Storch

Storch is a German surname meaning "Stork". Notable people with the surname include:

• Ambrosius Pelargus (c. 1493 – 1561), German Dominican theologian (real last name Storch)
• Michael Storch (born 1987), American film director and CEO of Open Sign Entertainment
• Arthur Storch (1925–2013), American actor and Broadway director
• Beatrix von Storch (born 1971 as Duchess of Oldenburg), German politician (Alternative for Germany)
• Despina Storch (1894 or 1895 – 1918), Turkish woman alleged to have been a spy for Germany and the Ottoman Empire during World War I
• Eduard Štorch (1878–1956), Czech writer and archaeologist
• Erikka Lynn Storch (born 1971), American politician and Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
• Frederik Storch (1805–1883), Danish genre painter
• Gerald L. Storch, Chairman and CEO of Toys "R" Us
• Hans von Storch (born 1949), German climatologist
• Heinrich Storch (1766–1835), German-Russian economist
• Karl Storch (1913–1992), German hammer thrower and 1952 Olympic silver medalist
• Klaus von Storch (born 1962), Chilean aerospace engineer and astronaut trainee
• Larry Storch (born 1923), American actor
• Marcia Storch (1933–1998), American physian and feminist
• Marcus Storch (born 1942), Swedish industrialist and engineer
• Nikolaus Storch (died after 1536), reformation preacher
• Scott Storch (born 1973), American record producer
• Uwe Storch (born 1940), German mathematician
• Wenzel Storch (born 1961), German film director and producer