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and Dutch surname, also Jewish (Ashkenazic), usually from ''Hase'' or ''de Haas'', the German and Dutch words for "

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". It is also a given name. Notable people with the surname include the following: * Andreas Haas (born 1982), German footballer *

Arthur Erich Haas Arthur Erich Haas (April 30, 1884, in Brno – February 20, 1941, in Chicago) was an Austrian physicist, noted for a 1910 paper he submitted in support of his habilitation as '' Privatdocent'' at the University of Vienna that outlined a treat ...

(1884–1941), Austrian physicist * Barbara Haas (born 1996), Austrian tennis player *

Bernt Haas Bernt Haas (; born 8 April 1978) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is the sporting director of FC Schaffhausen. Club career Haas was born in Vienna, Austria. He played his early youth football with loca ...

(born 1978), Austrian footballer * Bill Haas (born 1982), American golfer * Bob Haas (born 1942), former chairman of Levi Strauss & Co. *

Brittany Haas Brittany Caroline Haas (born 1987) is an American fiddle player, who also sings and plays the banjo. She is a member of the Boston-based alternative bluegrass band Crooked Still, which is currently on hiatus. She was a regular performer on Live ...

(born 1987), American Fiddler * Carl Haas (1929–2016), American auto racing impresario * Charles F. Haas (1913–2011), American film and television director * Charles S. Haas (born 1952), American screenwriter and actor * Charlie Haas (born 1972), American professional wrestler * Christian Haas (born 1958), German sprinter * Chrislo Haas (1956–2004), German musician * Christl Haas (1943–2001), Austrian Olympic skiing champion * Clark Haas (1919–1978), American cartoonist * Conrad Haas (1509–1576), Austrian military engineer * Damien Haas (born 1990), German-born American actor. * Daniel Haas (born 1983), German footballer * Darius de Haas (born 1968), American stage actor and singer * David Haas (born 1957), American author and composer of liturgical music * Dolly Haas (1910–1994), German-American actress * Earle Haas (1888–1981), inventor of the modern menstrual tampon * Eddie Haas (born 1935), American baseball outfielder and manager * Eduard Haas (1897–1989), Austrian inventor of Pez candy * Ernst Haas (1921–1986), Austrian photographer and photojournalist * Ernst B. Haas (1924–2003), American political scientist * Felix Haas, German investor * Frank Joseph Haas, former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia * Fred Haas (1916–2004), American golfer * Fritz Haas (zoologist) (1886–1969) * Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz (1885–1973), Dutch physicist * Gene Haas (born 1952), American machine tool manufacturer * Georg Haas (physician) (1886–1971), German medical doctor * Georg Friedrich Haas (born 1953), Austrian composer * Hans Haas (1886–1935), German Protestant theologian * Harald Haas (born 1968), German professor of Mobile Communications, University of Edinburgh * Helmut Haas (fl. 1949), discoverer of the

Haas effect Haas may refer to: Auto racing * Haas F1 Team Haas Formula LLC, competing as MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, is an List of Formula One constructors#Team's nationality, American-licensed Formula One racing team established by NASCAR Cup Series team o ...

, a psychoacoustic effect * Hildegarde Haas (1926–2002), German-born American artist *

Hugo Haas Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films from 1926 to 1962 and directed 20 films from 1933 to 1962. Life and career Haas was born in Brno, Austria-Hung ...

(1901–1968), Czech film actor and director * Isaac Haas (born 1995), American basketball player * Jacob de Haas (1872–1937), UK journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement * Jay Haas (born 1953), American professional golfer * Johann Wilhelm Haas (1649–1723), German Trumpet maker. * Josef Haas (1937–2024), Swiss cross country skier * Joseph Haas (1879–1960), German composer * Karen L. Haas (born 1962), American government administrator and lobbyist *

Karl Haas Karl Haas (December 6, 1913February 6, 2005) was a German-American classical music radio host, known for his sonorous speaking voice, humanistic approach to music appreciation, and popularization of classical music. He was the host of the class ...

(1913–2005), American classical music radio show host * Karl Wilhelm Jacob Haas (1900–1970), German émigré musicologist and conductor * Kim Haas, American journalist and television host * Leonard Haas (1915–1998), Wisconsin politician and President of UW-Eau Claire * Lisbeth Haas (born 1954), American historian and anthropologist *

Lukas Haas Lukas Daniel Haas (born April 16, 1976) is an American actor and musician. His acting career has spanned four decades, during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions. His notable ...

(born 1976), American film actor * Mario Haas (born 1974), Austrian footballer * Marius Haas (born 1945), German journalist and diplomat *

Mary Haas Mary Rosamond Haas (January 23, 1910 – May 17, 1996) was an American linguist who specialized in North American indigenous languages, Thai, and historical linguistics. She served as president of the Linguistic Society of America. She was el ...

(1910–1996), American linguist * Mauritz de Haas (1832–1895), Dutch-American marine painter * Maximilian Haas (born 1985), German footballer * Michael Haas, multiple people *

Mimi Haas Miriam "Mimi" Lurie Haas (born 1946) is an American billionaire businesswoman. She is the widow of Peter E. Haas, who was the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss, the founder of denim manufacturer Levi Strauss & Co. Early life She was born Mir ...

(born 1946), American billionaire businesswoman * Monique Haas (1909–1987), French pianist * Moose Haas (born 1956), American baseball player * Mule Haas (1903–1974), American baseball player * Nathan Haas (born 1989), Australian cyclist * Nico de Haas (1907–1995), Dutch National-Socialist editor, photographer, and artist *

Pavel Haas Pavel Haas (21 June 189917 October 1944) was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not l ...

(1899–1944), Czech Jewish composer * Payne Haas (born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer * Payton Haas (born 1979), American actor * Peter E. Haas (1918–2005), American businessman * Peter E. Haas Jr. (born 1948), American businessman and philanthropist. * Peter M. Haas (born 1955), American political scientist * Peter W. Haas (born 1964), Slovak fine art photographer * Radek Haas (born 2000), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Rene Haas (born 1962), American businessman * Richard Haas (born 1936), American muralist * Robert Haas (clergyman) (

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1836–1868), 19th-century German Lutheran minister *

Robert Haas (musicologist) Robert Maria Haas (15 August 1886, Prague – 4 October 1960, Vienna) was an Austrian musicologist. At the beginning of his career with the Austrian national library, Haas was mostly interested in Baroque and Classical music. Later on, he was e ...

(1886–1960), Austrian musicologist * Russ Haas (1974–2001), American professional wrestler * Saskia Rao-de Haas (born 1971), Dutch cellist of music from India * Shira Haas (born 1995), Israeli actress * Sidney V. Haas (1870–1964), American pediatrician and originator of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet * Thomas J. Haas, American university president * Tiffany Haas (born c. 1983), American softball player * Tiphaine Haas (born 1992), French actress *

Tommy Haas Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German–American former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017, and was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in May ...

(born 1978), German tennis player * Toxey Haas (born 1960), American businessman * Wander Johannes de Haas (1878–1960), Dutch physicist and mathematician * Walter A. Haas (1889–1979), American president and chairman of Levi Strauss & Co. * Walter A. Haas, Jr. (1916–1995), American president and chairman of Levi Strauss & Co. * Walter H. Haas, (1917–2015), American amateur astronomer, founder of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) * Waltraut Haas (1927–2025), Austrian actress and singer * Werner Haas (1927–1956), German motorcycle racer * Wilhelm Haas (1896–1981), German Ambassador. * Wolf Haas (born 1960), Austrian author * Wolfgang Haas (born 1948), archbishop in Liechtenstein

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* Haas Visser 't Hooft (1905–1977), Dutch field hockey player

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