Weiss (surname)

Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz (white, blonde) and Old High German (h)wīz (white, bright, shining).

Persons with that name include:

A

• Al Weiss, (born 1954), president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
• Andrew Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anthony S. Weiss (fl. 1998), McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia
• Armin Weiss (1927–2010), German chemist and politician
• Arnold Weiss (1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
• Avi Weiss (fl. 1968), an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

B

• Bari Weiss (born 1984), American opinion writer and editor
• Bernhard Weiss (1827–1918), German Biblical scholar
• Bianca Weiß (born 1968), German field hockey player
• Bill Weiss (1925–2011), American baseball historian and statistician
• Birte Weiss (born 1941), Danish journalist and politician
• Bob Weiss (born 1942), American basketball player and coach
• Brian Weiss (born 1944), American psychiatrist and hypnotherapist

C

• Carl Weiss (1906–1935), murderer of Huey Long
• Carl W. Weiss (1915–1942), United States marine during World War II
• Carol Weiss King (1895–1952), attorney, founder of the International Juridical Association
• Christian Samuel Weiss (1780–1856), German mineralogist
• Christopher Weiss, aka Slipknot, a fictional supervillain from DC Comics
• Chuck E. Weiss (fl. 1970s), American songwriter and vocalist
• Clemens Weiss (born 1955), German artist

D

• D. B. Weiss (born 1971), American television producer, writer, and novelist
• Daniel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• David Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people

E

• Edith Weiss-Mann (1885-1951) German musicologist and harpsichordist
• Edmund Weiss (1837–1917), Austrian astronomer
• Emanuel Weiss (1906–1944), New York organized crime figure, executed for murder
• Emily Weiss (born 1985), American businesswoman and founder
• Enoch R. Weiss (1848–1917), American military soldier
• Eric Weiss, fictional character, introduced in 2001 on the television series Alias
• Ernst August Weiß (1900–1942), German mathematician
• Ernest David Weiss (1902–1982) Naturalised British Soviet espionage agent.
• Ehrich Weiss, real name of Harry Houdini (1874–1926), Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer

F

• Florence Weiss, Russian-Born Yiddish theatre actor and soprano
• Franz Weiss (violist) (1778–1830), Austrian viola player
• Frederick Ernest Weiss (1865-1953), Botanist

G

• Gaia Weiss (born 1991), French model and actress
• Gary Weiss (fl. 1984), American investigative journalist
• George Weiss (baseball) (1894–1972), American baseball executive
• George Weiss (producer) (fl. 1954–1995), American film producer
• George David Weiss (1921–2010), American songwriter, president Songwriters Guild of America
• George Henry Weiss (1898–1946), American poet, writer and novelist
• Guido Weiss (1928–2021), Italian-born American mathematician

H

• Hans Weiss (aviator) (1892–1918), German flying ace
• Harald Weiss (born 1949), German composer
• Harry Weiss (philatelist) (1888–1966), American philatelist
• Hartmut Weiß (born 1942), German footballer
• Harvey Weiss (fl. 1966), American archaeologist and professor
• Heinz Weiss (1921–2010), German film actor
• Helen L. Weiss (1920-1948) American composer, pianist and choir director
• Heraldo Weiss (1917–1952), Argentine tennis player
• Herm Weiss (1916–1976), American basketball player
• Hermann Weiss (1909–??), Austrian Olympic ice hockey player
• Hymie Weiss (1898–1926), American mobster in the 1920s

I

• Isaac Hirsch Weiss (1815–1905), Austrian talmudist

J

• Jack Weiss (born 1964), American entrepreneur and politician
• Jacob Weiss (1750–1839), American Revolutionary War officer
• Jan Weiss (1892–1972), Czech writer
• Janet Weiss (born 1965), American rock drummer
• Jeff Weiss (1940–2022), American playwright, impresario, and actor
• Jennifer Weiss (politician) (born 1959), American politician
• Jerry Weiss (musician) (born 1946), American musician and member of Blood, Sweat & Tears
• Jim Weiss (born 1948), American children's audio storyteller and author
• Johannes Weiss (1863–1914), German theologian
• John Weiss (1818–1879), American clergyman, author, abolitionist and women's rights advocate
• John-Allison Weiss (born 1987), New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
• Johnny Weiss (born 1963), known as Johnny Hotbody, American professional wrestler
• Joseph Weiß (1486/87–1565), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Marx Weiß the Younger
• Joseph G. Weiss (1918-1969), British scholar of Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism, director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London
• Joseph Hirsch Weiss (1800–1881), Hungarian rabbi
• Joseph Joshua Weiss (1905–1972), Austrian chemist and professor, co-discoverer of Haber–Weiss reaction
• Josephine Weiss (1805–1852), Austrian ballet dancer and dance troupe leader
• Juleanna Glover, formerly Glover–Weiss (born 1969), American public affairs consultant, lobbyist, political strategist
• Julie Weiss (fl. 1975), American film and stage costume designer

L

• Lee Weiss (1928–2018), American painter
• Leopold Weiss, birth name of Muhammad Asad (1900–1992), Austro-Hungarian journalist, political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar
• Linda Weiss (fl. 1988), Australian professor of political science
• Louis S. Weiss (1894–1950), American lawyer
• Louis Weiss (producer) (1890-1963), American film producer
• Louise Weiss (1893–1983), French author, journalist, feminist and politician
• Luigi Weiss (born 1951), Italian ski mountaineer and biathlete

M

• Manfred Weiss (1935–2023), German composer and academic teacher
• Maria Weiss (singer) (fl. 2003), Austrian baroque and opera singer
• Markus Nissa Weiss (fl. 1792), Hungarian advocate and author of Jewish Reform movement
• Martin Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marx Weiß (c. 1518 – 1580), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Joseph Weiß
• Mary Weiss (born 1948), American pop music vocalist, lead singer of The Shangri-Las
• Mary Terán de Weiss (1918–1984), Argentine tennis player
• Max Weiss (1857–1927), Austrian chess player
• Max Weiss (activist) (fl. 1926–1956), American author and executive in the Communist Party USA
• Melvyn Weiss (1935–2018), American attorney
• Michael Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mitch Weiss (born 1957), American investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Mitch Weiss (photographer) (born 1986), American photographer
• Mónica Weiss (born 1956), Argentine illustrator, artist, writer and architect
• Morris Weiss (1915–2014), American comic book and comic strip artist and writer
• Myra Tanner Weiss (1917–1997), American Trotskyite communist, three time U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate

N

• Nathan Weiss (1851–1883), Austrian physicist and neurologist
• Nigel Weiss (1936–2020), South African astronomer and mathematician
• Norman Weiss (fl. 1940s–??), American talent agent for The Turtles and Tom Jones, arranged The Beatles first American tour

P

• Paul Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pernille Weiss (born 1968), Danish politician
• Peter Weiss, (1916–1982), German-Swedish writer and artist
• Pierre Weiss (1865–1940), French physicist

R

• Rachel Weisz (born 1970), British-American actress
• Rainbow George Weiss (1940–2021), British politician
• Rainer Weiss (born 1932), German-American Nobel Prize laureate in Physics
• Regina Weiss, American politician
• Robert Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ruth Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ryan Weiss, American baseball player

S

• Sabine Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Samuel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shaun Weiss (born 1978), American actor and recidivist criminal offender
• Shevah Weiss (1935–2023), Israeli politician
• Sholam Weiss (born 1954), American businessman and felon sentenced to 845 years in prison
• Soma Weiss (1898–1942), Hungarian-American physician
• Stephen Weiss (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Susan Archer Weiss (1822–1917), American poet, author and artist
• Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750), German composer and lutenist

T

• Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (1908–1989), German-American writer, scholar and feminist activist

V

• Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2018), Slovak-born Czechoslovak footballer and Slovak football coach
• Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964), his son, Czechoslovak, then Slovak, footballer and football coach
• Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989), his grandson, Czechoslovakia born, Slovak footballer
  • note that Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1992

W

• Walt Weiss (born 1963), American baseball player and manager
• Walter Weiß (1890–1967), Nazi German general
• Wilhelm Weiss (1892–1950), German senior Nazi Party member and editor of its newspaper
• Wincent Weiss (born 1993), German singer and talent show contestant
• Wojciech Weiss (1875–1950), Polish artist

Y

• Yisroel Dovid Weiss (born 1956), American rabbi
• Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1902–1989), Austro-Hungarian-born British rabbi, halachic authority and Talmudic scholar

Z

• Zack Weiss (born 1992), American baseball player