Kurt

Kurt
Pronunciation	/kɜːrt/; German: [kʊʁt]
Gender	Male
Other names
Related names	Konrad, Conrad

"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", and "Kort" originated as short forms of the Germanic "Konrad" or "Conrad", depending on geographical usage. Accepted meanings include counselor, advisor, "bold" counselor. It also means Wolf in the Turkish language.

Its name days are November 12 (Sweden) and November 26 (Norway).^{[citation needed]}

People

Curt

Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German-Austrian actor
Curt Hennig (1958-2003), American professional wrestler
Wolf Curt von Schierbrand (1807–1888), German zoologist
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

Kurt Angle (born 1968), American wrestler
Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist
Kurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD)
Kurt Benkert (born 1995), American football player
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 Darren, South African Afrikaans singer
Kurt Epstein (1904–75), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player
Kurt Gerstein, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS
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 (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 (1919–87), 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 Pompe (1899–1964), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
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 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 Schwitters (1887–1948), German painter
Kurt Sinette (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago boxer
Kurt Spenrath (born 1976), Canadian filmmaker
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 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

Curt Wild, character in the movie Velvet Goldmine
Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
Kurt-051, character in the novel Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Kurt Dierker, a character from the game The Saboteur
Kurt Hummel, character in the TV series Glee
Kurt von Trapp, a character in the musical The Sound of Music
Kurt Wagner (comics), also known as Nightcrawler, Marvel comic book superhero
Kurt Wallander, detective in the works of Henning Mankell
Kurt Splicer, character from the webcomic Station

References

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