Hurwitz

Hurwitz is one of the variants of a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin (for historical background see the Horowitz page). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adolf Hurwitz (1859–1919), German mathematician
 * Andrew D. Hurwitz (born 1947), American judge
 * Edward Hurwitz (born 1931), American diplomat
 * Emanuel Hurwitz (1919–2006), British violinist
 * Gregg Hurwitz, American novelist
 * Henry Hurwitz Jr. (1918–1992), nuclear physicist
 * Hyman Hurwitz (1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England
 * Jake Hurwitz (born 1985), American comedian, writer and actor
 * Jerard Hurwitz (1928–2019), American biochemist
 * Johanna Hurwitz (born 1937), American children's author
 * Jon Hurwitz (born 1977), American screenwriter
 * Jonty Hurwitz (born 1969), electrical engineer and sculptor
 * Justin Hurwitz (born 1985), American composer
 * Lazar Lipman Hurwitz (1815–1852), editor and writer
 * Leo Hurwitz (1909–1991), American documentary film maker
 * Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi
 * Mitchell Hurwitz, American television writer and producer
 * Shelley Hurwitz, American biostatistician
 * T. Alan Hurwitz (born 1942), 10th president of Gallaudet University
 * William Hurwitz, American pain management physician
 * Yosef Yozel Horwitz (1849–1919), the Alter of Navordok
 * Zvi Harry Hurwitz, (1924–2008) Israeli diplomat, public servant and biographer

In fiction

 * Lieutenant Hurwitz, a minor character in the movie Airplane!. A patient in a military hospital, he was suffering from "severe shell-shock," causing him to think he was Ethel Merman. Played by Merman herself, in her final screen appearance.

A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to:


 * Yair Hurvitz, Hebrew language poet.
 * Igael Hurvitz, Likud Knesset Member
 * Yigal Hurvitz, Israeli former finance minister

A variation of the name is Ish-Hurwitz, which may refer to: A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to: A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to:
 * Yoram Ish-Hurwitz, Dutch pianist
 * Adrian Gurvitz, English singer-songwriter.
 * Eduard Gurwits, Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odesa