Weitz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Brian Weitz Brian Ross Weitz (born March 26, 1979), also known by his stage name Geologist, is a musician best known as a member of the experimental pop group Animal Collective. He provides electronic sound manipulations and samples for the band. Weitz gr ...

(born 1979), American musician * Bruce Weitz (born 1943), American actor *

Chris Weitz Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; the latter earned the Weitz ...

(born 1969), Academy Award nominated producer, writer and director * David A. Weitz (born 1951), American physicist *

Eduard Weitz Eduard Weitz (אדוארד וייץ; also "Edward"; born April 16, 1946) is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter. Weitz was born in Chernihiv, in the Soviet Union. He was ranked in the top 5 in the Soviet Union, before he made ''aliyah'' (emig ...

(born 1946), Israeli Olympic weightlifter *

Jeffrey Weitz Jeffrey Ian Weitz is a Canadian bioscientist, currently the Canada Research Chair in Thrombosis and Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine at McMaster University. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academic st ...

, contemporary Canadian biochemist *

John Weitz Hans Werner "John" Weitz (May 25, 1923 – October 3, 2002) was an American menswear designer who initiated licensing products and selling affordable but stylish clothing that featured his image in the advertising. He had a second career as a wri ...

, (1923–2002), American fashion designer, historian and novelist *

Julie Weitz Julie Weitz (born in 1979 in Chicago) is an American visual artist from Los Angeles. Weitz was trained as a painter and taught painting at the University of South Florida for eight years. She began to experiment with video in 2010. Her recent wor ...

(born 1979), American virtual artist * Kristine Weitz (born 1962), American singer and songwriter * Margaret Weitz (born 1929), American cultural scientist *

Mark Weitz Mark Stephen Weitz (born 1945) is an American musician. A keyboard player for the 1960s psychedelic rock group Strawberry Alarm Clock, Weitz was the principal composing member of the band. Biography Weitz was born Mark Stephen Weitz in Brookly ...

(born 1945), keyboard player *

Morris Weitz Morris Weitz (; July 24, 1916 – February 1, 1981) "was an American philosopher of aesthetics who focused primarily on ontology, interpretation, and literary criticism". From 1972 until his death he was Richard Koret Professor of Philosophy at ...

(1916-1981), American aesthetician *

Paul J. Weitz Paul Joseph Weitz (July 25, 1932 – October 22, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who flew into space twice. He was a member of the three-man crew who flew on Skylab 2, ...

(1932–2017), American astronaut *

Paul Weitz (filmmaker) Paul John Weitz (born November 19, 1965) is an American filmmaker, playwright, and actor. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films ''American Pie (film), American Pie'' and ''About a Boy (film), A ...

(born 1965), American filmmaker * Perry Weitz, contemporary American lawyer * Yechiam Weitz (born 1951), Israeli historian *

Yosef Weitz Yosef Weitz ( he, יוסף ויץ; 1890–1972) was the director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund (JNF). From the 1930s, Weitz played a major role in acquiring land for the Yishuv, the pre-state Jewish community ...

(1890–1972), director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund

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