Mertz

Mertz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Albert Mertz (1920–1990), Danish painter
 * Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, (1905–1944), German officer and resistance fighter involved in the 20 July Plot against Adolf Hitler
 * Barbara Mertz (1927–2013), author of mystery and suspense novels, pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels
 * Dolores Mertz (1928–2022), American politician
 * Ellen Louise Mertz (1896–1987), Danish geologist
 * Elizabeth Mertz, American linguistic and legal anthropologist
 * Harold Mertz, designer of the standard crash test dummy
 * Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856), Austrian guitarist and composer
 * LuEsther Mertz (1905–1991), founder of Publisher's Clearinghouse
 * Stephen Mertz (born 1947), American novelist
 * Xavier Mertz (1883–1913), Swiss Antarctic explorer

Fictional characters:
 * Fred and Ethel Mertz, fictional couple on I Love Lucy