Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic

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, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is a surname and given name in numerous Turkic countries.Men named Kurt always get tons of woman because they have W rizz. Güncel Türkçe Sözlük, kurt: (Canis lupus)

Curt

* Curt Casali (born 1988), American baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants * Curt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscaster *

Curt Hasler Curtis Allan Hasler (born December 29, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He has served as the bullpen coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball since . Career Hasler is a native of Honolulu who ha ...

(born 1964), American baseball coach * Curt Hennig (1958–2003), American professional wrestler * Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German-Austrian actor *

Wolf Curt von Schierbrand Wolf Curt von Schierbrand (31 January 1807 – 20 February 1888) was a zoological scientist and member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. His report of his travels in Java, originally prepared in manuscript for family and friends, was publis ...

(1807–1888), German zoologist * Curt Schilling (born 1966), American baseball player *

Curt Sjöö Lieutenant General Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö (born 16 March 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sjöö's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff (1988–1990) and military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District (1990–1992 ...

(born 1937), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Curt Smith Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith plays bass guitar, has co-written several ...

(born 1961), British musician, member of

Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wav ...

Curt Stone Curtis Charles "Curt" Stone (November 19, 1922 – July 30, 2021) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics with the best result of sixth place in 1948. He also competed in the 10000 m a ...

(1922-2021), American long-distance runner * Curtis Stone (born 1975), Australian chef and TV personality *

Curt Westberg Major General Curt Westberg (born 14 September 1943) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Gotland Military District, Central Military District as well as Commandant General in Stockholm. ...

(born 1943), Swedish Air Force major general *

Curt Wittenberg Curt Wittenberg is an American biologist at Scripps Research Institute and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American internatio ...

, American biologist

Kurt

* Kurt Angle (born 1968), American wrestler * Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist * Kurt Ballou (born 1974), American guitarist and producer *

Kurt Barling Kurt Barling (born November 1961) is a British professor of journalism at Middlesex University.Kurt Beck Kurt Beck (born 5 February 1949) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served as the 7th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1994 to 2013 and as the 55th President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. In May 2006, ...

(born 1949), German politician (SPD) *

Kurt Benkert Kurt Benkert (born July 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at East Carolina and Virginia. He originally signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2018, and was also ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Kurt Bevacqua Kurt Anthony Bevacqua (; born January 23, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1971 to 1985. Bevacqua is notable for his performance during the 1984 World Series when h ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Kurt Biedenkopf Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (; 28 January 1930 – 12 August 2021) was a German jurist, academic teacher and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU). He was rector of the Ruhr University Bochum. Biedenkopf made a political career firs ...

(1930–2021), German politician (CDU) *

Kurt Browning Kurt Browning, (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition. He is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion. Career ...

(born 1966), Canadian figure-skater *

Kurt Burnette Kurt Richard Burnette (born 7 November 1955 at Sculthorpe Royal Air Force Base in Norfolk, England, UK) is the Bishop or Eparch of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic. He succeeded Bishop William C. Skurla, who was appointed Metropolita ...

(born 1955), American Ruthenian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic *

Kurt Busch Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is an American professional auto racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. He is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the ...

(born 1978), American NASCAR driver *

Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...

(1967–1994), American musician, frontman of the band

Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...

* Kurt Daluege (1897–1946), German SS general and police official * Kurt Damrow (born 1962), American politician *

Kurt Darren Kurt Johan van Heerden (born 19 February 1970), better known as Kurt Darren, is a South African singer, songwriter and television presenter, who won seven South African Music Awards (SAMA) from 2007 to 2011. He has also appeared in a number of ...

, South African Afrikaans singer * Kurt Demmler (1943–2009), German songwriter; accused of sexual abuse he hanged himself in his jail cell *

Kurt Epstein Kurt Epstein (January 29, 1904 – February 1, 1975) was a Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player and survivor of Nazi concentration camps. Early life Epstein was Jewish, and born to Maximilian and Helena Epstein. He grew up in Roudnice nad L ...

(1904–1975), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player * Kurt Equiluz (1929-2022), Austrian classical tenor in opera and concert * Kurt Gerstein, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS *

Kurt Gödel Kurt Friedrich Gödel ( , ; April 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978) was a logician, mathematician, and philosopher. Considered along with Aristotle and Gottlob Frege to be one of the most significant logicians in history, Gödel had an imme ...

(1906–1978), German mathematician *

Kurt Großkurth Kurt Großkurth (or Grosskurth; 11 May 1909 – 29 May 1975) was a German actor and singer. Biography Grosskurth was born in Langenselbold, Germany, in 1909. He grew up in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the 1920s, he followed his father's wish and we ...

(1909–1975), German actor and singer * Kurt Hahn (1886–1974), German educator, creator of Outward Bound *

Kurt Hamrin Kurt Roland "Kurre" Hamrin (; born 19 November 1934) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He began his career in his home country with AIK, but later played for several Italian clubs, most notably Fiorentina, with w ...

(born 1934), Swedish football player * Kurt Heegner (1893–1965), German mathematician * Kurt Hensel (1861–1941), German mathematician *

Kurt Hinish Kurt Hinish (born April 27, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in . Ear ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Kurt James Steeler was an early 1980s American heavy metal band that featured Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen upon his arrival in the United States. The band was founded in 1981 in Nashville, Tennessee, by vocalist Ron Keel and released one albu ...

(born 1972), American musician * Kurt Jara (born 1950), Austrian football player and coach *

Kurt Kafentzis Kurt Michael Kafentzis (born December 31, 1962) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and atte ...

(born 1962), American football player *

Kurt Georg Kiesinger Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became Chancellor he served as Minister President of Baden-Württemberg ...

(1904–1988), German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1966–1969 *

Kurt Krenn Kurt Krenn (28 June 1936 – 25 January 2014) was an Austrian Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Sankt Pölten, near Vienna, from 1991 to 2004. Childhood and youth Kurt Krenn was in Rannariedl, in the municipality of Neusti ...

(1936–2014), Austrian bishop * Kurt (Kubrat) (632–665 AD), Bulgar statesman * Kurt Kuenne (born 1973), American filmmaker, known for the documentary ''Dear Zachary'' *

Kurt Lamm Kurt Lamm (March 10, 1919 – July 1, 1987) was a German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator. Early and family life Lamm was Jewish, and was born in Salmünster, Germany. He came to the United States in 1936, at the ag ...

(1919–1987), German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator *

Kurt Loder Kurtis Loder (born May 5, 1945) is an American entertainment critic, author, columnist, and television personality. He served in the 1980s as editor at ''Rolling Stone'', during a tenure that ''Reason'' later called "legendary". He has contribute ...

(born 1945), American media correspondent *

Kurt Looby Kurt Looby (born February 14, 1984) is an Antiguan professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team and professionally in the NBA Development League, Europe and Puerto Rico. Collegiate career Dur ...

(born 1984), Antiguan basketball player *

Kurt Mann Kurt Mann (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. A utility player, he has started games in the positions of , and . He previously played for the Melbourne Stor ...

(born 1993), Australian rugby league project *

Kurt Masur Kurt Masur (18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Or ...

(1927–2015), German conductor * Kurt Meyer (1910–1961), German commander *

Kurt Mørkøre Kurt Mørkøre (born 20 February 1969) is a former Faroese football midfielder or striker who is currently manager of the Norwegian club Averøykameratene. He is the elder brother of fellow Faroese international Allan Mørkøre. He is a bake ...

(born 1969), Faroese footballer *

Kurt Nilsen Kurt Erik Nilsen () (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show ''Idol'', which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of ''Pop Idol'' called ...

(born 1978), Norwegian singer * Kurt Pompe (1899–1964), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Kurt Rambis Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won fou ...

(born 1958), Greek-American basketball coach and former player *

Kurt Reidemeister Kurt Werner Friedrich Reidemeister (13 October 1893 – 8 July 1971) was a mathematician born in Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Life He was a brother of Marie Neurath. Beginning in 1912, he studied in Freiburg, Munich, Marburg, and Göttinge ...

(1893–1971), German mathematician *

Kurt Roberts Kurt Roberts (born February 20, 1988) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. He set his personal record for the event in 2014, throwing to take second at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was a late st ...

(born 1988), American shot putter *

Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the Westerns on television, western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (19 ...

(born 1951), American actor * Kurt von Schleicher (1882–1934), German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany 1932–1933 *

Kurt Fritz Schneider The Doll Family was an American quartet of sibling entertainers with dwarfism from Stolpen, Germany. They were popular performers in circuses and sideshows in the United States from the mid-1910s until their retirement in 1958. The family members� ...

(1902–1985), German circus performer in the USA * Kurt Hugo Schneider (born 1988), also known as KHS, American film director, producer, singer and songwriter *

Kurt Schneider Kurt Schneider (7 January 1887 – 27 October 1967) was a German psychiatrist known largely for his writing on the diagnosis and understanding of schizophrenia, as well as personality disorders then known as psychopathic personalities. Bi ...

(1887–1967), German psychiatrist *

Kurt Schneider (aviator) Leutnant Kurt Schneider (4 October 1888 – 14 July 1917) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories. Biography Kurt Schneider was born in Wurzen, Kingdom of Saxony, the German Empire on 4 October 1888. He began his Wor ...

(1888–1917), German World War I flying ace *

Kurt Schneider (athlete) Kurt Schneider (3 February 1900 – 26 July 1988) was a German long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References 1900 births 1988 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympi ...

(1900–1988), German athlete *

Kurt Schwitters Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist who was born in Hanover, Germany. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, pain ...

(1887–1948), German painter *

Kurt Sinette Kurt Sinette (born May 9, 1974) is a retired male boxer from Trinidad and Tobago, who won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight (– 71 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. He also came in 17th in the ...

(born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago boxer *

Kurt Spenrath Kurt Spenrath is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker from Edmonton, Alberta. He is best known for his work on documentaries, as both a producer and director. Career Spenrath and his frequent collaborator Frederick Kroetsch have together created th ...

(born 1976), Canadian filmmaker * Kurt Stettler (1932–2020), Swiss footballer * Kurt Student (1890–1978), German air force general * Kurt Suzuki (born 1983), American baseball player *

Kurt Tucholsky Kurt Tucholsky (; 9 January 1890 – 21 December 1935) was a German journalist, satirist, and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser (after the historical figure), Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel. Tucholsky was on ...

(1890–1935), German journalist *

Kurt Vile Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during li ...

(born 1980), American singer and songwriter * Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007), American writer *

Kurt Voss Kurt Voss (born Kurt Christopher Peter Wössner) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician-songwriter. Voss's credits include Will Smith's debut ''Where The Day Takes You''; the Justin Theroux, Alyssa Milano and Ice-T action film ' ...

(born 1963), American film director * Kurt Waldheim (1918–2007), Austrian politician, UN Secretary General 1972–1981, convicted Nazi war criminal *

Kurt Warburton Curt Warburton (born 1981) is an English mixed martial artist from Coundon, County Durham. He formerly trained at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England. Mixed martial arts career Early career Warburton's most notable achievement in the do ...

, English mixed martial arts fighter * Kurt Warner (born 1971), retired American football player *

Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fru ...

(1900–1950), German-American composer *

Kurt Westergaard Kurt Westergaard (born Kurt Vestergaard; 13 July 1935 – 14 July 2021) was a Danish cartoonist. In 2005 he drew a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, wearing a bomb in his turban as a part of the ''Jyllands-Posten'' Muhammad cartoons, w ...

(1935–2021), Danish cartoonist *

Kurt Wolff (aviator) '' Oberleutnant'' Kurt Robert Wilhelm Wolff PlM (6 February 1895 – 15 September 1917) was one of Imperial Germany's highest-scoring fighter aces during World War I. The frail youthful orphan originally piloted bombers before being picked by ...

(1895–1917), German flying ace *

Kurt Wolff (publisher) Kurt Wolff (3 March 1887 – 21 October 1963) was a German publisher, editor, writer, and journalist. Wolff was born in Bonn, Rhenish Prussia; his mother came from a Jewish-German family. He married Elisabeth Karoline Clara Merck (1890–197 ...

(1887–1963), German publisher *

Kurt Wubben Kurt Wubben (born 24 February 1972 in Pijnacker) is a Dutch marathon speed skater. As of today Wubben won eight marathons on artificial speed skating tracks, including one during the 2006 Six Days of the Greenery. Kurt Wubben won the first Dick v ...

(born 1972), Dutch marathon ice speed skater *

Kurt Zouma Kurt Happy Zouma (born 27 October 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club West Ham United and the France national team. Zouma began his career at Saint-Étienne, making his professional debut aged 16, and ...

(born 1994), French footballer * Kurt Miller (Born 2007), American Rizz Master

Fictional characters

* Curt Wild, in the movie '' Velvet Goldmine'' * Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, in the BBC sitcom ''

'Allo 'Allo! ''Allo 'Allo!'' is a British sitcom television series, created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson. Originally broadcast on BBC1, the series focuses on the life of a French caf ...

'' *

Kurt-051 ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' is a military science fiction novel by Eric Nylund, based on the ''Halo'' series of video games. The book was released in October 2006 and is the fourth ''Halo'' novel; Nylund's third contribution to the series. ''Onyx' ...

, in the novel '' Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' * Kurt Dierker, from the game ''

The Saboteur ''The Saboteur'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in December 2009. A mobile version of the game was developed an ...

'' * Kurt Frank, a survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * Kurt Hummel, in the TV series ''

Glee Glee means delight, a form of happiness. Glee may also refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...

'' * Kurt von Trapp, in the musical ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

'' * Kurt Wylde, in the movie '' Hot Wheels: World Race'' and the movie series Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers *

Kurt Wagner (comics) Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he first appearance, debuted in the comic ...

, also known as Nightcrawler, Marvel comic book superhero *

Kurt Wallander Kurt Wallander () is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, south-east of the city of Malm ...

, detective in the works of Henning Mankell * Kurt Kelly, a jock from the movie ''

Heathers ''Heathers'' is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and ...

'' and its

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

and

TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...

adaptations * Kurt Kunkle, main character and killer in the movie Spree (film) * Dwight Kurt Schrute III, from the American TV series ''The Office''

References

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