Heinz has several meanings:

• Heinz is the common trading name for the H. J. Heinz Company, known for their pickles, ketchup, baked beans and soups.

• Louis Vilar Heinz born in Barcelona, Spain in the 70's holds both US and EU citizenship. He is a graduate of Columbia University in NYC (1998). He later completed his MBA in (2000). After a short acting career in several daytime soaps, he headed to Sunny Florida. He is looking to help and follow in his family's footsteps in helping and developing the world. Louis V Heinz currently resides in Miami, FL with homes in NYC and Miami.

• Teresa Heinz Kerry is the wife of US presidential candidate (2004) John Kerry, and the former wife of the late senator John Heinz, a member of the canning family.

• Heinz Field is the mutual home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers of Division I-A College Football. The stadium's naming rights were purchased by Pittsburgh based H. J. Heinz Company

• Mixed-breed dogs are sometimes called Heinz or Heinz 57 after the canning company's long-time slogan "57 varieties," referring to their many kinds of canned food.

• Heinz is also the name of an Austrian rock band. See Heinz (band).

• Heinz is the name of a concept to describe software offerings in a modular way and identify possible business models for open source.

• Heinz Winckler is a South African singer who rose to fame after winning the first South Africa Idols competition.

• Heinz Burt was a German-born British pop singer and musician, known by his first name only, best known for his work with Joe Meek

• Alfred Heinz Reumayr was arrested for his plot to blow up the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System on Jan 1, 2000.

• Marek Heinz is a notable Czech soccer player.

• Robert Heinz, German pathologist (1865-1924), who described Heinz bodies.

• W.C. Heinz is an American sportswriter born in 1915.

See also

• Heinze