Moritz is both a given name and a surname. It is the German equivalent of the name
Maurice. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*
Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, Roman Theban Legion leader
*
Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau (1712–1760), German prince
*
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (1926–2013), German nobleman
*
Moritz, Prince of Dietrichstein
Moritz, Prince of Dietrichstein (''Moritz Joseph Johann''; 19 February 1775 – 29 August 1864), was a German prince, member of the Dietrichstein, House of Dietrichstein, 10th and last Prince (''Fürst'') of Dietrichstein zu Mikulov, Nikolsburg, C ...
(1775–1864), German prince
*
Moritz Becker (1827–1906), American politician
*
Moritz Benedikt (1849–1920), Jewish-Austrian newspaper editor
*
Moritz Borman (born 1955), German-born American film producer
*
Moritz Michael Daffinger (1790–1849), Austrian miniature painter and sculptor
*
Moritz Duschak (1815–1890), Moravian rabbi and writer
*
Moritz Körner (born 1990), German politician
*
Moritz Schlick
Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick (; ; 14 April 1882 – 22 June 1936) was a German philosopher, physicist, and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. He was murdered by a former student, Johann Nelböck, in 1936.
Early ...
(1882–1936), German philosopher and physicist
*
Moritz von Schwind
image:Moritz von Schwind 2.jpg, 200px, Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860.
Moritz von Schwind (21 January 1804 – 8 February 1871) was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and t ...
(1804–1871), Austrian painter
*
Moritz Seider (born 2001), German ice hockey player
*
Moritz Steinla (1791–1858), German engraver
*
Moritz Wagner (basketball) (born 1997), German basketball player
*
Moritz Wagner (naturalist) (1813–1887), German explorer, collector, geographer and natural historian
Surname
*
A. F. Moritz (born 1947), American poet, teacher and scholar
*
André Moritz (born 1986), Brazilian attacking midfielder
*
Bruno Moritz (1900–?), German-Ecuadorian chess master
*
Carl Moritz (1863–1944), German architect and real estate entrepreneur
*
Christoph Moritz (born 1990), German footballer
*
Halvar Moritz (1906–1993), Swedish cross-country skier
*
Helmut Moritz (1933–2022), Austrian geodeticist
*
Jacob Moritz (1849–1910), German-born American brewer
*
Julius L. and Morris Moritz (1830–1909 and (–1903), German-born American retail merchants
*
Karl Philipp Moritz (1756–1793), German author, editor and essayist
*
Louisa Moritz (1936–2019), Cuban-born American actress
*
Mathias Moritz (born 1988), German footballer
*
Michael Moritz (born 1954), Welsh venture capitalist
*
Nancy Moritz (born 1960), American judge
*
Neal H. Moritz (born 1959), American film producer
*
Nils Moritz (born 1943), Swedish actor
*
Paulus Moritz (1869–1942), German Roman Catholic cleric
*
Robert Edouard Moritz (1868–1940), German-American mathematician
*
Sabine Moritz (born 1969), German painter and graphic designer
*
Theodore L. Moritz (1892–1982), American politician
*
Wilhelm Moritz (1913–2010), German fighter pilot
Fictional characters
*a title character of ''
Max and Moritz
''Max and Moritz: A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks'' (original: ''Max und Moritz – Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen'') is a German language illustrated story in verse. It was written and illustrated by Wilhelm Busch and published in 186 ...
'', an 1865 German-language illustrated story by Wilhelm Busch
*Moritz Stiefel, lead male role in the Broadway musical ''
Spring Awakening''
*Moritz Benayoun, human male doctor on the TV series ''
Star Trek: Picard''
See also
*
Moritz (disambiguation) Moritz may refer to:
* Moritz (name), a given name and surname
* Moritz, Germany, a village and a former municipality
* Moritz (beer), a Spanish beer brand
See also
* St. Moritz (disambiguation)
* Moriz, a given name and surname
* Moric, a giv ...
*
Yunna Morits (born 1937), Soviet and Russian poet
{{given name, type=both
German masculine given names
Masculine given names
German-language surnames