Swartz (surname)

Swartz is a surname of German and Ashkenazic Jewish origin, related to the German(-Dutch)/ word schwarz, which means the colour "black". It may refer to:

• Aaron Swartz (1986–2013), American computer programmer and activist
• Aaron Swartz (actor), English actor and director
• Arthur L. Swartz (1888–1940), American politician from New York
• Beth Ames Swartz (born 1936), American artist
• Bud Swartz (1929–1991), American baseball pitcher
• Carl Swartz (1858–1926), Swedish politician
• Carl Swartz (1920–2008), Swedish diplomat
• Charles Swartz (disambiguation), various people
• Christian Swartz (1846–1932), American politician
• Clarence Lee Swartz (1868–1936), American individualist anarchist
• Clementine Swartz (1835–1923), Swedish stage actress
• Dan Swartz (1931–1997), American basketball player
• David Heywood Swartz (1942–2026), American diplomat
• Edvard Swartz (1826–1897), Swedish actor
• Elsa Swartz (1874–1948), American composer
• Eva Swartz (1956–2024), Swedish businesswoman
• Fabian Ax Swartz (born 2004), Swedish alpine ski racer
• George Swartz (1928–2006), South African bishop
• Harry Swartz (born 1996), American soccer player
• Harvie S (born 1948), stage name of American jazz double-bassist Harvie Swartz
• Jack Swartz (1930–1997), American football coach and athletics administrator
• Jan Swartz, American businesswoman
• Jeffrey Swartz (born 1960), American businessman, former CEO of Timberland
• Jerome Swartz (born 1940), American physicist
• John Swartz (1858–1937), American photographer
• Joshua William Swartz (1867–1959), American politician
• Julianne Swartz, American artist
• Kit Swartz, American television news producer
• Marc Swartz (1931–2011), American political and cultural anthropologist
• Maud O'Farrell Swartz (1879–1937), American labor leader
• Melody Swartz (born 1969), American biomedical engineer and academic
• Merlin Swartz (1933–2022), American Islamic studies professor
• Monroe Swartz (1897–1980), American baseball pitcher
• Monty Swartz (1897–1980), American baseball pitcher
• Nathan Swartz (1902–1984), Ukrainian-born American shoemaker and businessman
• Norman Swartz (born 1939), American academic and philosopher
• Olof Swartz (1760–1818), Swedish biologist
• Oscar Swartz (born 1959), Swedish entrepreneur, writer and blogger
• Oswald Swartz (born 1953), South African bishop
• Reginald Swartz (1911–2006), Australian politician
• Robert Swartz, Canadian film and television editor
• Roberta Teale Swartz (1903–1993), American academic and poet
• Ross Swartz, American baseball player and sports coach
• Samuel Jackson Swartz (1859–1905), American politician
• Shane Swartz (born 1975), American boxer
• Sophia Swartz, Namibian politician
• Stanley L. Swartz, American academic
• Susan Swartz, American visual artist, environmental and health activist, and documentary film producer
• Tenille Swartz (born 1987), South African squash player
• Tony Swartz (1943–2016), American actor
• Trevor Swartz (born 1996), American soccer coach
• Zandrè Swartz (born 1991), South African cricketer

See also

• Schwarz (surname)