Glick or Glik is a surname that is an

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

variation of the German surname

Glück Glück (transliterated Glueck) () is the surname of: *Arie Gill-Glick, Arie Gill-Gluck (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner * Alois Glück (1940-2024), German politician * Bernard Glueck (disambiguation), several people with this name * Christian ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

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Alexis Glick Alexis Glick (born Alexis Cahill Donnelly; August 7, 1972) is an American former television personality, who was an anchor of ''Money for Breakfast'' and ''The Opening Bell'' on Fox Business, as well as the Vice President of Business News. She le ...

(born 1972), a national television personality who was a temporary host for the third hour of NBC's ''Today Show'' in 2006 * Alex Glick, a boy who, via charity raffle, won a minor appearance in a South Park episode,

Red Man's Greed "Red Man's Greed" is the seventh episode of the seventh season and the 103rd overall episode of the Comedy Central series ''South Park'', first broadcast on April 30, 2003. It is a parody of the removal of several Native American tribes from the ...

* Arie Gill-Glick (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner *

Caroline Glick Caroline B. Glick (; born 1969) is an Israeli-American conservative journalist and author who lives in Efrat, in Gush Etzion. She writes for '' Israel Hayom'', ''Breitbart News'', ''The Jerusalem Post'', '' Jewish News Syndicate'' and ''Maariv ...

, American-Israeli journalist, deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post * Deborah Glick (born 1950), Democratic New York State Assembly member for the 66th Assembly District (lower Manhattan) * Elmo Glick, pseudonym of songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller *

George Washington Glick George Washington Glick (July 4, 1827 – April 13, 1911) was the ninth governor of Kansas. George Washington Glick was raised on his father's farm near Greencastle, Ohio. He enlisted for service in the Mexican–American War, but saw no acti ...

(1827–1911), American politician *

Hirsh Glick Hirsh Glick (1922 – 1944) was a Jewish poet and Jewish partisans, partisan. Life Glick was born in Wilno in 1922 (at the time a part of interwar Poland). He began to write Yiddish poetry in his teens and became co-founder of ''Yungvald'' (Y ...

(1922–1944), poet from the Vilna Ghetto, writer of the lyrics for the partisan song Zog nit Keynmol *

Jeff Glick Jefferson B. Glick (November 23, 1906 – July 31, 1985) was an American bridge player. Glick was from North Miami Beach, Florida. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (9) ** Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1941 ** Spingo ...

(d. 1985), American bridge player *

Jeremy Glick Jeremy Logan Glick (September 3, 1970 – September 11, 2001) was an American passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked and crashed as part of the September 11 attacks. Aware of the earlier attacks at the World Trade Center ...

, a man who died in the September 11, 2001 attack and who fought back against the terrorists on United Airlines Flight 93 *

Jiminy Glick Jiminy Glick is a fictional character created and portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series '' Primetime Glick'' (2001–2003), the subsequent 2004 film '' Jiminy Glick in Lalawood,'' and Short's Broadway show '' Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me''. ...

, a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series ''Primetime Glick'' (2001–2003) *

Larry Glick Larry Glick (May 16, 1922 – March 26, 2009) was an American talk radio host, based in Boston, Massachusetts, who presented a long-running show on WBZ and later WHDH through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His broadcast at WBZ covered 38 states, ...

(1922–2009), Boston radio talk show host *

Peter Glick (American football) Peter J. Glick Jr. (1922 – September 1986) was an author and an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware Valley University Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is a private university in Doylestown ...

(1922–1986), American football player and coach * Robert Glick, director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research *

Roman Glick Roman Glick (born 1970) is an American bassist and guitarist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane, Slave to the System, Player/Kommander, The Ladies Of, Jesse James Dupree, and Jackyl. Roman plays Dean Guitars exclusively. Roman is also an ...

, bass guitarist for American rock band Jackyl *

Ruth Glick Ruth Glick (; born April 27, 1942) is an American writer of cookbooks, romance and young adult novels. She has written novels under the pseudonym Rebecca York; until 1997 these were written in collaboration with Eileen Buckholtz. Biography Rut ...

(born 1942), American writer of cookbooks, romance and young adult novels *

Shimon Glick Shimon (Seymour) M. Glick (; born 1932) is an American-born Israeli physician. Personal life Glick was born in New Jersey. He and his wife Brenda have six children including Yehuda Glick who is a rabbi and former Knesset member. Career Glick is ...

(born 1932), Israeli physician * , Jewish theologian *

Srul Irving Glick Srul Irving Glick (September 8, 1934 – April 17, 2002) was a Canadian composer, radio producer, conductor, and teacher. Life and career Born in Toronto, Ontario, Glick was the son of David Glick, a Russian born cantor in Toronto. Clarinet ...

(1934–2002), Canadian composer, radio producer, conductor and teacher *

Stacey Glick Stacey Glick (born December 29, 1971) is an American former child actress who is now a literary agent. Her most prominent roles came in the late-1980s in the films ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' (1986) and ''Three O'Clock High'' (1987). The latter ...

(born 1971), American former child actress * Thomas F. Glick (born 1939), historian of science * Wolfe Glick (born 1995), American streamer and YouTuber *

Yehuda Glick Yehudah Joshua Glick (; born 20 November 1965), alternatively spelled "Yehuda Glick", is an American-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician, described as a "right-wing" or "far-right" activist. As the President of Shalom Jerusalem Foundat ...

(born 1965), Israeli activist

Fictional characters

Max Glick ''Max Glick'' is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which aired on CBC Television from 1990 to 1991. Based on the Morley Torgov novel '' The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick'' and its 1988 film adaptation, the series centred on Maximilia ...

or Maximilian Glick, a young Jewish coming-of-the-age boy originally in a novel by Canadian humorist writer Morley Todorov, also boy's father, Henry Glick and other family, Sarah Glick, Bryna Glick, Augustus Glick

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* Kamil Jacek Glik (born 1988, Jastrzębie Zdrój), Polish footballer

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