List of Famous people with last name Heimlich

Henry Judah Heimlich was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, described in Emergency Medicine in 1974. He also invented the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "flutter valve", which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity.

Luke Andrew Heimlich is an American baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He attended Oregon State University and played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was named the Collegiate Pitcher of the Year in 2018. In 2012, Heimlich pleaded guilty to a count of child molestation against his six-year-old niece; the crime occurred when he was 15.