Funk (surname)

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Funk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aaron Funk, Canadian electronic musician
  • Allan Funk, American professional wrestler
  • Annie Clemmer Funk (1874–1912), Mennonite missionary in India, perished with the Titanic
  • Casimir Funk (aka. Kazimierz Funk) (1884–1967), Polish biochemist
  • Christian Funk (1731–1811), American Mennonite bishop and author; son of Henry Funck
  • 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
  • Bishop Heinrich/Henry Funck (ca.1690-1760), German-American Mennonite bishop and author; ancestor of Joseph Funk
  • Heinrich Funk (1807-1877), German landscape painter (See  "Funk, Heinrich". New International Encyclopedia. 1906. )
  • Isaac Kaufmann Funk (1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer
  • Joseph Funk (1778–1862), pioneer American music teacher and publisher
  • Michael Funk, Hockey Player
  • Nolan Gerard Funk (b. 1986), American actor who's most recent role was Nikko Alexander in the movie Spectacular!.
  • Peter Funk, son of Wilfred Funk and author of vocabulary-building books
  • Robert W. Funk a scholar on religion
  • Terry Funk (b. 1944), American professional wrestler, also known as "The Funker"
  • Tom Funk Major League Baseball pitcher with the Houston Astros
  • Walther Funk (1890–1960), Nazi official and war criminal
  • Wilfred John Funk (1883–1965), American author and publisher, son of Isaac Kaufmann Funk
  • Wilhelm Heinrich Funk (b. 1866), German-American painter and staff artist for magazines and newspapers (See  "Funk, Wilhelm Heinrich". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. 
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See also

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