Shantz is a surname. Notable people named Shantz include: *

Billy Shantz Wilmer Ebert Shantz (July 31, 1927 – December 13, 1993) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He appeared in 131 Major League Baseball (MLB) games, 130 of them for the 1954–55 Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and one fo ...

(1927–1993), American baseball player *

Bobby Shantz Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from through , and won the 1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award as a ...

(born 1925), American baseball pitcher *

Homer L. Shantz Homer LeRoy Shantz (1876–1958) was an American botanist and former president of the University of Arizona. Shantz was born in Kent County, Michigan on January 24, 1876. He was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where his family moved while ...

(1876–1958), American botanist *

Jacob Yost Shantz Jacob Yost Shantz (2May 182228October 1909) was a Mennonite farmer, businessman, and industrialist from Ontario, Canada. He played a significant role in the urban development of Berlin, Ontario ( which is now the city of Kitchener), where he held ...

(1822–1909), Canadian businessman *

Jeff Shantz Jeffrey Dale Shantz (born October 10, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played predominantly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche. Playing career S ...

(born 1973), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Shantz (1920–1999), Canadian politician * Penny Shantz (Ryan) (born 1953), Canadian curler * Sarah Shantz-Smiley (born 1982), women's ice hockey coach * Susan Shantz (born 1957) Canadian sculptor *

Viola Shelly Shantz Viola Shelly Schantz (1895–1977) was an American biologist and zoologist. She worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 1918 to 1961, as a biological aide, biologist and systematic zoologist. Stationed at the Smithsonian I ...

(1895–1977), American zoologist

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