Bach is a surname of German-language origin. Notable people with the surname include:
The family of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach ("JSB", 1685–1750), composer and organist, the most well-known of the Bachs Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), composer and organist, son of JSB Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), composer, harpsichordist and pianist, son of JSB Johann Aegidius Bach (1645–1716), organist and conductor, uncle of JSB Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645–1695), violinist and trumpeter, father of JSB Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749) composer, harpsichordist and organist, cousin of JSB Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795), composer, son of JSB Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), composer, son of JSB Johann Christoph Bach (1642–1703), composer and organist, great-uncle of JSB Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (1715–1739), organist, son of JSB Johann Ludwig Bach (1677–1731), composer and violinist, second cousin of JSB Johann Michael Bach (1648–1694), composer and organist, great-uncle and father-in-law of JSB Johann Michael Bach III (1745–1820), composer and lawyer, nephew of JSB Johann Sebastian Bach (painter) (1748–1778), painter, grandson of JSB
Others Baron Alexander von Bach (1813–1893), Austrian politician and statesman Barbara Bach (born 1947), American actress Bela Bach (born 1990), German politician Børge Bach (1945–2016), Danish footballer Catherine Bach (born 1954), American actress Claus-Peter Bach, German rugby union official Dirk Bach (1961–2012), German actor Edward Bach (1886–1936), British medical doctor known for his work in alternative medicine Emmanuelle Bach (born 1968), French film and television actress Emmon Bach (1929–2014), American linguist Ernst Bach (1876–1929), German comedy writer Franciscus Hermanus Bach (1865–1956), Dutch painter Fritz Bach (1934–2011), Austrian-born American transplant physician and immunobiologist Franz Josef Bach (1917–2001), German politician Gottlieb Bach (1900–1973), Danish distance runner Jan Bach (1937–2020), American composer Jean Bach (1918–2013), American film director John Bach (born 1946), New Zealand actor Kent Bach (born 1943), American philosopher Kristina Bach (born 1962), German singer Marie Bach Hansen (born 1985), Danish actress Mary Bach (born 1944), American consumer rights activist Mechthild Bach (1949–2011), German soprano Nenad Bach (born 1954), Croatian American recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activist Ole Christian Bach (1957–2005), Norwegian financier Pamela Bach (1963–2025), American actress Paul Bach (1938–2011), English journalist and editor Pierre-Antoine-Jean Bach (1932–2020), French-born Laotian Roman Catholic prelate Rasmus Bach (born 1995), Danish basketball player Richard Bach (born 1936), American novelist Robert Bach (1901–1976), German politician Sebastian Bach (born 1968), Canadian former lead singer of Skid Row, and later performer on Broadway Sebastian Bach (racing driver) (born 2008), Danish racing driver Sheldon Bach (1925–2021), American psychologist Tamara Bach (born 1976), German youth book author Thomas Bach (born 1953), German sports official and former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vincent Bach (1890–1976), Austro-American cornet and trumpet player and manufacturer Vivi Bach (1939–2013), Danish actress and singer Hendrik Bach (born 2006), German aprentice
See also Bache (disambiguation) Bạch (a Vietnamese surname)