{{other uses}} {{Infobox name | name = Bloch | image = | caption = | romanisation = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|b|l|ɒ|k}}<br/>{{IPA|de|blɔx|lang}}<br/>{{IPA|pl|blɔx|lang}}<br/>{{IPA|fr|blɔk|lang}}<br/>{{IPA|da|blɔɡ|lang}} | gender = | masculine = | feminine = | meaning = 1. 'lump block'<br/>2. 'foreigner'<br/>3. 'happy' | motto = | region = Central Europe | language = German | languageorigin = 1. German<br/>2. Polish Jewish<br/> 3. Polish | origin = 1. ''Block''<br/>2. ''wƚoch''<br/> 3. ''Bƚoch'' | derivation = 3. ''Bƚogosƚaw'' | alternative spelling = Block | nickname = | shortform = | petname = | variant forms = | related names = | cognate = | anglicisation = | name day = | derived = | derivative = | seealso = | popularity = | footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|last1=Kleiner|first1=Stefan|last2=Knöbl|first2=Ralf|last3=Mangold|first3=Max|title=Duden: das Aussprachewörterbuch|volume=6|edition=8|language=de|location=Berlin|publisher=Cornelsen|year=2023|isbn=978-3-411-04068-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Kohlheim|first1=Rosa|last2=Kohlheim|first2=Volker|title=Duden: Familiennamen Herkunft und Bedeutung|language=de|location=Mannheim|publisher=Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG|year=2005|isbn=3-411-70852-2}}</ref> }}
'''Bloch''' is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include: {{Compact TOC|seealso=yes|q=|x=|z=}} ==A== *Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur *Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter *Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter *Alfred Bloch (1878–1902), 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== *Gilles Bloch (born 1961), French researcher and neuroscientist *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 *Joachim Bloch (born 1963), German politician *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'' *Marcel Bloch (aviator) (1890–1938), French balloon buster ace *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)
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