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'''[[Frederick Ernest Weiss|Weiss]]''' or '''Weiß''', also written [[Weis (surname)|Weis]] or [[Weisz]], pronounced like "vice", is a [[German language|German]] and [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]] [[surname]], meaning 'white' in both German and [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]]. It comes from [[Middle High German]] ''wîz'' (white, blonde) and [[Old High German]] ''(h)wīz'' (white, bright, shining).<ref>{{Cite book|editor-last=Kohlheim|editor-first=Rosa|editor2-last=Kohlheim|editor2-first=Volker|year=2005|title=Duden. Familiennamen|publisher=[[Dudenverlag]]|publication-place=Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich }}</ref>
 
Persons with that name include:
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==A==
* [[Al Weiss]], (born 1954), president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
* [[André Weiß]] (born 1983), German former footballer
* [[Andrew Weiss (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Anthony S. Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1998), McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia
* [[Arnold Weiss]] (1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
* [[Armin Weiss]] (1927–2010), German chemist and politician
* [[Arnold Weiss]] (1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
* [[Avi Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1968), an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
 
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* [[Carl W. Weiss]] (1915–1942), United States marine during World War II
* [[Carol Weiss King]] (1895–1952), attorney, founder of the International Juridical Association
* [[Catharina Weiss]] (born 2000), German wheelchair basketball player
* [[Chuck E. Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1970s), American songwriter and vocalist
* [[Christian Samuel Weiss]] (1780–1856), German mineralogist
* [[Slipknot (comics)|Christopher Weiss]], aka Slipknot, a fictional supervillain from [[DC Comics]]
* [[Chuck E. Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1970s), American songwriter and vocalist
* [[Clemens Weiss]] (born 1955), German artist
 
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==E==
* [[Edith Weiss-Mann]] (1885-1951) German musicologist and harpsichordist
* [[Edmund Weiss]] (1837–1917), Austrian astronomer
* [[Emanuel Weiss]] (1906–1944), New York organized crime figure, executed for murder
* [[Frank E.Emily Weiss]] (born 19511985), American collegiate basketball playerbusinesswoman and Army officerfounder
* [[Enoch R. Weiss]] (1848–1917), American military soldier
* [[Eric Weiss]], fictional character, introduced in 2001 on the television series ''Alias''
* [[Ernst August Weiß]] (1900–1942), German mathematician
* [[Ernest David Weiss]] (1902–1982) Naturalised British Soviet espionage agent.
* Ehrich Weiss, real name of [[Harry Houdini]] (1874–1926), Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer
 
==F==
* [[Florence Weiss]], Russian-Born Yiddish theatre actor and soprano
* [[Frank E. Weiss]] (born 1951), American collegiate basketball player and Army officer
* [[Franz Weiss (violist)]] (1778–1830), Austrian viola player
*[[Frederick Ernest Weiss]] (1865-1953), Botanist
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* [[Gaia Weiss]] (born 1991), French model and actress
* [[Gary Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1984), American investigative journalist
* [[George David Weiss]] (1921–2010), American songwriter, president Songwriters Guild of America
* [[George Weiss (baseball)]] (1894–1972), American baseball executive
* [[George Weiss (producer)]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1954–1995), American film producer
* [[George David Weiss]] (1921–2010), American songwriter, president Songwriters Guild of America
* [[George Henry Weiss]] (1898–1946), American poet, writer and novelist
* [[Guido Weiss]] (born 19281928–2021), Italian -born American mathematician
 
==H==
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* [[Harvey Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1966), American archaeologist and professor
* [[Heinz Weiss]] (1921–2010), German film actor
* [[Helen Weiss]], British epidemiologist
* [[Helen L. Weiss]] (1920-1948) American composer, pianist and choir director
* [[Heraldo Weiss]] (1917–1952), Argentine tennis player
* [[Herm Weiss]] (1916–1976), American basketball player
* [[Hermann Weiss]] (1909–??), Austrian Olympic ice hockey player
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* [[Jan Weiss]] (1892–1972), Czech writer
* [[Janet Weiss]] (born 1965), American rock drummer
* [[JenniferJeff Weiss]] (born 19591940–2022), American politicianplaywright, impresario, and actor
* [[JerryJennifer Weiss (politician)]] (born 19461959), American musician and member of Blood, Sweat &politician Tears
* [[Jerry Weiss (musician)]] (born 1946), American musician and member of Blood, Sweat & Tears
* [[Jim Weiss]] (born 1948), American children's audio storyteller and author
* [[Johannes Weiss]] (1863–1914), German theologian
* [[John Weiss]] (1818–1879), American clergyman, author, abolitionist and women's rights advocate
* [[John-Allison Weiss]] (born 1987), New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
* Johnny Weiss (born 1963), known as [[Johnny Hotbody]], American professional wrestler
* [[Joseph Weiß]] (1486/87–1565), from German Renaissance family of painters, son of Marx Weiß the Elder, brother of Marx Weiß the Younger
* [[Joseph G. Weiss]] (1918-1969), British scholar of Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism, director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London
* [[Joseph Joshua Weiss]] (1905–1972), Austrian chemist and professor, co-discoverer of Haber–Weiss reaction
* [[Joseph Hirsch Weiss]] (1800–1881), Hungarian rabbi
* [[Joseph Joshua Weiss]] (1905–1972), Austrian chemist and professor, co-discoverer of Haber–Weiss reaction
* [[Josephine Weiss]] (1805–1852), Austrian ballet dancer and dance troupe leader
* [[Juleanna Glover]], formerly Glover–Weiss (born 1969), American public affairs consultant, lobbyist, political strategist
* [[Johannes Weiss]] (1863–1914), German theologian
* [[Julie Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1975), American film and stage costume designer
 
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* [[Linda Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1988), Australian professor of political science
* [[Louis S. Weiss]] (1894–1950), American lawyer
* [[Louis Weiss (producer)]] (1890-1963), American film producer
* [[Louise Weiss]] (1893–1983), French author, journalist, feminist and politician
* [[Luigi Weiss]] (born 1951), Italian ski mountaineer and biathlete
 
==M==
* [[Manfred Weiss (composer)|Manfred Weiss]] (1935–2023), German composer and academic teacher
* [[Maria Weiss (singer)]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 2003), Austrian baroque and opera singer
* [[Markus Nissa Weiss]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1792), Hungarian advocate and author of Jewish Reform movement
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* [[Mitch Weiss]] (born 1957), American investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
* [[Mitch Weiss (photographer)]] (born 1986), American photographer
* [[Mónica Weiss]] (born 1956), Argentine illustrator, artist, writer and architect
* [[Morris Weiss]] (1915–2014), American comic book and comic strip artist and writer
* [[Myra Tanner Weiss]] (1917–1997), American TrotskyiteTrotskyist communist, three time U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate
 
==N==
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==R==
* [[Rachel Weisz]] (born 1970), British-American actress
* [[Rainbow George Weiss]] (born 19401940–2021), British politician
* [[Rainer Weiss]] (born 1932), German-American Nobel Prize laureate in Physics
* [[Regina Weiss]], American politician
* [[Robert Weiss (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Ruth Weiss (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Ryan Weiss]], American baseball player
 
==S==
* [[Sabine Weiss (politiciandisambiguation)|Sabine Weiss]] (born 1958), Germanmultiple politicianpeople
* [[Samuel Weiss (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Shaun Weiss]] (born 1978), American actor and recidivist criminal offender
* [[Shevah Weiss]] (born 19351935–2023), Israeli politician
* [[Sholam Weiss]] (born 1954), American businessman and felon sentenced to 845 years in prison
* [[Soma Weiss]] (1898–1942), Hungarian-American physician
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* [[Walter Weiß]] (1890–1967), Nazi German general
* [[Wilhelm Weiss]] (1892–1950), German senior Nazi Party member and editor of its newspaper
* [[Wincent Weiss]] (born 1993), German singer and talent show contestant
* [[Wojciech Weiss]] (1875–1950), Polish artist
 
==Y==
*[[Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss]] (1902–1989), Austro-Hungarian born British rabbi, halachic authority and Talmudic scholar
*[[Yisroel Dovid Weiss]] (born 1956), American rabbi
*[[Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss]] (1902–1989), Austro-Hungarian -born British rabbi, halachic authority and Talmudic scholar
 
==Z==
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