Kohl (family name)
Kohl is a German-speaking family name .
Origin and meaning
- Kohl is a trade name in Middle High German kōl, kœl, kœle ( Latin : caulis > Stängel, Stängelkohl <)> Kohlkopf, Kohl <for the cabbage farmer.
- Adopted following a preference for cabbage dishes.
The cabbage played an important role in the medieval diet.
Name bearer
A.
- Albert Kohl (1929–2013), German homeland researcher
- Alfred Kohl (1843–1887), German teacher and local researcher
- Anja Kohl (* 1970), German journalist
- Anton Kohl (politician, 1851) (1851–1913), German clergyman and politician (center), MdR
- Anton Kohl (politician, 1867) (1867–1934), Austrian politician (SDAP)
- Anton Kohl (director) (1886–1967), German director and theater director
- August Kohl (1834–1921), Luxembourg mercenary
B.
- Benedikt Kohl (* 1988), German ice hockey player
- Benjamin Gibbs Kohl (1938-2010), American historian
- Bernhard Kohl (* 1982), Austrian cyclist
C.
- Christiane Kohl (writer) (* 1954), German journalist and writer
- Christiane Kohl (singer) , German singer (soprano)
- Christine von Kohl (1923–2009), Danish journalist and human rights activist
- Christoph Kohl (theologian) (* 1955), German theologian
- Christoph Kohl (architect) (* 1961), Italian architect and urban planner
- Clemens Kohl (1754–1807), Austrian engraver and eraser
D.
- Dadja Altenburg-Kohl (* 1949), Czech doctor and entrepreneur
- Daniela Kohl (* 1972), German children's book illustrator
- Dietrich Kohl (1861–1943), German philologist, teacher and archivist
- Ditmar Kohl (around 1500–1563), German politician, mayor of Hamburg, see Ditmar Koel (mayor)
E.
- Emil Viktor Kohl (1862–1924), Austrian physicist and university professor
- Ernst Kohl (1825–1901), German railway manager
F.
- Fabian Kohl (* 1989), German volleyball player
- Ferdinand Kohl (1876 / 1877–1906), German sculptor
- Franz Kohl (sculptor) (1711–1766), Bohemian-Austrian sculptor
- Franz Friedrich Kohl (1851–1924), Austrian scientist and musician
- Franz Josef Kohl-Weigand (1900–1972), German entrepreneur, art collector and patron
- Frederic Kohl (* 1978), Austrian triathlete
- Friedrich Kohl (technician) (1811–1876), German teacher, technician and author
- Friedrich Theodor Kohl (1922–2014), German architect and politician (CDU)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Kohl (1811–1864), German painter
- Fritz Kohl (manager) (1885–1947), German media manager
- Fritz Kohl (agricultural scientist) (1908–1980), German agricultural scientist
G
- Georg Kohl (1881–1952), German politician (FDP)
- Gerd Kohl (* 1943), German soccer player
- Gert Kohl (* 1942), German politician (SPD)
- Gottfried Kohl (1921–2012), German sculptor
- Gretel Schwörer-Kohl (* 1951), German ethnomusicologist and university professor
H
- Hagen Kohl (* 1969), German politician (AfD)
- Hannelore Kohl (1933–2001), German wife of Helmut Kohl
- Hannelore Kohl (judge) (* 1948), German judge
- Hans Kohl (book printer) , German book printer
- Hans Kohl (painter) (1897–1990), German painter and graphic artist
- Hans Kohl (physician) (1902–1967), German internist and university professor
- Hans Kohl (manager) (* 1958), German film manager
- Heinrich Kohl (archaeologist) (1877–1914), German archaeologist
- Heinrich Kohl (politician, 1912) (1912–1984), German lawyer and politician (FDP), MdL Hessen
- Heinrich Kohl (politician, 1956) (* 1956), German politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of Aue
- Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), German politician (CDU)
- Helmut Kohl (referee) (1943–1991), Austrian football referee
- Helmut Kohl (lawyer) (* 1943), German lawyer and university professor
- Helmut Kohl (physicist) (* 1955), German physicist and university professor
- Herb Kohl (* 1935), American politician
- Hermann Kohl (1920–2010), Austrian geologist and museum director
- Horst Kohl (historian) (1855–1917), German historian
- Horst Kohl (engineer) (1919–1999), German engineer
- Horst Kohl (geographer) (1926–1983), German geographer and university professor
- Horstmar Kohl (* 1927), German diplomat
I.
- Irene Kohl (1894–1990), German actress
- Ida Kohl (1814–1888), German writer
J
- Jaime Pedro Kohl (* 1954), Brazilian religious priest, Bishop of Osório
- Jeanette Kohl (* 1963), German-American art historian and university lecturer
- Johann Georg Kohl (1808–1878), German travel writer
- Johann Peter Kohl (1698–1778), German theologian and polyhistor
- Josef Kohl (construction technician) (1846–1906), Austrian construction technician
- Josef Kohl (instrument maker) (1861–1935), German wind instrument maker
- Josef Kohl (politician) (1899–1969), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Josef Kohl (orientalist) ( Josef Friedrich Kohl ; 1908–1998), Austrian-German orientalist and university professor
- Josef Kohl (soccer player) (* 1928), German soccer player
- Josefine Kohl (1921–2012), German athlete
- Julius Kohl (1884 – after 1936), German chemist and industrial manager
- Jürgen Kohl (* 1946), German sociologist and university professor
K
- Karl Kohl (politician) (1869–1935), German politician
- Karl Kohl (physicist) (1896–1984), German physicist
- Karl Kohl (cyclist) , German cyclist
- Karl-Heinz Kohl (* 1948), German ethnologist
- Klaus-Peter Kohl (* 1944), German boxing promoter
- Kurt Kohl (1918–2002), German psychologist
L.
- Leonhard Kohl von Kohlenegg (1834–1875), Austrian-German writer and actor
- Ludwig Kohl (painter) (1746–1821), Bohemian painter and etcher
- Ludwig Kohl-Larsen (1884–1969), German doctor and explorer
- Lukas Kohl (* 1996), German art cyclist
M.
- Maike Kohl-Richter (* 1964), German economist
- Manfred Kohl (geographer) (* 1939), German geographer
- Manfred Kohl (physicist) (* 1961), German physicist and university professor
- Manfred Waldemar Kohl (* 1939/1945), German theologian and founder of World Vision
- Marius Kohl (* 1952), Luxembourg tax officer
- Matthias Kohl (* 1973), German mathematician and statistician
- Max Kohl (1881–1976), German manufacturer and Righteous Among the Nations
- Michael Kohl (1929–1981), German diplomat
- Monika Kircher-Kohl (* 1957), Austrian manager and politician
O
- Oliver Kohl (* 1964), German general
- Otto Kohl (1886–1972), German lieutenant general
P
- Paul Kohl (philatelist) (1852–1925), German philatelist and publisher, see Kohl-Briefmarken-Handbuch
- Paul Kohl (cyclist) (1894–1959), German racing cyclist
- Paul Kohl (writer) (* 1937), German writer
- Peter Kohl (soccer player) (* 1942), German soccer player and coach
- Peter Kohl (journalist) (* 1962), German sports presenter
- Peter Kohl (entrepreneur) (* 1965), German author and entrepreneur, son of Helmut Kohl
- Philipp von Kohl (1857–1919), German customs officer
- Philipp Kohl (* 1983), German documentary filmmaker and composer
R.
- Ralf Kohl (* 1965), German soccer player
- Robert Kohl (theologian) (1813–1881), German theologian
- Robert Kohl (painter) (1891–1944), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Rudolf Kohl (1895–1964), German politician (KPD)
S.
- Silke Kohl (* 1971), German politician (CDU)
T
- Thomas Kohl (painter) (* 1960), German painter
- Thomas Kohl (physician) (* 1962), German physician and university professor
- Thomas Kohl (Designer) (* 1974), German designer and entrepreneur
- Thomas Kohl (historian) (* 1978), German historian
W.
- Walter Kohl (writer) (* 1953), Austrian writer
- Walter Kohl (entrepreneur) (* 1963), German author, economist and historian, son of Helmut Kohl
- Werner Kohl (1945–2015), Austrian chemical engineer and author
- Wilhelm Kohl (Limes researcher) (1848–1898), German pharmacist and Limes researcher
- Wilhelm Kohl (historian) (1913–2014), German historian
- Wolf Kohl (* 1945), German journalist and author
- Wolfgang Kohl (* 1950), German sculptor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden Familiennames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , p. 389.