Graetz or Grätz is a German surname and place name and may refer to:

People

  • Gidon Graetz (born 1929), Swiss-Israeli sculptor
  • Bibi Graetz, owner and winemaker of Toscana wine producer Azienda Agricola Testamatta, son of Gidon
  • Heinrich Graetz (1817–1891), German Jewish historian
  • Herbert Graetz (1893–1985), Australian Olympic rower
  • Jean Graetz (1929-2020), American civil rights leader
  • Joseph Graetz (1760–1826), German composer, organist, and educator
  • Leo Graetz (1856–1941), German physicist, son of Heinrich
  • Paul Graetz (1889–1937), German actor
  • Robert Graetz (1928–2020), American Lutheran pastor and civil rights leader
  • Rudi Graetz (1907–1977), German esperantist
  • Windisch-Graetz, princely family of the Holy Roman Empire

Places

  • Grätz, the German name of Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
  • Grätz, the German name of Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic
  • Kreis Grätz, one of several Kreise (counties) in the Prussian Province of Posen
  • Windischgrätz, the German name of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia

Other

  • Graetz number, a dimensionless number that characterizes laminar flow in a conduit in fluid dynamics
  • Graetz AG, German manufacturer of petrol lamps and radios

See also

  • Gratz (disambiguation)