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and Dutch surname derived from ''

Schultheiß In medieval Germany, the ''Schultheiß'' () was the head of a municipality (akin to today's office of mayor), a '' Vogt'' or an executive official of the ruler. As official (''villicus'') it was his duty to order his assigned village or county ( ...

'', meaning village headman or constable/sheriff in the medieval sense (akin to today's office of

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

). It has many variations, such as Schuldt,

Schulte Schulte is a German surname, derived from the word ''Schultheiß''. Variants of the surname include Scholte, Schuldt, Schultens and Schultze. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Schulte (1894-1917), German flying ace * Aloysius ...

, Schulten, Schultes, Schultheis, Schultheiss,

, Schultze,

Schulz Schulz is a common German language, German family name from Germany, particularly Northern Germany. The word ''Schulz'' originates from the local official title of Schultheiß or ''Schulze'', meaning head of town/village (akin to today's office of ...

Schulze Schulze is a German surname, from the medieval office of Schulze, or village official. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Schulze (1896–1982), clergyman and civil rights activist * William August Schulze, rocket scientist recru ...

and Schulzke. Adapted spellings in other languages include Shultz, Šulc and Szulc. In

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

, the "u" was often replaced by "o"; see also Scholz and Scholtz. Notable people with this form of the surname include:

People

* Albert Schultz (born 1963), Canadian actor * Alby Schultz (1939–2015), Australian politician * Ana María Schultz (born 1935), Argentine freestyle swimmer * Andrew Schultz (born 1960), Australian classical composer *

Arthur Schultz Arthur Schultz (July 4, 1933 – November 26, 2011) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician. He was a five-term mayor of Joliet, Illinois, the then fourth largest (now 3rd largest) municipality in the state after ...

(1933–2011), American politician *

Barney Schultz George Warren "Barney" Schultz (August 15, 1926 – September 6, 2015) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He was a knuckleball-throwing pitcher in the Major Leagues for all or parts of seven seasons between 1955 and 1965 f ...

(1926–2015), American baseball player * Bill Schultz (producer) (born 1960), American animation producer * Bill Schultz (Fender) (1926–2006), American engineer and business executive, CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation *

Bill Schultz (American football) William N. Schultz (born May 1, 1967) is an American former professional football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL). Early life Schultz prepped at Kennedy High School in Granada Hills. College career Schultz p ...

(born 1967), American football offensive lineman *

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player. Primarily known by her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1 ...

(born 1970), Dutch tennis player * Brett Schultz (born 1970), South African cricketer *

Bud Schultz Bud Schultz (born William Schultz August 21, 1959) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two team ...

(born 1959), American tennis player * Carl Schultz (disambiguation) * Charles Schultz (disambiguation) * Claire Kelly Schultz (1924–2015), American information scientist * Connie Schultz (born 1957), American journalist * Dalton Schultz (born 1996), American football player *

Daniel Schultz Jerzy (Georg) Daniel Schultz known also as Daniel Schultz the Younger ( – 1683) was a prominent painter of the Baroque era, born and active in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He painted many Polish and Lithuanian nobles, members of th ...

(1615–1683), Polish painter * David Schultz (disambiguation), several people *

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( Wasserman; ; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , first elected to Congress in United States House of Representatives elec ...

(born 1966), American politician * Dick Schultz (born 1929), American college sports coach and administrator * Don Schultz (1936–2020), American chess administrator * Don E. Schultz (1934–2020), American marketing expert * Donald Schultz (born 1978), South African naturalist and entertainer, working with dangerous species *

Dutch Schultz Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1901October 24, 1935) was an American mobster based in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. He made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the n ...

(1902–1935), American gangster *

Dwight Schultz William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American television, film and voice actor. He is known for his roles as List of The A-Team characters#Howling Mad Murdock, Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action series ''The A-Te ...

(born 1947), American actor *

Ed Schultz Edward Andrew Schultz (January 27, 1954 – July 5, 2018) was an American television and radio host, Pundit, political commentator, news anchor and sports broadcaster. He was the host of ''The Ed Show'', a weekday news talk program on MSN ...

(1954–2018), American broadcaster * Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804–1876), German pharmacist and botanist * Graeme Schultz (born 1953), Australian Rules footballer * Harald Schultz (1895–1957), German general during World War II * Heinie Schultz, American football player * Heinrich Schultz (1924–2012), Estonian cultural functionary * Helen M. Schultz (1898–1974), American bus company founder * Helga Schultz (1941—2016), German historian *

Henry Schultz Henry Schultz (September 4, 1893 – November 26, 1938) was an American economist, statistician, and one of the founders of econometrics. Paul Samuelson named Schultz (along with Harry Gunnison Brown, Allyn Abbott Young, Henry Ludwell Moore, F ...

(1893–1938), American economist * Hermann Schultz (1836–1903), German theologian *

Howard Schultz Howard D. Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman and author who was the chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, from 2008 to 2017, and interim CEO from 2022 to 2023. Schultz owned the Seattle SuperS ...

(born 1953), American businessman * Howard Schultz (producer) (died 2014), American television producer * Issa Schultz (born 1984), Australian quiz champion and one of the Chasers on The Chase Australia * Ivan Schultz (1891–1974), Canadian politician * Jaime Schultz (born 1991), American baseball player * James Willard Schultz (1859–1947), ''Apukuni'', American author, hunter, trader and guide * Joe Schultz Jr. (1918–1996), American baseball player, coach, and manager * Joe Schultz (outfielder) (1893–1941), American baseball player *

Johannes Schultz (composer) Johannes Schultz (26 June 1582 – 16 February 1653) was a German composer. Biography Schultz was born in Lüneburg and in 1605 took a job as organist at St. John's Church in Dannenberg in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Lower Saxony. In his ...

(1582–1653), German composer *

Johannes Heinrich Schultz Johannes Heinrich Schultz (20 June 1884 – 19 September 1970) was a German psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Schultz is known for the development of autogenic training. Life He studied medicine in Lausanne, Göttingen (where he met Karl Jas ...

(1884–1970), German psychiatrist * John Schultz (disambiguation), several people * Johnathan Schultz (born 1982), South African visual artist * Justin Schultz (born 1990), Canadian hockey player * Karl Schultz (born 1937), German equestrian and Olympian * Karl L. Schultz, US Coast Guard admiral *

Leonard Peter Schultz Leonard Peter Schultz (1901–1986) was an American ichthyologist. Biography Schultz was born in 1901, at Albion, Michigan. He received education on ichthyology at Albion College, in which he got his bachelor's degree, in 1924. In 1926, he got ...

(1901–1986), American ichthyologist * Keith and Kevin Schultz (born 1953), American identical twin child actors, singers and photographers * Lachie Schultz * Lillie Shultz (Schultz) (1904–1981), American journalist, writer, and activist * Mark Schultz (disambiguation), several people * Martin Schultz (disambiguation), several people * Martha Gorman Schultz (1931–2025) Diné weaver *

Michael Schultz Michael Schultz (born November 10, 1938) is an American director and producer of theater, film and television. Life and career Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of an African-American mother Katherine Frances Leslie (1917–199 ...

(born 1938), American director and producer * Nick Schultz (ice hockey) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *

Noah Schultz Noah Chris Schultz (born August 5, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. Amateur career Schultz attended Oswego East High School in Oswego, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. In his first start of ...

(born 2003), American baseball player * Peter Schultz (disambiguation), several people * Philip Schultz (born 1945), American Pulitzer Prize winning poet * Richard Schultz (1926–2021), American furniture designer * Robert Weir Schultz (1860–1951), Scottish architect * Ron Schultz (born 1938), politician from Florida * Scout Schultz (1996–2017), American computer student and LGBTQ activist * Sheldon Schultz (1933–2017), American physicist * Tanja Schultz, German computer scientist * Theodore Schultz (1902–1998), American economist * Walter Schultz (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

* Dr. King Schultz, from the 2012 film ''Django Unchained'' *Herman Schultz, the alias of the Marvel Comics character Shocker * Maggie Schultz, protagonist of the Beverly Cleary book ''Muggie Maggie'' *Molly Schultz, is a character from the 2013 video game

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

* Nick Schultz, in the Australian TV series ''Blue Heelers'' *Schultz, from the Looney Tunes' 1943 short '' Daffy the Commando'' * Schultz, in the ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' fighting game series * Sergeant Hans Schultz, in the TV series ''Hogan's Heroes'' *Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz, secretary on ''

The Bob Cummings Show ''The Bob Cummings Show'' (also known in reruns as ''Love That Bob'') is an American sitcom starring Bob Cummings, which was broadcast from January 2, 1955, to September 15, 1959. The program began with a half-season run on NBC, then ran for ...

People

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