Kuntz is a German surname. The name originated as a short form of Konrad meaning "bold adviser", or being "crafty" in German. In Yiddish the word is associated with a clever trick. In the Kashubian (Kaszëbë) area name Kuntz comes from kashubian language name "Kunc" also "Kunz" means last farmer or farmer at the end of the road. The surname is frequent around Puck where during the Prussian occupation name was frequently changed from Slavonic sound kunc (polish koniec) to Kunz or Kuntz. This type of change of names was frequent for all Kashubian names like Lesna to Lesnau, Piontka to Piontke, etc. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Kuntz (1919–1987), Canadian ice hockey player *

Andy Kuntz Andy Kuntz (born 20 November 1962) is a German progressive metal singer best known for his work with the band Vanden Plas. He has also participated in a production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Background Kuntz was born in Kaiserslautern ...

(born 1962), German progressive metal singer *

Bobby Kuntz Robert John "Bobby" Kuntz Sr. (January 10, 1932 – February 7, 2011) was a professional Canadian football linebacker who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a part of ...

(died 2011), Canadian football linebacker *

Harry Kuntz Harry Mathew Kuntz (1929 – November 16, 1973) was a contractor for seismic drilling projects. He served as a politician in his late life, becoming the mayor of Camrose and later a Canadian federal politician from 1972 to 1973. Kuntz began ...

(died 1973), Canadian politician * Joana Kuntz, professor of psychology in New Zealand * Júlio Kuntz, Brazilian footballer *

Marcel Kuntz Marcel Kuntz is a French plant biotechnologist who is a Research Director in the Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale (Laboratory of Plant and Cell Physiology) at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Centre for Sci ...

, French plant biologist * Murray Kuntz (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey right winger *

Robert J. Kuntz Robert J. Kuntz (born September 23, 1955) is a game designer and author of role-playing game publications. He is best known for his contributions to various ''Dungeons & Dragons''-related materials. Biography Early life Rob Kuntz was born Septe ...

(born 1955), American game designer *

Roger Kuntz Roger Edward Kuntz (January 4, 1926 – August 22, 1975) was a highly accomplished Southern California landscape painter and a member of the Claremont Group of painters - professors and graduates of Pomona College, Scripps College, and the ...

(died 1975), an American landscape painter * Russell "Rusty" Kuntz (born 1955), American baseball player *

Stefan Kuntz Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football), striker. He is the head coach of the Turkey national ...

(born 1962), German footballer *

Terry Kuntz Theron O. Kuntz (born December 25, 1953, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin) is a game designer who was an early associate of Gary Gygax and employee of TSR. Biography Kuntz was born in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin on December 25, 1953. His family moved to ...

(born 1953), American game designer *

Thomas Kuntz Thomas Kuntz (born January 13, 1965) is an American multi-media artist notable for his contemporary automata. He has devoted a lifetime to acquiring the skills of a designer, sculptor, mechanic, automatist, animator, model-maker, painter and con ...

(born 1965), American multi-media artist *

Tom Kuntz Tom Kuntz (born July 7, 1972) is an American director and filmmaker who is most known for his unique television commercials and music videos, which either have colorful settings, time-lapse photography or wildly eccentric humans. He has enjoy ...

(born 1972), American filmmaker * Zack Kuntz (born 1999), American football player

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