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Kurtz is the family name of the following people:
- Adam Kurtz (1929–2020), German painter, graphic artist, metal artist and sculptor
- Adolf Kurtz (1891–1975), German pastor
- Arthur Kurtz (1860–1917), Austrian painter
- Arved Kurtz (1899–1995), Russian-American violinist, conductor and music teacher
- Augustin Maria Kurtz-Gallenstein (1856–1916), Austrian painter
- Carl Kurtz (1841–1909), German lawyer and politician, MdR
- Carl Wilhelm Kurtz (1809–1869), German tin caster and entrepreneur
- Donna C. Kurtz (* 1943), American classical archaeologist
- Edmund Kurtz (1909-2004), Russian-American cellist
- Eduard Kurtz (1845–1925), Baltic German Byzantinist
- Edward C. Kurtz junior (1946-2013), American documentary filmmaker
- Efrem Kurtz (1900–1995), Russian-American conductor
- Ernst Kurtz (1899–1996), German watch manufacturer
- Erwin Kurtz , German gymnast
- Eugene Kurtz (1923-2006), American composer
- Ferdinand Sigismund Kurtz von Senftenau (1592–1659), German Vice Chancellor
- Frank Kurtz (1911–1996), American water diver
- Franz Kurtz (1825–1902), German inventor
- Friedrich Kurtz (1915–1993), German officer
- Fritz Kurtz (also Federico Kurtz ; 1854–1920), German-Argentine botanist
- Gary Kurtz (1940–2018), American film producer
- Gene Kurtz (1942–2011), American musician and songwriter
- Hans Peter Kurtz (* 1955), German politician and trade union official
- Inge Kurtz (* 1949), Austrian-German painter and author
- Jacob Kurtz von Senftenau (1553–1594), German Vice Chancellor, see Jacob Kurz von Senftenau
- Jacob Banks Kurtz (1867–1960), American politician
- Jerome Kurtz (1931–2015), American civil servant
- Joachim Kurtz (* 1964), German sinologist and historian
- Johann Heinrich Kurtz (bell founder) (1779–1853), German bell founder and entrepreneur
- Johann Heinrich Kurtz (theologian) (1809–1890), German-Baltic theologian and church historian
- Josef Kurtz (1903-1970), German farmer and politician (CVP, CDU)
- Joseph Edward Kurtz (* 1946), American clergyman, Archbishop of Louisville
- Justin Kurtz (* 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Katherine Kurtz (* 1944), American writer and historian
- Karl Kurtz (1817–1887), painter from Württemberg
- Luise Kurtz (1848–1930), German painter
- Manny Kurtz (1911–1984), American songwriter
- Mascha Kurtz (* 1970), German writer
- Maximilian Kurtz von Senftenau (1595–1662), German diplomat and politician
- Monika Auweter-Kurtz (* 1950), German physicist and university professor
- Oliver Kurtz (* 1971), German hockey player and coach
- Paul Kurtz (1925–2012), American philosopher
- Robert Joseph Kurtz (* 1939), American religious and bishop
- Rudolf Kurtz (writer) (1884–1960), German writer and publicist
- Rudolf Kurtz (politician) (1910–1987), German politician (CDU)
- Sabine Kurtz (* 1961), German politician (CDU)
- Sebastian Kurtz (1576–1659), Nuremberg mathematician
- Stefan Kurtz (* 1964), German computer scientist
- Steve Kurtz (* 1958), American organic artist and scientist
- Swoosie Kurtz (born 1944), American actress
- Thomas Kurtz (sociologist) (* 1961), German sociologist
- Thomas E. Kurtz (* 1928), American mathematician and computer scientist
- Thomas G. Kurtz (* 1941), American mathematician and statistician
- Walter Kurtz (* 1946), German entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Kurtz (athlete) (1897–1942), Austrian art dealer, amateur boxer and sports official
- Wilhelm Kurtz (Bishop) (* 1935), Roman Catholic Bishop
- Willi Kurtz (1892–1974), German publisher
- William Henry Kurtz (1804–1868), American politician
Kurtz is the name of a fictional character in Joseph Conrad's short story " Heart of Darkness ".
Kurtz is the name of the following places in the United States:
Kurtz is the name of the following heavenly bodies:
- (6629) Kurtz , asteroid of the main belt
Kurtz is part of the following company names:
- Kurtz Motor Car Company , former American automobile manufacturer
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