Bauch is the German word for Belly. It is used as a surname, notable people with the name include:Bruno Bauch (1877–1942), German Neo-Kantian philosopher Christa Bauch, Professional female bodybuilder from Germany Emil Bauch, German painter, lithographer and teacher who made his reputation in Brazil Herbert Bauch, Boxer who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics Jan Bauch (1898–1995), Czech artist especially noted as a painter and sculptor Kurt Bauch (1897–1975), German art historian
