Tanzer or Tänzer is a surname, Tänzer meaning "dancer" in German. Notable people with the surname include:
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Jacob Tanzer (1935 – 2018), American attorney
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Johann Tanzer
Johann Tanzer (1927-2016) was a Canadian sailboat designer, who founded the sailboat manufacturer that bore his name, Tanzer Industries, in 1966.
Early life
Johann Tanzer was born on 3 January 1927 in the village of Velden am Wörther See, in ...
, Canadian sailboat designer
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Kurt Tanzer (1920 – 1960), World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace
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Stephen Tanzer Stephen Tanzer is an American wine critic and editor at Vinous. From 1985 until he joined Vinous in 2014, Tanzer was the publisher of the critically acclaimed bimonthly ''International Wine Cellar'', an independent journal read by wine professiona ...
, American wine critic
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Tommy Tanzer
Tommy Tanzer is a former American baseball agent who represented Major League Baseball players such as Steve Finley, John Burkett, Sterling Hitchcock, Paul Abbott, Jason Johnson, Chone Figgins, José Molina, Charlie Hayes, Dante Bichette and Sha ...
, former American baseball agent
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William Tans'ur
William Tans'ur (or Tansur, Tanzer, Letansur) (6 November 1706, Dunchurch – 7 October 1783, St. Neots) was an English hymn-writer, composer of West gallery music, and teacher of music. His output includes approximately a hundred hymn tunes ...
(born ''Tanzer'', 1706 – 1783), English hymn-writer, composer and teacher of music
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Aaron Tänzer
Aaron Tänzer (german: Aron Tänzer, hu, Tänzer Áron; also german: Arnold Tänzer; January 30, 1871 – February 26, 1937, Göppingen) was a rabbi in Austria and Germany, chaplain and author.
Biography
He was born in Pressburg, Austria-Hung ...
(1871 - 1937), Austrian rabbi
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Mihai Tänzer ( hu, Táncos Mihály; 1905 - 1993), Hungarian-Romanian football player
See also
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Tanzer Industries
Tanzer Industries Limited was a Canadian boat manufacturer based in Dorion, Quebec. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats.
History
The company was founded by Johann Tanzer in 1966 and went bankrupt in May ...
, a Canadian boat builder, 1966-86
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German-language surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin
Occupational surnames