Javitz
# Javitz

Javitz, Javits, Jawitz, Yavetz, Yawitz, or variation, is a Jewish surname. For the Biblical sources of the name see Jacob Emden.

People with this name include:

## People

* Dan Jawitz (born 1960), South African screen producer
* Jacob K. Javits (1904-1986), an American politician
* Marian Javits (1925-2017), U.S. actress, arts patron, wife of Jacob K. Javits
* Paul Yawitz (1900-1983), U.S. screenwriter
* Romana Javitz (1903-1980), U.S. librarian
* Ze'ev Yavetz (1847-1924), a Polish-Jewish historian, teacher and Hebrew linguist
* Zvi Yavetz (1925-2013), Israeli historian

## Fictional characters

* Javitz (Marvel Comics), a comic book supervillain; see List of Marvel Comics characters: J#Javitz
