Gans (surname)

Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose". It is also a 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 (born 1927), 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 (born 1942), American actress
 * Solomon Philip Gans (1788–1843), German jurist
 * Stedman Gans (born 1997), South African rugby player

Gansz

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