Spitzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andre Spitzer (1945–1972), Israeli fencing coach and victim of the Munich massacre Bernard Spitzer (1924–2014), American real estate developer and philanthropist, father of Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer (born 1959), 54th Governor of New York (2007–2008) Frank Spitzer (1926–1992), Austrian-born American mathematician, author of Spitzer's formula Frédéric Spitzer, 19th century art dealer, after whom the Spitzer Cross is named Leo Spitzer (1887–1960), Austrian linguist Lyman Spitzer (1914–1997), American theoretical physicist and mountaineer Moritz Spitzer, scholar who gave his name to the Spitzer Manuscript Robert Spitzer (priest) (born 1952), American Jesuit priest and president of Gonzaga University (1998–2009) Robert R. Spitzer (1922–2019), American agricultural researcher and president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering (1977–1991) Robert Spitzer (political scientist) (born 1953), American political scientist Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist) (1932–2015), American psychiatrist Toba Spitzer, American rabbi and president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (2007–2009) Todd Spitzer (born 1960), district attorney of Orange County, California, since 2019 and member of the California State Assembly (2002–2008) Šime Spitzer (1892–1941), Croatian Zionist Simon Spitzer (1826–1887), Austrian mathematician Walter Spitzer (1937–2006), Canadian epidemiologist and professor See also Spitzer Space Telescope Spitz (disambiguation) Rudolf Lothar (born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer, 1865–1943), Hungarian-born Austrian writer, playwright, critic and essayist German-language surnames Jewish surnames