) (* around 1947), German special educator and university professor
- Hans Weiss (writer) (* 1950), Austrian author and journalist
- Hans Weiß-Steinberg (1927–2003), German conductor and composer
- Hans-Dieter Weiss (* 1949), Austrian football player
- Hans-Friedrich Weiß (1929–2016), German theologian and university professor
- Hans-Georg Weiss (1921–2014), German architect and painter
- Hans Georg Weiss (1927-2008), German entrepreneur and politician (CDU)
- Hansgerhard Weiss (1902–1982), German writer
- Hans Günther Weiss , real name of Charly Weiss (1939–2009), German musician
- Hans-Joachim Weiß (1925–1980), German draftsman and painter
- Hans-Jörg Weiß (* 1966), German economist and university professor
- Hans-Martin Weiss (* 1957), German theologian
- Häns'che Weiss (1951–2016), German jazz musician and composer
- Harald Weiss (composer) (* 1949), German composer and director
- Harald Weiß (1955–2013), German journalist
- Harald Weiss (politician) , Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Harald Weiss-Bollandt (1940–2010), German administrative lawyer and police chief
- Harry Bischoff Weiss (1883–1972), American entomologist
- Hartmut Weiß (* 1942), German soccer player
- Harvey Weiss (* 1945), American archaeologist, anthropologist and university professor
- Hedwig Weiß (1860–1923), German painter
- Hedwig Weiss (1889–1975), German writer
- Heidi Senger-Weiss (* 1941), Austrian entrepreneur
- Heidi Stengelhofen-Weiß (* 1966), German lawyer and judge
- Heinrich Weiß (robber) (1715–1787), German robber captain
- Heinrich Weiss (politician, 1789) (1789–1848), Swiss politician
- Heinrich Weiß (resistance fighter) (1887–1963), German resistance fighter
- Heinrich Weiss (politician, 1893) (1893–1966), German trade unionist, politician (SPD) and entrepreneur
- Heinrich Weiß (stonemason) (1907–1993), German stonemason
- Heinrich Weiss (collector) (1920–2020), Swiss collector, entrepreneur and patron
- Heinrich Weiss (entrepreneur) (* 1942), German entrepreneur and manager
- Heinz Weiss (1921-2010), German actor
- Heinz Kuhn-Weiss ( Heinrich Kuhn-Weiss ), German racing car driver
- Hela Felenbaum-Weiss (1924–1988), Polish resistance fighter
- Helene Weiss (1898–1951), German philosopher
- Helfried Weiß (1911–2007), Hungarian-German painter, draftsman and art theorist
- Hellmuth Weiss (1900–1992), German-Estonian politician (NSDAP)
- Helmut Weiss (actor) (1907–1969), German actor, screenwriter and director
- Helmut Weiss (sculptor) (1909–1962), German sculptor
- Helmut Weiß ( Helmut Weiss-Wendt ; 1913-2000), German writer
- Helmut Weiss (musician) (* 1937), Austrian violist
- Helmut Weiß (chemist) (* 1958), German chemist and university professor
- Helmuth Weiss (politician) (* 1948), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
- Helmuth Weiß (author) (* 1953), German travel writer
- Hendrik Weiß (* 1965), German soccer player
- Heraldo Weiss , Argentinian tennis player
- Herbert Weiß (civil servant) (1899–1945), German administrative officer and officer
- Herbert Weiß (politician) (1927-2007), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Herbert Weiß (glider pilot) (1948–2007), German glider pilot
- Herman Weiss (* 1946), American composer and conductor
- Hermann Weiß (costume expert) (1822–1897), German painter, copperplate engraver and costume expert
- Hermann Weiß (theologian) (1833–1898), German theologian
- Hermann Weiss (photographer) (1909– ??), German photographer
- Hermann Weiß (ice hockey player) (1909– ??), Austrian ice hockey player
- Hermann Weiß (violin maker) (1925–2010), German violin maker
- Hermann Weiß (historian) (1932–2015), German historian
- Hermann Carl Weiss (1776–1828), German district administrator
- Hermann Ernst Weiß (1889–1954), German writer
- Hermann F. Weiss (* 1937), German specialist in German and English
- Hilda Weiss (1900–1981), German-American sociologist and university professor
- Hilmar Weiß (* 1928), German party functionary (SED)
- Horst Weiß (soccer player) (1917–1967), German soccer player
- Horst Weiß (association official) (1926–2005), German stamp designer, manager and association official
- Horst Weiß (educator) (* 1932), German educator
- Horst Weiß (mechanical engineer) (* 1937), German mechanical engineer
- Horst Weiß (painter) (* 1953), German painter
- Hymie Weiss (1898–1926), Polish-American mafioso
I.
- Ida Weiss (1925–2009), Austrian author
- Ilse Blumenthal-Weiss (1899–1987), German poet
- Ilsekauf-Weiss (* 1945), German veterinarian, pathologist and university lecturer
- Ingo Weiß (* 1937), German politician (CSU)
- Ingo Weiss ( Ingo-Rolf Weiss ; * 1963), German sports official
- Irving Weiss , pseudonym of Joseph W. Sarno (1921-2010), American director
- Israel Weiss (1819 – after 1903), Bohemian-Austrian rabbi
J
- Jakob Weiß (1672–1742), Austrian violin maker
- Jan Weiss (1892–1972), Czech writer
- Jan-Ulrich Weiß (* 1975), German politician (AfD)
- Jean Weiss (1890–1978), German racing cyclist
- Jennifer Weiß (* 1985), German voice actress
- Jens Weiß (* 1968), German social scientist and university professor
- Jiří Weiss (1913–2004), Czech film director and screenwriter
- Joachim Weiss (1925–2017), German entrepreneur, see BEGO # 1945 to 2000
- Joachim Weiß (1931–2017), German police officer and trade unionist
- Jochen Weiß , German basketball player
- Johann Weiß (theologian) (also Johann Weiße ; around 1498–1561), German theologian
- Johann Weiß (painter) (1738–1776), German painter
- Johann Weiss (medic) , German medic
- Johann Weiss (soccer player) (* 1950), Austrian soccer player
- Johann Adam Weiß (1751–1804) German writer and politician, Mayor of Speyer
- Johann Baptist Weiß (painter) , German painter
- Johann Baptist Weiß (clergyman) (1753–1800), German religious clergyman , teacher and writer
- Johann Baptist Weiß (musician) (1814–1850), Austrian teacher, organist and composer
- Johann Baptist von Weiß (1820–1899), German historian
- Johann Christian Weiß (1665–1737), German merchant and business founder
- Johann Christian von Weiß (1779–1850), German textile entrepreneur
- Johann Christoph Weiß (1663–1725), German theologian
- Johann Heinrich Weiss (1758 / 1759–1826), Franco-German cartographer
- Johann Jacob Daniel Weiß (1773–1843), German-British manufacturer
- Johann Michael Weiß (1648–1726), German theologian
- Johann Michael Weiß (1766–1848), German organ builder, see Andreas Weiß (organ builder, 1722) #Johann Michael Weiß
- Johann Nicolaus Weiss (1703–1783), German physician
- Johann Paul Weiss (1665–1736), German conductor, composer and clergyman
- Johann Rudolf Weiss (1846–1933), Swiss painter
- Johann Sigismund Weiss (after 1690–1737), German lutenist and composer
- Johannes Weiss (lawyer) , German lawyer
- Johannes Weiß (theologian) (1863–1914), German theologian
- Johannes Weiß , pseudonym of Kurt Nachmann (1915–1984), Austrian screenwriter
- Johannes Weiß (sociologist) (* 1941), German sociologist and university professor
- Johannes Weiss (Nordic Combiner) (* 1989), Austrian Nordic Combiner
- Johannes C. Weiss (1953-2006), German journalist
- John Gustav Weiss (1857–1943), German politician and historian
- Jojo Weiß (* 1969), German comedian and entertainer
- José Weiss (1859–1919), French-British aircraft designer and painter
- Josef Weiss (medic) (1797–1847), Austrian medic
- Josef Weiß (politician) (1862–1934), Austrian farmer and politician (CS)
- Josef Weiß (composer) (1864–1945), pianist and composer
- Josef Weiss (contemporary witness) (also Jupp Weiss ; 1893–1976), German contemporary witness of the Holocaust
- Josef Weiss (resistance fighter) (1900–1970), German resistance fighter
- Josef Weiss (entrepreneur) (1921–2017), German company founder
- Josef Weiß (soccer player) (* 1952), German soccer player
- Josef Weiß-Cemus (* 1956), German historian and local researcher
- Joseph Weiß (painter) ( painter from Balingen ; 1487 / 1488–1565), German painter
- Joseph Weiß (1788–1858), German organ builder, see Andreas Weiß (organ builder, 1722) #Joseph Weiß (II.)
- Joseph von Weiß (1805–1887), Austrian lawyer and politician
- Joseph Weiß (General) (1853–1917), Austrian Major General
- Joseph Weiss (Judaist) (1918–1969), British Judaist
- Joseph Weiß (diplomat) (* 1959), German diplomat
- Joseph Weiß von Finkenau († 1830), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Joseph Andreas Weiß (1814–1887), German painter
- Joseph Ignaz Weiss (1722 – after 1792), German painter
- Joseph Joshua Weiss (1905–1972), Austro-British chemist
- Juan Weiss , Cuban tennis player
- Judy Weiss (* 1972), German singer
- Juliane Prade-Weiss (* 1980), German literary scholar and university professor
- Julie Weiss (* 1947), American costume designer
- Julius Weiss (composer) (1814–1898), German violinist, composer and music publisher
- Julius Weiss (music teacher) (1840 / 1841– ??), German-American pianist and music teacher
- Julius Weiss (journalist) (1860–1893), Austro-Hungarian journalist, editor and publisher
- Julius Weiß (medic) (1867–1954), Austrian internist and university professor
- Julius Weiss (trade unionist) (1880–1939), Austrian trade unionist
- Julius Weiss , birth name of Jules White (1900–1985), American film producer, director, screenwriter and actor
- Jürg Weiss (1910–1941), Swiss writer and mountaineer
- Jürgen Weiss (* 1947), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
K
- Karl Weiss (archivist) (1826–1895), Austrian archivist
- Karl Weiß (writer) (1846–1938), Austrian writer (pseudonym: Karl Schrattenthal)
- Karl Weiss , real name of Carl Karlweis (1850–1901), Austrian writer
- Karl Weiß (priest, 1854) (1854–1925), German clergyman and politician (center)
- Karl Weiß (photographer) (1876–1956), German photographer and draftsman
- Karl Weiß (pedagogue) (1895–1959), German pedagogue
- Karl Weiß (priest, 1913) (1913–1998), German-Czech clergyman
- Karl Weiß (entomologist) (1924-2018), German entomologist and beekeeper
- Karl Weiß (politician) (1928-2014), German politician (SPD)
- Karl Weiß (Admiral) (1935–2012), German rear admiral
- Karl Weiss-Weigl (1889–1953), Swiss manufacturer
- Karl Emil Weiß (1797–1859), German entrepreneur
- Karl Günther Weiss (1917–2001), German lawyer
- Karl-Heinz Weiß (1920–2007), German actor
- Karl-Ludwig Weiss (1947–2009), German racing driver
- Karl Theodor Weiß (1872–1945), German lawyer and paper historian
- Katharina Weiss (photographer) (1834–1911), Swiss photographer
- Katharina Weiss (Taekwondoin) (* 1990), German Taekwondoin
- Katharina Weiß (writer) (* 1994), German writer
- Kathleen Weiß (* 1984), German volleyball player
- Kerstin Weiss (* 1965), German social worker and district administrator
- Klaus Weiss (Anglist) (1927–2014), German Anglist and Americanist
- Klaus Weiß (civil engineer) (1932–2009), German civil engineer
- Klaus Weiss (drummer) (1942–2008), German drummer
- Klaus Weiß (handball player) (1944–2000), German handball goalkeeper
- Konrad Weiß (politician) (1863–1943), German politician
- Konrad Weiß (poet) (1880–1940), German poet
- Konrad Weiß (theologian) (1907–1979), German theologian and university professor
- Konrad Weiß (director) (* 1942), German director, politician and civil rights activist
- Konrad Weiß von Limpurg (1536–1575), German humanist
- Konrad Rudolf Guido Weiss (1822–1899), German publicist and physician, see Guido Weiss (journalist)
- Kristina Weiss , former name of Kristina Hartmann (* 1988), German radio presenter
- Kurt Weiss (1895–1966), Austrian painter
- Kurt Weiß (1906–1995), German field hockey player and athlete
- Kussi Weiss (* 1978), German jazz musician
L.
- Ladislaus Weiss (* 1946), Serbian-German painter
- Larry Weiss (jazz musician) (1927–2011), American cornet player and pianist
- Larry Weiss (songwriter) (born 1941), American singer-songwriter
- Lena Weiss (* 1995), German soccer player
- Leonhard Weiß (1907–1981), German football player
- Leopold Weiß (typesetter) (1840–1923), Austrian typesetter
- Leopold Weiß (doctor) (1849–1901), German ophthalmologist and university professor
- Leopold Weiss , maiden name of Muhammad Asad (1900–1992), Austrian journalist, diplomat and Islamic scholar
- Leopold Weiss (politician) (1903–1991), Austrian farmer and politician (ÖVP)
- Liberat Weiß (1675–1716), German missionary and martyr
- Linda Weiss (* 1958), Australian political scientist
- Lisa Weiß (* 1987), German soccer player
- Louise Weiss (1893–1983), French politician
- Ludwig Weiss (1881–1938), German department store entrepreneur
- Ludwig Weiß (1902–1994), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Luigi Weiss (* 1951), Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer
- Luise Weiß , German soccer player
- Lulu Weiss (* 1959), German guitarist
- Lydia Weiss (* 1939), Austrian dancer, actress and singer
M.
- Magdalene Weiß (* 1956), German midwife
- Maike Weiss (* 1984), German handball player
- Manfréd Weiss (1857–1922), Hungarian industrialist
- Manfred Weiss (composer) (* 1935), German composer
- Manfred Weiss (lawyer) (* 1940), German lawyer and university professor
- Manfred Weiß (educational researcher) (1942–2019), German educational researcher and economist
- Manfred Weiß ( border victim) (1943–1962), German fatality on the inner-German border
- Manfred Weiß (politician) (1944-2017), German politician (CSU)
- Manfred Weiß (director) (* 1958), German theater director, author, dramaturge and actor
- Manuel Weiss (* 1982), German director and producer
- Marco Weiss (* 1990), German schoolboy accused of sexual abuse
- Marcus Weiß (* 1974), German dancer
- Margarete Weiß (1912–1990), German politician (FDP), MdL Schleswig-Holstein
- Mari Weiß (* 1984), German politician (Die Linke)
- Maria Weiss (singer) , Austrian actress and singer (mezzo-soprano)
- María Luisa Terán de Weiss , real name of Mary Terán de Weiss (1918–1984), Argentine tennis player
- Marianne Weiss , maiden name of Marianne Hold (1933–1994), German actress
- Marie Weiss (Filmmaker) ( Marie Garel-Weiss ; * 1969), French screenwriter, director and actress
- Marie Johanna Weiss (1903–1952), American mathematician and university professor
- Marie-Louise Müller-Weiss (1876–1935), German singer (soprano), see Louise Müller (singer, 1876)
- Marius Weiß (* 1975), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
- Markus Weiß-Latzko (* 1984), German long-distance runner
- Martin Weiss (SS member) (1903–1984), German SS main squad leader
- Martin Weiss (writer) (* 1948), Swiss writer, journalist and comic book author
- Martin Weiss (musician) (* 1961), German jazz musician
- Martin Weiss (diplomat) (* 1962), Austrian diplomat
- Martin Weiß (actor) (* 1974), German actor
- Martin Weiss (cyclist) (* 1991), Austrian cyclist
- Martin Gottfried Weiß (1905–1946), German SS Obersturmbannführer
- Marvin Weiss (* 1995), German soccer player
- Marx Weiß (around 1500–1580), German painter
- Mary Weiss (singer) (born 1948), American singer
- Mary Catherine Bishop Weiss (1930–1966), American mathematician
- Mary Terán de Weiss (actually María Luisa Terán de Weiss ; 1918–1984), Argentine tennis player
- Matthias Weiß (architect) (1636–1707), German architect
- Matthias Weiß (soccer player) (* 1961), German soccer player
- Max Weiß (musician) , violinist and violist
- Max Weiß (1851–1927), Austro-Hungarian chess player, see Miksa Weiß
- Max Weiss (chess composer) ( Max Ignaz Weiss ; 1870–1943), German chess composer and author
- Max Weiß (officer) (1874 – after 1944), German officer, topographer and district administrator
- Max Weiss (painter) (1884–1954), German painter and graphic artist
- Max Weiss (sculptor) (1921–1996), Swiss sculptor
- Maximilian Weiß (handball player) (* 1988), German handball player
- Maximilian Weiß (soccer player) (* 1998), German soccer player
- Mia Florentine Weiss (* 1980), German performance artist
- Michael Weiss (politician, 1569) (also Michael Weiss ; 1569–1612), German-Romanian politician
- Michael Weiss (mathematician) (* 1955), German mathematician
- Michael Weiss (politician, 1956) (* 1956), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Michael Weiß (entrepreneur) , German brewery entrepreneur and association official
- Michael Weiss (musician) (* 1958), American jazz pianist
- Michael Weiß (soccer coach) (* 1965), German soccer coach
- Michael Weiss (figure skater) (born 1976), American figure skater
- Michael Weiss (triathlete) (* 1981), Austrian mountain bike rider and triathlete
- Michael Bastian Weiß (* 1974), German composer and philosopher
- Michael D. Weiss , American screenwriter
- Michael T. Weiss (* 1962), American actor
- Michal Grinstein-Weiss , Israeli-US economist and university professor
- Michel Weiß (1867–1951), German painter
- Miksa Weiß (also Max Weiß ; 1857–1927), Austro-Hungarian chess player
- Mix Weiss (1924–2014), Swiss journalist and author
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- Nina Noel Weiß (* 1988), German actress
- Norbert Weiss (microbiologist) (1939 / 1940–2018), German microbiologist
- Norbert Weiss (musicologist) (* 1941), German musicologist
- Norbert Weiß (* 1949), German writer
- Norbert Weiss (economist) (* 1961), German economist and management consultant
O
- Oli Weiss (* 1970), German film editor and filmmaker
- Oscar Weiss (1882–1965), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Oskar von Weiß (1838–1901), German administrative officer and manor owner
- Oskar Weiß (physician) (1873–1952), German gynecologist
- Oskar Weiss (cartoonist) (* 1944), Swiss draftsman, painter and cartoonist
- Oskar Julius Weiss (1920–1987), German painter
- Otmar Weiß (* 1953), Austrian sports sociologist
- Otto Weiß (physiologist) (1871–1943), German doctor
- Otto Weiß (around 1890 – after 1943), German architect, see Otto Weis
- Otto Weiss (historian, 1890) (1890–1950), Swiss historian and university professor
- Otto Weiß (lawyer) (1902–1944), German administrative lawyer and resistance fighter
- Otto Weiß (painter) (1904–1981), German painter
- Otto Weiß (figure skater) (1914– ??), German figure skater
- Otto Weiß (musician) (* 1929), German musician and composer
- Otto Weiß (Historian, 1934) (1934–2017), German historian
- Otto Albert Bernhard Weiß (1907–1955), German officer
- Otto S. Weiß , German musician and journalist
P
- Pantaleon Weiß (1540–1608), German theologian, historian and author, see Pantaleon Candidus
- Paul Weiß (theologian) (1543–1612), German theologian, rhetorician and poet
- Paul Weiß (politician, I) , Gdańsk MP (center)
- Paul Weiss (artist) (1896–1961), French artist
- Paul Weiss (violinist) (1898–1967), American violinist, conductor and composer
- Paul Weiss (philosopher) (1901–2002), American philosopher
- Paul Weiß (politician, 1909) (1909-1965), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Paul Weiss (piano maker) , German piano maker
- Paul Alfred Weiss (1898–1989), Austrian-American biologist
- Paul Friedrich Detlev Weiss (1907–1999), South African theologian and Semitist
- Paul Louis Weiss (1867–1945), French engineer
- Paul S. Weiss (* 1959), American chemist and physicist
- Peter Weiss (SS member) (1908–1946), Gestapo officer, SS Oberscharführer and war criminal
- Peter Weiss (1916–1982), German writer, painter, graphic artist and filmmaker
- Peter Weiss (sculptor) (1924–1981), German sculptor
- Peter Weiß (social worker) (1926–2005), German social worker and university professor
- Peter Weiss (boxer) (* 1938), Austrian boxer
- Peter Weiß (luge rider) , German luge rider and trainer
- Peter Weiß (publisher) (* 1942), Austrian business lawyer and publisher
- Peter Weiß (historian) (* 1943), German ancient historian
- Peter Weiss (drummer) (* 1949), German drummer
- Peter Weiß (politician) (* 1956), German politician (CDU)
- Peter Weiß (actor) (* 1962), German actor
- Peter Weiss (soccer player) (* 1963), Austrian soccer player
- Peter Weiss (actor) (* 1984), German actor
- Peter Weiss-Blankenhorn (* 1968), German neurologist
- Peter Philippe Weiss (* 1962), Swiss composer, sound designer, lecturer and author
- Philipp von Weiß (1795–1850), Austrian major general
- Philipp Weiss (singer) (* 1971), German singer
- Philipp Weiss (writer) (* 1982), Austrian writer
- Philipp Friedrich Weiß (politician) (1653–1720), German historiographer and politician
- Philipp Friedrich Weiß (legal scholar) (1766–1808), German legal scholar
- Pierre Weiss (politician) (1952–2015), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Pierre-Ernest Weiss (1865–1940), French physicist
R.
- Rainer Weiss (* 1932), American physicist
- Rainer-Maria Weiss (* 1966), German archaeologist
- Ralph Weiß (* 1955), German communication scientist
- Reinhold Weiss (* 1934), German product designer
- Richard Weiss (1907–1962), Swiss folklorist
- Robbie Weiss (born 1966), American tennis player
- Robert Weiss (officer) (1920–1944), German Air Force officer
- Robert Weiß (political scientist) (* 1946), German political scientist
- Robert Weiss (filmmaker) , Swiss filmmaker and author
- Robert Weiss (musician) , Austrian jazz pianist and music teacher
- Robert Weiß (handball player) (* 1987), German handball player
- Robert Weiss-Schefer (1882–1947), Swiss painter, draftsman and lithographer
- Robert K. Weiss , American film producer and director
- Robert Michael Weiß (* 1956), Austrian musician and composer
- Roland Weiß (* 1956), German politician
- Rolf Weiss (* 1948), Swiss photographer
- Rudi Weiß (* 1957), Austrian artist
- Rüdiger Weiß (* 1960), German politician
- Rudolf Weiß (entrepreneur) (1824–1893), German entrepreneur
- Rudolf Weiß (SS member) (1899–1945), German SS brigade leader and politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Rudolf Weiss (journalist) (1910–1998), Swiss journalist
- Rudolf Weiss (writer) (1920–1974), German author for young people
- Rudolf Fritz Weiss (1895–1991), German physician and phytotherapist
- Rudolf H. Weiß (* 1936), German psychologist
- Rudolf Joseph Jakob Weiß (1820 / 1823–1903), German clergyman and politician (center), MdR
- Ruth Weiss (journalist, 1908) (1908–2006), Austro-Chinese journalist
- Ruth Weiss (journalist, 1924) (* 1924), German-South African journalist and author
- Ruth Weiss (artist) (* 1928), Austrian-American performance artist, playwright, filmmaker and actress
S.
- Sabine Weiss (photographer) (* 1924), Swiss-French photographer
- Sabine Weiss (historian) (* 1937), Austrian historian
- Sabine Weiss (politician) (* 1958), German politician (CDU)
- Sabine Weiß (writer) (* 1968), German journalist and writer
- Sam Weiss (1910–1977), American jazz musician
- Samuel Weiss (biochemist) (* 1955), Canadian biochemist
- Samuel Weiss (actor) (* 1967), Swiss actor
- Samuel A. Weiss ( Samuel Arthur Weiss ; 1902–1977), American politician
- Sandra Weiss (* 1976), German pop singer
- Schewach Weiss (* 1935), Israeli politician, diplomat, political scientist and university professor
- Sebastian Weiss , German jazz pianist
- Sebastian Weiß (* 1985), German athletics trainer
- Sholam Weiss (* 1954), American businessman and fraud
- Sid Weiss (1914–1994), American jazz bassist
- Siegfried Weiß (actor) (1906–1989), German actor
- Siegfried Weiß (General) (1914–1986), German Lieutenant General
- Siegfried Weiß (engineer) (1917 – after 1969), German engineer and university professor
- Siegfried Weiß (cross-country skier) (1933–2013), German cross-country skier
- Siegfried Weiß (art historian) (1942–2020), German art historian, painter and art educator
- Siegfried Weiß (biologist) , molecular biologist and immunologist
- Silvia Weiss , German singer (soprano)
- Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750), German composer and lutenist
- Simon Weiß (* 1985), German politician (pirate)
- Simona Weiss (1963–2015), Slovenian folk singer
- Soma Weiss (1898–1942), Hungarian-American doctor
- Sönke C. Weiss (* 1967), German journalist, filmmaker and photographer
- Stefan Weiß (composer) (1899–1984), Austrian composer and songwriter
- Stefan Weiß (historian) (1960–2016), German historian
- Stefan Weiß (film editor) (* 1978), German film editor
- Stefan Weiss (football player) , Austrian American football player
- Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss (* 1961), Austrian communication scientist and university professor
- Stephen Weiss (* 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
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- Tanja Weiß , real name of Kim Bender (* 1969), German writer
- Theodor Weiß (priest) (1843–1920), German theologian and priest
- Theodor Weiß (actor) (1857– ??), Austrian actor
- Theodor Weiss (lawyer) (1868–1936), Swiss lawyer and judge
- Theodore S. Weiss (1927–1992), American lawyer and politician
- Thomas Weiß (architect) (1866 – after 1915), German architect
- Thomas Weiß (lyric poet) (* 1961), German poet
- Thomas Weiss (writer) (* 1964), German writer
- Thomas Weiß (soccer player) (* 1967), German soccer player
- Thomas Weiß (soccer player, 1970) (* 1970), German soccer player
- Thomas Weiss (natural track tobogganer) (* 1990), Italian natural track tobogganer
- Thorsten Weiß (* 1983), German politician (AfD)
- Traubeli Weiss (1954–2012), German guitarist
- Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (1908–1989), American writer and editor
U
- Ulf Weiß-Vogtmann (1900–1989), German balloonist and inventor
- Ulli Weiss (1943–2014), German photographer
- Ulrich Weiß (Benedictine) (1713–1763), German Benedictine priest
- Ulrich Weiss (judge) (1901–1989), German judge
- Ulrich Weiss (chemist) (1908–1989), Czech-American chemist
- Ulrich Weiß (director) (* 1942), German film director and screenwriter
- Ulrich Weiß (political scientist) (* 1947), German political scientist
- Ulrich Weiß (engineer) (* 1968), German engineer and industrial manager
V
- Viktor Weiss (1913–1966), German-British painter and caricaturist, see Victor Weisz
- Viktrizius Weiß (1842–1924), German chaplain
- Viola Weiss (* 1980), German sports presenter
- Vivien Weiß-Drumm (* 1992), German volleyball player
- Volker Weiss (engineer) (* 1930), Austrian engineer, metallurgist and university lecturer
- Volker Weiß (* 1972), German historian and publicist
- Volkmar Weiss (* 1944), German geneticist, social historian and genealogist
- Vladimír Weiss (soccer player, 1939) (1939–2018), Czechoslovak soccer player
- Vladimír Weiss (soccer player, 1964) (* 1964), Slovak soccer player and coach
- Vladimír Weiss (soccer player, 1989) (* 1989), Slovak soccer player
W.
- Walter Weiß (General) (1890–1967), German Colonel General
- Walter Weiss (Germanist) (1927-2004), Austrian Germanist
- Walter Weiss (author) (* 1942), Austrian philosopher and author
- Walter Weiss (painter) (* 1943), Swiss painter
- Walter Weiß (entrepreneur) (* 1944), German company founder
- Walter Hubert Weiss (1910–1950), German musician
- Walter M. Weiss (* 1961), Austrian journalist and publicist
- Walther Weiss (* 1944), German artist
- Werner Weiß (politician, 1926) (1926–1990), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
- Werner Weiß (politician, 1928) (* 1928), German politician (CDU), MdL Lower Saxony
- Werner Weiß (table tennis player) (* 1931), German table tennis player
- Werner Weiß (soccer player, 1935) (* 1935), German soccer player
- Werner Weiss (physician) (* 1944), Austrian internist and association official
- Werner Weiß (soccer player, 1952) (* 1952), German soccer player and coach
- Werner Schmidt-Weiss (1937–2014), German engineer and entrepreneur
- Werner W. Weiss ( Werner Wolfgang Weiss ; * 1943), Austrian astrophysicist and university professor
- Wilhelm Weiss (mathematician) (1859–1904), Austrian mathematician
- Wilhelm Weiß (General) (1867–1926), German Lieutenant General
- Wilhelm Weiß (journalist) (1892–1950), German journalist and politician (NSDAP)
- Wilhelm Weiß (resistance fighter) (1901–1946), German resistance fighter
- Willi Weiß ( Willibald Weiß ; * 1956), German handball player
- William M. Weiss (1907-2001), American film producer
- Willibald Weiss (* 1948), German soccer player
- Willy Weiss (singer) ( Wilhelm Friedrich Weiss ; 1883–1954), German singer (tenor) and songwriter
- Willy Weiss (violinist) (1896 – after 1954), German violinist
- Wincent Weiss (* 1993), German singer
- Wojciech Weiss (1875–1950), Polish painter and draftsman
- Wolfgang Weiß (Anglist) (also Wolfgang Weiss ; 1932–2019), German Anglist, university professor and librarian
- Wolfgang Weiss (painter, 1932) ( Wolfgang Weiss-Lang ; * 1932), Swiss painter and athlete
- Wolfgang Weiss (painter, 1945) (* 1945), German painter and photographer
- Wolfgang Weiß (physicist) , German physicist
- Wolfgang Weiss (writer) (* 1950), Austrian writer, graphic artist and musician
- Wolfgang Weiß (politician) (* 1954), German politician (Die Linke)
- Wolfgang Weiß (theologian, 1955) (* 1955), German Protestant theologian and religious educator
- Wolfgang Weiß (theologian, 1957) (* 1957), German Catholic theologian and church historian
- Wolfgang Weiß (musician) ( Wolfgang Michael Weiß ; * 1963/1964), German church musician, singer (bass baritone) and music teacher
- Wolfgang Weiß (legal scholar) (* 1966), German legal scholar and university professor
- Wolfgang Schmidt-Weiß (1913 – after 1956), German pianist and musicologist
- Wolfgang W. Weiß (* 1947), German educator
X
- Xaver Weiss (1811–1898), German administrative officer
Y
- Yasmin Mei-Yee Weiß (* 1978), German HR manager and university teacher
- Yfaat Weiss (* 1962), Israeli historian
- Ysette Weiss-Pidstrygach , mathematician, didactician and university teacher
See also
- White (artist family)
- Weiß Ferdl (1883–1949), German folk singer and actor
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- ↑ See Duden. Surnames. Origin and meaning of 20,000 surnames. Edited by Rosa and Volker Kohlheim. Dudenverlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2005; under white, white .