Merz (surname)
Merz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
- Alessia Merz, Italian television personality
- Bruno Merz, New Zealand-born musician, composer, working in Netherlands
- Jon F. Merz, US author
- Joseph Anton Merz, German painter
- Klaus Merz, Swiss writer
- Mario Merz, Italian artist
- Marisa Merz, Italian sculptor, widow of Mario Merz
Politics
- Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany since 2025
- Hans-Rudolf Merz, President of Switzerland
- Louis L. Merz, Political figure in US state of Wisconsin
Religion
- Annette Merz, German Protestant theologian, biblical scholar
- Ivan Merz, blessed, Croatian Catholic lay activist
Sport
- Aaron Merz, American football player
- Charlie Merz US racecar driver
- Curt Merz, American football player
- Matthias Merz, Swiss mountaineer
- Mischa Merz, Australian boxer, painter, journalist
- Otto Merz, German racecar driver
- Robert Merz, Austrian footballer
- Sue Merz, US ice hockey player, Olympic athlete
- William Merz, US gymnast, Olympic athlete
Other fields
- Albert Merz, one of three German brothers who were imprisoned in Nazi Germany for refusing to bear arms.
- Alfred Merz, Austrian-German oceanologist
- Anna Merz, English conservationist
- Charles Hesterman Merz, pioneer of the UK's National Grid
- Friedrich Merz (pharmacist), German chemist, pharmacist, and entrepreneur
- Georg Merz, German optical instruments manufacturer
- HG Merz, German architect, museum designer
- Joachim Merz, German economist
- John Theodore Merz, English-born German chemist, historian, industrialist
- Karl Spruner von Merz, German cartographer, scholar
- Markus Merz, founder of software company OScar
- Teresa Merz, English social worker, philanthropist and magistrate