Glick

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The surname Glick is a Yiddish or Ashkenazic variation of the German word Glück. The name is also commonly found among Swiss and Palatine Anabaptist immigrants to the United States. Notable people with the surname include:

  • 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 South Park episode, Red Man's Greed.
  • Caroline Glick, American-Israeli journalist, deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post
  • Deborah Glick, the Democratic New York State Assembly member for the 66th Assembly District (lower Manhattan)
  • George Washington Glick, an American politician
  • Jeremy Glick (September 11 attack victim), 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, a Boston radio talk show host
  • Robert Glick, the Director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research
  • Roman Glick, bass guitarist for American rock band Jackyl
  • Ruth Glick, best-selling author of healthy cookbooks and has also written dozens of romantic suspense novels under the pen name Rebecca York.
  • Srul Irving Glick, composer, radio producer, conductor, teacher
  • Stacey Glick, a former child actress
  • Thomas F. Glick, historian of science

Glik

  • Kamil Jacek Glik (born 1988, Jastrzębie Zdrój), a Polish footballer
  • Glik's, an American retail clothing chain based in Granite City, Illinois, founded in 1897 by Joseph Glik
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