Hirsch

For other uses, see Hirsch (disambiguation).

Hirsch (German for "deer", "stag") is a German surname and a Yiddish masculine given name. Notable people with the surname include:

Surname

• Afua Hirsch (born 1981), Norwegian-born British writer, broadcaster, and former barrister
• Alex Hirsch (born 1985), American animator, screenwriter and voice actor
• August Hirsch (1817–1894), German physician and medical historian
• Burkhard Hirsch (1930–2020), German politician and civil liberties advocate
• Cal Hirsch, 19th century American retailer
• Carl Christian Hirsch (born 1985), German politician
• Corey Hirsch (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Daniëlle Hirsch (born 1968), Dutch politician
• David Hirsch (disambiguation), several people
• Edward Hirsch (born 1950), American poet and critic
• E. D. Hirsch (born 1928), American educator and literary critic
• Eike Christian Hirsch (1937–2022), German journalist, author and television presenter
• Elroy Hirsch (1923–2004), American football player
• Emanuel Hirsch (1888–1972), German Protestant theologian
• Emil G. Hirsch (1851–1923), American rabbi
• Emile Hirsch (born 1985), American actor
• Emile Hirsch (painter) (1832–1904), French stained glass artist
• Faye Hirsch (born 1956), American writer, art critic, editor, and educator
• Felix Hirsch (1902–1982), German-American journalist and historian
• Francine Hirsch, American historian
• Fred Hirsch (economist) (1931-1978), Austrian-born British economist
• Fredy Hirsch (1916–1944), German athlete, sports teacher, and youth leader
• Gary Hirsch (born 1987), Swiss racing driver
• Geoffrey Hirsch, American politician
• George A. Hirsch (born 1934), American magazine publisher
• George Hirsch (musician) (born 1984), American musician
• Helmut Hirsch (1916–1937), German Jew and victim of the Nazis
• Jack Hirsch (born c. 1941), American basketball player
• Joe Hirsch (1928–2009), American horse racing columnist
• John Hirsch (1930–1989), Hungarian-Canadian theater director
• John A. Hirsch (1861–1938), American politician
• Jorge E. Hirsch (born 1953), Argentine American physicist
• Judd Hirsch (born 1935), American actor
• Julio Hirsch (born 1956), Argentine actor
• Julius Hirsch (1892–1945), Jewish German footballer and Holocaust victim
• Kurt Hirsch (1906–1986), German mathematician
• Maïa Hirsch (born 2003), French basketball player
• Maurice Hirsch (footballer) (born 1993), German footballer
• Maurice de Hirsch (1831–1896), German businessman and philanthropist
• Max Hirsch (labor economist) (1832–1905), German political economist and politician
• Max Hirsch (economist) (1852–1909), German-Australian businessman and economist
• Morris Hirsch (born 1933) American mathematician
• Moshe Hirsch (1923/1924–2010), Israeli politician
• Moshe Hillel Hirsch, American/Israeli rabbi
• Otto Hirsch (1885–1941), German Jewish jurist and politician
• Paul Hirsch (politician) (1868–1940), German politician
• Paul Hirsch (bibliophile) (1881–1951), German industrialist, musicologist and bibliophile
• Paul Hirsch (film editor) (born 1945), American film editor
• Peter Hirsch (disambiguation), several people
• Rahel Hirsch (1870–1953), German physician and professor
• Richard Hirsch (born 1944), American ceramic sculptor
• Robert L. Hirsch (fl. from 1979), energy research scientist
• Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808–1888), German rabbi
• Samuel Hirsch (1815–1889), German rabbi
• Slavko Hirsch (1893–1942), Croatian physician
• Sidney Mttron Hirsch (1883–1962), American model and playwright
• Stefan Hirsch (1899–1964), American artist
• Steven Hirsch (born 1961), adult entertainment executive
• Tomás Hirsch (born 1956), Chilean politician and businessman
• Werner Z. Hirsch (1920–2009), German-born American economist

Given name

• Hirsch Bernstein (1846–1907), Russian-American editor and publisher
• Hirsch Bär Fassel (1802–1883), rabbi and philosopher from Austria-Hungary
• Hirsch Janow (1733–1785), Polish rabbi
• Hirsch Loeb Sabsovich (1860–1915), Russian-born Jewish American agronomist, chemist, agricultural educator, and activist

See also

• All pages with titles containing Hirsch
• Hersch, Hersh, Herschel, Hirsch, Hirche, Tsvi-Hirsh, Zebi Hirsch