Kaz or KAZ may refer to:

Businesses

KAZ Minerals KAZ Minerals plc is a British copper company focused on large scale, low cost open pit mining in Kazakhstan. The Group is listed in London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges. The company operates 3 underground mines and 2 concentrators in the East Reg ...

, a British copper mining company operating in Kazakhstan *

Kaz Incorporated Kaz, Inc. is a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based manufacturer and distributor of health care products. History Max Katzman invented the first electric vaporizer (original U.S. patent no. 1,628,784, issued May 17, 1927) and, in 1926, he founded K ...

, an American manufacturer and distributor of health care products *

Kaz Records Kaz or KAZ may refer to: Businesses * KAZ Minerals, a British copper mining company operating in Kazakhstan * Kaz Incorporated, an American manufacturer and distributor of health care products * Kaz Records, part of Castle Communication, incorpo ...

, part of Castle Communication, incorporating

Y Records Y Records was a British independent record label set up in 1980 by Dick O'Dell in the United Kingdom, and distributed by Rough Trade. History Artists included the Slits, Shriekback and a number of groups that were associated with the Bristol ...

Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) ( ka, ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა, tr), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant ( ka, ქუთაისის საავტომობილო � ...

, a Soviet truck factory in Georgia, formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ)

Entertainment

* ''Kaz'' (TV series), CBS * Kazuhira Miller, a ''Metal Gear'' character *

Kaz Proctor Karen "Kaz" Proctor was a main character in the television series '' Wentworth''. Kaz is introduced as one of Bea's supporters and is in a vigilante group called The Red Right Hand. Kaz is portrayed by Tammy MacIntosh. Kaz's main storylines hav ...

, a main character in the television series ''Wentworth'' * Kaz Brekker, a character in ''

Six of Crows ''Six of Crows'' is a fantasy novel written by the Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2015. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, which is loosely inspired by ...

'' * A character in ''

Shimmer and Shine ''Shimmer and Shine'' is an American animated television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on August 24, 2015, and ran for four seasons. The sh ...

'' * Kaz Harada, a character in the anime ''

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' is an American animated television series created by Sam Register for Cartoon Network. Produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, the series stars fictionalized and animated versions of the Japanese pop ...

'' *

Kaz (Dragonlance) This is a list of characters in the ''Dragonlance'' series of fantasy novels and related fantasy role-playing game materials. It includes accounts of their early lives in the series. Characters Alhana Starbreeze Alhana Starbreeze, Silvanesti El ...

, a character in Dragonlance and the title character of ''

Kaz the Minotaur ''Kaz the Minotaur'' is a fantasy novel by Richard A. Knaak, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is the first novel in the "Heroes II" series. It was published in paperback in July 1990. ...

'', a 1990 novel * A character in ''

Mighty Med ''Mighty Med'' is an American television series created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The series ai ...

'' *

Kazuda Xiono This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Dis ...

, a character in Star Wars Resistance commonly called "Kaz" * A 2002

FIFA World Cup mascot FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of unique characters for each event. The trend began with the 1966 FIFA World Cup having World Cup Willie, one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot designs r ...

People

Given name

Kaz Garas Kaz Garas (born 4 March 1940) is a Lithuanian-American retired actor, best known for his starring role in the TV-series ''Strange Report'', and for his numerous portrayals of sheriffs in low-budget thrillers. Early life Garas was born in Kaunas ...

(born 1940) Lithuanian-born American actor *

Kaz Grala Kaz Edward Grala ( ; born December 29, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 26 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. The Boston native is the youngest NASCAR ...

(born 1998), American NASCAR driver *

Kaz Hawkins Kaz Hawkins (born 21 January 1973) is a Northern Irish blues, folk, jazz and soul singer and songwriter signed to Dixiefrog Records in Paris, France. Early life Hawkins was born and grew up in Belfast but now lives in France. She enjoyed singi ...

(born 1973), Northern Irish singer *

Kaz James Kaz James (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greek origin. He released his first solo album, '' If They Knew'', in 2008. Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group BodyRo ...

] (born 1982), Australian singer-songwriter and DJ

Nickname

Kaz Hayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler known simply as . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where in addition to being a wrestler for the promotion, he also served as the head booker for the company's junior heavyweight ...

(born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler *

Kaz Hirai is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertain ...

(born 1960), former chairman of Sony Corporation *

Bill Kazmaier William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifti ...

(born 1953), American powerlifter, strongman competitor and professional wrestler *

Kazunori Yamauchi , nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and professional racing driver. He is CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the '' Gran Turismo'' video game series. Polyphony Digital He became the president of Polyphony Digital after designin ...

(born 1967), Japanese video game designer and professional racing driver nicknamed "Kaz" *

Nicole Kaczmarski Nicole Anne Kaczmarski (born April 30, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A standout player in high school, she received a Gatorade Player of the Year award, was named Miss New York Basketball and earned a spot in the 19 ...

(born 1981), American basketball player

Other

Kaz (cartoonist) Kaz (born Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis; July 31, 1959) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and illustrator. In the 1980s, after attending New York City's School of the Visual Arts, he was a frequent contributor to ...

, American cartoonist Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis (born 1959) *

Kaz (musician) , known exclusively by his stage name K.A.Z, is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known for his work with Oblivion Dust, hide with Spread Beaver and Vamps. Career K.A.Z originally wanted to be a drummer, but drums were too expensive. ...

or K.A.Z., stage name of Japanese musician Kazuhito Iwaike (born 1968) * a ring name of

Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. In addition, Kazarian also pe ...

(born 1977), American professional wrestler

Places

Kaz, Iran Gazk ( fa, گزك, also Romanized as Gazak; also known as Gaz and Kaz) is a village in Horjand Rural District, Kuhsaran District, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called ...

, a village in Kerman Province * Kaz, Kyrgyzstan *

Kaz, Russia Kaz (russian: Каз) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tashtagolsky District of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern As ...

, a locality

Other uses

* KAZ (electric vehicle), a 2003 Japanese prototype * '' Kaz II'', a yacht found crewless in 2007 * kaz, ISO 630-2 and -3 codes for the

Kazakh language The Kazakh or simply Qazaq (Latin: or , Cyrillic: or , Arabic Script: or , , ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official lan ...