Gans (surname)

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Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose". It is also a (mainly jewish) surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Bird Stein Gans (1868–1944), American educator involved in parent education
* Bob Gans (1887–1959), American slot-machine magnate and philanthropist
* Bruce Gans, American physiatrist
* Carl Gans (1923–2009), Jewish German-American zoologist and herpetologist
* Christophe Gans (born 1960), French film director
* Curtis Gans (1937–2015), American political activist and voting expert
* Danny Gans (1956–2009), American singer and comedian
* David Gans (1541–1613), Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian and astronomer
* David Gans (musician) (born 1953), American musician, songwriter and music journalist
* Donovan Gans (born 1971), American football player
* Eduard Gans (1797–1839), Jewish German jurist
* Eric Gans (born 1941), American literary scholar and professor
* Herbert J. Gans (1927–2025), American sociologist
* Joachim Gans, 16th-century Jewish Czech mining expert, first Jew to live in North America
* Joe Gans (1874–1910), American boxer
* José Moreno Gans (1897–1976), Spanish composer
* Joshua Gans, Australian economist
* Judy Gans (1886–1949), American baseball player
* Julius J. Gans (1896–1973), American lawyer, politician, and judge
* Lothar Gans (born 1953), German football player
* Ludwig Aaron Gans (1794–1871), German industrialist
* Mitchell Gans, American legal scholar
* Óscar Gans (1903–1965), Cuban attorney and politician
* Panama Joe Gans (1896–1983), Barbadian boxer
* Paula Gans (1883–1941), Czech painter
* Peter Gans (born 1937), Dutch football referee
* Richard Gans, founder of the Spanish type foundry Fundiciòn Richard Gans
* Richard Gans (1880–1954), Jewish German physicist
* Ron Gans (1931–2010), American voice-over artist and character actor
* Sharon Gans (1935–2021), American actress
* Solomon Philip Gans (1788–1843), German jurist
* Stedman Gans (born 1997), South African rugby player
* Hans Gans - German name of Jan Hus

## Gansz

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* Frank Gansz (1938–2009), American football coach
* Gansz Trophy

## See also

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* Ganz (disambiguation)
* Gantz (disambiguation)
* Gan (surname)
* All pages with "Gans" or "Gansz" in their title

Surname list

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