Glick or Glik is a surname that is an Ashkenazi Jewish variation of the German surname Glück.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Glick
edit- Alexis Glick, a national television personality who was a temporary host for the third hour of NBC's Today Show in 2006
- Alex Glick, a boy who, via charity raffle, won a minor appearance in a South Park episode, Red Man's Greed
- Arie Gill-Glick (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner
- Caroline Glick, American-Israeli journalist, deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post
- Deborah Glick, Democratic New York State Assembly member for the 66th Assembly District (lower Manhattan)
- Elmo Glick, pseudonym of songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- George Washington Glick, American politician
- Hirsh Glick, poet from the Vilna Ghetto, writer of the lyrics for the partisan song Zog nit Keynmol
- Jeff Glick (d. 1985), American bridge player
- Jeremy Glick, a man who died in the September 11, 2001 attack and who fought back against the terrorists on United Airlines Flight 93
- Jiminy Glick, a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick (2001–2003)
- Larry Glick, Boston radio talk show host
- Peter Glick, American football player and coach
- Robert Glick, Director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research
- Roman Glick, bass guitarist for American rock band Jackyl
- Ruth Glick, American writer of cookbooks, romance and young adult novels
- Shimon Glick, Israeli physician
- Shmuel Glick , Jewish theologian
- Srul Irving Glick (1934–2002), Canadian composer, radio producer, conductor and teacher
- Stacey Glick, American former child actress
- Thomas F. Glick, historian of science
- Wolfe Glick (born 1995), American streamer and YouTuber
- Yehuda Glick, Israeli activist
Glik
edit- Kamil Jacek Glik (born 1988, Jastrzębie Zdrój), Polish footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Glick". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 4 October 2024.