Merz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Merz Aaron Andrew Merz (born August 27, 1983) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at California Golden Bears football, ...

(b. 1983), US football player *

Albert Merz Albert Merz (died April 3, 1941) was a German Christadelphian who was executed for refusing to bear arms in the Second World War. Albert Merz belonged to the Merz family of southern Germany who were leading members of what was then known as the ' ...

(?-1941), One of 3 German brothers (w August and Rudolf) who were imprisoned in Nazi Germany for refusing to bear arms. He was executed. * Alessia Merz (b. 1974), Italian television personality * Anna Merz (1931–2013), English conservationist *

Annette Merz Annette Brigitte Merz (born 1 December 1965, Frankfurt am Main) is a German Protestant theologian and biblical scholar, on the faculty of the University of Utrecht. Merz has conducted vigorous research into the historicity of Jesus and is best know ...

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1990s), German Protestant theologian, biblical scholar *

Alfred Merz Alfred Merz (24 January 1880 – 16 August 1925) was an Austrian geographer, oceanographer and director of the Institute of Marine Science in Berlin. He died of pneumonia in Buenos Aires while on an expedition to survey the South Atlantic an ...

(1880–1925), Austrian-German oceanologist *

Bruno Merz Bruno Merz is a New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter who grew up in New Zealand to Dutch parents. Around the age of 20 he moved to France and then to Amsterdam where he recorded his first album of demos of songs written during his travels, ...

(b. 1976), New Zealand-born musician, composer, working in Netherlands *

Charles Hesterman Merz Charles Hesterman Merz (5 October 1874 – 14 or 15 October 1940) was a British electrical engineer who pioneered the use of high-voltage three-phase AC power distribution in the United Kingdom, building a system in the North East of England i ...

(1874–1940), Pioneer of the National Grid UK * Charlie Merz (1888–1952) US racecar driver *

Curt Merz Curtis Karl Merz (April 17, 1938 – April 22, 2022) was a former college and professional American football guard who played seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962–1968. He started for the 1966 AFL Champion Kansas City ...

(b. 1938), US football player * Friedrich Merz (b. 1955), German politician (CDU) * Georg Merz (1793-1867), German optical instruments manufacturer * Hans-Rudolf Merz (b. 1942), President of Switzerland (2009) * HG Merz (b. 1947), German architect, museum designer * Ivan Merz (1896–1928), blessed, Croatian Catholic lay activist *

Joachim Merz Joachim Merz (born October 26, 1948, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe) is a German economist. His research involves welfare economics, income and income distribution, wealth, time utilization (time-budgeting research), time and income need, taxes, the ...

(b. 1948), German economist * John Theodore Merz (1840-1922), English-born German chemist, historian, industrialist *

Jon F. Merz Jon F. Merz is a United States, U.S. author, former soldier, and ex-government employee best known for the Lawson Vampire series, the third entry of which won the 2001 National Novel Writing Month competition. He had also begun production on a tel ...

(fl. 1990s), US author *

Joseph Anton Merz Joseph Anton Merz (1681 – 7 January 1750) was a German Baroque painter. Merz was born in Marktoberdorf, in Swabia. He was active until 1734, mainly around Straubing, in Bavaria, and predominantly painted altarpieces and frescos. His better kno ...

(1681–1750), German painter * Karl Spruner von Merz (1803-1892), German cartographer, scholar *

Klaus Merz Klaus Merz, (born 3 October 1945 in Aarau, canton Aargau) is a Swiss writer. Life As a teacher (secondary school), Merz has worked in adult education. He has won several prices, e.g. the famous Hermann Hesse Prize for Literature in 1997, th ...

(b. 1945), Swiss writer * Louis L. Merz (1908-2002), Political figure in US state of Wisconsin * Markus Merz, founder of software company OScar * Mario Merz (1925–2003), Italian artist *

Marisa Merz Marisa Merz (23 May 1926 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian artist and sculptor."M ...

(1928–2019), Italian sculptor, widow of Mario Merz * Matthias Merz (b. 1984), Swiss mountaineer *

Mischa Merz Mischa Merz (born 1964) is an Australian boxer, painter and journalist and the owner of Mischa's Boxing Central in Footscray where she has been head coach since 2013. She became part of a pioneering cohort of female boxers when she started compe ...

(b. 1967), Australian boxer, painter, journalist * Otto Merz (1889-1933), German racecar driver *

Robert Merz Robert Merz (25 November 1887 – 30 August 1914) was an Austrian amateur football (soccer) player. He died during World War I, aged 26. Club career Born in Zizkow, Merz began playing youth football with a predecessor to Wiener Sport-Club (Wie ...

(1887-1914), Austrian football (soccer) player *

Sue Merz Suzanne Rose Merz (born April 10, 1972) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games a ...

(b. 1972), US ice hockey player, Olympic athlete (1998) * William Merz (1878-1946), US gymnast, Olympic athlete (1904)

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