Hurwitz

Hurwitz is one of the variants of a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin (for historical background see the Horowitz page). Notable people with the surname include:

• Adolf Hurwitz (1859–1919), German mathematician
• Andrew D. Hurwitz (born 1947), American judge
• Edward Hurwitz (born 1931), American diplomat
• Emanuel Hurwitz (1919–2006), British violinist
• Gregg Hurwitz, American novelist
• Henry Hurwitz Jr. (1918–1992), nuclear physicist
• Hyman Hurwitz (1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England
• Jake Hurwitz (born 1985), American comedian, writer and actor known for Jake and Amir and CollegeHumor
• Johanna Hurwitz (born 1937), American children's author, known for books such as Baseball Fever and Class Clown
• Jon Hurwitz (born 1977), American screenwriter best known for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
• Jonty Hurwitz (born 1969), electrical engineer and sculptor. Best known for his Nanoart and his contributions to the field of Anamorphosis.
• Justin Hurwitz (born 1985), American composer
• Lazar Lipman Hurwitz (1815–1852), editor and writer
• Leo Hurwitz (1909–1991), American documentary film maker who filmed the Eichmann trial
• Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi
• Mitchell Hurwitz, American television writer and producer best known for his work on Arrested Development
• Shelley Hurwitz, American biostatistician
• T. Alan Hurwitz (born 1942), 10th president of Gallaudet University
• William Hurwitz, American pain management physician
• Yosef Yozel Horwitz (1849–1919), the Alter of Navordok
• Zvi Harry Hurwitz, (1924–2008) Israeli diplomat, public servant and biographer