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


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Curt Casali Curtis Michael Casali (born November 9, 1988), is an American professional baseball catcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Vanderbilt University, and was selected in the 10th round of the 201 ...
(born 1988), American baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants *
Curt Gowdy Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC S ...
(1919–2006), American sportscaster * Curt Hasler (born 1964), American baseball coach *
Curt Hennig Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He performed under his real name for promotions including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE) ...
(1958–2003), American professional wrestler *
Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in '' Des Teufels Gene ...
(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 publi ...
(1807–1888), German zoologist *
Curt Schilling Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance ...
(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 seve ...
(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 ...
* Curt Stone (1922-2021), American long-distance runner *
Curtis Stone Curtis Travis Stone (born 4 November 1975) is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality. Stone has been the fresh food and recipes ambassador for Coles Supermarkets in Australia since 2010. Early life Stone was born in ...
(born 1975), Australian chef and TV personality * Curt Westberg (born 1943), Swedish Air Force major general * Curt Wittenberg, American biologist


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Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Action ...
(born 1968), American wrestler *
Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 9 February 1975) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1998 and 2011. Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships five ...
(born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist *
Kurt Ballou Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for hardcore punk band Converge and for his prolific recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio. Early an ...
(born 1974), American guitarist and producer * Kurt Barling (born 1961), British professor of journalism * Kurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD) * Kurt Benkert (born 1995), American football player * Kurt Bevacqua (born 1947), American baseball player * Kurt Biedenkopf (1930–2021), German politician (CDU) * Kurt Browning (born 1966), Canadian figure-skater * Kurt Burnette (born 1955), American Ruthenian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic * Kurt Busch (born 1978), American NASCAR driver * Kurt Cobain (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.' ...
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Kurt Daluege Kurt Max Franz Daluege (15 September 1897 – 24 October 1946) was chief of the national uniformed ''Ordnungspolizei'' (Order Police) of Nazi Germany. Following Reinhard Heydrich's assassination in 1942, he served as Deputy Protector for th ...
(1897–1946), German SS general and police official *
Kurt Damrow Kurt E. Damrow (born February 16, 1962) is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Early life and education Damrow was born on February 16, 1962, in Bad Axe, Michigan. Damrow graduated from the Nashville Auctioneering Institut ...
(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 Kurt Demmler (12 September 1943 Posen – 3 February 2009 Berlin) was a German songwriter, who in the earlier part of his life was a dissident East German songwriter. Accused of alleged sexual abuse of underage girls during castings for a fem ...
(1943–2009), German songwriter; accused of sexual abuse he hanged himself in his jail cell * Kurt Epstein (1904–1975), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player *
Kurt Equiluz Kurt Equiluz (13 June 1929 – 20 June 2022) was an Austrian classical tenor in opera and concert. He was a member of the Vienna State Opera as a tenor buffo from 1957 until 1983, remembered for roles such as Pedrillo in Mozart's ''Die Entfüh ...
(1929-2022), Austrian classical tenor in opera and concert *
Kurt Gerstein Kurt Gerstein (11 August 1905 – 25 July 1945) was a German SS officer and head of technical disinfection services of the ''Hygiene-Institut der Waffen-SS'' (Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS). After witnessing mass murders in the Belzec a ...
, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS * Kurt Gödel (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 Kurt Matthias Robert Martin Hahn (5 June 1886, Berlin – 14 December 1974, Hermannsberg) was a German educator. He was decisive in founding, among other organizations and initiatives, Stiftung Louisenlund, Schule Schloss Salem, Gordonsto ...
(1886–1974), German educator, creator of Outward Bound * Kurt Hamrin (born 1934), Swedish football player *
Kurt Heegner Kurt Heegner (; 16 December 1893 – 2 February 1965) was a German private scholar from Berlin, who specialized in radio engineering and mathematics. He is famous for his mathematical discoveries in number theory and, in particular, the Stark–He ...
(1893–1965), German mathematician *
Kurt Hensel Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel (29 December 1861 – 1 June 1941) was a German mathematician born in Königsberg. Life and career Hensel was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (today Kaliningrad, Russia), the son of Julia (née von Adelson) and lan ...
(1861–1941), German mathematician * Kurt Hinish (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 al ...
(born 1972), American musician *
Kurt Jara Kurt Jara (born 14 October 1950) is an Austrian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Playing career Club career Born in Innsbruck, Jara started his professional career with local side FC Wacker Innsbruck before moving ...
(born 1950), Austrian football player and coach * Kurt Kafentzis (born 1962), American football player * Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988), German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1966–1969 *
Kurt Krenn Kurt Krenn (28 June 1936 – 25 January 2014) was an Austrian 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 Neustift im Mühlkreis i ...
(1936–2014), Austrian bishop * Kurt (Kubrat) (632–665 AD), Bulgar statesman *
Kurt Kuenne Kurt Kuenne is an American filmmaker and composer. He has directed a number of short and feature films, including ''Rent-a-Person'', the YouTube film ''Validation'', described as "a romantic epic in miniature", and the documentary '' Dear Zachar ...
(born 1973), American filmmaker, known for the documentary ''Dear Zachary'' * Kurt Lamm (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 Sto ...
(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 O ...
(1927–2015), German conductor *
Kurt Meyer Kurt Meyer (23 December 1910 – 23 December 1961) was an SS commander and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and ot ...
(1910–1961), German commander * Kurt Mørkøre (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 Kurt Bruno Pompe (March 4, 1899 in Schmiedeberg, Lower Silesia, German Empire – August 1, 1964 in Schweinfurt, West Germany) occupied important positions in several forced labor camps for Jews in Silesia (German until 1945) during World War II, p ...
(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 Götting ...
(1893–1971), German mathematician * Kurt Roberts (born 1988), American shot putter * Kurt Russell (born 1951), American actor *
Kurt von Schleicher Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher (; 7 April 1882 – 30 June 1934) was a German general and the last chancellor of Germany (before Adolf Hitler) during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with Hitler, Schleicher was murdered by ...
(1882–1934), German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany 1932–1933 * Kurt Fritz Schneider (1902–1985), German circus performer in the USA *
Kurt Hugo Schneider Kurt Hugo Schneider (born September 7, 1988), sometimes referred to by his initials KHS, is an American video editor, producer, musician, singer and songwriter, whose primary medium is YouTube music videos. He has produced music videos for vari ...
(born 1988), also known as KHS, American film director, producer, singer and songwriter * Kurt Schneider (1887–1967), German psychiatrist * Kurt Schneider (aviator) (1888–1917), German World War I flying ace * Kurt Schneider (athlete) (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 (art), constructivism, surrealism ...
(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 (born 1976), Canadian filmmaker *
Kurt Stettler Kurt Stettler (21 August 1932 – 8 December 2020) was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
(1932–2020), Swiss footballer *
Kurt Student Kurt Arthur Benno Student (12 May 1890 – 1 July 1978) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. An early pioneer of airborne forces, Student was in overall command of developing a paratrooper force to be known as the '' Fallsch ...
(1890–1978), German air force general *
Kurt Suzuki Kurtis Kiyoshi Suzuki (born October 4, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Angels. ...
(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 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and ...
(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 Kurt Josef Waldheim (; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and president of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for t ...
(1918–2007), Austrian politician, UN Secretary General 1972–1981, convicted Nazi war criminal * Kurt Warburton, English mixed martial arts fighter *
Kurt Warner Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals. His career, which saw him ascend f ...
(born 1971), retired American football player * Kurt Weill (1900–1950), German-American composer * Kurt Westergaard (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 Ma ...
(1895–1917), German flying ace * Kurt Wolff (publisher) (1887–1963), German publisher * Kurt Wubben (born 1972), Dutch marathon ice speed skater * Kurt Zouma (born 1994), French footballer *
Kurt Miller Kurt Everett Miller (born August 24, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), between 1994 and 1999, for the Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins. He also played in two ...
(Born 2007), American Rizz Master


Fictional characters

* Curt Wild, in the movie ''
Velvet Goldmine ''Velvet Goldmine'' is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes from a story by Haynes and James Lyons. It is set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s, and tells the story of fictional bisexual pop star ...
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Colonel Kurt Von Strohm This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes. Overview René Artois René Francois Artois ( Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, wh ...
, 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 Fre ...
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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 a ...
'' * Kurt Frank, a survivor in the video game '' Identity V'' *
Kurt Hummel Kurt Elizabeth Hummel is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series '' Glee''. Series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan initially conceived of him as a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied ...
, in the TV series '' Glee'' * 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''. S ...
'' * Kurt Wylde, in the movie '' Hot Wheels: World Race'' and the movie series Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers * Kurt Wagner (comics), 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 M ...
, 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 and TV series adaptations * Kurt Kunkle, main character and killer in the movie
Spree (film) ''Spree'' is a 2020 American satirical horror thriller film directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko. The gonzo-style satire follows a social media obsessed rideshare driver played by Joe Keery who, in an attempt to become viral, livestreams himself m ...
* Dwight Kurt Schrute III, from the American TV series ''The Office''


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