Gans (surname)
Appearance
Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose".
It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bird Stein Gans (1868–1944), American educator involved in parent education
- Carl Gans (1923-2009), Jewish German-American zoologist and herpetologist
- Christophe Gans (born 1960), French film director
- Curtis Gans (1937-2015), American political activist and voting expert
- David Gans (1541–1613), Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian, and astronomer
- Danny Gans (1956–2009), American singer and comedian
- Donovan Gans (born 1971), American football player
- Eduard Gans (1797–1839), Jewish German jurist
- Eric Gans (born 1941), American scholar and professor
- Herbert J. Gans (born 1927), American sociologist
- Joachim Gans, 16th-century Jewish Czech mining expert, the first Jew to live in America
- Joe Gans (1874–1910), American lightweight boxer
- Richard Gans, founder of the Spanish type foundry Fundiciòn Richard Gans
- Richard Gans (1880–1954), Jewish German physicist
- Ron Gans (1931–2010), American voice-over artist and character actor
- Sharon Gans (born 1942), American actress
Gansz
- Frank Gansz (1938–2009), American football coach
- Gansz Trophy