Lutz is a surname and given name, occasionally a short form of Ludwig and Ludger. People with the name include: Surname Adolfo Lutz (1855–1940), Brazilian physician Aleda E. Lutz (1915–1944), American Army flight nurse Alois Lutz, Austrian figure skater, for whom the Lutz jump is named Anke Lutz (born 1970), German chess master Berta Lutz (1894–1976), Brazilian scientist and feminist Bob Lutz (American football), American high school football coach Bob Lutz (businessman) (born 1932), Swiss American V.P. of General Motors Bob Lutz (tennis) (born 1947), American tennis player Bobby Lutz (basketball) (born 1958), American college basketball coach Brenda Lutz, Scottish-American political science writer Carl Lutz (1895–1975), Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews Chris Lutz, (born 1985), American-Filipino professional basketball player Christopher Lutz (born 1971), German chess grandmaster Eduard von Lutz, (1810–1893), Bavarian Major General and War Minister Edwin George Lutz, American illustrator and author Élisabeth Lutz (1914–2008), French mathematician Elvira Lutz (born 1935), Uruguayan midwife, educator, and writer Erwin Lutz, Austrian prison chef, who protected Jews in WWII Friedel Lutz (born 1939), German football player Friedrich Lutz (1852–1918), Bavarian politician Friedrich A. Lutz (1901–1975), German economist Gabrielle Lutz (1935–2011), French Olympic sprint canoeist Gary Lutz, American writer of poetry and fiction George Lutz and Kathy Lutz, basis for the family depicted in The Amityville Horror Giles A. Lutz (1910–1982), American author of Western novels Gizella Lutz (1906–1992), Hungarian wife of Ferenc Szálasi Hans Lutz (born 1949), German track and road cyclist Hartmut Lutz (born 1945), German professor of Canadian and American Studies Hermann Lutz (1881–1965), German civil servant and social science writer Jack Lutz, American computer scientist Jarka Lutz, Czechoslovak-French slalom canoeist Jean Baptiste Lutz (born 1988), French sprint canoeist Jo Lutz (born 1980), Australian rower John Lutz (born 1973), American television writer and actor J. D. Lutz, a fictionalized version of this person on 30 Rock John Lutz (mystery writer) (1939–2021), American author of mystery novels Joe Lutz (1925–2008), American professional baseball player and coach Joseph Lutz (general) (1933–1999), American major general Joseph Lutz (politician) (born 1948), American politician Julie Lutz, American astronomer Karen McCullah Lutz, American screenwriter and novelist Kellan Lutz (born 1985), American actor Ken Lutz (born 1965), American football player Larry Lutz (1913–1998), American football player and coach Mark Lutz (actor) (born 1970), American actor Mark Lutz (athlete) (born 1951), American sprinter Mark A. Lutz (born 1941), Swiss-born economics professor