Block (surname)
# Block (surname)

Block is a German, Dutch and English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Adam Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people
* Adriaen Block (1567–1627), Dutch trader and navigator
* Agnes Block (1629–1704), Dutch botanist and art collector
* Amanda Roth Block (1912–2011), American artist
* Anna Katharina Block (1642–1719), German painter
* Austin Block (born 1989), American ice hockey player
* Axel Block (born 1947), German cinematographer
* Barbara Block, American marine biologist
* Benjamin Block (1631–1690), German painter
* Bill Block (born 1954), American film producer
* Billy Block (1955–2015), American musical artist
* Bob Block (1921–2011), British scriptwriter
* Brandon Block (born 1967), British DJ
* Brett Ellen Block (born 1973), American novelist
* Bruce Block (born 1967), American entertainer
* Bruce A. Block, American film producer
* Bruno Block (1885–1937), American baseball player
* Carl Block (1874–1948), Swedish bishop
* Carson Block (born 1977), American businessman
* Cy Block (1919-2004), American baseball player
* Dan Block, American musician
* Daniel Block (1802–1853), American Jewish leader
* Daniel I. Block (born 1943), American scholar
* David Block (1908–2001), British army officer
* Dorothy Block (1904–1984), American artist
* Doug Block (born 1953), American filmmaker
* Eric Block (born 1942), American chemist
* Francesca Lia Block (born 1962), American writer
* Frank Block (American politician)
* Frank Block (Australian politician) (1899–1971), Australian politician
* Fred L. Block (born 1947), American sociologist
* Frederic Block (born 1934), American judge
* Gay Block (born 1942), American photographer
* Gene D. Block (born 1948), American biologist
* Gladys Block, American nutritionist
* Hal Block (1913–1981), American comedian
* Harlon Block (1924–1945), American Marine Corps corporal, one of six marines depicted in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
* Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), American political cartoonist known as Herblock
* Hertha Block (1906–?), German librarian
* Holly Block (1958–2017), American museum and art gallery director
* Hunt Block (born 1954), American actor
* Ira Block (born 1949), American photographer
* Jack Block (1924–2010), American psychologist
* Jacob Block (1580–1646), Dutch painter
* James Block (born 1968), British canoer
* Jamie Block, American musician
* Jason Block (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
* Jeanne Block (1923–1981), American psychologist
* Jerzy Block (1904–1996), Polish actor and director
* Joe Block (born 1978), American sports announcer
* Joel Block (born 1943), American psychologist
* Joel G. Block, American businessman
* Johannes Block (1894–1945), German army general
* John Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people
* John Rusling Block (born 1935), American government official
* Josef Block (1863–1943), German painter
* Julius H. Block (1860–1915), American politician
* Karl M. Block (1886–1958), American bishop
* Kelly Block (born 1961), Canadian politician
* Ken Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people
* Kieran Block (born 1985), Canadian hockey player
* King Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people
* Larry Block (1942–2012), American actor
* Lauren Block, American marketing academic
* Lawrence Block (born 1938), American crime writer
* Lawrence J. Block (born 1951), American judge
* Libbie Block (1910–1972), American writer
* Lynda Lyon Block (1948–2002), American murderer
* Malú Block (1904–1989, born María Luisa Cabrera), Mexican artist
* Mark Block (born 1954), American political strategist
* Martin Block (1903–1967), American disc jockey
* Martin M. Block (1925–2016), American physicist
* Marty Block (born 1950), American politician
* Mathilde Block (1850–1932), German politician
* Maurice Block (1816–1901), German-French statistician and economist
* Melissa Block (born 1961), American radio host
* Melvin Block (1928–1985), American lawyer
* Michel Block (1937–2003), Belgian-French pianist
* Micky Block (1940–2019), English footballer
* Mike Block (born 1982), American musician
* Mitchell Block (born 1950), American filmmaker
* Ned Block (born 1942), American philosopher
* Nili Block (born 1995), Israeli kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter
* Noga Block (born 2004), Israeli rhythmic gymnast
* Paul Block (1877–1941), American newspaper publisher
* Peter Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people
* Priscilla Block (born 1995), American singer
* Ralph Block (1889–1974), American film producer
* Richard Earl Block (born 1931), American mathematician
* Ron Block (born 1964), American musician
* Rory Block (born 1949), American musician
* Rudolph Edgar Block (1870–1940), Jewish American journalist
* Ryan Block (born 1982), American technology entrepreneur
* Samuel Block (disambiguation), list of multiple people
* Sandy Block (1917–1985), American musician
* Shannon Block (born 1979), American chief executive
* Sharon Block (born 1941), American politician
* Sherman Block (1924–1998), American sheriff
* Sherry Block (born 1971), American archer
* Simon Block, British screenwriter and producer
* Spencer Block (1908–1979), English cricketer
* Stanley Block, American academic
* Stefan Merrill Block (born 1982), American writer
* Stephanie J. Block (born 1972), American actress and singer
* Steven Block (born 1952), American biophysicist and Professor
* Stu Block (born 1977), Canadian singer and songwriter
* Stuart Block (born 1979), English cricketer
* Susan Block, American sexologist
* Vanessa Block, American film director, screenwriter and producer
* Walter Block (born 1941), American economist and author

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