Pilz is a German occupational surname, which means a gatherer of mushrooms, derived from the German Pilz "mushroom". Variants of the name include Piltz and Pilzer. The name may refer to:
- Adolf Piltz (1855âÂÂ1940), German mathematician
- Anders Piltz (born 1943), Swedish scholar
- Andrea Pilzer (born 1991), Italian curler
- Christiane Pilz (born 1975), German athlete
- Gerhard Pilz (born 1965), Austrian luger
- Günter Pilz (born 1945), Austrian mathematician
- Hans-Uwe Pilz (born 1958), German footballer
- Jessica Pilz (born 1996), Austrian sport climber
- Karol Piltz (1903âÂÂ1939), Polish chess player
- Michel Pilz (1945âÂÂ2023), German bass clarinetist
- Otto Piltz (1846âÂÂ1910), German painter
- Paul Zane Pilzer (born 1954), American economist
- Peter Pilz (born 1954), Austrian politician
- Rick S. Piltz (1943âÂÂ2014), American policy analyst
- Wendy Piltz (born 1956), Australian athlete
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