Kern (family name)
Kern is a family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Achilles Kern (1607–1691), German sculptor
- Adele Kern (1901–1980), German singer (coloratura soprano)
- Adolf Kern (Benedictine) (1829–1906), Austrian Benedictine
- Adolf Kern (composer) (1906–1976), German cantor and composer
- Adolf Kern-Saxer (1826–1896), Swiss technician and entrepreneur ( Kern & Co )
- Albert Kern (entrepreneur) (? - around 1929), German entrepreneur and politician
- Albert Kern (Pastor) (1899–1985), Bessarabian-German Protestant pastor and editor (Heimatbuch der Bessarabiendeutschen)
- Albert Kern (fire brigade president) (* 1957), Styrian state fire brigade commander (2006–2018) and since 2012 Austrian fire brigade president
- Alexander Kern (* 1962), professor for electrical engineering and high voltage engineering at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences
- Alfons Kern (1859–1941), German architect and archivist
- Alfred Kern (entrepreneur) (1850–1893), Swiss chemist and entrepreneur
- Alfred Kern (architect) , Austrian architect
- Alfred Kern (writer, 1919) (1919–2001), German writer
- Alfred Kern (writer, 1924) (1924–2009), American writer
- Amsi Kern (1922–2002), German actress
- Anna Petrovna Kern (1800–1879), Russian muse of Alexander Sergejewitsch Pushkin
- André Kern (* 1971), German painter and draftsman
- Andrea Kern (* 1968), German philosopher
- Andreas Kern (actor) (* 1965), German actor and director
- Andreas Kern (pianist) (* 1975), South African pianist
- Angelika Kern-Bader (* 1952), German gymnast
- Annette Kern-Stähler (* 1971), English and media studies specialist and university professor
- Anton Kern (painter) (1710–1747), German painter
- Anton Kern (librarian) (1883–1956), Austrian library scientist
- Anton Kern (politician) (* 1951), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Arne Kern (* 1991 or 1992), German poker player
- Arthur Kern (1862–1931), German historian
- Artur Kern (1902–1988), German educator
- August Kern (1902–1996), Swiss director, producer and screenwriter
B.
- Benjamin Kern (* 1983), German soccer player
- Bernd-Rüdiger Kern (* 1949), German lawyer
- Bernhard Kern (* 1968), Austrian photographer and non-fiction author
- Berthold von Kern (1848–1940), German doctor and university professor
- Berthold Kern (1911–1995), German internist and cardiologist
- Betina Kern (* 1947), German diplomat
- Björn Kern (* 1978), German writer
- Brett Kern (* 1986), American football player
- Bruno von Kern (1860–1932), German landowner and major general
- Bruno Kern (theologian) (* 1958), Austro-German theologian
- Bruno Kern (soccer player) (* 1968), German soccer player
- Burkhard Kern (* 1963), German painter
C.
- Calixtus Kern (1577–1656), electoral Saxon mountain official
- Carl Kern (sculptor) , German sculptor
- Carl Kern (manufacturer) (1909–1986), German soap manufacturer
- Carl August Kern (1836–1897), German composer and organist
- Carl Wilhelm Kern (1874–1945), American composer, pianist and music theorist of German origin
- Carmen Kern (* 1986), German soccer player
- Carsten Kern (* 1979), German computer scientist and university professor
- Christa Kern (* 1958), Austrian actress, chansonette and author
- Christian Kern (* 1966), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Christoph Kern (artist) (* 1960), German painter, computer artist and university lecturer
- Christoph A. Kern (* 1975), German lawyer and university professor
- Christophe Kern (* 1981), French racing cyclist
- Claudia Kern (* 1967), German writer and translator
- Clara Kern (1906–1943), Swiss writer
- Conrad Kern (16th century), evangelical hymn poet
- Cyprian Kern (1899–1960), Russian theologian
D.
- Dani Kern (* 1969), Swiss sports commentator
- Daniela Kern (* 1960), Austrian prehistorian
- David Morris Kern (1909-2013), American pharmacologist
- Dieter Kern (1938–2011), German racing driver
- Dorothee Kern (* 1966), German biochemist and basketball player
E.
- Eberhard Kern (* before 1965), German university professor for mechanics and construction; Equestrian sportsman and specialist author on historical riding
- Edit Kern (* 1967), Hungarian national soccer player
- Edith Kern (1912–2005), American Romance philologist
- Eduard Kern (1887–1972), German lawyer
- Eduard Kern (politician) (1900–1966), German politician (FDP, SPD)
- Elfriede Kern (* 1950), Austrian writer
- Elga Kern (1888–1957), German publicist
- Emil Kern (1882–1945), Austrian lieutenant general
- Emil Kern-Rychner (1830–1898), Swiss technician and entrepreneur ( Kern & Co )
- Emil S. Kern (1914–2014), Swiss doctor and art collector
- Enrico Kern (* 1979), German soccer player
- Erasmus Kern (1592 – after 1650), Austrian sculptor
- Eric Kern (* 1962), German guitarist and singer
- Erich Kern (1906–1991), Austrian publicist
- Ernst Kern (politician) (1904–1976), German politician (SPD)
- Ernst Kern (doctor) (1923–2014), German surgeon and university professor
- Erwin Kern (athlete) (1888–1963), German sprinter
- Erwin Kern (educator) (1897–1988), German educator
- Erwin Kern (assassin) (1898–1922), German assassin
- Erwin Kern (entrepreneur) (* 1960), German entrepreneur and manager
- Eva-Maria Kern (* 1971), Austrian engineer
- Eveline Steinberger-Kern (* 1972), Austrian business economist and entrepreneur
F.
- Felix Kern (1892–1955), Upper Austrian politician (CS / ÖVP)
- Fyodor Sergejewitsch Kern (1817–1890), Russian admiral
- Frank Dunn Kern (1883–1973), American botanist and phytopathologist
- Franz Kern (Oberamtmann) (1786–1854), Oberamtmann from Baden
- Franz Kern (philologist) (1830-1894), German classical philologist
- Franz Kern (priest) (1925–2012), German priest and local history researcher
- Fred J. Kern (1864–1931), American politician
- Frida Kern (1891–1988), Austrian composer and conductor
- Friedrich Kern (sculptor) (* 1964), German sculptor
- Friedrich Heinrich Kern (theologian) (1790–1842), German theologian and university professor
- Friedrich Heinrich Kern (composer) (* 1980), German composer and pianist
- Fritz Kern (1812–1890), German judge, see Johann Friedrich Kern
- Fritz Kern (historian) (1884–1950), German historian
- Fritz Kern (politician) (1903-1945), German politician (NSDAP)
G
- Gaston Kern (* 1939), Alsatian organ builder
- Georg Kern , German reformer
- Georg Kern (Jesuit) (1572–1626), German Jesuit and professor of theology and philosophy
- Georg Kern (master builder) (1583 – before 1643), German architect
- Georg Kern (sculptor) (? –1650), German sculptor
- Georges Kern (* 1950), Austrian actor
- Gerhard Kern (* 1950), German politician (CDU)
- Guido Kern (* 1961), German chess player
- Guido Joseph Kern (1878–1953), German art historian, painter and graphic artist
- Günter Kern (* 1956), German administrative officer and politician (SPD)
- Günther Kern (1923–1995), German gynecologist
- Gustav Kern (1871–1944), German oboist
H
- Hal C. Kern (1894–1985), American film editor
- Hans Kern (politician, 1867) (1867–1940), Swiss politician (FDP), member of the National Council
- Hans Kern (politician, 1898) (1898–1984), German football official, manager and politician
- Hans Kern (architect) (1907–1997), German architect
- Hans Kern (politician, 1933) (* 1933), German politician (SPD)
- Heinrich Kern (politician) (1853–1923), Swiss farmer and Zurich government and national councilor
- Heinrich Kern (engineer) (* 1950), German engineer and university professor
- Heinrich Kern-von Arand (1857–1934), Swiss engineer and entrepreneur
- Heinz Kern (1927–1986), Swiss botanist and university professor
- Helmut Kern (1892–1941), German Protestant pastor, chairman of the Working Group of German People's Missionaries
- Helmuth Kern (1926-2016), German politician (SPD)
- Hendrik Kern (1833–1917), Dutch linguist and orientalist, see Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern
- Herbert Kern (artist) (1912–1998), German graphic designer, set designer and university professor
- Herbert Kern (* 1925), German lawyer and politician (SED)
- Hermann Kern (pedagogue) (1823–1891), German pedagogue and philosopher
- Hermann von Kern (1854–1932), German judge and civil servant
- Hermann Kern (art historian) (1941–1985), German art historian
- Hermann Kern (soccer player) (* 1966), Austrian soccer player
- Hermann Armin von Kern (1838–1912), Austrian painter
- Holger Kern (* 1961), German music teacher and university professor
- Horst Kern (social scientist) (* 1940), German social scientist
- Horst-Achim Kern (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
- Horst Franz Kern (* 1938), German physician and biologist
- Hugo Kern (1853–1942), German entrepreneur and company founder ( Hugo Kern and Liebers )
- Hugo von Kern-Kernried (1825–1901), German civil engineer and founder
I.
- Iso Kern (* 1937), Swiss philosopher
J
- Jacob Kern (* 1997), Canadian volleyball player
- Jakob Kern (entrepreneur) (1790–1867), Swiss mechanic and company founder ( Kern & Co )
- Jakob Kern (wrestler) , German wrestler
- Jakob Kern (Culture Engineer) (* 1961), Swiss Culture Engineer, Director of the World Food Program
- Jakob Franz Alexander Kern (1897–1924), Austrian Premonstratensian
- Jens Kern (* 1982), German soccer goalkeeper
- Yermolaj Fjodorowitsch Kern (1765–1841), Russian general
- Jerome David Kern (1885–1945), American composer
- Joachim Kern (* 1944), German soccer player
- Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern (1833–1917), Dutch orientalist
- Johann Friedrich Kern (also Fritz Kern ; 1812–1890), German judge
- Johann Jakob Kern (1625–1668), German sculptor
- Johann Konrad Kern (also Johannes Conrad Kern ; 1808–1888), Swiss lawyer and politician
- Johann Stefan Kern (1844–1910), German restaurateur and entertainer
- John W. Kern (1849–1917), American politician
- Jonas Kern (née Dieter Kern ; * 1946), German writer
- Josef Kern (dialect poet) (1883–1945), Czech historian and dialect poet
- Josef Kern (musician) (1933–2010), Austrian musician
- Josef Kern (art historian) (* 1951), German art historian and publicist
- Josef Kern (artist) (* 1953), Austrian artist
- Josef Karl Kern (1766–1852), German lawyer and politician
- Joseph Seraphin Kern (1700–1779), German organist and composer
- Judith Kern (author) (* 1968), German journalist and writer
- Judith Kern (beach volleyball player) (* 1969), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Julia Kern (* 1997), American cross-country skier
- Julian Kern (* 1989), German racing cyclist
- Julie Kern (1858–1938), German local poet and author
- Jürgen Kern (actor) (* 1940), German actor and director
- Jürgen Kern (singer) , German singer and art piper
K
- Karl von Kern (1828–1876), Austrian admiral
- Karl Kern (sculptor) (1869–1939), German sculptor
- Karl Kern (politician) (1900–1974), German politician (CDU)
- Karl Kern (civil servant) (* 1939), Austrian state office director
- Karl Kern (guitarist) (around 1870 – around 1940), German guitarist
- Karl Kern (composer) (1867–1935), German university professor and composer
- Karl-August Kern (1836–1897), German composer
- Karl Ferdinand Kern (1814–1868), German curative educator and human medicine
- Karl-Hans Kern (1932–2014), German politician (SPD) and pastor
- Katharina Kern (1900–1985), German politician (SPD, SED)
- Kathie Kern (* 1986), Austrian playmate and model
- Kevin Kern (* 1958), American pianist and composer
- Klaus Kern ( physical chemist) (* 1960), German physicist
- Klaus D. Kern (* 1941), German industrial engineer and university lecturer
- Klaus Dieter Kern (* 1938), German church musician
- Konrad Kern (* before 1965), German archivist and historian
- Kristine Kern (* 1959), political scientist, economist and university professor
L.
- Lars Kern (* 1987), German development and automobile racing driver
- Laurie Kern (* 1957), Canadian javelin thrower
- Léon Kern (1894–1971), Swiss historian and archivist
- Leon Kern (* 1997), German soccer player
- Leonhard Kern (1588–1662), German sculptor
- Leopold Kern (politician, 1849) (1849–1931), Upper Austrian politician
- Leopold Kern (politician, 1857) (1857–1903), Austrian politician, member of the Reichsrat
- Leopold Kern (politician, 1918) (1918–2005), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
- Lisa Kern (* 1983), German politician (Greens / Alliance 90)
- Lothar Kern (1920–1996), German actor
- Ludwig Kern (Oberamtmann) (1785–1826), German administrative officer
- Ludwig Kern (sculptor) (1902–1942), German sculptor
- Ludwig Franz Kern (1815–1870), Oberamtmann of Württemberg
- Ludwik Jerzy Kern (1920–2010), Polish writer
- Lukas Kern (1681–1749), German restaurateur and benefactor
M.
- Manfred Kern (chess player) (* 1949), German correspondence chess player
- Manfred Kern (politician) (* 1958), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Manfred Kern (soccer player) (* 1964), Austrian soccer player
- Manfred Kern (philologist) (* 1968), Austrian philologist and Germanist
- Maren Kern (* 1957), association functionary of the BBU Association of Berlin-Brandenburg Housing Companies
- Margit Kern (* 1968), German art historian
- Mario Kern (* 1969), German soccer player
- Martin Kern (actor) , actor
- Martin Kern (volleyball player) (* 1981), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Matthäus Kern (1801-1852), German painter
- Matthias Kern (musician) (1928–2014), German organist, conductor and composer
- Matthias Kern (dentist) (* 1958), German dentist and university professor
- Matthias Kern (cyclist) , Swiss cyclist
- Maximilian von Kern (1813–1887), German lawyer, judge and politician
- Maximilian Kern (pseudonym Beowulf ; 1877 – around 1945), German journalist and writer
- Melchior Kern (1872–1947), German painter
- Michael Kern (building craftsman) (1555–1634), German stonemason, building craftsman and politician
- Michael Kern (sculptor) (1580–1649), German sculptor
- Michael Kern (entrepreneur) (* 1955), German entrepreneur
- Michael Kern (cameraman) , German documentary filmmaker
- Michael Kern (singer) (* 1969), German pop singer
- Michael Wagner-Kern (* 1965), German lawyer
- Michi Kern ( Michael Kern ; * 1966), German restaurateur, organizer and yoga teacher
N
- Nicolaus Kern (* 1972), German politician (Pirate Party), MdL
- Nikolaus Friedrich Kern (1818–1865), Swiss manufacturer, officer and politician
O
- Olga Kern (* 1975), Russian pianist
- Oliver Kern (writer) (* 1968), German writer
- Oliver Kern (musician) (* 1970), German musician
- Otto Kern (politician) (1833–1913), Baden politician, MdL (Baden) 1881–1887
- Otto Kern (philologist) (1863–1942), German classical philologist and archaeologist
- Otto Kern (entrepreneur) (1914–2009), German textile entrepreneur, consul and association president
- Otto Kern (designer) (1950–2017), German fashion designer
P
- Pascal Kern (* 1993), Swiss floorball player
- Paul Kern (1892–1947), German general physician
- Paul Bentley Kern (* 1940), American historian and university professor
- Peter Kern (educator) (* 1940), German educational scientist
- Peter Kern (Germanist) (* 1941), German medievalist
- Peter Kern (actor) (1949–2015), Austrian actor, director and producer
- Peter Kern (motor sportsman) , German motor sportsman
- Peter Július Kern (1881–1963), Slovak painter and restorer
- Philipp Ernst Kern (1716–1776), General Superintendent in Hildburghausen
- Pouel Kern (1908–1993), Danish actor
R.
- Ralph Kern (* 1967), German gymnast
- Raymond Kern (1928-2014), French mineralogist
- Renate Kern (1945–1991), German pop singer
- Richard Kern (* 1954), American photographer and director
- Richard Kern (politician) (1867 – after 1907), German politician
- Robert Kern (1885–1972), American film editor
- Robin Kern (* 1993), German tennis player
- Roland Kern (* 1947), German politician (The Greens)
- Rolf Kern (* 1976), Swiss floorball player and trainer
- Rudolf Kern (architect) , German architect
- Rudolf Kern (doctor) (1929–1986), Swiss ophthalmologist
- Rudolf Kern (Germanist) (* 1938), German Germanist and university professor
S.
- Sandra Kern (* 1972), Austrian politician
- Sarah Kern (* 1968), German-Danish designer, fashion designer and photo model
- Severin Kern (1900–1986), German politician (CDU)
- Stefan Kern (* 1966), German sculptor
- Steffen Kern (* 1973), German journalist, author and pastor
- Stephan Kern (* 1955), German sculptor
T
- Terry Kern (* 1954), American ski jumper
- Theodor Kern (historian) (1836–1873), German historian
- Theodor Kern (industrialist) (1858–1919), Moravian industrialist and entrepreneur
- Theodor Kern (painter) (1900–1969), Austrian painter
- Thomas Kern (* 1968), German sociologist and university professor
- Timm Kern (* 1972), German politician (FDP)
- Timo Kern (* 1990), German soccer player
- Tobias Kern (potter) ( Heinrich Tobias Michael Kern ; 1700–1745), German potter
- Tobias Kern (actor) (* 1992), German actor and voice actor
U
- Udo Kern (* 1942), German Protestant theologian
- Ulrike Kern (* 1936), German church musician
V
- Victoria Kern (* 1989), German-Kazakh singer
- Vincenz von Kern (1760–1829), Austrian doctor and surgeon
W.
- Walter Kern (architect) (1860–1918), German architect and construction officer
- Walter Kern (entrepreneur) (1888–1974), Swiss entrepreneur ( Kern & Co )
- Walter Kern (artist) (1898–1966), Swiss artist, poet and art critic
- Walter Kern (theologian) (1922–2007), German-Austrian theologian and religious
- Walter Kern (theologian, II) (* before 1950), German Catholic theologian, religious educator and university teacher
- Walter Kern (politician) (* 1954), German politician (CDU)
- Walther Kern (1900–1965), German pharmacist
- Werner Kern (chemist) (1906–1985), German chemist
- Werner Kern (business economist) (1927–2014), German business economist
- Werner Kern (soccer coach) (* 1946), German soccer coach
- Wilhelm Kern (philosopher) (1777–1834), German philosopher
- Wilhelm Kern (politician) (1863–1930), German politician
- Wilhelm Kern (entrepreneur) (1930–2011), German entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Kern (racing driver) , German automobile racing driver
- Willy Wilk-Kern (1931–2016), Swiss civil engineer
- Wolfgang Kern (* 1963), Austrian chemist, university professor and industry manager