Weiss (surname)
Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz and Old High German wīz.
Persons with that name include:A
- Aaron Weiss, and his brother Michael, members of Philadelphia-based post-hardcore/indie rock band MewithoutYou
- Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- Allison Weiss, New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
- André Weiß, German former footballer
- Andrew Weiss, multiple people
- Anthony S. Weiss, McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia
- Arnold Weiss, German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
- Armin Weiss, German chemist and politician
- Ashmen Iskandar Weiss, Malaysian actor of German-Malay ancestry
- Avi Weiss, an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
B
- Bari Weiss, American opinion writer and editor
- Bernhard Weiss, German Biblical scholar
- Bianca Weiß, German field hockey goalkeeper
- Bill Weiss
- Birte Weiss, Danish journalist and politician
- Bob Weiss, American basketball player and coach
- Brian Weiss, American psychiatrist and hypnotherapist
C
- Carol Weiss King, founder of the International Juridical Association and attorney for Harry Bridges, Gerhart Eisler, and J. Peters
- Carl Weiss,, murderer of Huey Long
- Carl W. Weiss,, United States marine during World War II
- Chuck E. Weiss
- Christian Samuel Weiss,, German mineralogist
- Clemens Weiss,, German artist
D
- D. B. Weiss, American television producer, writer, and novelist
- Daniel Weiss, multiple people
- David Weiss, multiple people, including:
- * David N. Weiss
- * David S. Weiss
- * David Weiss Halivni, Hungarian-Jewish scholar of Talmud
- * David Solomon Weiss, Canadian Business Strategist
E
- Edmund Weiss, Austrian astronomer
- Elizabeth "Liz/Betty" Weiss, lead singer of the American pop girl group The Shangri-Las
- Emanuel Weiss, New York organized criminal
- Eric Weiss, fictional character from the television series "Alias"
- Ernst August Weiß, German mathematician
- Ehrich Weiss, Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer whose stage name was Harry Houdini
F
- Frank E. Weiss, an American collegiate basketball player and Army officer
- Franz Weiss , Austrian viola player
G
- Gaia Weiss, French-Polish model and actress
- Gary Weiss, American investigative journalist
- George David Weiss, American songwriter
- George Weiss, American baseball executive
- George Weiss, American film producer
- George Henry Weiss, writer
- Guido Weiss, American mathematician
H
- Harald Weiss, German composer
- Harry Weiss , of Illinois
- Hartmut Weiß, German footballer
- Harvey Weiss
- Heinz Weiss
- Herm Weiss, American professional basketball player
- Hermann Weiss
- Hymie Weiss,, American mobster in the 1920s
I
- Isaac Hirsch Weiss,, Austrian talmudist
J
- Jack Weiss
- Jacob Weiss, American Revolutionary War Officer
- Jan Weiss, Czech writer.
- Janet Weiss
- Jennifer Weiss
- Jerry Weiss, American musician and member of Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Jim Weiss
- John Weiss
- Johnny Weiss
- Joseph Weiß, German Renaissance painter and brother of Marx Weiß
- Joseph G. Weiss, Jewish Scholar
- Joseph Joshua Weiss, Austrian Chemist
- Joseph Hirsch Weiss
- Josephine Weiss, Viennese dance troupe leader
- Juleanna Glover Weiss
- Johannes Weiss, German theologian
- Julie Weiss, costume designer
L
- Lee Weiss, American painter
- Leopold Weiss, alias Muhammad Asad
- Linda Weiss
- Louis S. Weiss, 20th Century American lawyer
- Louise Weiss, French author, journalist, feminist and European politician
- Luigi "Gigi" Weiss, Italian ski mountaineer and biathlete
M
- Maria Weiss, Austrian singer
- Maria Weiss, Argentine tennis player
- Markus Nissa Weiss
- Martin Weiss, multiple people
- Martin Gottfried Weiss,, SS Commander of German concentration camps executed for war crimes
- Marx Weiß, German renaissance painter
- Mary Weiss
- Max Weiss
- Max Weiss
- Michael Weiss, multiple people, including:
- * Michael Weiss, American figure skater
- * Michael Weiss, American journalist
- * Michael T. Weiss
- * Michael Weiß
- *Michael Weiss
- Milberg Weiss
- Mitch Weiss, American journalist
- Mitch Weiss , American fine art photographer
- Morris Weiss
- Myra Tanner Weiss
N
- Nathan Weiss, Austrian physicist and neurologist
- Nigel Weiss, South African astronomer and mathematician
- Norman Weiss
P
- Paul Weiss, multiple people
- Pernille Weiss, Danish politician
- Peter Weiss,, German writer and artist
- Pierre Weiss, French physicist
R
- Rachel Weisz, British actress
- Rainbow George Weiss, British politician
- Rainer Weiss, German-born American physicist
- Rob Weiss
- Robert Weiss, multiple people
- Robert K. Weiss, American film producer
- Robert Weiß, German World War II fighter ace
- Roberto Weiss, Italian-British historian of Renaissance culture
- Ruth Weiss
- Ruth Weiss , writer
- Ruth Weiss , German-born poet, Beat generation
- Ruth Dolores Weiss, Israeli musician
S
- Samuel Weiss
- Samuel A. Weiss
- Shaun Weiss
- Shevah Weiss, Israeli politician
- Sholam Weiss, Convicted felon
- Soma Weiss, Physician
- Stephen Weiss, Canadian ice hockey player
- Susan Archer Weiss, American poet, author, artist
- Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist
T
- Trude Weiss-Rosmarin
V
- Vladimír Weiss , former Slovak footballer
- Vladimír Weiss, his son, Slovakia national football team head coach
- Vladimír Weiss, his grandson, Pescara Calcio footballer
W
- Walt Weiss, American Baseball player, shortstop
- Walter Weiß,, Nazi Germany's Generaloberst, Commander in Chief of Army Group North on the Soviet-German Front in 1945
- Wilhelm Weiss
- Wojciech Weiss, a Polish artist
Y
- Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss, prominent Dayan, Halachic authority and Talmudic scholar
- Yisroel Dovid Weiss, US Haredi Rabbi
Z
- Zack Weiss, American Major League Baseball player