Seitz is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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Adalbert Seitz Friedrich Joseph Adalbert Seitz, (24 February 1860 in Mainz – 5 March 1938 in Darmstadt) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a director of the Frankfurt zoo from 1893 to 1908 and is best known for editi ...

(1860–1938), German doctor and natural scientist * Adolf Seitz (1898–1970), German–Argentine chess master *

Albert Seitz Albert Seitz (24 June 1872 – 23 September 1937) was a French composer and viola player. Born in Besançon, Seitz was a violist with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire The Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conse ...

(1872–1937), French composer * ( – ), Swiss-German physician and lieutenant of Luther and Zwingli *

Alexander Maximilian Seitz Alexander Maximilian Seitz (1811-1888) was a German painter. Life and work Seitz studied under Peter von Cornelius, and two early pictures, ''Joseph sold by his Brethren'' and the ''Seven Sleepers'', received speedy recognition. Heinrich Maria ...

(1811–1888), German painter * Andy Seitz (born 1985), American pair skater

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Beat Seitz Beat Seitz (born 28 October 1973) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he won a silver medal in the four-man event with teammates Marcel Rohner, Markus Nüssli and Markus Wasser Ma ...

(born 1973), Swiss bobsledder *

Bernarda Seitz María Bernarda Seitz (born Florentina Seitz; 19 June 1927 – 16 June 2014), better known as La Hermana Bernarda (Sister Bernarda), was an Argentine Roman Catholic nun, writer, chef, and television presenter. She became a star of culinary televi ...

(1927–2014), Argentine nun, writer, and presenter *

Berthold Seitz Berthold Seitz (born 25 June 1962 in Schwarzenbach (Bavaria)) is a German ophthalmologist, professor and director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Saarland University Medical Center in Homburg, Saarland. He is known for his scientific ...

(born 1962) German ophthalmologist *

Bill Seitz William J. Seitz III (born October 29, 1954) is the state representative for the 30th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot, Delhi Township, Green as well as portions of Cincinnati, ...

(born 1954), member of the Ohio Senate

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Chris Seitz Christopher Seitz (born March 12, 1987) is an American former soccer player. He played as a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer from 2007 until his retirement in 2021. Youth and college Chris Seitz was awarded Gatorade's California High School So ...

(born 1987), American soccer player. *

Collins J. Seitz Collins Jacques Seitz (June 20, 1914 – October 16, 1998) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education and career Born on June 20, 1914, in Wilmington, Delaware, Seitz received an Art ...

(1914–1998), American judge * Collins J. Seitz, Jr., American judge and son of the above. *

Don Carlos Seitz Don Carlos Seitz was an American newspaper manager, born at Portage, Ohio, in 1862. In 1880 he graduated from the Liberal Institute at Norway, Maine. He served as Albany correspondent (1887–89) and as city editor (1889–91) of the Brooklyn ' ...

(1862–1935), American newspaper manager

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* Ernest Seitz (1892–1978), Canadian composer

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* Florian Seitz (born 1982), German athlete * Franz Seitz, Sr. (1887–1952), German film director * Franz Seitz, Jr. (1920–2006), German film producer *

Frederick Seitz Frederick Seitz (July 4, 1911 – March 2, 2008) was an American physicist and a pioneer of solid state physics and lobbyist. Seitz was the 4th president of Rockefeller University from 1968–1978, and the 17th president of the United States Nat ...

(1911–2008), US physicist (solid state physics) * Friedrich "Fritz" Seitz (1848–1918), German violinist, composer

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Gary Seitz Gary Michael Seitz (born 1943) is an American mathematician, a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Mathematics at the University of Oregon. He received his Ph.D. from t ...

, (born 1943), mathematician * George Seitz (1894–1976), American murder victim *

George Seitz (politician) George Seitz (29 September 1941 – 5 June 2015) was an Australian Labor Party politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly in Victoria. Seitz migrated to Australia with his family in 1956, and became a member of the Labor Pa ...

(born 1941), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * George A. Seitz (1897–1947), US navy officer *

George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits o ...

(1888–1944), US screenwriter, actor, and director

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* Hermann Seitz (1902–1942), German army officer

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Jane Seitz Jane Seitz (also known as Juliane Sperr; 17 August 1942 – 4 January 1988) was a German film editor. Seitz edited different films produced by Bernd Eichinger. She was his girlfriend for some time and committed suicide at the age of 45. Her last ...

(1942–1988), German film editor *

Jochen Seitz Jochen Seitz (born 11 October 1976) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Regionalliga Bayern club Viktoria Aschaffenburg. Seitz played professionally in his country for Hamburger SV, SpVgg Unterha ...

(born 1976), German footballer *

John A. Seitz Brigadier General John Andrew Seitz (1908 – January 4, 1987) was the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps. Family and education General Seitz was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, and graduated from Leave ...

, Brigadier General, Commander of the 1st Infantry Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps *

John F. Seitz John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Career His Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Fil ...

(1892–1979), US cameraman * John F. R. Seitz (1908-1978), US Major General, Commander of 2nd Infantry Division

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* Ludwig Seitz (1844–1908), also known as Ludovico Seitz, was an Italian painter

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* Kari Seitz (born 1970), American soccer referee *

Karl Seitz Karl Josef Seitz (; 4 September 1869 – 3 February 1950) was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party. He served as member of the Imperial Council, President of the National Council and Mayor of Vienna. Early life Seit ...

(1869–1950), Austrian politician *

Konrad Seitz Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat. Biography Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934. He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and i ...

(born 1934), German diplomat

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* Mark J. Seitz (born 1954), American bishop in the Catholic Church * Michael Seitz (born 1959), American professional wrestler better known as Michael Hayes

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Patricia A. Seitz Patricia Ann Seitz (born 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Education and career Seitz was born in Washington, D.C., in 1946. Her father is Lieutenant Genera ...

(born 1946), American judge * Patrick Seitz (born 1978), American voice actor *

Paul Seitz Paul-Léon Seitz (22 December 1906 - 23 February 1984) was a French bishop in the Catholic Church. He was ordained as a bishop in 1952 and named as the titular bishop of the church's Catula titular see. From 1960 to 1975, he served as the Bish ...

(1906–1984), French bishop in the Catholic Church * Paul Seitz (trainer) (1897–1979), French footballer *

Peter Seitz Peter Seitz (born 1931) is a graphic designer, author, teacher and business owner who served as the first design director at The Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), and helped establish the graphic design program at the Minneapolis College of ...

(born 1931), German-born graphic designer * Peter Seitz (1905–1983), American jurist who issued the 1975 Seitz decision, impacting Major League Baseball's reserve clause

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Raymond G. H. Seitz Raymond George Hardenbergh Seitz (born December 8, 1940) is a former career diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 8, 1940. He is the son of United States Army Major General John F. R. Se ...

(born 1940), U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom *

Richard J. Seitz Lieutenant General Richard Joe Seitz (February 18, 1918 – June 8, 2013) was a United States Army officer and paratrooper who, during a 35-year career, commanded the 2nd Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, the 82n ...

, Lieutenant General, Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps * Roland F. Seitz (1867–1946), American composer

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Thomas Seitz Thomas Seitz (born 8 October 1967 in Ettenheim) is a German lawyer and politician. He was member of the AfD from 2013 til March 31, 2024. Since 2017 he has been a member of Bundestag. Seitz grew up in Lahr in the Black Forest. He studied Law ...

(born 1967), German politician

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* Virginia A. Seitz (born 1956), American attorney

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Wilhelm Seitz '' Leutnant'' Wilhelm Anton Seitz was a German World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories. He scored those victories over a two-year span, beginning on 17 November 1916 and ending on 4 November 1918.The Aerodrome website page on Seit ...

(1904–1987), German politician (FDP)

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