Götz or Goetz () is a German name, in origin a hypocorism of ''

Gottfried Gottfried is a masculine German given name. It is derived from the Old High German name , recorded since the 7th century. The name is composed of the elements (conflated from the etyma for 'God' and 'good', and possibly further conflated with ) a ...

''. It remains in use as a short form of ''Gottfried'', but it has also become a surname.

Surnames

;Goetz *

Alphonse Goetz Alphonse Goetz (aka A. Geoffroy-Dausay; 15 March 1865, in Strasbourg – 12 July 1934, in Chaumont-en-Vexin) was a French chess master. Born in Strasbourg, France, he was a refugee after the Franco-Prussian War and the annexation of Alsace–Lorr ...

(1865-1934), French chess master * Arturo Goetz, Argentinian actor * Bernhard Goetz, New York City's "subway vigilante" * Curt Goetz, Swiss-German writer and actor *

Eric Goetz Erich Goetz (born 1949) is a builder of sailing vessels used in the America's Cup, owner of Goetz Custom Boats, and co-founder of the Resolute Racing Shells company.

, world-renowned yacht builder *

Henri Goetz Henri Bernard Goetz (September 29, 1909 – August 12, 1989) was a French American surrealist painter and engraving, engraver. He is known for his artwork, as well as for inventing the carborundum printmaking process. His work is represented in m ...

, the French-American Surrealist painter and etcher *

Hermann Goetz Hermann Gustav Goetz (7 December 1840 – 3 December 1876) was a German composer who spent much of his career in Switzerland. He is best known for his 1872 opera ''Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung'', based on Shakespeare's '' The Taming of the Shrew ...

, German composer * Hermann Goetz (art historian), German scholar and museum director *

James B. Goetz James Burton Goetz (May 28, 1936 – March 17, 2019) was a radio broadcaster and Minnesota Republican politician. He served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1967, to January 4, 1971. He owned the KAGE radio stat ...

, American politician *

John Goetz John Hardy Goetz (October 24, 1937 – October 27, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. Despite being left handed, he was a right-handed pitcher. He appeared in four games for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, but had an ...

, baseball player *

Kimi Goetz Kimi Goetz (born August 13, 1994) is an American Speed skating, speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Early life Raised in Flemington, New Jersey, Goetz got into roller skating as a child. She graduated from ...

(born 1994), American speed skater *

Leo Goetz Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

, German painter * Louise Götz, actress *

Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz (born 1963) is a Polish-British developmental biologist. She is Professor of Mammalian Development and Stem Cell Biology in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College ...

, Polish biologist * Meg Goetz, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives * Peter Michael Goetz, actor * Ruth Goetz, American playwright, screenwriter, and translator * Ruth Goetz (German screenwriter), German screenwriter * William Goetz, the American film producer ;Götz * Franz Götz (politician) (born 1945), German politician * Leon Götz (1892–1970), New Zealand politician * Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721–1781), German religious figure, writer and translator * Paul Götz, German astronomer * Rainald Götz, German writer * Ralph Götz, president of the German Rugby Federation * Simone Götz (born 1969), Swiss politician and oenologist

Given name

* Götz von Berlichingen (Gottfried von Berlichingen, 1480–1562), Franconian mercenary and poet * Götz Briefs (Gottfried Anton Briefs, 1889–1974), German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist * Götz Friedrich (1930–2000), German film and theater director * Götz George (1938-2016), German actor *

Götz Aly Götz Haydar Aly (; born 3 May 1947) is a German journalist, historian and political scientist. Life and career Aly was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. He is a patrilineal descendant of a Mixed Turkish-Kurdish convert to Christianity name ...

(b. 1947), German journalist and historian * Götz Alsmann (b. 1957), German musician and entertainer * Götz Spielmann (b. 1961), Austrian film director *

Götz Otto Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film '' Tomorrow Never Dies'', as Adolf Hitler's adjutant Otto ...

(b. 1967), German actor *

Götz Werner Götz Wolfgang Werner (5 February 1944 – 8 February 2022) was a German billionaire businessman and founder of the dm-drogerie markt retail store chain. He was also known as an advocate of universal basic income (UBI). In 2013, Manager Magazi ...

(1944–2022), German businessman

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Surnames

Given name

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