Kurt
Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also be 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.
People
- Kurt Aland, German theologian and biblical scholar
- Kurt Angle, American wrestler
- Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian racing cyclist
- Kurt Ballou, American guitarist and producer
- Kurt Barling, British professor of journalism
- Kurt Beck, German politician
- Kurt Benkert, American football player
- Kurt Bevacqua, American baseball player
- Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician
- Kurt Browning, Canadian figure-skater
- Kurt Burnette, American Ruthenian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic
- Kurt Busch, American NASCAR driver
- Kurt Cobain, American musician, frontman of the band Nirvana
- Kurt Daluege, German SS general and police official
- Kurt Damrow, American politician
- Kurt Darren, South African Afrikaans singer
- Kurt Demmler, German songwriter; accused of sexual abuse he hanged himself in his jail cell
- Kurt Epstein, Czech water polo player
- Kurt Equiluz, Austrian classical tenor in opera and concert
- Kurt Feldman, American musician, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist
- Kurt Gerstein, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS
- Kurt Gödel, German mathematician
- Kurt Gregor, German socialist politician
- Kurt Großkurth, German actor and singer
- Kurt Hahn, German educator, creator of Outward Bound
- Kurt Hamrin, Swedish football player
- Kurt Harland, American musician, audio engineer and lead singer of the band Information Society
- Kurt Heegner, German mathematician
- Kurt Hensel, German mathematician
- Kurt Hinish, American football player
- Kurt Holman, Canadian politician
- Kurt J. Mac, host of Far Lands or Bust
- Kurt James, American musician
- Kurt Jara, Austrian football player and coach
- Kurt Jäger, Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association
- Kurt Kafentzis, American football player
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1966–1969
- Kurt Krenn, Austrian bishop
- Kurt (Kubrat), Bulgar statesman
- Kurt Kuenne, American filmmaker, known for the documentary Dear Zachary
- Kurt Lamm, German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator
- Kurt Loder, American media correspondent
- Kurt Looby, Antiguan basketball player
- Kurt Mann, Australian rugby league project
- Kurt Masur, German conductor
- Kurt Meyer, German commander
- Kurt Mørkøre, Faroese footballer
- Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer
- Kurt Pompe, German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
- Kurt Rambis, Greek-American basketball coach and former player
- Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician
- Kurt Roberts, American shot putter
- Kurt Russell, American actor
- Kurt Sanmark, Finnish author
- Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany 1932–1933
- Kurt Fritz Schneider, German circus performer in the USA
- Kurt Hugo Schneider, also known as KHS, American film director, producer, singer and songwriter
- Kurt Schneider, German psychiatrist
- Kurt Schneider (aviator), German World War I flying ace
- Kurt Schneider (athlete), German athlete
- Kurt Schwertsik, Austrian composer
- Kurt Schwitters, German painter
- Kurt Sinette, Trinidad and Tobago boxer
- Kurt Sonnenfeld, Austrian musician and composer
- Kurt Spenrath, Canadian filmmaker
- Kurt Stettler, Swiss footballer
- Kurt Student, German air force general
- Kurt Suzuki, American baseball player
- Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist
- Kurt Vile, American singer and songwriter
- Kurt Vonnegut, American writer
- Kurt Voss, American film director
- Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician, UN Secretary General 1972–1981, convicted Nazi war criminal
- Kurt Warburton, English mixed martial arts fighter
- Kurt Warner, American football player
- Kurt Weill, German-American composer
- Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist
- Kurt Widmer, Swiss bariton
- Kurt Wolff (aviator), German flying ace
- Kurt Wolff (publisher), German publisher
- Kurt Wubben, Dutch marathon ice speed skater
- Kurt Wuelper, American politician
- Kurt Zouma, French footballer
Fictional characters
- Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
- Kurt-051, in the novel Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- 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 Hot Wheels: World Race and the movie series Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers
- 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 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
- Kurt Hectic, in the video game MDK