Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or

Weisz Weisz is a Hungarian surname of German and Jewish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Árpád Weisz (1896–1944), Hungarian Olympic football player and manager * Berthold Weisz (born 1845), Hungarian deputy * Erik Weisz (1874– ...

, pronounced like "vice", is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

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Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

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 ...

, meaning 'white' in both German and

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

. It comes from

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''wîz'' (white, blonde) and

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''(h)wīz'' (white, bright, shining). Persons with that name include:

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Al Weiss Allen R. "Al" Weiss (1954) is an American businessman who served as President of Worldwide Operations for ''Disney Parks, Experiences and Products'', a division of The Walt Disney Company. Career at The Walt Disney Company Weiss began his Disney ...

, (born 1954), president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts * André Weiß (born 1983), German former footballer * Andrew Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people * Anthony S. Weiss (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1998), McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia *

Arnold Weiss Arnold Hans Weiss (July 25, 1924 – December 7, 2010) was a German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer working for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and pla ...

(1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer *

Armin Weiss Armin Weiss (or Weiß in German script) (5 November 1927 – 7 December 2010) was a German inorganic chemist and politician of the Green Party. Life Weiss was born and raised in Stefling (near Nittenau), not far from Wackersdorf, where during the 1 ...

(1927–2010), German chemist and politician *

Avi Weiss Avraham Haim Yosef (Avi) haCohen Weiss ( he, אברהם חיים יוסף הכהן ווייס; born June 24, 1944) is an American Open Orthodox ordained rabbi, author, teacher, lecturer, and activist who led the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in T ...

(

1968), an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

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Bari Weiss Bari Weiss (born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist, writer, and editor. She was an op-ed and book review editor at ''The Wall Street Journal'' (2013–2017) and an op-ed staff editor and writer on culture and politics at ''The New Yor ...

(born 1984), American opinion writer and editor *

Bernhard Weiss Bernhard Weiss (20 June 182714 January 1918) was a German Protestant New Testament scholar. He was the father of Johannes Weiss and the painter, Hedwig Weiss. Biography Weiss was born at Königsberg. After studying theology at the University of ...

(1827–1918), German Biblical scholar *

Bianca Weiß Bianca Weiß (born 24 January 1968) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a c ...

(born 1968), German field hockey player *

Bill Weiss William J. Weiss (June 2, 1925, Chicago – August 16, 2011, San Mateo, California), was an American baseball historian and statistician. He served as the official statistician for the Pacific Coast League, and edited a weekly newsletter for the ...

(1925–2011), American baseball historian and statistician *

Birte Weiss Birte Weiss (born 1 May 1941) is a Danish journalist and social democrat politician, who served in various capacities in the government of Denmark. She works as a journalist for the newspaper ''Weekendavisen''. Early life and education Weiss wa ...

(born 1941), Danish journalist and politician *

Bob Weiss Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. College career Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965 and averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior ...

(born 1942), American basketball player and coach *

Brian Weiss Brian Leslie Weiss (born November 6, 1944) is an American psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and author who specializes in past life regression. His writings include reincarnation, past life regression, future life progression, and survival of the sou ...

(born 1944), American psychiatrist and hypnotherapist

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Carl Weiss Carl Austin Weiss Sr. (December 6, 1906 – September 8, 1935) was an American physician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who assassinated U.S. Senator Huey Long at the Louisiana State Capitol on September 8, 1935. Career Weiss was born in ...

(1906–1935), murderer of Huey Long * Carl W. Weiss (1915–1942), United States marine during World War II *

Carol Weiss King Carol Weiss King (24 August 1895 – 22 January 1952) was a well-known immigration lawyer, key founder of the International Juridical Association, and a founding member of the National Lawyers Guild in the United States. Her left-leanin ...

(1895–1952), attorney, founder of the International Juridical Association *

Chuck E. Weiss Charles Edward Weiss (March 18, 1945 – July 20, 2021) was an American songwriter and vocalist. A fixture on the Los Angeles scene, Weiss was known for an eclectic mix of blues, beat poetry, and rock and roll. His music included strains of every ...

(

1970s), American songwriter and vocalist *

Christian Samuel Weiss Christian Samuel Weiss (26 February 1780 – 1 October 1856) was a German mineralogist born in Leipzig. Following graduation, he worked as a physics instructor in Leipzig from 1803 until 1808. and in the meantime, conducted geological studies of ...

(1780–1856), German mineralogist *

Clemens Weiss Clemens Weiss (born 1955) is a German artist living in the United States. Youth and Education Clemens Weiss grew up in the Region of the Lower Rhine Valley where he received technical training in mechanical engineering from 1970 to 1973. Fr ...

(born 1955), German artist

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D. B. Weiss Daniel Brett Weiss (; born April 23, 1971) is an American television writer, director, and producer. Along with his collaborator David Benioff, he is best-known as co-creator of ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R ...

(born 1971), American television producer, writer, and novelist * Daniel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people * David Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people

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Edmund Weiss Edmund Weiss (26 August 1837 – 21 June 1917) was an Austrian astronomer. He was born in Frývaldov, Austrian Silesia, now Jeseník, Czech Silesia. His father, Josef Weiss (1795–1847), was a pioneer of hydrotherapy. His twin brother, Adolf Gu ...

(1837–1917), Austrian astronomer *

Emanuel Weiss Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss (June 11, 1906 – March 4, 1944) was an American organized crime figure. He was an associate of the notorious Louis Buchalter and part of Buchalter's criminal organization known as Murder, Inc. during the 1930s and up t ...

(1906–1944), New York organized crime figure, executed for murder *

Enoch R. Weiss Enoch R. Weiss (February 13, 1848 – December 29, 1917) was a United States Medal of Honor recipient from Indiana. Early life Enoch R. Weiss was born on February 13, 1848, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Career Weiss served as a private in Comp ...

(1848–1917), American military soldier *

Eric Weiss Eric Weiss is a fictional character, played by Greg Grunberg, from the television series ''Alias''. He is one of Sydney Bristow's CIA co-workers. Character biography Eric Weiss was a field agent at the CIA. He is a friend of most of the people at ...

, fictional character, introduced in 2001 on the television series ''Alias'' * Ernst August Weiß (1900–1942), German mathematician * Ehrich Weiss, real name of

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

(1874–1926), Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer

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* Florence Weiss, Russian-Born Yiddish theatre actor and soprano * Frank E. Weiss (born 1951), American collegiate basketball player and Army officer *

Franz Weiss (violist) Franz Weiss (18 January 1778 – 25 January 1830) was an Austrian violinist and viola player, and a composer. He is known particularly as a viola player in the Schuppanzigh Quartet, which was associated with the string quartets of Ludwig van Beetho ...

(1778–1830), Austrian viola player *

Frederick Ernest Weiss Frederick Ernest Weiss FRS FLS VMH (2 November 1865 – 7 January 1953) was an Anglo-German Botanist. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1947. Education Weiss was educated at the Owens College (later Victoria University of Manches ...

(1865-1953), Botanist

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Gaia Weiss Gaia Weiss (born 30 August 1991) is a French model and actress. Her filmography includes ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (2013), ''Vikings'' (2014–2015), ''Meander'' (2020), '' La Révolution'' (2020), and '' Shepherd'' (2021). Early life Weiss was b ...

(born 1991), French model and actress *

Gary Weiss Gary Weiss is an Americans, American investigative journalist, columnist and author of books that examine the ethics of Wall Street. He was also a contributing editor for ''Condé Nast Portfolio''. His ''Businessweek'' articles exposed organize ...

(

1984), American investigative journalist *

George David Weiss George David Weiss (April 9, 1921 – August 23, 2010) was an American songwriter and arranger, who was a president of the Songwriters Guild of America. He is an inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Biography Weiss was born in a Jewish fa ...

(1921–2010), American songwriter, president Songwriters Guild of America *

George Weiss (baseball) George Martin Weiss (June 23, 1894 – August 13, 1972) was an American professional baseball executive. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, Weiss was one of the Major Leagues' most successful farm system directors and general manager ...

(1894–1972), American baseball executive *

George Weiss (producer) George G. Weiss is an American film producer who specialized in independent 'road show' exploitation Z movies during the 1950s and sexploitation shockers in the 1960s that openly defied the motion picture production code of the day. ''Glen or ...

(

1954–1995), American film producer *

George Henry Weiss George Henry Weiss (1898–1946) was an American poet, writer and novelist. His science fiction stories and poetry appeared under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" in the magazines ''Amazing Stories'', ''Astounding'', '' Tales of Wonder'', ''Weird T ...

(1898–1946), American poet, writer and novelist *

Guido Weiss Guido Leopold Weiss (born 29 December 1928 in Trieste, died 25 December 2021 in St. Louis) was an American mathematician, working in analysis, especially Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis. Childhood Weiss was born in Trieste Italy into ...

(1928–2021), Italian born American mathematician

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Hans Weiss (aviator) ''Leutnant'' Hans Weiss was a German World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories. Early life and service Born on 19 April 1892, Weiss was a native of Hof, a Bavarian town which was situated on the Austrian/German border. He began sch ...

(1892–1918), German flying ace *

Harald Weiss Harald Weiss (surname also spelled "Weiß") (born 26 May 1949) is a German composer, director, screenwriter, and free-lance artist. Biography Weiss was born in Salzgitter. His compositions are influenced by minimalism as well as jazz and rock musi ...

(born 1949), German composer * Harry Weiss (philatelist) (1888–1966), American philatelist * Hartmut Weiß (born 1942), German footballer *

Harvey Weiss Harvey Weiss is an archaeologist who teaches at Yale University. Biography Weiss received his B.A. from The City College, CUNY in 1966, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. Weiss has directed the Yale University Tell L ...

(

1966), American archaeologist and professor *

Heinz Weiss Heinz Weiss (12 June 192120 November 2010) was a German film actor. Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in ''Das Traumschiff''. He also played the chara ...

(1921–2010), German film actor * Herm Weiss (1916–1976), American basketball player * Hermann Weiss (1909–??), Austrian Olympic ice hockey player *

Hymie Weiss Earl J. "Hymie" Weiss (born Henryk Wojciechowski; January 25, 1898 – October 11, 1926), was a Polish-American mob boss who became a leader of the Prohibition-era North Side Gang and a bitter rival of Al Capone. He was known as "the only man ...

(1898–1926), American mobster in the 1920s

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Isaac Hirsch Weiss Isaac (Isaak) Hirsch Weiss, also Eisik Hirsch Weiss () (9 February 1815 – 1 June 1905), was an Austrian Talmudist and historian of literature born at Groß Meseritsch, Habsburg Moravia. After having received elementary instruction in Hebrew ...

(1815–1905), Austrian talmudist

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Jack Weiss Jack Stephen Weiss (born August 21, 1964) is an American entrepreneur and former politician. He is co-founder of BlueLine Grid, Inc., formerly known as Bratton Technologies, Inc. Weiss is also a former member of the Los Angeles City Council repre ...

(born 1964), American entrepreneur and politician * Jacob Weiss (1750–1839), American Revolutionary War officer *

Jan Weiss Jan Weiss (10 May 1892 – 7 March 1972) was a Czechoslovak writer, best known for his surrealist novel ''House of a Thousand Floors'' ( cs, Dům o Tisíci Patrech). Early life Jan Weiss was born on 10 May 1892, at Valdštejnská 68 in t ...

(1892–1972), Czech writer *

Janet Weiss Janet Lee Weiss (born September 24, 1965) is an American rock drummer, best known as a former member of Sleater-Kinney and a current member of Quasi. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album ''Mirror Traffic' ...

(born 1965), American rock drummer * Jennifer Weiss (politician) (born 1959), American politician * Jerry Weiss (musician) (born 1946), American musician and member of Blood, Sweat & Tears * Jim Weiss (born 1948), American children's audio storyteller and author * John Weiss (1818–1879), American clergyman, author, abolitionist and women's rights advocate *

John-Allison Weiss John-Allison Weiss (born April 13, 1987) is a Los Angeles-based indie pop singer, songwriter, and performer. To date, they have released three full-length albums and several EPs. Their most recent LP, ''New Love'', was released on October 2, 201 ...

(born 1987), New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter * Johnny Weiss (born 1963), known as

Johnny Hotbody John Weiss (born February 19, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Johnny Hotbody. In Eastern Championship Wrestling, he won the ECW Championship, ECW Tag Team Championship, and ECW Television Champions ...

, American professional wrestler *

Joseph Weiß Joseph Weiß (born 1486 or 1487; died 1565) was a German Renaissance painter. Weiss was born and died in Balingen. He came from a family of painters: his father, Marx Weiß the Elder (died 1518), and brother, Marx Weiß the Younger, were also ...

(1486/87–1565), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Marx Weiß the Younger *

Joseph G. Weiss Joseph G. Weiss (1918 - August 25, 1969) was a scholar of Jewish mysticism, Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism. He was born in Budapest to a Neolog family, and studied both in university and at the Jewish Theological Seminary (now the Budapest University ...

(1918-1969), British scholar of Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism, director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London *

Joseph Joshua Weiss Joseph Joshua Weiss (J J Weiss) (30 August 1905 – 9 April 1972) was a Jewish-Austrian chemist and Professor at the Newcastle University. He was a pioneer in the field of radiation chemistry and photochemistry. Weiss was born in 1905 in Austri ...

(1905–1972), Austrian chemist and professor, co-discoverer of Haber–Weiss reaction *

Joseph Hirsch Weiss Joseph Hirsch Weiss ( hu, Weiss (Weisz) József; 1800, Podola ( sk, Podolie), ''Nyitra vármegye'', Hungary – 1881, Erlau (german: Erlau)) was a Hungarian rabbi. He was a descendant of a long line of rabbis resident in Moravia in the 17th ...

(1800–1881), Hungarian rabbi * Josephine Weiss (1805–1852), Austrian ballet dancer and dance troupe leader * Juleanna Glover, formerly Glover–Weiss (born 1969), American public affairs consultant, lobbyist, political strategist *

Johannes Weiss Johannes Weiss (December 13, 1863 – August 24, 1914) was a German Protestant theologian and biblical exegete. He was a member of the history of religions school. History Weiss was born in Kiel as son of Bernhard Weiss. A perpetual scholar, he ...

(1863–1914), German theologian *

Julie Weiss Julie Weiss is a costume designer who has been nominated for two Academy Awards, Seven Emmys and one BAFTA Award. She has won two Emmys for costumes. She also was nominated for a Tony Award, at the 33rd Tony Awards for ''The Elephant Man''. I ...

(

1975), American film and stage costume designer

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Lee Weiss Lee Weiss (1928 – November 26, 2018) was an Americans, American painter known for her Watercolor painting, watercolors. Early life and education Lee was born as Elyse Crouse in 1928 in Englewood, California, Englewood, California, and raised ...

(1928–2018), American painter * Leopold Weiss, birth name of

Muhammad Asad Muhammad Asad, ( ar, محمد أسد , ur, , born Leopold Weiss; 2 July 1900 – 20 February 1992) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Pakistani journalist, traveler, writer, linguist, political theorist and diplomat. He was a Jew but, later conve ...

(1900–1992), Austro-Hungarian journalist, political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar *

Linda Weiss Linda M. Weiss is an Australian professor of political science at the University of Sydney (USYD), specialising in the international and comparative politics of economic development. Weiss is best known for questioning the converging effect ass ...

(

1988), Australian professor of political science *

Louis S. Weiss Louis Stix Weiss was a name partner of the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a firm that traces its roots to one founded by Louis's father Samuel W. Weiss in 1875. He was best known as one of banker Marshall Fie ...

(1894–1950), American lawyer *

Louise Weiss Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

(1893–1983), French author, journalist, feminist and politician *

Luigi Weiss Luigi "Gigi" Weiss (born 17 December 1951) is a former Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer. Weiss was born in Vattaro. Together with Angelo Genuin and Bruno Bonaldi, he placed first in the military team category in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama edi ...

(born 1951), Italian ski mountaineer and biathlete

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Maria Weiss (singer) Maria Weiss is an Austrian mezzo-soprano from Carinthia who sings classical music from the Baroque period as well as more recent compositions, including Spanish and Latin-American works. After completing her studies under at the University o ...

(

2003), Austrian baroque and opera singer * Markus Nissa Weiss (

1792), Hungarian advocate and author of Jewish Reform movement * Martin Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people *

Marx Weiß Marx Weiß the Younger (c. 1518 - 25 February 1580; also known as Marx Weiß of Balingen) was a late Gothic German painter. He was born in Balingen, the son of painter Marx Weiß the Elder, and the brother of painter Joseph Weiß. He died in Ü ...

( – 1580), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Joseph Weiß *

Mary Weiss Mary Weiss (born December 28, 1948) is an American pop music vocalist, best known as the lead singer of the Shangri-Las in the 1960s. She then vanished from the music scene for decades, returning in 2007 to record her first solo album with Norton ...

(born 1948), American pop music vocalist, lead singer of The Shangri-Las *

Mary Terán de Weiss María Luisa Terán de Weiss (29 January 1918 – 8 December 1984), known in Argentina as Mary Terán de Weiss, and out of Argentina as María Teran Weiss, was a tennis player, the first Argentine woman to have a relevant sport performance in the ...

(1918–1984), Argentine tennis player *

Max Weiss Miksa (Max) Weisz (21 July 1857 – 14 March 1927) was an Austrian chess player born in the Kingdom of Hungary. Weiss was born in Sereď. Moving to Vienna, he studied mathematics and physics at the university, and later taught those subjects. Wei ...

(1857–1927), Austrian chess player *

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1926–1956), American author and executive in the Communist Party USA *

Melvyn Weiss Melvyn I. Weiss (August 1, 1935 – February 2, 2018) was an American attorney who co-founded plaintiff class action law firm Milberg Weiss. Early life and education Born in The Bronx, Weiss grew up in Hollis Hills, Queens and attended Jamaica ...

(1935–2018), American attorney * Michael Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people *

Mitch Weiss Mitchell S. Weiss (born 1957) is an American investigative journalist, and an editor at ''The Charlotte Observer''. He won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, with Joe Mahr and Michael D. Sallah. Life Weiss is a native of New Yo ...

(born 1957), American investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner *

Mitch Weiss (photographer) Mitchell D. Weiss (born 1986) is an American photographer, specializing in studio and candid portraiture. Weiss' career has included editorial photography for The Boston Globe, and art installations for corporate functions. Weiss also served as g ...

(born 1986), American photographer *

Morris Weiss Morris S. Weiss (August 11, 1915 – May 18, 2014) was an American comic book and comic strip artist and writer. Active from the 1930s through the mid-1970s, he created the teen-comedy character "Margie" for Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor ...

(1915–2014), American comic book and comic strip artist and writer *

Myra Tanner Weiss Myra Tanner Weiss (May 17, 1917 – September 13, 1997) was an American Communist following Trotskyism, and a three time U.S. vice presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). Biography Myra Tanner was recruited to the American Tr ...

(1917–1997), American Trotskyite communist, three time U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate

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Nathan Weiss Nathan Weiss (8 May 1851 – 13 September 1883) was an Austrian physician and neurologist born in Groß Meseritsch (today known as Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic). His father was the Talmudic scholar Isaac Hirsch Weiss. He studied medic ...

(1851–1883), Austrian physicist and neurologist *

Nigel Weiss Nigel Oscar Weiss FRS (16 December 1936 – 24 June 2020) was an astronomer and mathematician, and leader in the field of astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics. He was Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Astrophysics at the University ...

(1936–2020), South African astronomer and mathematician * Norman Weiss (

1940s–??), American talent agent for The Turtles and Tom Jones, arranged The Beatles first American tour

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* Paul Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people *

Pernille Weiss Pernille Weiss (born 12 March 1968) is a Danish politician, and businesswoman who was elected as a Conservative People's Party (part of the EPP Group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 European parliamentary election in Denma ...

(born 1968), Danish politician *

Peter Weiss Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays ''Marat/Sade'' and ''The Investigation'' and hi ...

, (1916–1982), German-Swedish writer and artist *

Pierre Weiss Pierre-Ernest Weiss (25 March 1865, Mulhouse – 24 October 1940, Lyon) was a French physicist who specialized in magnetism. He developed the Magnetic domain, domain theory of ferromagnetism in 1907. Magnetic domain, Weiss domains and the Weiss ...

(1865–1940), French physicist

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Rachel Weisz Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970 ) is an English actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rachel Weisz, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a BAFTA Award. We ...

(born 1970), British-American actress *

Rainbow George Weiss Rainbow George Weiss (13 October 1940 – 1 December 2021) was a British political figure, who was best known as a serial fringe political party candidate in various elections in the UK. Life and career The son of a diamond merchant, Weiss fail ...

(born 1940), British politician *

Rainer Weiss Rainer "Rai" Weiss ( , ; born September 29, 1932) is an American physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He is a professor of physics emeritus at MIT and an adjunct professor at LSU. He is best known fo ...

(born 1932), German-American Nobel Prize laureate in Physics *

Regina Weiss Regina Weiss (born 1986) is a Michigan politician. Early life and education Weiss was born around 1986 in Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, Weiss earned a bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana. Career Weiss has worked as a high sch ...

, American politician * Robert Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people * Ruth Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Sabine Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people * Samuel Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people *

Shaun Weiss Shaun Herman Weiss (born August 27, 1978) is an American actor, well known for his roles in '' The Mighty Ducks'' movies. Early life Weiss was born and raised in Montvale, New Jersey, and attended Pascack Hills High School. He is of Jewish de ...

(born 1978), American actor and recidivist criminal offender *

Shevah Weiss Shevah Weiss ( he, שבח וייס; born 5 July 1935), is an Israeli political scientist and former politician. Biography Weiss was born in Borysław, Poland (since 1945 Boryslav, Ukraine) into a Polish Jewish family to Gienia and Meir Wolf Wei ...

(born 1935), Israeli politician *

Sholam Weiss Sholam Weiss (born 1954) is a convicted fraudster. In 2000, Weiss was sentenced to 845 years in prison for racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering, and other charges in connection to the collapse of the National Heritage Life Insurance C ...

(born 1954), American businessman and felon sentenced to 845 years in prison *

Soma Weiss Soma Weiss (January 27, 1898 – January 31, 1942) was a Hungarian-born American physician. Early life Soma Weiss was born in 1898 in Bistriţa, Transylvania, Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied physiology and biochemistry in Budapest. Immediat ...

(1898–1942), Hungarian-American physician *

Stephen Weiss Stephen Weiss (born April 3, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who most recently played for the Detroit Red Wings, as well as the Florida Panthers, who drafted him fourth overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Weiss holds Pa ...

(born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Susan Archer Weiss (1822–1917), American poet, author and artist *

Sylvius Leopold Weiss Sylvius Leopold Weiss (12 October 168716 October 1750) was a German composer and lutenist. Born in Grottkau near Breslau, the son of Johann Jacob Weiss, also a lutenist, he served at courts in Breslau, Rome, and Dresden, where he died. Until ...

(1687–1750), German composer and lutenist

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Trude Weiss-Rosmarin Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (June 17, 1908 – June 26, 1989) was a German-American writer, editor, scholar, and feminist activist. With her husband, she co-founded the School of the Jewish Woman in New York City in 1933, and in 1939 founded the ''Jewish ...

(1908–1989), German-American writer, scholar and feminist activist

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Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939) Vladimír Weiss (21 September 1939 – 23 April 2018) was a Czechoslovak football defender and coach. He won the Olympic silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Personal Weiss' son, Vladimír Weiss, is the former head coac ...

(1939–2018), Slovak-born Czechoslovak footballer and Slovak football coach *

Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964) Vladimír Weiss (born 22 September 1964) is a Slovak football manager and former player. He currently serves as the manager of Slovan Bratislava, in his second spell with the club. He was the manager of the Georgian national team from 2016 t ...

, his son, Czechoslovak, then Slovak, footballer and football coach *

Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989) Vladimír Weiss (; born 30 November 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team. Club career Manchester City On 16 April 2008, Weiss scored i ...

, his grandson, Czechoslovakia born, Slovak footballer **note that Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1992

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Walt Weiss Walter William Weiss (born November 28, 1963) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and manager and current bench coach for the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 through 2000 for the Oakland Athlet ...

(born 1963), American baseball player and manager *

Walter Weiß __NOTOC__ General Walter-Otto Weiß, also spelt Weiss (5 September 1890 – 21 December 1967), was a German general during World War II. In 1945 he became commander in chief of Army Group North on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Kni ...

(1890–1967), Nazi German general * Wilhelm Weiss (1892–1950), German senior Nazi Party member and editor of its newspaper *

Wincent Weiss Wincent Weiss (; born 21 January 1993) is a German singer, and was first known for taking part in in 2013. Career 2013–2017: ''Irgendwas gegen die Stille'' In 2013, Weiss participated in the tenth season of the German talent show ''Deuts ...

(born 1993), German singer and talent show contestant *

Wojciech Weiss Wojciech Weiss (4 May 1875 – 7 December 1950) was a prominent Polish painter and draughtsman of the Young Poland movement. Weiss was born in Bukovina to a Polish family in exile of Stanisław Weiss and Maria Kopaczyńska. He gave up music ...

(1875–1950), Polish artist

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Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (15 February 1902 – 14 June 1989), commonly known as the ''Minchas Yitzchak'' after the Responsa he authored, was the rabbi of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem] at the time of his death, but his Halakha, halakhic in ...

(1902–1989), Austro-Hungarian born British rabbi, halachic authority and Talmudic scholar * Yisroel Dovid Weiss (born 1956), American rabbi

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Zack Weiss Zachary Daniel Weiss ( he, זאק וייס; born June 16, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds. He has four ...

(born 1992), American baseball player

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