Wurz (also Wurtz) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Wurz (born 1974), Austrian racing driver Stefan Wurz (born 1964), German composer Bill Wurtz, American video creator and musician Charles-Adolphe Wurtz (1817–1884), French chemist Francis Wurtz (born 1948), French member of the European Parliament Johannes Wurtz (born 1992), German association footballer Robert Wurtz (born 1936), American neuroscientist Robert Wurtz (referee) (born 1941), French association football referee Würtz (transliterated Wuertz) is the surname of: Rasmus Würtz (born 1983), Danish association footballer Michael Wuertz (born 1978), American baseball player (1927–1994), Hungarian graphic artist, illustrator and painter (1965), Hungarian concert pianist