Holz

Holz [holts] is a German surname meaning wood or timber. Notable people with the surname include:

• Arno Holz (1863–1929), German poet and dramatist
• Betty W. Holz (1919–2005), American mathematician
• George Holz, American photographer
• Ida Holz (born 1935), Uruguayan engineer and researcher
• Joshua Holz, creator of the 2016 Damn Daniel internet meme
• Justa Holz-Mänttäri, translation scholar
• Karl Holz (executive) (born 1952), chairman and CEO of Euro Disney SCA
• Karl Holz (Gauleiter) (1895–1945), German Nazi NSDAP Gauleiter of Franconia and SA Gruppenführer
• Karl Holz (violinist) (1798–1858), Austrian violinist and friend of Beethoven
• Paul Holz (1952–2017), German football player
• Richard E. Holz (1914–1986), American brass band composer

Other uses

• Short for Holzblasinstrumente, see woodwinds

See also

• Holt (disambiguation)
• Holtz
• Holzer