Sachs

Sachs is a German surname, meaning "man from Saxony". Notable people with the surname include:

Albie Sachs (born 1935), a South African Constitutional Court Justice
Andrew Sachs (born 1930), a German-British actor
Bernard Sachs (1858–1944), an American neurologist
Curt Sachs (also Kurth Sachs, 1881–1959), a music historian
Eddie Sachs (1927–1964), an American racecar driver
Gunter Sachs (1932–2011), better known as Gunter Sachs, a German photographer, researcher (mathematics and astrology) and playboy
George Sachs (1896–1961), a Russia-born German and US metallurgist
Hans Sachs (disambiguation)
- Hans Sachs (1494–1576), a German poet
- Hans Sachs (serologist) (1877–1945), a German serologist
Harvey Sachs (born 1946), an American-Canadian conductor and writer
Horst Sachs, a German mathematician, an expert in graph theory
Hugh Sachs, a British actor in the TV series Benidorm
Ignacy Sachs (born 1927), a Polish, naturalized French economist and ecosocioeconomist
James D. Sachs a retired United States Air Force veteran, game artist and game programmer
Jeffrey Sachs (born 1954), an American economist
Joel Sachs (born 1971), an American Evolutionary Biologist
Johann Sachs (born 1843), a German composer
Jonathan Sachs (born 1947), an American computer programmer
Julius von Sachs (1832–1897), a German botanist
Lenny Sachs (1897–1942), an American football player and basketball coach
Leonard Sachs (1909–1990), a British actor
Margaret Michaelis-Sachs (1902–1985), art photographer
Maria Sachs, an American politician
Maurice Sachs (1906–1945), a French author
Mavro Sachs (1817–1888), a Croatian physician
Mendel Sachs (born 1927), an American physicist
Michael Sachs (born 1808), a German rabbi
Milan Sachs (1884–1968), a Czech-Croatian opera conductor and composer
Moses Sachs (1800–1870), a German Meshulach.
Nelly Sachs (1891–1970), a German poet
Paul J. Sachs (1878–1965), American museum director
Philip Sachs (1902–1973), American professional basketball coach
Rainer K. Sachs (born 1932), German-born American scientist known for his work in astrophysics and biophysics
Robin Sachs (1951-2013), a British actor
Stephen Sachs (born 1959), an American stage director and playwright
Stephen H. Sachs (born 1934), an American politician and Attorney General of Maryland
Wolfgang Sachs, Ph.D., a German researcher and author of books

Fictional characters:

Andrea Sachs, created by Lauren Weisberger
Daniel Sachs, from an online graphic novel Demonology 101
Amelia Sachs, an NYPD police officer in the Lincoln Rhyme series of crime/mystery novels by Jeffery Deaver.
Benjamin Sachs, protagonist in novel, Leviathan (Auster novel) by Paul Auster

See also