People with the surname Nees include: Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), German botanist and natural philosopher Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck (1787–1837), German botanist and pharmacologist Georg Nees (1926–2016), German academic and a pioneer of computer art Vic Nees (1936–2013), Belgian composer and musicologist Michael Nees (born 1967), German football player and coach