Gans (surname)
Gans is a Dutch and German noun meaning "goose".
It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bird Stein Gans, American educator involved in parent education
- Carl Gans, Jewish German-American zoologist and herpetologist
- Christophe Gans, French film director
- Curtis Gans, American political activist and voting expert
- David Gans, Jewish German-Czech mathematician, historian, and astronomer
- Danny Gans, American singer and comedian
- Donovan Gans, American football player
- Eduard Gans, Jewish German jurist
- Eric Gans, American scholar and professor
- Herbert J. Gans, American sociologist
- Joachim Gans, 16th-century Jewish Czech mining expert, the first Jew to live in America
- Joe Gans, American lightweight boxer
- Richard Gans, founder of the Spanish type foundry Fundiciòn Richard Gans
- Richard Gans, Jewish German physicist
- Ron Gans, American voice-over artist and character actor
- Sharon Gans, American actress
Gansz
- Frank Gansz, American football coach
- Gansz Trophy
