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surname. Notable people with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

* Alev Lenz (born 1982), German-Turkish singer/songwriter * Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti (born 1981), American television actress * David Lenz (born 1962), American portrait painter *

Desiderius Lenz Peter Lenz (1832–1928), afterwards Desiderius Lenz, was a German artist who became a Benedictine monk. Together with Gabriel Wüger, he founded the Beuron Art School. Background Peter Lenz was born in 1832 in Haigerloch, Baden-Württemberg. ...

(1832–1928), German artist, Benedictine monk, co-founder of the

Beuron Art School The Beuron art school was founded by a confederation of Benedictine monks in Germany in the late 19th century.''The Revival of Medieval Illumination: Nineteenth-Century Belgium Manuscripts and Illuminations from a European Perspective'' by Thomas C ...

* Fabian Lenz, German DJ, techno musician and events producer *

Frank Lenz Frank Lenz (born 18 June 1967 in San Leandro, California) is a drummer from Southern California who has done work for many bands and artists, including Richard Swift, The Weepies, Everest, Pedro The Lion, Starflyer 59, Lassie Foundation, Duralu ...

(born 1967), drummer from Southern California who has done work for many bands and artists *

Frederick Lenz Frederick Philip Lenz, III, also known as Rama (Sanskrit: राम) and Atmananda (Sanskrit: आतमाननद; February 9, 1950 in San Diego, California – April 12, 1998) was a spiritual teacher who taught what he termed American Buddhism, ...

(1950–1998), American author and Buddhist spiritual guru *

Hermann Lenz Hermann Karl Lenz (26 February 1913 – 12 May 1998) was a German writer of poetry, stories, and novels. A major part of his work is a series of nine semi-autobiographical novels centring on his alter ego "Eugen Rapp", a cycle that is also known ...

, German writer of poetry, fiction stories, and novels * Gita Lenz (1910–2011), New York photographer * Günter Lenz (born 1938), German jazz bassist and composer *

Jack Lenz John Frederick "Jack" Lenz is a Canadian composer. He has written, performed, and produced music for film, television, and theatre, along with working on non-soundtrack album ventures. He is also the founder of Live Unity Enterprises, an organiza ...

, Canadian Bahá'í composer *

Jakob Lenz (opera) ''Jakob Lenz'' is a one-act chamber opera by Wolfgang Rihm, written 1977–78 to a libretto by Michael Fröhling after Georg Büchner's 1836 novella ''Lenz'' which in turn is based on an incident in the life of the German poet Jakob Michael Rein ...

, a one act chamber opera by Wolfgang Rihm *

Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (23 January 1751, or 12 January in the Julian calendar – 4 June 1792, or 24 May in the Julian calendar) was a Baltic German writer of the ''Sturm und Drang'' movement. Life Lenz was born in Sesswegen (Cesvaine), ...

(1751–1792), German writer of the Sturm und Drang movement *

Kay Lenz Kay Ann Lenz (born March 4, 1953) is an American actress. She is the recipient of a Daytime Emmy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Saturn Award. Lenz is best known for her title role in the f ...

(born 1953),

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-winning American television and film actress *

Klára Lenz Klára Mária Hermina Lenz (30 June 1924, in Budapest – 16 February 2013, in Madrid) was a Hungarian Gobelin tapestry artist who emigrated to Venezuela during World War II, and in 1950 moved to Colombia. She was the wife of the Hungarian no ...

(1924–2013), Hungarian tapestry artist *

Marlene Lenz Marlene Lenz (born 4 July 1932) is a German Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) politician and translator who served four terms as a Member of the European Parliament in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1999. She worked for the French ...

(born 1932), German politician * Maximilian Lenz (1860–1948), Austrian artist * Maximilian Lenz (born 1965) alias WestBam, German DJ and techno musician *

Nicole Marie Lenz Nicole Marie Lenz (born January 24, 1980) is an American model, film and television actress, and health advocate. Family and personal life Nicole was born in 1980, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Laura Lenz, a secretary and Theodore Lenz, a contractor. ...

(born 1980), actress * Pedro Lenz (born 1965), Swiss writer, expert of Spanish literature * Rick Lenz (born 1939), American actor, author and playwright *

Rudolf Lenz Rudolf Lenz (25 May 1920 – 12 July 1987) was an Austrian actor. Selected filmography * '' The Forester of the Silver Wood'' (1954) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1954) * '' The Dairymaid of St. Kathrein'' (1955) * '' Forest Liesel'' (1956) * '' The ...

(1920–1987), Austrian actor *

Sidney Lenz Sidney Samuel Lenz (1873 – 1960) was an American contract bridge player and writer. He is a member of the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame, being inducted in the second (1965) class. Career Lenz was born July 12, 1873 in a suburb of ...

(1873–1960), American contract bridge player and writer *

Siegfried Lenz Siegfried Lenz (; 17 March 19267 October 2014) was a German writer of novels, short stories and essays, as well as dramas for radio and the theatre. In 2000 he received the Goethe Prize on the 250th Anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's bi ...

(1926–2014), German writer *

Uli Lenz Uli Lenz (born March 10, 1955) is a German jazz composer, pianist, and music producer. Background Born in Frankfurt am Main, he began taking piano lessons at the age of four. In the seventies he studied music composition for classical Piano ...

(born 1955), German composer, pianist, and producer in the modern jazz genre *

Wilhelm von Lenz Wilhelm von Lenz (born 20 May 1809 in Riga - died 7 January 1883 in Saint Petersburg) was a Baltic German Russian official and writer. Wilhelm von Lenz was a friend and student of many mid-century Romantic composers, including Franz Liszt, Fréd� ...

(1809–1883), Baltic German Russian official and writer

Sports

André Lenz André Lenz (born 19 November 1973) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career as player Lenz was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr. In 1990 he moved to Wuppertaler SV, where he was a professional from 1992. From 19 ...

, retired German football goalkeeper *

August Lenz August Lenz (29 November 1910 – 5 December 1988) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footbal ...

, German international footballer * Christopher Lenz, German footballer who plays as a defender * Consetta Caruccio-Lenz (1918–1980), American gymnast * David Lenz, German Major League Baseball player *

Frank Lenz (cyclist) Frank George Lenz (born 1867, probably died May 1894) was an American bicyclist and adventurer who disappeared somewhere near Erzurum, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey), in May 1894, during an attempt to circle the globe by bicycle. Early life Fran ...

(1867 – probably 1894), American bicyclist and adventurer who disappeared somewhere near Erzurum, Turkey * Gene Lenz, American competition swimmer * Jörn Lenz, German former footballer who played as a defender *

Josef Lenz Josef "Sepp" Lenz (born 8 February 1934 in Königssee) is a West German luger who competed in the 1960s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge championships in Weissenbach, Austria. Lenz competed ...

, West German luger * Josh Lenz (born 1990), American football wide receiver *

Julian Lenz Julian Lenz (born 17 February 1993 in Giessen) is a German tennis player. He has an ATP career high singles ranking of world No. 227, achieved in January 2020. In doubles, he reached his career-high ranking of No. 162 in June 2021. Career Lenz ...

, German tennis player * Manuel Lenz (born 1984), German footballer * Marcel Lenz (disambiguation), several people * Peter Lenz (1997–2010), American motorcycle road racer * Sandy Lenz, American figure skater

Science and academia

Fritz Lenz Fritz Gottlieb Karl Lenz (9 March 1887 in Pflugrade, Pomerania – 6 July 1976 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony) was a German geneticist, member of the Nazi Party,Emil Lenz Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz (; ; also Emil Khristianovich Lenz, russian: Эмилий Христианович Ленц; 12 February 1804 – 10 February 1865), usually cited as Emil Lenz or Heinrich Lenz in some countries, was a Russian physici ...

(1804–1865), German and Russian physicist : *

Hanfried Lenz Hanfried Lenz (22 April 1916 in Munich1 June 2013 in Berlin) was a German mathematician, who is mainly known for his work in geometry and combinatorics. Hanfried Lenz was the eldest son of Fritz Lenz an influential German geneticist, who is ass ...

(1916–2013), German mathematician * Maurice Lenz (1890–1974), Russian pioneer in the field of radiation therapy * Max Lenz (1850–1931), German historian *

Oskar Lenz Oskar Lenz (13 April 1848 in Leipzig – 1 March 1925 in Sooß) was a German-Austrian geologist and mineralogist born in Leipzig. In 1870, he earned his doctorate in mineralogy and geology at the University of Leipzig. In 1872, he joined as a v ...

(1848–1925), a German-Austrian geologist and mineralogist * Renate Lenz-Fuchs (1910–2011), German lawyer and honorary chairman of the German Lawyer's Association *

Widukind Lenz Widukind Lenz (4 February 1919, Eichenau – 25 February 1995) was a distinguished German pediatrician, medical geneticist and dysmorphologist who was among the first to recognize the thalidomide syndrome in 1961 and alert the world to the da ...

(1919–1995), German pediatrician : *

(1919–195), German pediatrician, medical geneticist and dysmorphologist *

Wilhelm Lenz Wilhelm Lenz (February 8, 1888 in Frankfurt am Main – April 30, 1957 in Hamburg) was a German physicist, most notable for his invention of the Ising model and for his application of the Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector to the old quantum mechanical ...

(1888–1957), German physicist :

Politician

* Andreas Lenz (born 1981), German politician * Carl Otto Lenz (born 1930), German lawyer, member of the German Bundestag * Otto Lenz (1903–1957), German politician (CDU), Head of the Chancellery (1951-53), member of the German Bundestag * Tomasz Lenz (born 1968), Polish politician

Other

* Dolly Lenz (born 1957), real estate agent in New York City * Stephanie Lenz, plaintiff in

Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. ''Lenz v. Universal Music Corp.'', 801 F.3d 1126 (9th Cir. 2015), is a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, holding that copyright owners must consider fair use defenses and good faith activities by alleged copyrig ...

who posted a YouTube video of children dancing to a Prince song *

Hermann-Lenz-Preis Hermann-Lenz-Preis was a literary prize of Germany 1999–2009. Recipients * 1999: Josef W. Janker * 2000: Johannes Kühn * 2001: Ralf Rothmann * 2002: Erich Wolfgang Skwara * 2003: Joseph Zoderer * 2004: Walter Kappacher * 2005: Franz W ...

, a literary prize of Germany * Hester-Lenz House, a historic house in Benton, Arkansas *

Lenz Field Future Champions Sports Complex, formerly known as Lenz Field, is a multi-field baseball and softball complex in Jacksonville, Illinois. The complex is privately owned by area residents Adam and Kristin Jamison, along with several partners. In a ...

, privately-owned multi-field baseball and softball complex in Jacksonville, IL

Fictional people

Billy Lenz Billy is a fictional character from the ''Black Christmas'' film series. He first appeared in '' Black Christmas'' (1974), as a deranged murderer who taunts and kills a group of college students during the Christmas season. Created by Bob C ...