Pilz is a German occupational surname, which means a gatherer of mushrooms, derived from the German Pilz "mushroom".Dictionary of American Family Names. "Pilz Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016. Variants of the name include Piltz and Pilzer. The name may refer to:
Adolf Piltz (1855–1940), German mathematician Anders Piltz (born 1943), Swedish scholar Andrea Pilzer (born 1991), Italian curler Christiane Pilz (born 1975), German athlete Gerhard Pilz (born 1965), Austrian luger Günter Pilz (born 1945), Austrian mathematician Hans-Uwe Pilz (born 1958), German footballer Jessica Pilz (born 1996), Austrian sport climber Karol Piltz (1903–1939), Polish chess player Michel Pilz (1945–2023), German bass clarinetist Otto Piltz (1846–1910), German painter Paul Zane Pilzer (born 1954), American economist Peter Pilz (born 1954), Austrian politician Rick S. Piltz (1943–2014), American policy analyst Wendy Piltz (born 1956), Australian athlete
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