Lewis Katz (/kæts/; January 11, 1942 – May 31, 2014) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and newspaper publisher, who was a co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Katz was born to a Jewish family[1] in Camden, New Jersey, on January 11, 1942,[2] and grew up in the Parkside section of the city.

He was raised along with his sister, Sandra Katz (Wolff) by their mother, a secretary at RCA, after their father died when they were very young.

He was the majority owner of five radio stations in Atlantic and Cape May counties at the Jersey Shore, and a founding partner of the law firm Katz, Ettin & Levine in Cherry Hill.

An FAA spokesperson said that the Gulfstream IV business jet apparently ran off Runway 11 as the aircraft was departing for Atlantic City, New Jersey, failing to become airborne because the gust lock was left engaged.