Schmitz is a common German surname (smith). Notable people with the surname "Schmitz" include: Arnold Schmitz (1893–1980), German musicologist, Beethoven researcher Bob Schmitz (1939–2004), American football player Bruno Schmitz (1858–1916), German architect Danny Schmitz (born 1955), American college baseball coach Elisabeth Schmitz (1893–1977), German Lutheran theologian and teacher Else Schmitz-Gohr (1901-1987) German composer and pianist Eugene Schmitz (1864–1928), mayor of San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake Greg Dean Schmitz (born 1970), American online film journalist Hector Aron Schmitz or Ettore Schmitz (1861–1928), birthname of the Italian author Italo Svevo James H. Schmitz (1911–1981), American science fiction writer Jim Schmitz, American college baseball coach Johannes Andreas Schmitz (1621–1652), Dutch physician John G. Schmitz (1930–2001), American presidential candidate John Michael Schmitz (born 1999), American football player Johnny Schmitz (1920–2011), American baseball player Joseph E. Schmitz (born 1958), former US Department of Defense official and Blackwater executive Kim Schmitz (born 1974), German entrepreneur Leonhard Schmitz (1807–1890), German-born classical scholar and educator active mainly in the United Kingdom Marc Schmitz (born 1963), German artist Oliver Schmitz (born 1960), South African film director Peter Schmitz (born 1954), United Nations official Ralf Schmitz (born 1974), German actor Richard Schmitz (1885–1954), mayor of Vienna, Austria E. Robert Schmitz (1889–1949), Franco-American pianist and composer Sabine Schmitz (1969–2021), German race driver Sascha Schmitz (born 1972), German pop singer Sigrid Schmitz (born 1961), German behavioral physiologist Sybille Schmitz (1909–1955), German actress Todd Schmitz (born 1978), American swimming coach The following places bear the name Schmitz: Schmitz Lake, lake in South Dakota Schmitz Park (Seattle) Schmitz Park Creek See also German-language surnames Occupational surnames