The surname Kolb originates from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

" kolbe", with various meanings. The main sense is a '' mace'' – a heavy

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor, or a ''

cudgel A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, or impact weapon) is a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times. There are several examples of blunt-force trauma caused ...

'' – a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon and part of an official’s insignia. It may also be a house name – there is a record of a house named ''Zum Kolben'' in Strasbourg. * Abram Bowman Kolb (1862–1925), Canadian teacher and publisher * Adrienne Kolb, American historian of science, married to Edward * Alexander Kolb (1891–1963), German general * Alphonse A. Kolb (1893–1983), German-American artist * Annette Kolb (1870–1967), German pacifist *

Barbara Kolb Barbara Kolb (born February 10, 1939) is an American composer. Her music uses sound masses and often creates vertical structures through simultaneous rhythmic or melodic units ( motifs or figures). Kolb's musical style can be identified by her us ...

(born 1939), U.S. composer * Brandon Kolb (born 1973), U.S. baseball player * Brian Kolb (born 1952), U.S. politician *

Bubba Kolb Franklin Dial "Bubba" Kolb (born September 13, 1940 in Durant, Oklahoma) is an American jazz pianist and trombonist who, from 1975 to 1981, led a jazz trio, "The Bubba Kolb Trio," in residence at the World Village Lounge at the Lake Buena Vista ...

(born 1940), jazz pianist *

Carol Kolb Carol Kolb is an American comedy writer. She was a writer for and editor-in-chief of ''The Onion'', and a former head writer for the Onion News Network. She served as a writer on ''Kroll Show'', and later worked as a staff writer on the televisio ...

(unknown), U.S. comedy writer * Chris Kolb (1958), U.S. politician *

Clarence Kolb Clarence William Kolb (July 31, 1874 – November 25, 1964) was an American vaudeville performer and actor known for his comedy routines that featured a Dutch dialect. Biography Kolb started out as one half of a vaudeville comedy team, Kol ...

(1874–1964), U.S. vaudeville performer *

Claudia Kolb Claudia Anne Kolb (born December 19, 1949), also known by her married name Claudia Thomas, is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. Kolb represented the United States a ...

(born 1949), U.S. swimmer *

Dan Kolb Daniel Lee Kolb (born March 29, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Kolb has played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed. Career Kolb was drafted ...

(born 1975), U.S. baseball player *

David Kolb David Kolb (born 1939) is an American philosopher and the Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Bates College in Maine. Kolb received a B.A. from Fordham University in 1963 and an M.A. in 1965. He later received a M.Phil. from Yal ...

(born 1941), U.S. philosopher *

David A. Kolb David Allen Kolb (born December 12, 1939, in Moline, Illinois) is an American educational theorist whose interests and publications focus on experiential learning, the individual and social change, career development, and executive and professi ...

(born 1939), U.S. educationist *

Eberhard Kolb Professor Eberhard Kolb (born 8 August 1933, Stuttgart) is a German historian, best known for his research of the German history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Biography Eberhard Kolb studied at the universities of Tübingen and Bo ...

(born 1933), historian * Edward Kolb (born 1951), American cosmologist, married to Adrienne *

Eugen Kolb Eugen Kolb (Eugene Kolb; ; February 21, 1898 – September 14, 1959) was an art critic, theorist of art and director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art from 1952 until his death in 1959. Biography Eugene (Jan) Kolb was born in 1898 in Sopron, Hungary. ...

(1898–1959), art critic *

Frank Kolb Frank Kolb (born 27 February 1945 in Rheinbach, Rhine Province) is a German professor of ancient history at the University of Tübingen in Germany. He has been involved in a controversy over findings concerning the late Bronze Age in Troy, and acc ...

(born 1945), German historian *

Franz Kolb Franz Kolb ( fl. 1880s) was a German pharmacist and the inventor of the modeling paste Plastilin. In English-speaking countries this material is also known as "plasticine." Because of different patent rights in Germany and England there are dif ...

(unknown), German inventor *

Gary Kolb Gary Alan Kolb (March 13, 1940 – July 3, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder and utilityman, Kolb played all or parts of seven seasons (1960; 1962–65; 1968–69) of Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardi ...

(1940–2019), U.S. baseball player *

John Kolb John Kolb is currently a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate representing District 12 since January 4, 2021. Career Kolb is a businessman that has previously served as county commissioner. On November 3, 2020, Kolb defeated the incumbent ...

, American politician *

Jon Kolb Jon Kolb (born August 30, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle and center for 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was also an occasional stro ...

(born 1947), U.S. football player *

Kevin Kolb Kevin Benjamin Kolb (; born August 24, 1984) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals and the Buffalo Bills ...

(born 1984), U.S. football player. *

Larry Kolb Larry J. Kolb (born 1953) is the author of two memoirs of his life as an intelligence officer and world-traveling businessman. Prior to his career as an author, Kolb, by his own account, worked as a close advisor to Muhammad Ali and Adnan Khash ...

(unknown), U.S. CIA operative and writer *

Lawrence Kolb Lawrence Coleman Kolb (June 16, 1911 – October 20, 2006) was an American psychiatrist who was the New York State Commissioner of Mental Hygiene from 1975 to 1978. Biography He was born in on June 16, 1911 in Baltimore, Maryland. His fami ...

(1911–2006), U.S. psychiatrist *

Ophélia Kolb Ophélia Kolb (born 1982) is a French actress. Filmography Cinema * ''Pink Room'' (2004) … The Girl * ''Valériane va en ville'' (2006) … Valériane * ''Those Who Remain'' (2007) … Jennifer * ''Dans leur peau'' (2007) * ''Gainsbourg ...

(born 1982), French actress * Michael J. Kolb (born c. 1960s), U.S. archaeologist *

Robert Kolb Robert Kolb is professor emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, and a world-renowned authority on Martin Luther and the history of the Reformation. Biography and education Robert Kolb was born on June 17, ...

(born c. 1940), U.S. theologian, systematician * Steven Kolb, American businessman * Thomas Kolb, American radiologist

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