Bloch Pronunciation German: [blɔx] Polish: [blɔx] French: [blɔk] Danish: [blɔɡ] Language(s) German Language(s) 1. German Word/name 1. Block wƚoch Bƚoch Derivation 3. Bƚogosƚaw Meaning 1. 'lump block' Region of origin Central Europe Alternative spelling Block [ 1] [ 2]
Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
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Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneurAlbert Bloch (1882–1961), American painterAlexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painterAlfred Bloch (1877-?), French footballerAliza Bloch (born 1957), first female mayor of Bet Shemesh, IsraelAndré Bloch (composer) (1873–1960), French composer and music educatorAndré Bloch (mathematician) (1893–1948), French mathematicianAndreas Bloch (1860–1917), Norwegian painter, illustrator and costume designerAndy Bloch (born 1969), American poker playerAnna Bloch (1868–1953), Danish actressArmand Bloch (1866–1932), French sculptorArthur Bloch (born 1948), American writer, author of Murphy's Law Augustyn Bloch (1929–2006), Polish composer and organistAvraham Yitzchak Bloch (1891–1941), Lithuanian rabbi
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Grete Bloch (1892–1944), German industrial employee, letter partner of Franz KafkaGustave Bloch (1848–1923), French Jewish historian of ancient history
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Jacqueline Bloch (born 1967), French physicistJan Gotlib Bloch (1836–1902), also known as Ivan Bloch, Polish banker and warfare expertJean-Richard Bloch (1884–1947), French writerJocelyne Bloch (born 1971), Swiss neurosurgeonJonas Bloch (born 1939), Brazilian actorJoseph Samuel Bloch (1850–1923), Austrian rabbiJoshua Bloch (born 1961), American software engineerJoshua Bloch (rabbi) (1890–1957), Lithuanian-American rabbi and librarianJules Bloch (1880–1953), French linguistJulia Chang Bloch (born 1942), American diplomat
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Lars Bloch (1938–2022), Danish actor and producerLloyd Bloch , a fictional character in Marvel ComicsLucienne Bloch (1909–1999), Swiss-American artist and photographer, daughter of Ernest Bloch
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Marc Bloch (1886–1944), French historianMarcel 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 naturalistMarjorie Bloch (born 1956), Irish painterMark Bloch (linguist) (1924–2022), Russian linguistMark Bloch (artist) (born 1956), American artistMaurice Bloch (born 1939), British anthropologistMaurice Bloch (politician) (1891–1929), New York assemblymanMeli Polishook-Bloch (born 1953), Israeli politicianMichael Bloch (barrister) (born 1951), British barristerMichael Bloch (born 1953), British author and historianMohammed Ibrahim Bloch (born 1949), Indian film directorMoses Löb Bloch (1815–1909), Hungarian rabbiMoshe Rudolf Bloch (1902–1985), Israeli scientist
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Noë Bloch (1875–1937), Russian-born film producer
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Ray Bloch (1902–1982), American composer, songwriter, and conductorRichard Bloch (1926–2004), American businessmanRichard L. Bloch (1929–2018), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropistRichard Milton Bloch (1921–2000), pioneering American computer programmerRobert Bloch (1917–1994), American writerRobert Bloch (racing driver) , French race car driverRosa Bloch-Bollag (1880–1922), Swiss revolutionary Marxist activistRosine Bloch (1844–1891), French operatic mezzo-soprano
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Samson Bloch (1782–1845), Galician writerScott Bloch , American lawyer and government officialScotty Bloch , American actressSean Bloch (born 1973), South African Olympic cyclistShani Bloch (born 1979), Israeli Olympic racing cyclistShmaryahu Yitzchak Bloch (c. 1862–1923), English rabbiSonny Bloch (c. 1937–1998), American radio show hostSpencer Bloch (born 1944), American mathematicianStella Bloch (1897–1999), American artist, dancer and journalistSusan Bloch (1940–1982), American theatrical press agentSuzanne Bloch (1907–2002), Swiss-American musician and an influential pioneer of Early Music Revival during the 20th century
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Yoni Bloch (born 1981), Israeli musician, songwriter, composer, rock singer, and hi-tech entrepreneurYosef Leib Bloch (1860–1929), Lithuanian rabbi
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References
^ Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf; Mangold, Max (2023). Duden: das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German). Vol. 6 (8 ed.). Berlin: Cornelsen. ISBN 978-3-411-04068-1 ^ Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker (2005). Duden: Familiennamen Herkunft und Bedeutung (in German). Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG. ISBN 3-411-70852-2
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