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German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

(''smith''), which may refer to: * Arnold Schmitz (1893–1980), German musicologist, Beethoven researcher * Bob Schmitz (1939–2004), American football player *

Bruno Schmitz Bruno Schmitz (21 November 1858 – 27 April 1916) was a German architect best known for his monuments in the early 20th century. He worked closely with sculptors such as Emil Hundrieser, Nikolaus Geiger and Franz Metzner for integrated ar ...

(1858–1916), German architect *

Danny Schmitz Danny Schmitz is an American baseball coach and former second baseman. He played college baseball at Eastern Michigan for coach Ron Oestrike from 1974 to 1977 before playing professionally from 1977 to 1984. He then served as an assistant coach at ...

(born 1955), American college baseball coach *

Elisabeth Schmitz Elisabeth Schmitz (23 August 1893 – 10 September 1977) was a German Lutheran theologian, teacher, and author of "On the Situation of German Non-Aryans", a memorandum that attempted to persuade those in the Confessing Church to stand against ...

(1893–1977), German Lutheran theologian and teacher *

Eugene Schmitz Eugene Edward Schmitz (August 22, 1864 – November 20, 1928), often referenced as "Handsome Gene" Schmitz, was an American musician and politician, the 26th mayor of San Francisco (1902-7), who was in office during the 1906 San Francisco earthqu ...

(1864–1928), mayor of San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake * Greg Dean Schmitz (born 1970), American online film journalist * Hector Aron Schmitz or Ettore Schmitz (1861–1928), birthname of the Italian author Italo Svevo * James H. Schmitz (1911–1981), American science fiction writer *

Jim Schmitz Jim Schmitz is an American college baseball coach, formerly the head coach at Wilmington (OH) (1984–1986), Cincinnati (1987–1990), and Eastern Illinois (1995–2015). Coaching career Schmitz earned his first head coaching job at his alma ma ...

, American college baseball coach *

Johannes Andreas Schmitz Johannes Andreas Schmitz (1621, Soest, Nordrhein-Westfalen – 2 October 1652, Harderwijk) was a German physician and the third rector of the University of Harderwijk. Life Schmitz studied medicine in Groningen (1639), Leiden (1643), and Angers. H ...

(1621–1652), Dutch physician * John G. Schmitz (1930–2001), American presidential candidate *

Johnny Schmitz John Albert Schmitz (November 27, 1920 – October 1, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who worked in 366 games over 13 seasons as a member of the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Se ...

(1920–2011), American baseball player * Joseph E. Schmitz (born 1958), former US Department of Defense official and Blackwater executive *

Kim Schmitz Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz; 21 January 1974), also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist who resides in Glenorchy, New Zealand. He first rose to fame in Germany in the 1990s ...

(born 1974), German entrepreneur * Leonhard Schmitz (1807–1890), German-born classical scholar and educator active mainly in the United Kingdom *

Marc Schmitz Land Art Mongolia (LAM 360°) is a biennial art festival in Mongolia. History Land Art Mongolia was launched in 2006 in tandem with a Land Art Symposium in Bor-Öndör. Artists from 16 countries participated. The Land Art Mongolia event was pr ...

(born 1963), German artist *

Oliver Schmitz Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film ''Mapantsula'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film '' Life, Above All'' was also screened in the ...

(born 1960), South African film director *

Peter Schmitz Peter Schmitz (born 14 December 1954, in Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a pop ...

(born 1954), United Nations official *

Ralf Schmitz Ralf Schmitz (born 3 November 1974 in Leverkusen) is a German comedian and actor. Life Schmitz works as an actor in German television. Filmography * since 2003: Genial daneben – Die Comedy Arena * 2004–2006: Schillerstraße * 2002 ...

(born 1974), German actor *

Richard Schmitz Richard Schmitz (14 December 1885 in Mohelnice, Moravia – 27 April 1954 in Vienna) was the last Social-Christian mayor of Vienna, Austria. Schmitz served as Vice Chancellor of Austria, as well as its Minister of Social Welfare and of Education ...

(1885–1954), mayor of Vienna, Austria * E. Robert Schmitz (1889–1949), Franco-American pianist and composer *

Sabine Schmitz Sabine Schmitz (; 14 May 1969 – 16 March 2021) was a German professional motor racing driver and television personality. Born in Adenau to a family in the hotel and catering business, and raised in one of the villages nestled within the Nür ...

(1969–2021), German race driver *

Sascha Schmitz Sascha Röntgen (' Schmitz; born 5 January 1972), better known by his stage name Sasha, is a German singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is also known by his alter ego Dick Brave, and part of the group Dick Brave & the Backbeats. Due to a ...

(born 1972), German pop singer *

Sigrid Schmitz Sigrid Schmitz (born 1961, Aachen, Germany) is a visiting professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and was formerly the chair of gender studies and scientific head of the Gender Research Office eferat Genderforschungat the University of V ...

(born 1961), German behavioral physiologist * Sybille Schmitz (1909–1955), German actress * Todd Schmitz (born 1978), American swimming coach The following places bear the name Schmitz: * Schmitz Lake, lake in South Dakota * Schmitz Park (Seattle) *

Schmitz Park Creek Schmitz Park Creek is a stream in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government ...

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