Lutz is a surname and given name, occasionally a short form of Ludwig and
Ludger
Ludger (; also Lüdiger or Liudger) ( – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".
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Adolfo Lutz
Adolfo Lutz (18 December 1855 – 6 October 1940) was a Brazilian physician, father of tropical medicine and medical zoology in Brazil, and a pioneer epidemiologist and researcher in infectious diseases.
Life
Lutz was born in Rio de Janeiro, on ...
(1855–1940), Brazilian physician
* Aleda E. Lutz (1915–1944), American Army flight nurse
* Alois Lutz, Austrian figure skater, for whom the
Lutz jump
The Lutz is a figure skating jump named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the second-most difficult jum ...
is named
* Anke Lutz (born 1970), German chess master
* Anne Mae Lutz (1871–1938), American cytogeneticist
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Berta Lutz
Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz (São Paulo, August 2, 1894 – Rio de Janeiro, September 16, 1976) was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Americas, Pan American feminist movement and human rights m ...
Bob Lutz (tennis)
Robert Lutz (born August 29, 1947) is an American former amateur and a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. He and Stan Smith were one of the best doubles teams of all time. Bud Collins ranked Lutz as world No. 7 in singles in 1 ...
(born 1947), American tennis player
* Bobby Lutz (basketball) (born 1958), American college basketball coach
* Brenda Lutz, Scottish-American political science writer
* Carl Lutz (1895–1975), Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews
* Chris Lutz, (born 1985), American-Filipino professional basketball player
* Christopher Lutz (born 1971), German chess grandmaster
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Eduard von Lutz Eduard Ritter von Lutz (13 January 1810 – 8 July 1893) was a Bavarian Major GeneralEdwin George Lutz, American illustrator and author
* Élisabeth Lutz (1914–2008), French mathematician
* Elvira Lutz (born 1935), Uruguayan midwife, educator, and writer
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Erwin Lutz
Erwin Lutz is an Austrian "Righteous Among the Nations".
In 1944 the police officer Erwin Lutz was working as a chef in a prison in Innsbruck. Together with police inspector Rudi Moser he decided to save five Jewish Polish girls from deportation ...
, Austrian prison chef, who protected Jews in WWII
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Frank Eugene Lutz
Frank Eugene Lutz (September 15, 1879 – November 27, 1943) was an American entomologist.
Biography
He graduated from Haverford College, Pennsylvania, in 1900 (A.B.), then from the University of Chicago in 1902 (A.M.), and then entered Universi ...
(1879–1943), American entomologist
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Friedel Lutz
Alfred "Friedel" Lutz (21 January 1939 – 7 February 2023) was a German professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent most of his career with Eintracht Frankfurt. At international level, he made 12 appearances for the West Germa ...
(1939–2023), German football player
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Friedrich Lutz
Friedrich Lutz (22 February 1852 in Heidenheim – 14 May 1918 in Oettingen) was a German politician, Bavarian brewery owner, and farmer. He was mayor ( bürgermeister) of Heidenheim, a member of the Bavarian Landtag and a member of the Ger ...
(1852–1918), Bavarian politician
* Friedrich A. Lutz (1901–1975), German economist
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Gabrielle Lutz
Gabrielle Lutz (4 February 1935 – 3 August 2011) was a French sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s. She was born in Mulhouse. Lutz competed in the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
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(1935–2011), French Olympic sprint canoeist
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Gary Lutz
Garielle Lutz (born 26 October 1955) is an American writer of fiction. In 2021, simultaneous with the publication of her book ''Worsted'', Lutz came out as a transgender woman. In 2022, she was twice mentioned as an unlikely contender for the Nob ...
, American writer of poetry and fiction
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George Lutz
''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family b ...
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Kathy Lutz
''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family b ...
, basis for the family depicted in ''The Amityville Horror''
* Giles A. Lutz (1910–1982), American author of Western novels
* Gizella Lutz (1906–1992), Hungarian wife of Ferenc Szálasi
* Hans Lutz (born 1949), German track and road cyclist
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Hartmut Lutz Hartmut Lutz (born April 26, 1945) is professor emeritus and former chair of American and Canadian studies: Anglophone literatures and cultures of North America at the University of Greifswald, Germany. He is the founder of the Institut für Anglis ...
(born 1945), German professor of Canadian and American Studies
* Hermann Lutz (1881–1965), German civil servant and social science writer
* Jack Lutz, American computer scientist and mathematician, married to Robyn
* Jarka Lutz, Czechoslovak-French slalom canoeist
* Jean Baptiste Lutz (born 1988), French sprint canoeist
* Jo Lutz (born 1980), Australian rower
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John Lutz
John Michael Lutz (born April 23, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing J. D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'', and for his work as a writer on the NBC series ''Saturday Night Live'' for seven ...
(born 1973), American television writer and actor
** J. D. Lutz, a fictionalized version of this person on ''30 Rock''
* John Lutz (mystery writer) (1939–2021), American author of mystery novels
* Joe Lutz (1925–2008), American professional baseball player and coach
* Joseph Lutz (general) (1933–1999), American major general
* Joseph Lutz (politician) (born 1948), American politician
* Julie Lutz, American astronomer
* Karen McCullah Lutz, American screenwriter and novelist
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Kellan Lutz
Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor, martial artist and model. He made his film debut in '' Stick It'' (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series (2008–2012). He has ...
(born 1985), American actor
* Ken Lutz (born 1965), American football player
* Larry Lutz (1913–1998), American football player and coach
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Mark Lutz (actor)
Mark Douglas Lutz is a Canadian actor, who is best known for playing Groosalugg in the television series ''Angel'' and for writing and starring in '' Victor'', a two-hour film on the life and death of Victor Davis.
He also guest starred in ''F ...
(born 1970), American actor
* Mark Lutz (athlete) (born 1951), American sprinter
* Mark A. Lutz (born 1941), Swiss-born economics professor
* Martin Lutz (born 1950), German conductor
* Matilda Lutz (born 1991), Italian actress
* Matt Lutz (born 1978), American actor
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Meyer Lutz
Wilhelm Meyer Lutz (19 May 1829 – 31 January 1903) was a German-born British composer and conductor who is best known for light music, musical theatre and Victorian burlesque, burlesques of well-known works.
Emigrating to the UK at the age o ...
(1829–1903), German composer of musicals
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Oswald Lutz
Oswald Lutz (6 November 1876 – 26 February 1944) was a German General who oversaw the motorization of the German Army in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was appointed as the commander of the Wehrmacht's Panzer Troops Command in 1935.
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(1876–1944), first German tank general
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Philip Lutz, Jr.
Philip C. Lutz Jr. (August 28, 1888 - May 22, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the twenty-seventh Indiana Attorney General from January 1, 1933 to January 1, 1937.
Biography Early life and education
Lutz was born in B ...
(1888–1947), American politician
* Raymond Lutz (born 1957), American businessman, electronics engineer and politician
* Rudolf Lutz (born 1951), Swiss harpsichordist and conductor
* Robyn Lutz, American computer scientist, married to Jack
* Russell Lutz (born 1968), American science fiction author
* Ton Lutz, (1919–2009), Dutch actor
* Vera Lutz (1912–1976), British economist
* Wil Lutz (born 1994), American football placekicker
* William D. Lutz (born 1940), American linguist
* Winifred Ann Lutz (born 1942), American sculptor and fiber artist
* Zach Lutz (born 1986), American professional baseball player
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* Lutz Altepost (born 1981), German flatwater canoeist
* Lutz Bacher (1943–2019), pseudonym of an American artist in a variety of media
* Lutz Brinkmann (born 1975), German politician
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Lutz Dombrowski
Lutz Dombrowski (born 25 June 1959) is a former German people, German track and field athlete and Olympic champion.
Early life
Dombrowski was born in 1959 in Zwickau. Wilhelm Pieck, who at the time of Dombrowski's birth was Leadership of ...
(born 1959), German long jumper
* Lutz Eigendorf (1956–1983), German footballer and defector
* Lutz Fleischer (1956–2019), German painter and graphic artist
* Lutz Gerresheim (1958–1980), German footballer
* Lutz Glandien (born 1954), German classical and electroacoustic composer and musician
* Lutz Goepel (born 1942), German politician
* Lutz Hachmeister (born 1959), German media historian, filmmaker and journalist
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Lutz Heck
Ludwig Georg Heinrich Heck, called Lutz Heck (23 April 1892 in Berlin, German Empire – 6 April 1983 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) was a German zoologist, animal researcher, animal book author and director of the Berlin Zoological Garden where he ...
, Ludwig George Heinrich Heck, (1892–1983), German zoologist
* Lutz Heilmann (born 1966), German left-wing politician
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Lutz Heßlich
Lutz Heßlich (born 17 January 1959) is a former racing cyclist from East Germany.
He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event where he finished in first place. He missed ...
(born 1959), German racing cyclist
* Lutz Hoffmann (1959–1997), German Olympic gymnast
* Lutz Jacobi (born 1955), Dutch politician
* Lutz Jäncke (born 1957), neuropsychologist
* Lutz Kayser, German aerospace engineer, founded OTRAG
* Lutz Kleveman (born 1974), German author, journalist and photographer
* Lutz Körner, German slalom canoeist
* Lutz Kühnlenz, German luger
* Lutz Langer, German Paralympic shot putter
* Lutz Lindemann (born 1949), German football coach and former player
* Lutz Liwowski (born 1967), German sprint canoeist
* Lutz Long (1913–1943), German Olympic long jumper
* Lutz Mack (born 1952), German Olympic gymnast
* Lutz Meyer-Goßner (born 1936), German jurist and law professor
* Lutz Mommartz (born 1934), German filmmaker
* Lutz Pfannenstiel (born 1973), German football goalkeeper
* Lutz Philipp (1940–2012), German Olympic long-distance runner
* Lutz Rathenow (born 1952), German dissident writer and poet
* Lutz Roeder, software engineer, author of .NET Reflector
* Lutz D. Schmadel (1942–2016), German astronomer
* Lutz Schülbe (born 1961), German footballer
* Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887–1977), German politician
* Lutz Seiler (born 1963), German poet and novelist
* Lutz Taufer, German activist with links to the Socialist Patients' Collective (SPK)
* Lutz Templin (1901–1973), German jazz bandleader
* Lutz Ulbricht (1942–2022), German Olympic rower
* Lutz Unger (born 1951), German Olympic swimmer
* Lutz Wahl (1869–1928), American major general
* Lutz Wanja (born 1956), German Olympic backstroke swimmer
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Lutz Wienhold
Lutz Wienhold (born 15 September 1965) is a German former professional Association football, footballer.
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(born 1965), German footballer
* Lutz Winde (born 1966), German actor and director
* Lutz Wingert (born 1958), German philosopher
Fictional characters
*Lutz, a character from the 2023
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Elemental
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