Landau is a German and Yiddish toponymic surname derived from one of the two places named Landau. Notable people with the surname include: Barry Landau, American collector alleged to have stolen thousands of historical documents Bina Landau (1925–1988), Polish-born American Jewish soprano Bleu Landau (born 2005), British actor Chaim Landau (1916–1981), Israeli Minister of Transportation Christopher Landau (born 1963), American lawyer and diplomat; former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico David J. Landau (1920–1996), author and Holocaust survivor David Landau (screenwriter), American screenwriter David Landau (journalist), former editor-in-chief of Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz David Landau (actor), American actor David P. Landau, American physicist Dov Landau (born 1930), Israeli rabbi Edmund Landau (1877–1938), German mathematician Edie Landau, American television producer Ely Landau, American television producer Eugen Landau (1852–1935), German banker and philanthropist Felix Landau (1910–1983), Austrian National Socialist, SS Hauptscharführer, served in an Einsatzkommando Felix Landau (art dealer) (1924–2003), American art dealer Gili Landau (born 1958), Israeli footballer and manager Guttman Landau, Bessarabian Judenrat leader H. G. Landau, American mathematical biologist, statistician and sociologist Henry Landau, American mathematician Henry Landau (captain), British World War I Captain and author Jacob Landau (artist), American artist Jacob Landau, American journalist...