Schwartz (surname)

Schwartz is a last name of German origin, meaning "black" (modern spelling in German is ). It was originally a nickname for someone with black hair or a dark complexion. Notable people and characters with the surname include:

• Aaron Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Abe Schwartz (1881–1963), American Jewish musician
• Adi Schwartz, Israeli journalist and academic
• Adrian Schwartz, Israeli former backgammon champion and convicted serial rapist
• Al Schwartz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alba Schwartz (1857–1942), Danish writer
• Albert Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Alice Schwartz (1925 or 1926–2025), American businesswoman
• Allyson Schwartz (born 1948), American politician
• Alois Schwartz (born 1967), German football manager and former player
• Aloysius Schwartz (1930–1992), American Catholic priest
• Alvin Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Amy Schwartz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anat Schwartz, Israeli filmmaker, television director, data analyst and freelance writer
• Andrea Schwartz (born 1977), Canadian swimmer
• Andrei Schwartz (born 1989), Romanian footballer
• Andrew Thomas Schwartz (1867–1942), American painter
• Andy Schwartz (born 1950), American politician
• Anna Schwartz (1915–2012), American Jewish economist
• Annetta Schwartz, Romanian Jewish musician
• Anton Schwartz (born 1967), American jazz musician
• Anton Maria Schwartz (1852–1929), Austrian Roman Catholic priest
• Ari Schwartz, American cybersecurity and technology policy expert
• Arnold Schwartz (1901–1975), Danish rower
• Arthur Schwartz (1900–1984), American Jewish composer and film producer
• Athalia Schwartz (1821–1871), Danish writer, journalist and educator
• Avi Schwartz, Israeli painter
• Azi Schwartz (born 1981), Israeli–American Jewish chazzan, vocal performer and recording artist
• Barbara Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Barry Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Béla Schwartz (1891–?), Hungarian Jewish leader
• Benjamin Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Bernard Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Berthold Schwartz or Swartz, legendary German alchemist of the 14th century, sometimes credited with the invention of gunpowder
• Beth Schwartz, American television writer
• Bill Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
• Bonnie Schwartz, experimental linguist
• Bryan Schwartz (born 1971), American football player
• Buky Schwartz (1932–2009), Israeli sculptor
• Candy Schwartz, educator, author and librarian
• Carl Schwartz (1817–1870), Hebrew Christian clergyman and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
• Carol Schwartz (born 1944), American politician and perennial candidate
• Carol Schwartz (businesswoman), Australian business executive, community leader and philanthropist
• Catherine Schwartz (born 1977), American television personality
• Chandra Lee Schwartz (born 1981), American theatre performer
• Charles Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Christian Schwartz (born 1977), American type designer
• Dana Schwartz (born 1993), American journalist, screenwriter and author
• Daniel Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Darren Schwartz (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
• David Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
• Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966), American Jewish poet and short-story writer
• Dominique Schwartz, Australian journalist
• Douglas Schwartz, American television screenwriter and series creator
• Douglas W. Schwartz (1929–2016), American archaeologist
• Dov Schwartz (born 1961), Israeli professor
• Ebbe Schwartz (1901–1964), Danish football administrator
• Ed Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Einar Schwartz-Nielsen (1883–1939), Danish fencer
• Elaine Schwartz (born 1943), American politician
• Elek Schwartz (1908–2000), Romanian professional footballer and coach
• Eli Schwartz, Israeli physician
• Elias Schwartz (died 2016), American synagogue rabbi, yeshiva principal and author
• Elizabeth Schwartz, American vocalist
• Elizabeth F. Schwartz (born 1971), American attorney, author and advocate
• Elliott Schwartz (1936–2016), American composer
• Elmer Schwartz (1906–1949), American football player
• Elroy Schwartz (1923–2013), American comedy and television writer
• Emmanuel Schwartz, Canadian actor and playwright
• Eric Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Erica Schwartz American deputy surgeon general
• Erica Schwartz (politician), American politician
• Evan Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Evgeny Schwartz (1896–1958), Soviet writer
• Eytan Schwartz, Israeli communications and public relations expert
• Ezra Schwartz (born 1974), American rabbi
• Felice Schwartz (1925–1996), American Jewish feminist writer
• Fernando Schwartz (born 1937), Spanish writer
• Frans Schwartz (1850–1917), Danish artist
• Frederick Schwarz (disambiguation)
• Gadi Schwartz (born 1983), American journalist
• Gail Schwartz, American politician
• Garfield Schwartz, founder and president the Garfield Schwartz & Co. Builders
• Gary Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
• Gedalia Dov Schwartz (1925–2020), American Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and posek
• George X. Schwartz (1915–2010), American politician
• Gerry Schwartz (born 1941), Canadian Jewish businessman
• Gil Schwartz (1951–2020), American business humorist and novelist
• Glenn Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Greg Schwartz, American politician
• Gregor Schwartz-Bostunitsch (1883–after 1945), Nazi propagandist
• Gustav Schwartz (1809–1890), Austrian paleontologist
• H. Andrew Schwartz (1968–2025), American journalist and chief communications officer
• Hanit Schwartz (born 1987), Israeli women's soccer goalkeeper
• Hank Schwartz (1927–2020), American businessman
• Hans Schwartz (1913–1991), German football player
• Harold Schwartz (1910–2003), American businessman and real estate developer
• Harry Schwartz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harvey Schwartz, American businessman
• Herbert Schwartz (1895–1994), American college sports coach
• Hillel Schwartz (1923–2007), Egyptian Jewish politician
• Hillel Schwartz (historian) (born 1948), American Jewish cultural historian
• Howard Schwartz (born 1945), American Jewish folklorist
• Hudson Schwartz (born 2009) American racing driver
• Isaac Schwartz (1923–2009), Soviet composer
• Isaïe Schwartz (1876–1952), great rabbi of France
• Isadore Schwartz alias "The Ghetto Midget" (1900–1988), American Jewish world champion flyweight boxer
• Jack Schwartz (1930–2009), American mathematician and computer scientist
• Jacob Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Jaden Schwartz (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
• James Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Janet Mielke Schwartz, American behavioral scientist
• Jay Schwartz (born 1965), American composer
• Jean Schwartz (1878–1956), American Jewish songwriter
• Jeffrey Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Jeremy Schwartz, British business executive, author and speaker
• Jerome Schwartz, American television and film writer and producer
• Jerome T. Schwartz (born 1951), American politician
• Jillian Schwartz (born 1979), Israeli pole vaulter
• Joel Schwartz (born 1947), American epidemiologist
• Johan Schwartz (disambiguation)
• John Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (born 1956), American musician
• Jonathan Schwartz (disambiguation), several people named Jon or Jonathan
• Jordan Schwartz (born 1965), American executive
• Joseph Schwartz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Schwartz (born 1976), American writer & producer
• Judith S. Schwartz, American educator, curator, author, maker, and contemporary ceramicist
• Jules Schwartz (1927–2013), American computer scientist
• Julius Schwartz (1915–2004), American comic book editor and agent
• Justin Schwartz (born 1965), American nuclear engineer and chancellor
• Kalyn Schwartz (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
• Kenneth A. Schwartz, American architect, community designer, planner and educator
• Kevie W. Schwartz, American chemical engineer and entrepreneur
• Lacey Schwartz Delgado (born 1977), American filmmaker
• Laila Schwartz (born 1949), Israeli artist, curator, author and film director
• Laura Schwartz (born 1973), American professional speaker, author and television commentator
• Lauren Schwartz (born 1961), American actress
• Laurent Schwartz (1915–2002), French Jewish mathematician
• Leon Schwartz, Ukrainian musician
• Leonard Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Leslie Schwartz, American writer
• Lester O. Schwartz (1912–2006), American painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Lew Sayre Schwartz (1926–2011), American comic book artist, advertising creator and filmmaker
• Lia Schwartz (1941–2020), Argentine-American historian
• Lillian Schwartz (1927–2024), American artist
• Lisa Schwartz (born 1983), American author, actress, and YouTube personalty
• Lisa Schwartz (physician) (1963–2018), American Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
• Lloyd Schwartz (born 1941), American poet
• Lloyd J. Schwartz (born 1946), American television producer and writer
• Loïc Schwartz (born 1992), Belgian basketball player
• Lorraine Schwartz, American jewelry designer
• Louis Schwartz (1888–1966), American politician
• Louis B. Schwartz (1913–2003), American law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Lucy Schwartz (born 1989), American singer and songwriter
• Luke Schwartz (born 1984), British poker player
• Lulu Schwartz (born 1948), American journalist, columnist and author
• Lynne Sharon Schwartz (born 1939), American prose and poetry writer
• Maite Schwartz (born 1979), American film and television actress
• Malene Schwartz (born 1936), Danish film actress
• Mandi Schwartz (1988–2011), Canadian ice hockey player
• Manfred Schwartz (1909–1970), Polish-born American artist
• Manuela Schwartz, German musicologist
• Marchmont Schwartz (1909–1991), American college football player and coach
• Margaretta Schwartz, Yiddish singer of the late 19th century
• Marian Schwartz, American translator
• Marie Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Mark Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Marlene Schwartz, American director
• Martha Schwartz (born 1950), American landscape architect and educator
• Martin Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Marvin John Schwartz (1928–1997), American film producer and publicist
• Matt Schwartz (born 1971), Israeli-British music producer
• Maureen Schwartz (died 2019), Brazilian tennis player
• Maurice Schwartz (1890–1960), American actor and director
• Maxime Schwartz (born 1940), French molecular biologist
• Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), American physicist
• Michael Schwartz (disambiguation), several people, including those known as Mike Schwartz
• Milton Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Mitchell Schwartz (born 1989), American professional football player
• Morrie Schwartz (1916–1995), American academic and author, subject of the book Tuesdays with Morrie
• Morris Schwartz (1901–2004), American photographer
• Morry Schwartz (born 1948), Australian property developer and publisher
• Morton L. Schwartz (1883–1953), American banker and financier
• Murray Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Nancy Lou Schwartz (1939–1981), American economist and professor
• Neena Schwartz (1926–2018), American endocrinologist
• Noah Schwartz (born 1983), American poker player
• Norman Schwartz, American businessman
• Norton A. Schwartz (born 1951), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
• Olivier Schwartz, French pharmacist
• Otto William Schwartz (1715–1785), Russian-born fur trader and political figure
• Paul Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Pedro Schwartz (born 1935), Spanish economist
• Pepper Schwartz (born 1945), American sociologist and sexologist
• Peri Schwartz (1951–2021), American painter and printmaker
• Perry Schwartz (1915–2001), American football player
• Peter Schwartz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Philina Schwartz (born 2006), German sprinter
• Philipp Schwartz (1894–1977), Hungarian-born neuropathologist
• Priscilla Schwartz (born 1967), Sierra Leonean lawyer
• Ramon Schwartz Jr. (1925–2017), American politician
• Randal L. Schwartz (born 1961), American computer scientist and technology writer
• Randy Schwartz (born 1944), American baseball player
• Raymond Schwartz (1894–1973), French banker and Esperanto author
• Regina Schwartz, English literary critic and journalist
• Richard Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Rocky Schwartz (born 1984), American football safety
• Ron Schwartz, Israeli bridge player
• Ronnie Schwartz (born 1989), Danish professional footballer
• Ros Schwartz, English literary translator
• Roslyn Schwartz (born 1951), Canadian children's author and animator
• Roy Schwartz Tichon, Israeli entrepreneur
• Ruth L. Schwartz, American poet, memoirist, personal growth author and teacher
• Samuel Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Sander Schwartz (born 1954), American television animation producer
• Sándor Schwartz (1909–1994), Romanian football player
• Scott Schwartz (born 1968), American child actor
• Scott L. Schwartz (1959–2024), American actor best known for "The Bruiser" in the Ocean's Eleven film series
• Selby Wynn Schwartz, American author
• Seth Schwartz, American historian
• Seth Schwartz (psychologist), American developmental psychologist
• Seymour I. Schwartz (1928–2020), American physician
• Shalom H. Schwartz, Israeli social psychologist, cross-cultural researcher
• Sheila Schwartz (1952–2008), American writer and creative writing professor
• Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), American television writer and producer
• Shirley E. Schwartz (1935–2016), American chemist and research scientist
• Shuki Schwartz (born 1954), Israeli basketball player
• Shuly Rubin Schwartz, American academic
• Sidney Schwartz (1929–2017), American tennis player
• Simon Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Sophie Schwartz, Swiss neuroscientist
• Stan Schwartz, Canadian former football executive and coach
• Stefan Schwartz (born 1963), English and Canadian film and television director, writer and actor
• Stephen Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
• Stuart Schwartz (born 1944), American television producer
• Stuart B. Schwartz (born 1940), American historian
• Susan Schwartz, American scientist
• Theodore H. Schwartz (born 1965), American medical scientist, academic physician and neurosurgeon
• Thomas Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Thornel Schwartz (1927–1977), American jazz guitarist
• Tony Schwartz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wilbur Schwartz (1918–1990), American studio session clarinetist, alto saxophonist and flutist
• William Schwartz (disambiguation)
• Wynn Schwartz, American psychologist and psychoanalyst
• Ylon Schwartz, American chess master and poker player
• Yoel Schwartz (1939–2022), Israeli Haredi Jewish rabbi, Torah scholar and writer