Block is a German, Dutch and English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Block (disambiguation) Adam Block is the name of: * Adam Block (astrophotographer) (born 1973), American astronomer * Adam Block (music critic) (1951–2008), American music critic {{hndis, Block, Adam ...

, list of multiple people *

Adriaen Block Adriaen Courtsen Block (c. 1567 – 27 April 1627) was a Dutch private trader, privateer, and ship's captain who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages ...

(1567–1627), Dutch trader and navigator *

Agnes Block Agnes, or Agneta Block (29 October 1629, Emmerich am Rhein – 20 April 1704, Amsterdam) was a Dutch people, Dutch art collector and horticulturalist. She is most remembered as the compiler of an album of flower and insect paintings and as one o ...

(1629–1704), Dutch botanist and art collector *

Amanda Roth Block Amanda R. Block (February 20, 1912 – November 8, 2011) was an Americans, American artist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Block studied art in Cincinnati, Ohio, and exhibited sculptures at her first national show at the Chicago Art Institute in ...

(1912–2011), American artist * Anna Katharina Block (1642–1719), German painter * Austin Block (born 1989), American ice hockey player * Axel Block (born 1947), German cinematographer * Barbara Block, American marine biologist *

Benjamin Block Benjamin Block or Blok (1631–1690) was a seventeenth-century German- Hungarian Baroque painter who married the flower painter Anna Katharina Block. He is known for his portrait paintings. Biography Block was born into an artistic family in ...

(1631–1690), German painter *

Bill Block William Hunt Block (born April 2, 1954) is an American film producer who was CEO of Miramax from April 2017 to October 2023. His producing credits include '' W.'' (2008), ''District 9'' (2009), '' Fury'' (2014), '' Bad Moms'' (2016), '' Dirty Gran ...

(born 1954), American film producer * Billy Block (1955–2015), American musical artist *

Bob Block Bob Block (20 July 1921 – 17 April 2011) was a British radio and television comedy scriptwriter. Career His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic sitcom '' Life with the Lyons'' for Ben Lyon, as well as working w ...

(1921–2011), British scriptwriter *

Brandon Block Brandon Block (born 26 November 1967) is a British club DJ, producer and remixer. He has appeared on reality shows like '' Celebrity Come Dine with Me'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. He is well known for appearing on stage heavily intoxicat ...

(born 1967), British DJ * Brett Ellen Block (born 1973), American novelist * Bruce Block (born 1967), American entertainer * Bruce A. Block, American film producer *

Bruno Block James "Jimmy" John Block (born James John Blochowicz on March 13, 1885 – August 6, 1937) was a catcher over parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball. He was known during his playing days as Jimmy Block. He reported to the Washington Senat ...

(1885–1937), American baseball player *

Carl Block Carl Elis Daniel Block (12 February 18746 October 1948) was Bishop of Gothenburg from 1929 until 1948. He was the half-brother of the mathematician Henrik Block and father of the doctor Erik Block and educator Bertil Block. He was a cousin of Joh ...

(1874–1948), Swedish bishop * Carson Block (born 1977), American businessman *

Cy Block Seymour "Cy" Block (May 4, 1919 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball during the 1942, 1945, and 1946 seasons. He played in the minor leagues ...

(1919–2004), American baseball player *

Dan Block Daniel Block is an American jazz clarinetist who has worked with artists such as Charles Mingus, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Gerry Mulligan. He is a member of the Marty Grosz Band, and also can be found in the pits of various Broadway shows in New York C ...

, American musician *

Daniel Block Daniel Block ( – 1853) was a Jewish leader who founded the B'nai B'rith synagogue in St. Louis, Missouri. He lived for only four years in the United States but he made important contributions on the culture of the St. Louis Jewish community to ...

(1802–1853), American Jewish leader * Daniel I. Block (born 1943), American scholar *

David Block Brigadier David Arthur Kennedy William Block (13 June 1908 – 2001) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, won a Military Cross when commanding "C" Battery of the Ayrshire Yeomanry in North Africa and the DSO in Ital ...

(1908–2001), British army officer *

Dorothy Block Dorothy Block (1904–November 5, 1984) was an American artist known for her paintings and visual arts. She was educated by her uncle, Louis Keila, at the Mary Baldwin College, and at the Art Students League of New York. She taught at the Art Stu ...

(1904–1984), American artist *

Doug Block Doug Block (born 1953 in Port Washington, New York) is an American documentary filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the documentaries ''112 Weddings'', 51 Birch Street, Home Page, ''The Kids Grow Up'' and more. Life and career Doug was ...

(born 1953), American filmmaker *

Eric Block Eric Block (born January 25, 1942) is an American chemist whose research has focused on the chemistry of organosulfur and organoselenium compounds, ''Allium'' chemistry (the chemistry of garlic, onion, and other alliums), and the chemistry of olfac ...

(born 1942), American chemist *

Francesca Lia Block Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962) is an American writer of adult and young-adult literature. She wrote the '' Weetzie Bat'' series, which she began while a student at UC Berkeley. Early life and education Block was born in Los Angele ...

(born 1962), American writer *

Frank Block (American politician) Frank Block is a Wilmington, North Carolina attorney, a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington, or University of North Carolina at Wilmington, (UNC Wilmington or UNCW) is a publ ...

Frank Block (Australian politician) Arthur Francis Kelly "Frank" Block (21 June 1899 – 4 March 1971) was an Australian politician. Born in Echuca to labourer Albert Alfred Block and Annie Kelly, he attended state schools and served in the Australian Imperial Force's 46th Ba ...

(1899–1971), Australian politician * Fred L. Block (born 1947), American sociologist *

Frederic Block Frederic Block (born June 6, 1934) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Block received an Artium Baccalaureus from ...

(born 1934), American judge * Gay Block (born 1942), American photographer *

Gene D. Block Gene David Block (born August 17, 1948) is an American biologist. He served as the 6th chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles from August 2007 to July 2024. Previously at the University of Virginia, he served as executive vice p ...

(born 1948), American biologist * Gladys Block, American nutritionist *

Hal Block Harold Leonard Block (August 3, 1913 – June 16, 1981) was an American comedy writer, comedian, producer, songwriter and television personality. Although Block was a highly successful comedy writer for over 15 years, today he is most often remem ...

(1913–1981), American comedian *

Harlon Block Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Born in Yorktown, Texas, Block joined the Marine Corps with seven high schoo ...

(1924–1945), American Marine Corps corporal, one of six marines depicted in ''Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'' * Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), American political cartoonist known as Herblock * Hertha Block (1906–?), German librarian *

Holly Block Holly Block (December 24, 1958 – October 6, 2017) was an American museum and art gallery director. Biography Block was born on Christmas Eve 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, and was named for the celebration's traditional flora. She grew up most ...

(1958–2017), American museum and art gallery director *

Hunt Block Huntington Macdonald Block (born February 16, 1953) is an American television actor. Career Block was discovered selling Buick Century automobiles at the Chicago Auto Show. Early in his career, he made numerous TV commercials, short films, and e ...

(born 1954), American actor * Ira Block (born 1949), American photographer *

Jack Block Jacob "Jack" Block (April 28, 1924 – January 13, 2010) was a psychology professor at UC Berkeley. His main areas of research were personality theory, personality development, research methodology, personality assessment, longitudinal resear ...

(1924–2010), American psychologist *

Jacob Block Jacob Roger Block, or Jacob Reyersz. Block (1580–1646) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Gouda. He went to Italy when he was very young, and applied himself particularly to the study of architecture and perspective. He made designs of the fi ...

(1580–1646), Dutch painter * James Block (born 1968), British canoer * Jamie Block, American musician * Jason Block (born 1989), Canadian swimmer *

Jay C. Block Jay Christopher Block (born November 9, 1970) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in the New Mexico Senate since 2025. Block was previously a member of the Sandoval County Commission from 2016 to 2024. He un ...

(born 1970), American politician *

Jeanne Block Jeanne Lavonne Humphrey Block (July 17, 1923 – December 4, 1981) was an American psychologist and expert on child development. She conducted research on sex-role socialization and theories of personality. Block was a fellow of the American Assoc ...

(1923–1981), American psychologist *

Jerzy Block Jerzy Block (March 20, 1904 in Grabica, Poland – June 29, 1996 in Konstancin-Jeziorna Konstancin-Jeziorna is a spa town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,566 inhabitants (as of March 2011, according to GUS). It is ...

(1904–1996), Polish actor and director *

Joachim Bloch Joachim Ralf Josef Bloch (born 2 August 1963) is a German politician who was elected as a member of the Bundestag in 2025. He has served as chairman of the Alternative for Germany in the district council of Tuttlingen Tuttlingen (; Alemannic: ...

(born 1973), German politician *

Joe Block John Joseph Block (born March 1, 1978) is a radio and TV play-by-play announcer who calls games for the Pittsburgh Pirates on SportsNet Pittsburgh, KDKA-AM, and KDKA-FM, joining the team in 2016 after four years with the Milwaukee Brewers. Broadc ...

(born 1978), American sports announcer * Joel Block (born 1943), American psychologist *

Johannes Block __NOTOC__ Johannes Block (17 November 1894 – 26 January 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at division and corps level. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Blo ...

(1894–1945), German army general * John Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people *

John Rusling Block John Rusling Block (born February 15, 1935) is a former U.S. secretary of agriculture, during the Reagan administration. He later became a lobbyist. Early life Block was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on February 15, 1935. Of German descent, ...

(born 1935), American government official *

Josef Block Josef Block (27 November 1863 – 20 December 1943) was a German painter. Life and career Block was born in Bernstadt an der Weide (Bierutów) in Prussian Silesia. He was a scholar of the Breslau (Wrocław) Art Academy, where his lifelong frie ...

(1863–1943), German painter * Julius H. Block (1860–1915), American politician * Karl M. Block (1886–1958), American bishop *

Kelly Block Kelly Block (born November 30, 1961) is a Canadian politician representing the electoral district of Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek since 2015. She was first elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election to serve as the Member of Parliament for th ...

(born 1961), Canadian politician * Ken Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people * Kieran Block (born 1985), Canadian hockey player * King Block (1929–2014), American football coach *

Larry Block Larry Block (October 30, 1942 – October 7, 2012) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. Early life and education Lawrence Joel Block was born in New York City, New York, the son of Sonia (née Kutcher), a travel agent, and ...

(1942–2012), American actor * Lauren Block, American marketing academic *

Lawrence Block Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Ma ...

(born 1938), American crime writer * Lawrence J. Block (born 1951), American judge * Libbie Block (1910–1972), American writer *

Lynda Lyon Block Lynda Cheryle Lyon Block (February 8, 1948 – May 10, 2002) was an American woman convicted of the murder of Sgt. Roger Lamar Motley Jr.

(1948–2002), American murderer *

Lynne Block Lynne Block is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of West Vancouver-Capilano as a member of the Conservative P ...

, Canadian politician *

Malú Block María Luisa "Malú" Block (''née'' Cabrera; 9 October 1904 – 1989) was a Mexican artist and arts patron. Block was born in Coyoacán, Mexico City, the daughter of lawyer, writer and politician Luis Cabrera Lobato and his wife, Guillermina. ...

(1904–1989, born ''María Luisa Cabrera''), Mexican artist * Mark Block (born 1954), American political strategist *

Martin Block Martin Block (February 3, 1903 – September 18, 1967) was an American disc jockey. It is said that Walter Winchell invented the term "disc jockey" as a means of describing Block's radio work. Career Early years A native of Los Angeles, Bl ...

(1903–1967), American disc jockey *

Martin M. Block Martin Moses Block (November 29, 1925 – July 22, 2016) was an American physicist, known as a co-discoverer with Aihud Pevsner of the eta meson in 1961. Pevsner was the leader of the Johns Hopkins University team, and Block was the leader of th ...

(1925–2016), American physicist *

Marty Block Martin Jeffrey "Marty" Block (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represented Senate District 39, which encompasses central San Diego County including most of the city of San D ...

(born 1950), American politician *

Mathilde Block Mathilde Block (pseudonym: Mathilde Block-Niendorff; née Auguste Betty Julie Mathilde Block) was a German painter and embroiderer. Her artworks and paintings range from pencil portraits to embroidered quilts and have been exhibited in numerous ...

(1850–1932), German politician *

Maurice Block Maurice Block (); 18 February 18169 January 1901) was a German- French statistician and economist. Biography Block was born on 18 February 1816, in Berlin, to Jewish parents. He studied at the University of Bonn and the University of Heidelbe ...

(1816–1901), German-French statistician and economist *

Melissa Block Melissa Block (born December 28, 1961) is an American radio host and journalist. She co-hosted NPR's ''All Things Considered'' news program from 2003 until August 14, 2015. In August 2015 she became a Special Correspondent for NPR, responsible fo ...

(born 1961), American radio host * Melvin Block (1928–1985), American lawyer *

Michel Block Michel Block (January 12, 1937 – March 4, 2003) was a Belgian-French pianist. Biography Born of French parents in Antwerp, Belgium, he moved with his parents to Mexico as child, where his grandfather had settled in 1870. Block studied piano i ...

(1937–2003), Belgian-French pianist *

Micky Block Michael John Block (28 January 1940 – 12 December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a right winger. He made nearly 200 Football League appearances for Chelsea, Brentford and Watford over a 10-year period. Career Born ...

(1940–2019), English footballer *

Mike Block Michael Glen Block (born May 25, 1982) is an American cellist, singer, composer, and arranger. Career Block has played second cello alongside Yo-Yo Ma. He also performed in Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz trio for three years. Block has also pe ...

(born 1982), American musician *

Mitchell Block Mitchell W. Block (June 5, 1950 – May 30, 2024) was an American filmmaker, primarily a producer of documentary films. Block was the executive producer of the 2000 short documentary film '' Big Mama'', which won Best Documentary (Short Subjec ...

(born 1950), American filmmaker *

Ned Block Ned Joel Block (born 1942) is an American philosopher working in philosophy of mind who has made important contributions to the understanding of consciousness and the philosophy of cognitive science. He has been professor of philosophy and psychol ...

(born 1942), American philosopher *

Nili Block Nili Block (; born January 16, 1995) is a professional Muay Thai and kickboxing fighter. She is a four-time Muay Thai and two-time kickboxing world champion representing Israel. Early life Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, Nili ...

(born 1995), Israeli kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter * Noga Block (born 2004), Israeli rhythmic gymnast *

Paul Block Paul Block (November 2, 1875 – June 22, 1941) was president of Paul Block and Associates (later Block Communications) and publisher of the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', '' The Toledo Blade'', and a dozen other newspapers.

(1877–1941), American newspaper publisher * Peter Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people *

Priscilla Block Priscilla Ann Block (born August 11, 1995) is an American country music singer–songwriter. After graduating high school, she moved to Nashville to pursue a career in the country industry. In 2020, her song " Just About Over You" went viral on ...

(born 1995), American singer *

Ralph Block Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee, Iowa – January 2, 1974, Wheaton, Maryland) was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild fro ...

(1889–1974), American film producer *

Richard Earl Block Richard Earl Block (born 1931) is a mathematician at the University of California, Riverside who works on Lie algebras over fields of prime characteristic. Block earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1956 under the supervision of ...

(born 1931), American mathematician *

Ron Block Ronald Franklin Block (born July 30, 1964) is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. He has won 14 Grammy Awards, 6 International Bluegrass Music ...

(born 1964), American musician *

Rory Block Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. Career Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan Block, ran a sandal shop i ...

(born 1949), American musician * Rudolph Edgar Block (1870–1940), Jewish American journalist *

Ryan Block Ryan Block (born June 25, 1982) is a San Francisco-based technology entrepreneur. He was the editor-in-chief of AOL’s Engadget before he co-founded the community site gdgt. With gdgt's sale to AOL in 2013, he returned to the company and heade ...

(born 1982), American technology entrepreneur * Samuel Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people * Sandy Block (1917–1985), American musician *

Sharon Block (politician) Sharon L. Block is an American politician, former school teacher, and business person from Idaho. Block was a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives for District 23 and 24 seat B. Early life On April 15, 1941, Block was born ...

(born 1941), American politician *

Sharon Block (government official) Sharon Block is an American attorney, government official, labor policy advisor and law professor who served during the Biden administration as the Associate Administrator delegated the duties of the Administrator of the Office of Information and ...

, American attorney, government official, labor policy advisor and law professor * Sharon Block (scholar), American academic specializing in the history of race in early American history *

Sherman Block Sherman Block (July 19, 1924 – October 28, 1998) was the 29th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from January 1982 until his death. He was preceded by Peter Pitchess and succeeded by Lee Baca. Biography Block was born to a Jews, Jewish fa ...

(1924–1998), American sheriff * Sherry Block (born 1971), American archer *

Simon Block Simon Block is a British screenwriter and producer best known for his work on the Julie Summers inspired ITV series '' Home Fires''. Career Block wrote on several popular dramas, such as ''Lewis'', ''New Tricks'' and '' Hotel Babylon'', being a ...

, British screenwriter and producer * Spencer Block (1908–1979), English cricketer * Stanley Block (born 1939), American academic * Stefan Merrill Block (born 1982), American writer *

Stephanie J. Block Stephanie Janette Block (born September 19, 1972) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work on the Broadway stage. Block made her Broadway debut in 2003, originating the role of Liza Minnelli in '' The Boy from Oz''. After read ...

(born 1972), American actress and singer *

Steven Block Steven M. Block (born 1952) is an American biophysicist and Professor at Stanford University with a joint appointment in the departments of Biology and Applied Physics. In addition, he is a member of the scientific advisory group JASON, a senior ...

(born 1952), American biophysicist and Professor *

Stu Block Stuart Block (born November 26, 1977) is a Canadian singer who is the lead vocalist of progressive death metal band Into Eternity and a former lead singer of heavy metal band Iced Earth. Before joining Into Eternity in 2005, he began his music ...

(born 1977), Canadian singer and songwriter * Stuart Block (born 1979), English cricketer * Susan Block, American sexologist * Vanessa Block, American film director, screenwriter and producer *

Walter Block Walter Edward Block (born August 21, 1941) is an American Austrian School economist and anarcho-capitalist theorist. He was the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at the School of Business at Loyola University New Orlean ...

(born 1941), American economist and author

Fictional characters

* Mr. Block, American comics character created in 1912

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See also