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surname, which is an old spelling of the word "kavka", that means ''

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'' in Czech, or occasionally a given name from a

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for Ya'akov. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre Kafka (1917–2007), Czech-Brazilian international economist *

Bohumil Kafka Bohumil Kafka (14 February 1878 in Nová Paka – 24 November 1942 in Prague) was a Czech people, Czech sculptor and pedagogue. He studied in Prague with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek before moving to Vienna, Austria, Vienna and then Paris, Franc ...

(1878–1942), Czech sculptor and pedagogue * Bruno Kafka (1881–1931), Czech politician and academic *

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...

(1883–1924), Czech German-language writer *

Gustav Kafka Gustav Kafka (23 July 1883, Vienna – 12 February 1953, Veitshöchheim bei Würzburg) was an Austrian philosopher, psychologist. One of Kafka's most outstanding contributions to the realms of psychology have been his critique of fundamentals and ...

(1883–1953), Austrian philosopher and psychologist * Helene Kafka (1894–1943), Bohemian-Austrian nun, surgical nurse * Jakub Kafka (born 1976), Czech footballer * Maria Restituta Kafka (1894-1943), Czech-Austrian Catholic religious sister and martyr *

Martin Kafka Martin Paul Kafka (born 1947) is an American psychiatrist best known for his work on sex offenders, paraphilias and what he calls "paraphilia-related disorders" such as sex addiction and hypersexuality. Career Kafka earned his undergraduate deg ...

(born 1947), American psychiatrist *

Mike Kafka Michael John Kafka (born July 25, 1987) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). After attending St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chica ...

(born 1987), American football player * Ottla Kafka (1892–1943), sister of Franz Kafka * Styliani ("Stella") Kafka (born 1974), Greek-American astronomer, former executive director of the

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, and current executive director of the

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. * Vladimír Kafka (1931–1970), Czech translator

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