Horvitz is one of the variants of an Ashkenazi Jewish surname (for historical background see the Horowitz page). It is also a non Jewish surname as well. It may refer to: Daniel G. Horvitz (1921-2008), statistician David Horvitz (born ca 1982), artist H. Robert Horvitz (born 1947), biologist known for his work on c. elegans Richard Horvitz (born 1966), actor, voice actor, and comedian Wayne Horvitz (born 1955), composer and keyboardist Wayne L. Horvitz (1920-2009), labor negotiator See also Horowitz Horovitz Horwitz Hurwitz Jewish surnames Surnames of Czech origin Yiddish-language surnames