Schwarz is a common surname, derived from the German , , meaning the color black. The Czech female form is Schwarzová. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Schwarz, American architect Adolf Schwarz (1836–1910), Austrian-Hungarian chess master Alan Schwarz (born 1968), American writer Albert Schwarz (born 1934), Russian-born American mathematician and theoretical physicist Alf Schwarz (1935–2015), Canadian sociologist Alois Schwarz (1965–1999), Austrian cross-country skier André Schwarz-Bart (1928–2006), French novelist Andreas Schwarz (born 1965), German politician Antonín Schwarz (born 1940), Czechoslovak former sports shooter Armin Schwarz (born 1963), German rally driver Armin Schwarz (born 1968), German politician Arthur Schwarz (1890–1957), German art director Artur Martin Schwarz (1887–1963), Austrian orthodontist Arturo Schwarz (1924–2021), Italian scholar, art historian, poet, writer, lecturer, art consultant and curator Barbara Schwarz (born 1955), German national Benjamin Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (born 1991), Swiss curler Bert Schwarz (1917–1999), Belgium-born Dutch politician Bertha Schwarz (1855–1947), German coloratura soprano opera singer Berthold Schwarz, Franciscan friar Berthold E. Schwarz (1924–2010), American psychiatrist and a researcher Bill Schwarz (born 1951), British academic and writer Bram Schwarz (born 1998), Dutch rower Brinsley Schwarz (born 1947), English guitarist Britta Schwarz (born 1964), German contralto Brooklyn Schwarz (born 2005), German-American footballer Carla Schwarz (born 2006), German footballer Charles Henry Schwarz (1825–1903), German-American businessman Charline Schwarz (born 2001), German archer Christian Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people Christine Schwarz-Fuchs (born 1974), Austrian entrepreneur and politician Christoph Schwarz (c. 1545–1592), German court painter Christopher Schwarz (born 1968), American woodworker Daniel Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people Daniela Schwarz (born 1985), Swiss footballer David Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people Dean Schwarz, American ceramic artist, painter, historian, writer, publisher and teacher Dieter Schwarz (born 1939), German billionaire businessman Dietmar Schwarz (born 1947), German coxswain Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz (born 1971), Kosovar Albanian politician Dorothea Schwarz (born 2005), Austrian luger Eitan Schwarz, American adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist Eleonore Schwarz (born 1936), Austrian singer Ernő Schwarz (1902–1977), Hungarian American soccer player, coach and promoter Ernst Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people Eugene Amandus Schwarz (1844–1928), German-American entomologist François Xavier de Schwarz (1762–1826), Badener and French general Frank H. Schwarz (1894–1951), American painter and muralist Franz Xaver Schwarz (1875–1947), Nazi treasurer Frederick Schwarz (disambiguation), various people Fritz Schwarz (1899–1961), German bobsledder Fritz Schwarz-Waldegg (1889–1943), Austrian painter Gerald Schwarz (born 1946), American mathematician Géraldine Schwarz (born 1974), German–French journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Gerard Schwarz (born 1947), American conductor Gerhard Schwarz (1902–1995), German church musician, organist and composer Gotthold Schwarz (born 1952), German bass-baritone and conductor Günther Schwarz (1941–2022), German politician Hanna Schwarz (born 1943), German mezzo-soprano and contralto singer Hanni Schwarz (1875–1935), German nude and portrait photographer Hanns Schwarz (1888–1945), Austrian film director Hans Schwarz (disambiguation), several people Harry Schwarz (1924–2010), South African lawyer, politician, diplomat and anti-apartheid leader Heiko Schwarz (born 1989), German footballer Heinrich Schwarz (1906–1947), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes Heinz Schwarz (1928–2023), German politician Helmut Schwarz (born 1943), German organic chemist Henning Schwarz (1928–1993), German politician Henrik Schwarz (born 1972), German deep house and classical crossover producer and DJ Herbert Schwarz (born 1953), German speed skater Herbert Ferlando Schwarz (1883–1960), American entomologist, son of Frederick Hermann Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people Hubert Schwarz (born 1960), German Nordic combined skier Inbal Schwarz (born 1984), Israeli Paralympic swimmer Jack Schwarz (1896–1987), American independent producer Jacques Schwarz (1856–1921), Austrian chess player Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born 1962), French jazz saxophonist Jaecki Schwarz (born 1946), German actor Jakob Schwarz (born 1985), Austrian politician James Schwarz (born 1996), American baseball pitcher Jeanne Schwarz, French ballerina and dance teacher Jeff Schwarz (born 1964), American baseball pitcher Jeffrey Schwarz (born 1969), American Emmy Award-winning film producer, director and editor Jennifer Schwarz, American physicist Jessica Schwarz (born 1977), German film actress Joe Schwarz (1937–2026), American physician and independent politician John Schwarz (disambiguation), several people Johann Schwarz (disambiguation), multiple people José Carlos Schwarz (1949–1977), Bissau-Guinean poet and musician Josef Schwarz (born 1941), Czech-born German long jumper Joseph Schwarz (disambiguation), several people Judith Schwarz (born 1944), Canadian visual artist Julian Schwarz (born 1991), American cellist Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824–1902), German painter Justin Schwarz, American filmmaker, writer, director and producer Karen Schwarz (born 1984), Peruvian beauty pageant titleholder Karl Schwarz (1812–1885), German Protestant theologian Katharina A. Schwarz, German experimental psychologist and social psychologist Larry Schwarz (born 1970), American animation producer, entrepreneur, writer and photographer Laurent Schwarz (born 2021/2022), German child artist Lavoslav Schwarz (1837–1906), Croatian merchant from Zagreb Leo Schwarz (1931–2018), German Roman Catholic titular bishop Liesel Schwarz (born 1974), British steampunk author Lina Schwarz (1876–1947), Italian writer, educator, and pacifist Ludwig Schwarz (born 1940), Austrian Catholic bishop Marco Schwarz (born 1995), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer Marek Schwarz (born 1986), Czech ice hockey goaltender Maria Schwarz (1921–2018), German architect and professor Marie Beatrice Schol-Schwarz (1898–1969), Dutch phytopathologist who discovered the causal agent of Dutch elm disease Marquard Schwarz (1887–1968), American freestyle swimmer Matthäus Schwarz (1497–c. 1574), German accountant Matthias Schwarz (born 1987), German footballer Meier Schwarz (1926–2022), Israeli plant physiologist Michael Schwarz (disambiguation), several people Mommie Schwarz (1876–1942), Dutch painter Nathalie Schwarz (born 1993), Austrian cross-country skier Norbert Schwarz (born 1953), German psychologist Olaf Schwarz (born 1969), West German canoeist Otto Schwarz (1876–1961), German flautist, clarinettist, piccolo player, travelling musician and band leader Pablo Schwarz (born 1970), Chilean actor Paul Schwarz (1867–1939), German orientalist Peggy Schwarz (born 1971), German retired pair skater Peter Schwarz (born 1953), German footballer Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz (1822–1894), German astronomer and explorer Petr Schwarz (born 1991), Czech footballer Petra Schwarz (born 1972), Austrian tennis player Ralph Schwarz (1967–1992), Dutch rower Reggie Schwarz (1875–1918), Anglo-South African cricketer and rugby player Reiner Schwarz (1948–2014), Canadian radio and television personality Rene Schwarz, Austrian Paralympic athlete Richard Schwarz (1890–1942), Russian track and field athlete Rikard Schwarz (1897–c. 1941), Croatian composer, conductor and music writer Robert Schwarz (disambiguation), several people Roland Schwarz Rudolf Schwarz (disambiguation), several people Samuel Schwarz Sandro Schwarz (born 1978), German football manager and former player Sebastian Schwarz Sherwood Schwarz (1930–2023), American businessman Sibylla Schwarz, 17th-century German poet Silas Schwarz (born 1997), German footballer Silke Schwarz, German wheelchair fencer Simon Schwarz (born 1971), Austrian actor Simone Schwarz-Bart (born 1938), French novelist and playwright Sissy Schwarz (born 1936), Austrian figure skater Solange Schwarz, French ballerina Stefan Schwarz (born 1969), Swedish footballer Stefan Schwarz (politician) (born 1959), German lobbyist and politician Stephan Schwarz (born 1965), German businessman, entrepreneur and independent politician Sven Schwarz Thomas Schwarz, American neuroscientist and molecular biology researcher Tom Schwarz (born 1994), German professional boxer Udo Schwarz (born 1986), German rugby player Vera Schwarz (1888–1964), Austrian soprano Viktoria Schwarz (born 1985), Austrian sprint canoer Vyacheslav Schwarz (1838–1869), Russian history and genre painter Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913–1992), German singer, songwriter, writer, Kabarettist, translator, author and narrator Werner Schwarz Willy Schwarz (1906–1982), German physician and anatomist Wolfgang Schwarz (born 1947), Austrian figure skater