Mertz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Mertz (1920–1990), Danish painter *

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler. Early life Quirnheim was born in Munich, the son of Herm ...

, (1905–1944), German officer and resistance fighter involved in the

20 July plot The 20 July plot, sometimes referred to as Operation Valkyrie, was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and leader of Nazi Germany, and overthrow the Nazi regime on 20 July 1944. The plotters were part of the German r ...

against Adolf Hitler *

Barbara Mertz Barbara Louise Mertz (September 29, 1927 – August 8, 2013) was an American author who wrote under her own name as well as under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels. In 1952, she received a PhD in Egyptology from the Universi ...

(1927–2013), author of mystery and suspense novels, pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels * Dolores Mertz (1928–2022), American politician *

Ellen Louise Mertz Ellen Louise Mertz (20 July 1896 – 29 December 1987) was one of Denmark's first female geologists and the country's first engineering geologist. She undertook pioneering investigative work for the Danish State Railways in the late 1920s in conn ...

(1896–1987), Danish geologist * Elisabeth Drake (née Mertz), American chemical engineer * Elizabeth Mertz, American linguistic and legal anthropologist *

Graham Mertz Graham Mertz (born December 6, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and the Florida Gators. Mertz was selected by ...

, American professional football player * Harold Mertz, designer of the standard crash test dummy * Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856), Austrian guitarist and composer * LuEsther Mertz (1905–1991), founder of Publisher's Clearinghouse * Robbie Mertz, American professional soccer player * Stephen Mertz (born 1947), American novelist *

Xavier Mertz Xavier Guillaume Mertz (6 October 1882 – 8 January 1913) was a Swiss polar exploration, polar explorer, mountaineer, and skier who took part in the Far Eastern Party, a 1912–1913 component of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, on wh ...

(1883–1913), Swiss Antarctic explorer Fictional characters: * Fred and Ethel Mertz, fictional couple on ''

I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons. The series starred Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz, along with Vivian ...

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