Bach (surname)

Bach is a surname of German-language origin. Notable people with the surname include:

The family of Johann Sebastian Bach

 * Johann Sebastian Bach ("JSB", 1685–1750), composer and organist, the most well-known of the Bachs
 * Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), composer and organist, son of JSB
 * Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), composer, harpsichordist and pianist, son of JSB
 * Johann Aegidius Bach (1645–1716), organist and conductor, uncle of JSB
 * Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645–1695), violinist and trumpeter, father of JSB
 * Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749) composer, harpsichordist and organist, cousin of JSB
 * Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795), composer, son of JSB
 * Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), composer, son of JSB
 * Johann Christoph Bach (1642–1703), composer and organist, great-uncle of JSB
 * Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (1715–1739), organist, son of JSB
 * Johann Ludwig Bach (1677–1731), composer and violinist, second cousin of JSB
 * Johann Michael Bach (1648–1694), composer and organist, great-uncle and father-in-law of JSB
 * Johann Michael Bach III (1745–1820), composer and lawyer, nephew of JSB
 * Johann Sebastian Bach (painter) (1748–1778), painter, grandson of JSB

Others

 * Baron Alexander von Bach (1813–1893), Austrian politician and statesman
 * Barbara Bach (born 1947), American actress
 * Bela Bach (born 1990), German politician
 * Børge Bach (1945-2016), Danish footballer
 * Catherine Bach (born 1954), American actress
 * Claus-Peter Bach, German rugby union official
 * Dirk Bach (1961–2012), German actor
 * Edward Bach (1886–1936), British medical doctor known for his work in alternative medicine
 * Emmanuelle Bach (born 1968), French film and television actress
 * Emmon Bach (1929–2014), American linguist
 * Ernst Bach (1876-1929), German comedy writer
 * Franciscus Hermanus Bach (1865–1956), Dutch painter
 * Fritz Bach (1934–2011), Austrian-born American transplant physician and immunobiologist
 * Jan Bach (1937-2020), American composer
 * Jean Bach (1918–2013), American film director
 * John Bach (born 1946), New Zealand actor
 * Kent Bach (born 1943), American philosopher
 * Kristina Bach (born 1962), German singer
 * Mechthild Bach (1949-2011), German soprano
 * Nenad Bach (born 1954), Croatian American recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activist
 * Ole Christian Bach (1957–2005), Norwegian financier
 * Pamela Bach (born 1963), American actress
 * Paul Bach (1938–2011), English journalist and editor
 * Pierre-Antoine-Jean Bach (1932–2020), French-born Laotian Roman Catholic prelate
 * Rasmus Bach (born 1995), Danish basketball player
 * Richard Bach (born 1936), American novelist
 * Sebastian Bach (born 1968), Canadian former lead singer of Skid Row, and later performer on Broadway
 * Sheldon Bach (1925-2021), American psychologist
 * Tamara Bach (born 1976), German youth book author
 * Thomas Bach (born 1953), German sports official and president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * Vincent Bach (1890–1976), Austro-American cornet and trumpet player and manufacturer
 * Vivi Bach (1939–2013), Danish actress and singer