Götz or Goetz () is a

German name 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 "Name order, ...

, in origin a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

of ''

Gottfried Gottfried is a masculine German given name. It is derived from the Old High German name , recorded since the 7th century, and composed of the elements (conflated from the etyma for "God" and "good", and possibly further conflated with ) and ("pe ...

''. It remains in use as a short form of ''Gottfried'', but it has also become a surname.

Surnames

;Goetz * Alphonse Goetz (1865-1934), French chess master * Arturo Goetz, Argentine actor * Benjamin Eliakim Goetz (died 1798), English rabbi *

Bernhard Goetz On December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz () shot four youths on a New York City Subway train in Manhattan after they allegedly tried to rob him. All four victims survived, though one, Darrell Cabey, was paralyzed and suffered brain damage as a res ...

, New York City's "subway vigilante" * Curt Goetz, Swiss-German writer and actor * E. Ray Goetz, an American composer, lyricist, and theatrical producer * Eric Goetz, yacht builder * Henri Goetz, the French-American Surrealist painter and etcher * Hermann Goetz, German composer *

Hermann Goetz (art historian) Hermann Goetz (17 July 1898 – 8 July 1976) was a German art historian and museum director, known for his scholarly contributions in the field of Indian art history. He was the Director of the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, and the Director o ...

, German scholar and museum director * Hermann Götz (politician) (1914–1987), German politician * Jaden Goetz, Canadian actor * James B. Goetz, American politician * John Goetz, baseball player * Judith Goetz (born 1983), Austrian literature and political science scholar * Kimi Goetz (born 1994), American speed skater *

Leo Goetz Leo is the Latin word for lion. It most often refers to: * Leo (constellation), a constellation of stars in the night sky * Leo (astrology), an astrological sign of the zodiac * Leo (given name), a given name in several languages, usually ma ...

, German painter * Louise Götz, actress * Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz, Polish biologist * Meg Goetz, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives * Peter Michael Goetz, actor * Ruth Goetz, American playwright, screenwriter, and translator * Ruth Goetz (German screenwriter), German screenwriter *

William Goetz William B. Goetz (March 24, 1903 – August 15, 1969) was an American film producer and studio executive. Goetz was one of the founders of Twentieth Century Pictures, and later served as vice president of 20th Century Fox after the studio's me ...

, the American film producer ;Götz * Franz Götz (politician) (born 1945), German politician * Leon Götz (1892–1970), New Zealand politician *

Johann Nikolaus Götz Johann Nikolaus Götz (July 9, 1721 – November 4, 1781) was a German poet from Worms, Germany, Worms. Biography Götz was born in Worms, Germany, Worms. He studied theology at university of Halle, Halle (1739–1742), where he became intimate ...

(1721–1781), German religious figure, writer and translator *

Paul Götz Paul Götz (1883–1962) was a German astronomer and discoverer of 20 minor planets between 1903 and 1905. He did his Ph.D. dissertation in 1907 at the ''Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl'' (Königstuhl Observatory, near Heidelberg) at th ...

, German astronomer *

Rainald Götz Rainald Maria Goetz (born 24 May 1954, in Munich) is a German author, playwright and essayist. Biography After studying History and Medicine in Munich and earning a degree (PhD and M.D) in each, he soon concentrated on his writing. His first p ...

, German writer *

Ralph Götz Ralph Götz (born 15 May 1967) was the President of the German Rugby Federation from 2011 to 2013. He succeeded Claus-Peter Bach at this position. Götz, whose father was for many years the President of the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Union, start ...

, president of the German Rugby Federation * Simone Götz (born 1969), Swiss politician and oenologist

Given name

Götz von Berlichingen zu Hornberg (, ; 15 November 1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand (German language, German: Eisenfaust), was a 16th-century Germany, German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (''Reichsritter''), mercenary and poet. He wa ...

(Gottfried von Berlichingen, 1480–1562), Franconian mercenary and poet * Götz Briefs (Gottfried Anton Briefs, 1889–1974), German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist *

Götz Friedrich Götz Friedrich (4 August 1930 in Naumburg, Germany – 12 December 2000 in Berlin, Germany) was a German opera and theatre director. He was a student and assistant of Walter Felsenstein at the Komische Oper Berlin in (East) Berlin, where he w ...

(1930–2000), German film and theater director *

Götz George Götz George (; 23 July 1938 – 19 June 2016) was a German actor, the son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg detective Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series ''Tatort''. Early lif ...

(1938–2016), German actor *

Götz Aly Götz Haydar Aly (; born 3 May 1947) is a German journalist, historian and political scientist. Life and career Aly was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. He is a patrilineal descendant of a Turkish convert to Christianity named Friedrich ...

(b. 1947), German journalist and historian * Götz Alsmann (b. 1957), German musician and entertainer * Götz Spielmann (b. 1961), Austrian film director * Götz Otto (b. 1967), German actor * Götz Werner (1944–2022), German businessman

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