Klein (surname)
Klein is the Dutch and German word for "small", which came to be used as a family name, and thence passed into the names of places, concepts and discoveries associated with bearers of this surname.
Politics and government
- Bernard Klein, U.S. businessman and politician
- Ezra Klein (born 1984), U.S. political writer
- Herbert Klein (born 1930), American politician
- Herbert G. Klein (1918 – 2009), American political aide
- Jacob Theodor Klein (Plinius Gedanensium) (1685–1759), Prussian jurist, historian, botanist, mathematician and diplomat in service of Polish King August II the Strong
- Joe Klein (born 1946) American writer for Time Magazine
- Ralph Klein (born 1942), Canadian politician
- Dominique Louis Antoine Klein, (1759 – 1845). General of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. French politician. French Peer.
Music and acting
- Alan Klein (born 1941), English singer and songwriter (New Vaudeville Band)
- Allen Klein (1931–2009), manager Beatles and Rolling Stones
- Chris Klein (born 1979), U.S. actor
- Elisabeth Klein, Hungarian-Danish pianist
- Gary Klein (producer), songwriter and record producer & co-writer of "(I Wanna Be) Bobby's Girl".
- Gideon Klein Holocaust composer
- Jesper Klein (1944–2011), Danish actor
- Mark Klein (born 1993), U.S. singer-songwriter
- Manny Klein (1908–1994), U.S. jazz trumpeter
- Julian Klein (de) (born 1973), German composer and director
- Robert Klein (born 1942), U.S. stand-up comedian and actor
Literature
- A. M. Klein (Abraham Moses Klein, 1909–1972), Canadian poet
- Charles Klein (1867–1915) London-born American playwright
- Ernest Klein (1899 - February 4, 1983), Canadian linguist, author, and rabbi
- Gérard Klein, French science fiction writer
- Joe Klein (born 1946), U.S. journalist and novelist (Primary Colors)
- Josef K. Klein (pseudonym Gustav Heinse, 1896–1971), Bulgarian poet of Austrian origin
- Julius Leopold Klein (1810–1876), Hungarian dramatist
- Naomi Klein (born 1970), Canadian author and activist
- Robin Klein (born 1936), Australian author of children's books
- T. E. D. Klein (born 1947), U.S. author
Art
- Roman Klein (1858-1924), Russian architect
- Yves Klein (1928–1962), French artist
- William Klein (born 1928), U.S. photographer and filmmaker predominantly active in France
Religion
Business and industry
Science and technology
- Daniel Klein (grammarian) (Lithuanian: Danielius Kleinas) - German-Lithuanian pastor and grammarian
- Daniel B. Klein, U.S. economist
- Felix Klein (1849–1925), German mathematician
- Fritz Klein, American human sexuality researcher
- Fritz Klein (Nazi), German Nazi physician and war criminal
- Gary A. Klein, research psychologist in naturalistic decision making
- George Klein (1904–1992), Canadian inventor
- Lawrence Klein (born 1920), U.S. economist
- Marty Klein, U.S. sex therapist
- Melanie Klein (1882–1960), British psychotherapist
- Oskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicist
- Richard Klein (paleoanthropologist)
- Wilhelm Klein (1850-1924), Hungarian-Austrian archeologist
Sports
- Brydan Klein, Australian tennis player
- Chris Klein (born 1976), American soccer player
- Chuck Klein (1904–1958), U.S. baseball player
- Ernest Klein (1910–1990), Austrian-British chess master and author
- Frederick C Klein, sportswriter
- Herbert Klein (swimmer) (1923-2001), German swimmer
- Kristin Klein (born 1970), American volleyball player
- Martin Klein (wrestler) (1884–1947), Estonian wrestler
- Martin Klein (footballer), Czech international footballer
- Ralph Klein (1931–2008), Israeli basketball player and coach
- Kevin Klein (born 1984) NHL Hockey player, Nashville Predators.
Other
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