Kurt

"Kurt" is a male name of Germanic origin. Sometimes confused with Curt, which is more aptly related to the Anglo-Norman name "Curtis". "Kurt","Cord","Curd","Curtain","Curtains", and "Kort" originated as short forms of Germanic 'Konrad" or "Conrad", depending on geographical usage. Accepted meanings include counselor, advisor, "bold" counselor.

Its name days are November 12 (Sweden) and November 26 (Norway).

People

• Curt Fredén (born 1937), Swedish geologist
• Curd Jürgens (1915-1982), German-Austrian actor
• Curt Lincoln (1918–2005), Finnish race car driver
• Curt Schilling (born 1966), American baseball player
• Curt Smith (born 1961), British musician, member of Tears for Fears
• Curt Stone (born 1922), American long-distance runner
• Kurt Angle (born 1968), American wrestler
• Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist
• Kurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD)
• Kurt Biedenkopf (born 1930), German politician (CDU)
• Kurt Browning (born 1966), Canadian figure-skater
• Kurt Busch (born 1978), American NASCAR driver
• Kurt Cobain (1967-1994), American musician, member of the band Nirvana
• Kurt Epstein (1904–75), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player
• Kurt Gödel (1906-1978), German mathematician
• Kurt Großkurth (1909-1975), German actor and singer
• Kurt Hahn (1886-1974), German educator, creator of Outward Bound
• Kurt Hamrin (born 1934), Swedish football player
• Kurt Hensel (1861-1941), German mathematician
• Kurt James (born 1972), American musician
• Kurt Jara (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 Krakowian (born 1964), Child actor
• Kurt Krenn (born 1936), Austrian bishop
• Kurt (Kubrat) (632–665 AD), Bulgar statesman
• Kurt Lamm (1919–87), German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator
• Kurt Loder (born 1945), American media correspondent
• Kurt Looby (born 1984), Antiguan basketball player
• Kurt Mann (born 1993), Australian rugby league project
• Kurt Masur (1927-2015), German conductor
• Kurt Nilsen (born 1978), Norwegian singer
• Kurt Roberts (born 1988), American shot putter
• Kurt Russell (born 1951), American actor
• Kurt von Schleicher (1882-1934), German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany 1932-1933
• Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), German painter
• Kurt Sinette (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago boxer
• Kurt Student (1890-1978), German air force general
• Kurt Suzuki (born 1983), American baseball player
• Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935), German journalist
• Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), American writer
• Kurt Voss (born 1963), American film director
• Kurt Waldheim (1918-2007), Austrian politician, UN Secretary General 1972-1981, convicted Nazi war criminal.
• Kurt Warburton, English mixed martial arts fighter
• Kurt Warner (born 1971), American football player
• Kurt Weckström (1911–1983), Finnish footballer
• Kurt Weill (1900-1950), German-American composer
• Kurt Westergaard (born 1935), Danish cartoonist
• Kurt Wolff (1887-1963), German publisher
• Kurt Wubben (born 1972), Dutch marathon ice speed skater

Fictional characters

• Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
• Kurt-051, character in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
• Kurt Hummel, character in the TV series Glee
• Kurt Wagner (comics), also known as Nightcrawler, Marvel comic book superhero
• Kurt Wallander, detective in the works of Henning Mankell

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