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Merz (surname)

Merz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

  • Alessia Merz (b. 1974), Italian television personality
  • Bruno Merz (b. 1976), New Zealand-born musician, composer, working in Netherlands
  • Jon F. Merz (fl. 1990s), US author (Lawson Vampire series)
  • Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750), German painter
  • Klaus Merz (b. 1945), Swiss writer
  • Mario Merz (1925–2003), Italian artist
  • Marisa Merz (1928–2019), Italian sculptor, widow of Mario Merz

Politics

Religion

  • Annette Merz (b. 1965), German Protestant theologian, biblical scholar
  • Ivan Merz (1896–1928), blessed, Croatian Catholic lay activist

Sport

  • Aaron Merz (b. 1983), American football player
  • Charlie Merz (1888–1952) US racecar driver
  • Curt Merz (1938–2022), American football player
  • Matthias Merz (b. 1984), Swiss mountaineer
  • Mischa Merz (b. 1967), Australian boxer, painter, journalist
  • Otto Merz (1889–1933), German racecar driver
  • Robert Merz (1887–1914), Austrian footballer
  • Sue Merz (b. 1972), US ice hockey player, Olympic athlete (1998)
  • William Merz (1878–1946), US gymnast, Olympic athlete (1904)

Other fields

  • Albert Merz (d. 1941), one of three German brothers who were imprisoned in Nazi Germany for refusing to bear arms.
  • Alfred Merz (1880–1925), Austrian-German oceanologist
  • Anna Merz (1931–2013), English conservationist
  • Charles Hesterman Merz (1874–1940), pioneer of the UK's National Grid (for electricity distribution)
  • Friedrich Merz (pharmacist) (1884–1979), German chemist, pharmacist, and entrepreneur
  • Georg Merz (1793–1867), German optical instruments manufacturer
  • HG Merz (b. 1947), German architect, museum designer
  • Joachim Merz (b. 1948), German economist
  • John Theodore Merz (1840–1922), English-born German chemist, historian, industrialist
  • Karl Spruner von Merz (1803–1892), German cartographer, scholar
  • Markus Merz, founder of software company OScar
  • Teresa Merz (1879–1958), English social worker, philanthropist and magistrate

See also