Saks is a
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
surname, meaning a person from the region of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
(originally
Sachsen
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
). The region is named after the
Germanic tribe
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which settled there in
Roman
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times.
Saks Family The name may refer to:
People
* Adam Saks (born 1974), Danish painter
*Andrew Saks
Andrew Saks (June 5, 1847 – April 8, 1912) was an American businessman known as the founder of department store Saks Fifth Avenue.
Biography
Saks was born to a German Jewish family, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Helena and William Sak ...
(1847–1912), American businessman
*Elyn Saks
Elyn R. Saks is associate dean and Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould Law School, an expert in mental health law, and a MacArthur Foundation Fel ...
(born 1956), American legal scholar
*Gene Saks
Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. An inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame, his acting career began with a Broadway debut in 1949. As a director, he was nominated ...
(1921–2015), American film director and actor
*Gidon Saks
Gidon Saks (born 15 January 1960) is an Israeli-born South African bass-baritone.
Education
Saks grew up in South Africa. His father was a first generation South African of Lithuanian descent. His mother was Scottish of Ukrainian extraction. ...
(born 1960), South African singer
*Kaido Saks
Kaido Saks (born 24 July 1986) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays as a small forward. He currently plays for Korvpalli Meistriliiga team TLÜ/Kalev.
International career
Saks is a member of the Estonia national basketball t ...
(born 1986), Estonian basketball player
*Katrin Saks
Katrin Saks (born 29 November 1956 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician and journalist. From 1999 to 2002, she was Minister of Population Affairs in the cabinet of Mart Laar. She was the vice-chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party from 2005 to ...
(born 1956), Estonian politician
*Michael Saks (mathematician)
Michael Ezra Saks is an American mathematician. He is currently the Department Chair of the Mathematics Department at Rutgers University (2017–) and from 2006 until 2010 was director of the Mathematics Graduate Program at Rutgers University. Saks ...
(born 1951), American mathematician
*Michael J. Saks
Michael J. Saks is a professor of law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University; he holds a secondary appointment in the department of psychology. (born 1947), American legal scholar
*Sol Saks
Sol Saks (December 13, 1910 – April 16, 2011) was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom ''Bewitched''.
Life and career
Saks was born in New York City to Jewish parents. He attended Harrison High School i ...
(1910–2011), American screenwriter
*Stanislaw Saks Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
* Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, C ...
(1897–1942), Polish mathematician
*Tarmo Saks
Tarmo Saks (born 6 November 1975) is a retired football forward from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, including FC Kuressaare and FC Flora Tallinn.
International career
Saks earned his first official cap for the E ...
(born 1975), Estonian football player
*Toby Saks
Toby Saks (January 8, 1942 – August 1, 2013) was an American cellist, the founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society and a member of the New York Philharmonic.
Music history
Born in New York City to an immigrant family, Saks began music less ...
(1942–2013), American cellist
See also
*Sachs Sachs is a German surname, meaning "man from Saxony". Sachs is a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews from Saxony, in the United States sometimes adopted in the variant Zaks, supposedly in reference to the Hebrew phrase ''Zera Kodesh Shemo'' (ZaKS), ...
*Sacks (surname) Sacks is a German surname meaning "man from Saxony" and may refer to:
* Alan Sacks, US television producer
* Andrew Sacks, US attorney
* C. Jared Sacks, US founder of Channel Classics Records
* David O. Sacks (b. 1972), South Africa-born US internet ...
* Sax (surname)
*Saxe (surname) Saxe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Adrian Saxe (born 1943), American ceramist
* David B. Saxe (born 1942), American judge
* David Saxe (born 1969), American theatrical producer
* Edward Saxe (1916–2002), War intelligence ...
Notes
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German-language surnames
Estonian-language surnames