Sax is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (; 6 November 1814 – 4 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He played the fl ...

, the inventor of the saxophone * Cole Sax, American director *

Dave Sax David John Sax (born September 22, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball player and the older brother of All-Star second baseman Steve Sax. He played as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1982–83) and Boston Red Sox (1985–87) in his br ...

, Major League Baseball player *

Emil Sax Emil Sax (8 February 1845 – 25 March 1927) was an Austrian economist from Javorník, Austrian Silesia. He was professor of economics at the Charles University in Prague from 1879-93, and after it was split in 1882, he first became Dean of the ...

, Austrian economist *

Geoffrey Sax Geoffrey Sax (sometimes credited as Geoff Sax) is a British film and television director, who has worked on a variety of drama productions in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Life and career He began his directing career in the la ...

, sometimes credited as Geoff Sax, film and television director * George D. Sax, business entrepreneur, drive-in bank innovator *

Gyula Sax Gyula Sax (18 June 1951 – 25 January 2014) was a Hungarian chess grandmaster and International Arbiter (1995). In 1972 he won the European Junior Chess Championship in Groningen. Sax was awarded the IM title in 1972 and the GM title i ...

, Hungarian chess player *

Joseph Sax Joseph Lawrence Sax (February 3, 1936 – March 9, 2014) was an environmental law professor, known for developing the public trust doctrine.Douglas Martin"Joseph Sax, Who Pioneered Environmental Law, Dies at 78"(obituary), ''New York Times'', Marc ...

, American environmental law scholars *

Leonard Sax Leonard Sax is an American psychologist and a practicing family physician. He is best known as the author of three books for parents: ''Boys Adrift'', ''Girls on the Edge'', and ''Why Gender Matters''. According to his web site, he is currently ...

, American psychologist and physician. *

Karl Sax Karl Sax (November 2, 1892 – October 8, 1973) was an American botanist and geneticist, noted for his research in cytogenetics and the effect of radiation on chromosomes. Early life and education Sax was born in Spokane, Washington in 1892. His ...

, American botanist and geneticist *

Marjan Sax Marjan Sax (born 26 December 1947) is a Dutch feminist lesbian activist, member of Dolle Mina and co-founder of a number of feminist organisations, ethical bank Mama Cash among them. Sax is also an advisor for charity organisations. Life Sax ...

(born 1947), Dutch feminist lesbian activist *

Steve Sax Stephen Louis Sax (born January 29, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1994, most notably as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers with whom he wo ...

, Major League Baseball player

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