Bloch Explained

Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:

A

• Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur
• Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
• Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter
• Alfred Bloch (1877-?), French footballer
• Aliza Bloch (born 1957), first female mayor of Bet Shemesh, Israel
• André Bloch (composer) (1873–1960), French composer and music educator
• André Bloch (mathematician) (1893–1948), French mathematician
• Andreas Bloch (1860–1917), Norwegian painter, illustrator and costume designer
• Andy Bloch (born 1969), American poker player
• Anna Bloch (1868–1953), Danish actress
• Armand Bloch (1866–1932), French sculptor
• Arthur Bloch (born 1948), American writer, author of Murphy's Law
• Augustyn Bloch (1929–2006), Polish composer and organist
• Avraham Yitzchak Bloch (1891–1941), Lithuanian rabbi

B

• Bernard Bloch (linguist) (1907–1965), American linguist
• Bernard Bloch (actor) (born 1949), French actor
• Bianca Bloch (1848–1901), German author

C

• Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834–1890), Danish painter
• Chaim Yitzchak Bloch Hacohen (1867–1948), Lithuanian-American rabbi
• Charles E. Bloch (1861–1940), American publisher
• Claude Bloch (1923–1971), French theoretical nuclear physicist
• Claude C. Bloch (1878–1967), American naval admiral

D

• Darius Paul Bloch, birthname of Darius Paul Dassault (1882–1969), French Army general of Jewish origin, who adopted "Dassault" as nom de guerre during French Resistance service
• David Bloch-Blumenfeld (1880–1947), Israeli politician
• Débora Bloch (born 1963), Brazilian actress
• Denise Bloch (1916–1945), French Resistance member
• Dora Bloch, Israeli-British citizen murdered in 1976
• Dorete Bloch (1943–2015), Danish zoologist

E

• Eduard Bloch (1872–1945), Austrian physician and family doctor of Adolf Hitler from 1903 to 1907
• Elisa Bloch (1848–1905), Silesian-French sculptor
• Emanuel Hirsch Bloch (1902–1954), American lawyer
• Ernest Bloch (1880–1959), Swiss-born American composer
• Ernst Bloch (1885–1977), German philosopher
• Erich Bloch (1925–2016), American electrical engineer and administrator
• Eugene Bloch (1878–1944), French physicist and professor

F

• France Bloch-Sérazin (1913–1943), French Resistance member during World War II
• Felix Bloch (1905–1983), Swiss-American physicist
• Felix Bloch (diplomatic officer) (born 1935), American diplomat accused of spying for the Soviets

G

• Grete Bloch (1892–1944), German industrial employee, letter partner of Franz Kafka
• Gustave Bloch (1848–1923), French Jewish historian of ancient history

H

• Hans Glad Bloch (1791–1865), Norwegian politician
• Harriet Bloch (1881–1975), Danish first female film screenwriter
• Heinz P. Bloch, American mechanical engineer
• Henry W. Bloch (1922–2019), American businessman and Kansas City philanthropist
• Herbert Bloch (1911–2006), German archaeologist and epigrapher
• Herbert J. Bloch (1907–1987), philatelist of New York City
• Herman S. Bloch (1912–1990), American chemist and an inventor

I

• Immanuel Bloch (born 1972), German experimental physicist
• Isaac Bloch, French rabbi
• Isabelle Bloch, French computer scientist
• Iwan Bloch (1872–1922), Berlin dermatologist

J

• Jacqueline Bloch (born 1967), French physicist
• Jan Gotlib Bloch (1836–1902), also known as Ivan Bloch, Polish banker and warfare expert
• Jean-Richard Bloch (1884–1947), French writer
• Jocelyne Bloch (born 1971), Swiss neurosurgeon
• Jonas Bloch (born 1939), Brazilian actor
• Joseph Samuel Bloch (1850–1923), Austrian rabbi
• Joshua Bloch (born 1961), American software engineer
• Joshua Bloch (rabbi) (1890–1957), Lithuanian-American rabbi and librarian
• Jules Bloch (1880–1953), French linguist
• Julia Chang Bloch (born 1942), American diplomat

K

• Karola Bloch (1905–1994), Polish-German architect, socialist, and feminist
• Konrad Emil Bloch (1912–2000), American biochemist
• Kurt Bloch (born 1960), American musician

L

• Lars Bloch (1938–2022), Danish actor and producer
• Lloyd Bloch, a fictional character in Marvel Comics
• Lucienne Bloch (1909–1999), Swiss-American artist and photographer, daughter of Ernest Bloch

M

• Marc Bloch (1886–1944), French historian
• Marcel Bloch, later Marcel Dassault (1892–1986), French aircraft industrialist, founder of the firm Société des Avions Marcel Bloch; he adopted his younger brother's (Darius Paul Bloch) nom de guerre
• Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799), German medical doctor and naturalist
• Marjorie Bloch (born 1956), Irish painter
• Mark Bloch (linguist) (1924–2022), Russian linguist
• Mark Bloch (artist) (born 1956), American artist
• Maurice Bloch (born 1939), British anthropologist
• Maurice Bloch (politician) (1891–1929), New York assemblyman
• Meli Polishook-Bloch (born 1953), Israeli politician
• Michael Bloch (barrister) (born 1951), British barrister
• Michael Bloch (born 1953), British author and historian
• Mohammed Ibrahim Bloch (born 1949), Indian film director
• Moses Löb Bloch (1815–1909), Hungarian rabbi
• Moshe Rudolf Bloch (1902–1985), Israeli scientist

N

• Noë Bloch (1875–1937), Russian-born film producer

O

• Orville Emil Bloch (1915–1983), American military officer and Medal of Honor recipient

P

• Paul Bloch (c. 1940–2018), American publicist
• Pedro Bloch (1914–2004), Brazilian writer
• Peter Rafael Bloch (1921–2008), German-American art historian, writer and journalist
• Pierrette Bloch (1928–2017), Swiss painter and textile artist

R

• Ray Bloch (1902–1982), American composer, songwriter, and conductor
• Richard Bloch (1926–2004), American businessman
• Richard L. Bloch (1929–2018), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist
• Richard Milton Bloch (1921–2000), pioneering American computer programmer
• Robert Bloch (1917–1994), American writer
• Robert Bloch (racing driver), French race car driver
• Rosa Bloch-Bollag (1880–1922), Swiss revolutionary Marxist activist
• Rosine Bloch (1844–1891), French operatic mezzo-soprano

S

• Samson Bloch (1782–1845), Galician writer
• Scott Bloch, American lawyer and government official
• Scotty Bloch, American actress
• Sean Bloch (born 1973), South African Olympic cyclist
• Shani Bloch (born 1979), Israeli Olympic racing cyclist
• Shmaryahu Yitzchak Bloch (c. 1862–1923), English rabbi
• Sonny Bloch (c. 1937–1998), American radio show host
• Spencer Bloch (born 1944), American mathematician
• Stella Bloch (1897–1999), American artist, dancer and journalist
• Susan Bloch (1940–1982), American theatrical press agent
• Suzanne Bloch (1907–2002), Swiss-American musician and an influential pioneer of Early Music Revival during the 20th century

T

• Thomas Bloch (born 1962), French classical musician

W

• Waldemar Bloch (1906–1984), Austrian composer

Y

• Yoni Bloch (born 1981), Israeli musician, songwriter, composer, rock singer, and hi-tech entrepreneur
• Yosef Leib Bloch (1860–1929), Lithuanian rabbi

See also

• Block (surname)

Notes and References

1. Book: Kleiner. Stefan. Knöbl. Ralf. Mangold. Max. Duden: das Aussprachewörterbuch. 6. 8. de. Berlin. Cornelsen. 2023. 978-3-411-04068-1.
2. Book: Kohlheim. Rosa. Kohlheim. Volker. Duden: Familiennamen Herkunft und Bedeutung. de. Mannheim. Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG. 2005. 3-411-70852-2.