Horwitz is a surname, current among Ashkenazi Jews. It is derived from the Yiddish pronunciation of the name of the town of Hořovice in Bohemia. For detailed historical background see the Horowitz page . Notable people with the surname include: Arnold Horwitz (later Arnold Horween), American football player for Harvard Crimson and in the NFL Bella Horwitz, 18th century Bohemian writer Bernhard Horwitz (1807-1885), German chess player Brian Horwitz (born 1982), American major league baseball outfielder Jacob H. Horwitz (1892–1992), American businessman, philanthropist and fashion innovator. Jerome Lester Horwitz (1903 – 1952), Curly Howard, of the Three Stooges David Horwitz (born 1994), Australian rugby union player Kai Horwitz (born 1998), Chilean Olympic alpine skier Maksymilian Horwitz, aka Henryk Walecki (1877–1937), leader and theoretician of the Polish communist movement Morton Horwitz (born 1938), legal historian and law professor Moses Harry Horwitz, a.k.a. Moe Howard, of the Three Stooges Phineas Jonathan Horwitz (1822–1904), former Surgeon General of the United States Navy Ralph Horwitz (later "Ralph Horween), American football player for Harvard Crimson and in the NFL Ronald Horwitz (born 1934), known as Ronald Harwood Samuel Horwitz, a.k.a. Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges Steven Horwitz (born 1964), American economist Susan B. Horwitz 1955 – 2014), American computer scientist Susan Band Horwitz, American biochemist Tony Horwitz (1958–2019), American journalist William Horwitz (1918 – 2006), analytical chemist, formerly at the US Food and Drug Administration Yosef Yozel Horwitz, rabbi See also Horwitz Publications, an Australian publisher Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Horowitz Horovitz Horvitz Hurwitz Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames