Metz (surname)

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

• Alexander Metz (born 1987), German rugby union player
• Belinda Metz (born 1960), Canadian vocalist
• Bert Metz (born 1945), Dutch climate policy expert
• Blythe Metz (born 1977), American actress
• Charles Metz (1799–1853), Luxembourgian politician and lawyer
• Chrissy Metz (born 1980), American actress
• Christian Metz (Inspirationalist) (1794–1867), German-American colonist
• Christian Metz (theorist) (1931–1993), French film theorist
• Danielle De Metz (b. 1938), French actress
• Dick Metz (1908–1993), American golfer
• Don Metz (architect) (born 1940), American architect
• Don Metz (ice hockey) (1916–2007), Canadian ice hockey player
• Donald J. Metz (1924–1999), American scientist
• Émile Metz (1835–1904), Luxembourgish engineer and politician
• Florian Metz (born 1985), Austrian footballer
• Frederick Metz (1832–1901), German-American founder and brewer
• Gautier de Metz (13th century), French priest and poet
• Gertrud Metz (1746–1793/4), German painter
• Glenn Metz, founder of the Metz Gang drug ring in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Gunther Metz (born 1967), German football coach
• Henry Metz, American pediatric ophthalmologist
• Herman A. Metz (1867–1934), German-American politician and businessman
• Horst Metz (1945-2022), German politician
• Jake Metz (born 1991), American football player
• Jaap Metz (1941–2016), Dutch journalist and politician
• Johann Baptist Metz (1928–2019), German Catholic theologian
• Kimberly Metz, American film director and photographer
• Larry Metz (born 1955), American politician
• Lenny Metz (1899–1953), American baseball player
• Léon Metz (1842–1928), Luxembourgish politician
• Melinda Metz (born 1962), American author
• Michael Metz (born 1964), German field hockey player
• Mike Metzger (born 1975), American motocross rider
• Milton Metz (1921–2017), American TV and radio personality
• Nick Metz (1914–1990), Canadian ice hockey player
• Rebecca Metz, American actress
• Sigrid Metz-Göckel (1940–2025), German sociologist, political scientist and social psychologist
• Simon "Schlitzie" Metz (1901–1971), American sideshow freak
• Stefan Metz (born 1951), German ice hockey player
• Steven Metz (born 1956), American professor and author
• Thierry Metz, (1956–1997), French poet
• Thomas F. Metz (born 1948), American army general
• Torri Metz, American obstetrician and high-risk pregnancy researcher
• Trevor Metz (born 1972), Canadian journalist, documentary narrator, radio talk show host, and columnist
• Vittorio Metz (1904–1984), Italian screenwriter and director
• William D. Metz (1914–2013), American historian
• Metz family, a prominent historical political family in Luxembourg, including:
• Charles Metz (1799–1853)
• Norbert Metz (1811–1885)
• Auguste Metz (1812–1854)
• Léon Metz (1842–1928)

See also

• Arnulf of Metz (c.582–640), Frankish saint
• Clement of Metz, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic saint
• Itta of Metz(592–652), Roman Catholic saint
• Odo of Metz (c.792–805), architect from the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne
• Motz (surname)