Menke is a
German surname
Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Name order, ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Amy Menke (born 1995), American ice hockey player
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Anne Menke (born 1967), German photographer
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Bill Menke (1918–1945), American basketball player
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Carl Menke (Carl Menke) (1906–?), German field hockey player
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Denis Menke
Denis John Menke (July 21, 1940 – December 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball infielder and coach. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974. He played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1962â ...
(1940–2020), American baseball player
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Frank G. Menke (1885–1954), American newspaper reporter
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Frl. Menke (born 1960), German singer
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George Menke (died 1978), American football player and coach
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Heinrich Theodor Menke (1819–1892) German geographer
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Johannes Menke (born 1972), German musicologist
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Karl Theodor Menke
Karl Theodor Menke (13 September 1791 – 1861) was a German malacologist and balneologist who was a native of Bremen. He is remembered for his research on snails.
Menke studied medicine at the University of Göttingen (with Promotion in 1814) ...
(1791–1861), German malacologist
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Ken Menke (1922–2002), American basketball player
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Lester Menke (1918–2016), American politician
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Richard-Hyde Menke (born 1985), Nauruan politician
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Richard J. Menke (1935–2006), American lawyer and politician
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Sally Menke (1953–2010), American film editor
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Sebastian Menke (1910–2002), American Catholic priest and academic administrator
See also
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Menke Katz (1906–1991), Russian–American poet and writer
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Menkes
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Menke condition nitration method discovered by a Dutch chemist
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Retainers in early China (social group)
Retainers, also known as ''house guests'' (), ''invited guests'' () or ''catered guests'' (), were a special social group in Ancient China from pre- Qin period to Han dynasty, who lived as dependent employees under a nobleman, an officeholder, or ...
, also known as ''menke''
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German-language surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin