Funk (disambiguation)

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• Funk, an African American musical style
  • Brit funk, style of music mixing elements of jazz and pop music with funk music
  • Funkcore, a musical genre derived from a fusion of American-styled hardcore punk and funk
  • Funk-rock, a musical genre derived from a fusion of funk and rock music
  • Funk metal, style of music incorporating elements of the funk and metal genres
  • Liquid funk, style of drum and bass music
  • P-Funk, style of funk centered around the funk groups Parliament and Funkadelic
  • Funk Carioca, a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from Miami Bass
  • Grand Funk Railroad, American power trio band, also known as Grand Funk
  • Instant Funk, 1970s disco band
  • Mind Funk, funk metal band
  • The Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians

• Funk, a surname:
  • Alan Funk, American professional wrestler
  • Casimir Funk (aka. Kazimierz Funk) (1884-1967), Polish biochemist
  • Dory Funk (1919-1973), American professional wrestler and father of Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr.
  • Dory Funk, Jr. (b. 1942), American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer
  • Franz Xaver von Funk (1840-1907), German church historian
  • Fred Funk (b. 1956), American professional golfer
  • Friedrich Funk (1900-1963), German politician (Christian Social Union of Bavaria), see German article
  • Heinz Funk (* 1915), German film composer, see German article
  • Isaac Kauffman Funk (1839-1912), American editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer
  • Joseph Funk (1778-1862), pioneer American music teacher and publisher
  • Michael Funk, Hockey Player
  • Robert W. Funk a scholar on religion
  • Terry Funk (b. 1944), American professional wrestler, also known as 'The Funker'.
  • Walther Funk (1890-1960), Nazi official, see also German article

• Funk Island, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
• Funk, Nebraska
• Funk and Wagnalls, a publishing house, founded by Isaac Kauffman Funk
• Funk, an unpleasant odor

Related family names:

• Frantz Funck-Brentano (1862-1948), a Luxembourgian-French historian
• Théodore Funck-Brentano (1830-1906), a Luxembourgian-French sociologist
• Funke
• Ross Funcke, a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League