Falk

Falk is a male given name and a family name .

Origin and meaning

The name Falk is derived from the Germanic man's name Falko ( Old-Highdutch . Falc (h) o , " Falcon ", lat . Falcon ), of the characteristics of this particular for its support hawking estimated raptor zusprach. It is common in the form of Falk in the German and English- speaking countries as a male first name and as a family name, as the latter also in the forms Falck , Falke , Falcke .

Other variants

Falko , Falka, Falco , Falkmar, Valk

Name bearer

family name

A.

Adalbert Falk (1827–1900), German lawyer and politician
Adalbert von Falk (1856–1944), German infantry general
Alana Falk (* 1980), German novelist
Albert Falk (1874–1961), Swedish historian
Alexander Falk (politician) (1805–1887), German teacher and member of parliament
Alexander Falk (entrepreneur, 1967) (* 1967), Austrian software entrepreneur
Alexander Falk (entrepreneur, 1969) (* 1969), German Internet entrepreneur
Alexander Falk (handball player) (* 1997), German handball player
Alfred Falk (actually Alfred Cohn ; 1896–1951), German journalist
Allison Falk (* 1987), American soccer player
Andreas Falk (* 1983), Swedish ice hockey player
Ann Mari Falk (1916–1988), Swedish author
Armin Falk (* 1968), German economist
Austin Falk , American actor
Avner Falk (* 1943), Israeli psychologist

B.

Bernd Falk (* 1941), German economist and university professor
Bernhard Falk (politician) (1867-1944), German politician (DDP)
Bernhard Falk (journalist) (1943–1990), British television journalist
Bernhard Falk (police officer) (* 1948), German police officer
Bernhard Falk (Islamist) (* 1967), German Islamist and former left-wing extremist terrorist
Birgitta Falk (* 1961), German art historian

C.

Carl Falk (* 1980), Swedish composer and music producer
Christian Falk (music producer) (1962–2014), Swedish music producer
Christian Falk (* 1987), Austrian soccer player
Christine Falk (* 1962), German painter
Curt Falk , pseudonym of Kurt Löwenstein (1885–1939), German educator and politician (SPD)

D.

Daniel Falk (1898–1990), American violinist of Austrian origin (emigrated in 1938, in the USA since 1940)
Dean Falk (* 1944), American anthropologist
Dieter Falk (* 1959), German music producer
Dietlind Falk (* 1985), German literary translator

E.

Egbert Falk (actually Georg Fuhrmann , also Georg Falk ; 1876–1949), German writer
Ekkehard Falk (* 1959), German police officer
Else Falk (1872–1956), German women's rights activist and social politician
Ernst Falk (1914–1994), German politician (FDP)
Eugen Mossgraber-Falk (1877–1933), German painter

F.

Feliks Falk (* 1941), Polish director
Felix Falk (* 1979), German jazz musician, arranger and composer
Franz Falk (1840–1909), German pastor, archivist and church historian
Friedrich Falk (1840–1893), German forensic doctor
Fritz Falk (lawyer) (1898–1933), German lawyer, see list of stumbling blocks in the Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne # Fritz Falk
Fritz Falk (art historian) (1939–2020), German goldsmith and art historian

G

Georg Falk , pseudonym of Georg Fuhrmann (1876–1949), German writer, see Egbert Falk
Georg Falk (writer) (1907–1960), Swedish journalist and writer
Georg Falk (magician) (1909–1985), German magician and magician dealer
Georg D. Falk (* 1949), German lawyer and judge
Georg Paul Falk (1713–1798), German-Austrian organist and composer
Gerhard Falk (1922–1978), German cartographer and entrepreneur
Gottfried Falk (1922–1991), German physicist and university professor
Gunter Falk (1942–1983), Austrian sociologist and writer

H

Hanna Falk (* 1989), Swedish cross-country skier
Hans Falk (1918–2002), Swiss painter and graphic artist
Harry Falk (* 1947), German Indologist
Heiko Falk (* 1972/1973), German computer scientist and university professor
Heinrich Falk (1912–1998), German Jesuit
Heinz Falk (* 1939), Austrian chemist and university professor
Herbert Falk (pharmacist) (1924–2008), German pharmaceutical entrepreneur
Herbert Falk (politician) (1929–1994), German state politician (Bavaria) (CSU)
Hermann Falk (1901–1981), German teacher and writer
Hildegard Falk (* 1941), German politician (SPD)
Hjalmar Falk (1859–1928), Norwegian linguist
Holger Falk (* around 1972), German opera and lied singer (baritone)
Horst Falk (* 1970), member of the German state parliament (CDU)

I.

Ilse Falk (* 1943), German politician (CDU)

J

Jakob Falk († 1528), Swiss martyr of the Anabaptist movement
Jakob Jehoschua Falk (1680–1756), Chief Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main
Jean Falk (1850–1930), German craftsman and member of parliament
Jehoschua Falk (1555–1614), Talmudist and Halachist in Lemberg
Johann Falk (1825–1905), German politician (center)
Johann Gottfried Falk (1770–1831), German superintendent in Landeshut, grandfather of Adalbert Falk
Johannes Falk (musician) (* 1977), German musician
Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826), German theologian and writer
Johannes Nepomuk Maria Falk (1882–1964), German politician
Josef Benedikt Falk (1757–1824 / 1828), Austrian clergyman, pianist and organist
Justin Falk (* 1988), Canadian ice hockey player

K

Karl Falk (* 1935), German engineer and specialist book author
Kurt Falk , pseudonym of Bruno Geiser (1846–1898), German journalist
Kurt Falk (1933–2005), Austrian newspaper publisher

L.

Lee Falk (1911–1999), American comic book author and illustrator
Louis Falk (* 1935), American clergyman, Archbishop of the Anglican Catholic Church
Lucy Falk (1889–1968), German teacher and writer
Ludwig Falk (1801–1872), German Protestant pastor

M.

Marcus Falk-Olander (* 1987), Swedish football player
Maximilian Falk (Miksa Falk) (1828–1908), Hungarian publicist and politician
Michael Falk , pseudonym of the German writer Carlo Ross (1928-2004)
Michael Falk (* 1954), German mathematician, statistician and university professor
Monique Falk , German songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s

N

Nichlas Falk (* 1971), Swedish ice hockey player
Norbert Falk (1872–1932), Austrian journalist and writer

O

Otto Falk (1865–1940), American entrepreneur

P

Patrick Falk (basketball player) (* 1974), German basketball player
Patrick Falk (soccer player) (* 1980), German soccer player
Paul Falk (Romanist) (1894–1974), Swedish Romanist
Paul Falk (doctor) (1906–1984), German ENT doctor
Paul Falk (figure skater) (1921-2017), German figure skater
Paul Falk (musician) (* 1996), German musician, actor, musical performer and voice actor
Peter Falk ( Peter Michael Falk ; 1927–2011), American actor
Peter Falk , pseudonym of Erwin Weiss (composer) (1912–2004), Austrian composer, choir director, pianist and music teacher
Peter Falk (engineer) (* 1932), German engineer
Peter Falk (conductor) (* 1937), German conductor
Peter Hastings Falk (* 1950), American art historian
Petra Falk (* 1949), German painter

R.

Rafail Alexandrowitsch Falk (1856–1913), Russian chess player
Reiner Falk-Nagel (* 1963), German mathematician and athlete
Rasmus Falk (* 1992), Danish football player
Richard A. Falk (* 1930), American lawyer and diplomat
Rita Falk (* 1964), German author
Robert Rafailowitsch Falk (1886–1958), Russian painter
Rolf Falk-Larssen (* 1960), Norwegian speed skater
Rossella Falk (1926-2013), Italian actress
Rudolf Falk (1897–1953), German teacher, archivist and museum director

S.

Siegfried Falk (1874–1941), German banker
Sigurd Falk (1921–2016), German engineer and university professor
Susanne Falk (* 1976), German writer
Suzy Falk (1922–2015), Belgian actress of German descent

T

Theodor Falk (* 1946), German lawyer and judge
Thomas Falk (* 1968/1969), German musician (tuba) and cultural manager
Tomas Falk (* 1975), German businessman and university professor for marketing

U

Ulrich Falk (* 1957), German lawyer and university lecturer

V

Volkmar Falk (* 1965), German heart surgeon and university professor

W.

Walter Falk (1924–2000), German literary scholar
Waltraud Falk (1930–2015), German economist
Werner Falk (poet) (pseudonym for Werner Klenke; 1911–1986), German stage poet, poet and private music teacher
Werner Falk (born 1929), American sociologist of German origin, see Amitai Etzioni
Werner D. Falk (1906–1991), American philosopher and university professor of German origin
Wilhelm Falk (soccer player) (1898–1961), German soccer player
Wilhelm Falk (politician) (1909-1970), German politician (LDP / FDP)
Wolfgang Falk (* 1949), German engineer and photographer

Z

Zsigmond Falk (1870–1935), Hungarian writer and editor

First name

Falk Balzer (* 1973), German athlete
Falk Boden (* 1960), German cyclist
Falk Cierpinski (* 1978), German long-distance runner
Falk Harnack (1913–1991), German director, screenwriter and resistance fighter
Falk Hoffmann (* 1952), German water diver
Falk Huste (* 1971), German boxer
Falk Jaeger (* 1950), German author, architecture critic and architecture historian
Falk Leichsenring (* 1955), German psychologist, psychotherapy researcher and psychoanalyst
Falk Nutzsche (* 1960), German painter and draftsman
Falk Plücker (* 1985), German songwriter and cabaret artist
Falk Richter (* 1969), German director, author and translator
Falk Rockstroh (* 1958), German actor
Falk Ruttke (1894–1955), German lawyer
Falk Schindler (* 1978), German soccer player
Falk Struckmann (* 1958), German singer (bass baritone)
Falk Wagner (1939–1998), Austrian theologian
Falk Wiesemann (* 1944), German historian
Falk Willis (* 1970), German jazz drummer
Falk Zenker (* 1967), German guitarist, sound artist and composer

stage name

DJ Falk (actually Jarle Falk Reiss ; * 1967), Norwegian disc jockey, singer and songwriter
Falco (actually Johann "Hans" Hölzel ; 1957–1998), Austrian musician
FALK : see Falk Plücker

Culture

Falk (ARD television series)