Kurt Explained

For other uses see Kurt (disambiguation).

Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt or Curt originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also a surname and less uncommon variations in Germanic languages including, Curd,,, Kord, Kort, Kurth, and Kurtu.

In Turkish, Kurt means "wolf" and is a surname and less commonly a given name in numerous Turkic countries.

Curt

• Curt Boström (1926–2014), Swedish social democrat politician
• Curt Casali (born 1988), American baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Curt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscaster
• Curt Hasler (born 1964), American baseball coach
• Curt Hennig (1958–2003), American professional wrestler
• Curt Jensen (born 1990), American shot put thrower
• Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German-Austrian actor
• Wolf Curt von Schierbrand (1807–1888), German zoologist
• Curt Schilling (born 1966), American baseball player
• Curt Sjöö (born 1937), Swedish Army lieutenant general
• Curt Smith (born 1961), British musician, member of Tears for Fears
• Curt Stone (1922–2021), American long-distance runner
• Curtis Stone (born 1975), Australian chef and TV personality
• Curt Westberg (born 1943), Swedish Air Force major general
• Curt Wittenberg, American biologist

Kurt

• Kurt Aland (1915-2024), German theologian and biblical scholar
• Kurt Angle (born 1968), American wrestler
• Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist
• Kurt Ballou (born 1974), American guitarist and producer
• Kurt Barling (born 1961), British professor of journalism
• Kurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD)
• Kurt Benkert (born 1995), American football player
• Kurt Bevacqua (born 1947), American baseball player
• Kurt Biedenkopf (1930–2021), German politician (CDU)
• Kurt Browning (born 1966), Canadian figure-skater
• Kurt Burnette (born 1955), American Ruthenian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic
• Kurt Busch (born 1978), American NASCAR driver
• Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American musician, frontman of the band Nirvana
• Kurt Daluege (1897–1946), German SS general and police official
• Kurt Damrow (born 1962), American politician
• Kurt Darren, South African Afrikaans singer
• Kurt Demmler (1943–2009), German songwriter; accused of sexual abuse he hanged himself in his jail cell
• Kurt Epstein (1904–1975), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player
• Kurt Equiluz (1929–2022), Austrian classical tenor in opera and concert
• Kurt Gerstein, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS
• Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), German mathematician
• Kurt Gregor (1907–1990), German socialist politician
• 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 Harland (born 1963), American musician, audio engineer and lead singer of the band Information Society
• Kurt Heegner (1893–1965), German mathematician
• Kurt Hensel (1861–1941), German mathematician
• Kurt Hinish (born 1999), American football player
• 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 Krenn (1936–2014), Austrian bishop
• Kurt (Kubrat) (632–665 AD), Bulgar statesman
• Kurt Kuenne (born 1973), American filmmaker, known for the documentary Dear Zachary
• Kurt Lamm (1919–1987), 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 Meyer (1910–1961), German commander
• Kurt Mørkøre (born 1969), Faroese footballer
• Kurt Nilsen (born 1978), Norwegian singer
• Kurt Pompe (1899–1964), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
• Kurt Rambis (born 1958), Greek-American basketball coach and former player
• Kurt Reidemeister (1893–1971), German mathematician
• 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 Fritz Schneider (1902–1985), German circus performer in the USA
• Kurt Hugo Schneider (born 1988), also known as KHS, American film director, producer, singer and songwriter
• Kurt Schneider (1887–1967), German psychiatrist
• Kurt Schneider (aviator) (1888–1917), German World War I flying ace
• Kurt Schneider (athlete) (1900–1988), German athlete
• Kurt Schwertsik, Austrian composer
• Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), German painter
• Kurt Sinette (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago boxer
• Kurt Spenrath (born 1976), Canadian filmmaker
• Kurt Stettler (1932–2020), Swiss footballer
• Kurt Student (1890–1978), German air force general
• Kurt Suzuki (born 1983), American baseball player
• Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935), German journalist
• Kurt Vile (born 1980), American singer and songwriter
• 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 Weill (1900–1950), German-American composer
• Kurt Westergaard (1935–2021), Danish cartoonist
• Kurt Widmer (1940–2023), Swiss bariton
• Kurt Wolff (aviator) (1895–1917), German flying ace
• Kurt Wolff (publisher) (1887–1963), German publisher
• Kurt Wubben (born 1972), Dutch marathon ice speed skater
• Kurt Zouma (born 1994), French footballer

Fictional characters

• Curt Wild, in the movie Velvet Goldmine
• Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
• Kurt-051, in the novel
• Kurt Barlow, in the novel 'Salem's Lot
• Kurt Dierker, from the game The Saboteur
• Kurt Dussander, from the novella Apt Pupil
• Kurt Frank, a survivor in the video game Identity V
• Kurt Hummel, in the TV series Glee
• Kurt von Trapp, in the musical The Sound of Music
• Kurt Wylde, in the movie and the movie series
• Kurt Wagner (comics), also known as Nightcrawler, Marvel comic book superhero
• Kurt Wallander, detective in the works of Henning Mankell
• Kurt Kelly, a jock from the movie Heathers and its musical and TV series adaptations
• Kurt Kunkle, main character and killer in the movie Spree (film)
• Kurt Vander, from the Japanese video game
• Curtis 'Curt' Henderson, in the movie American Graffiti