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

Fictional characters

Mr. Block, American comics character created in 1912

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