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Kurz is a family name that is particularly common in German-speaking countries.
Familys
- Briefly from Senftenau , also Kurtz , Swabian noble family
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Kurz (1888–1959), German wrestler
- Albert Kurz (1886–1948), Swiss hydrobiologist and educator
- Alexander Kurz (* 1961), lawyer and administrative scientist
- Alfred Kurz (theologian) (1870–1958), German theologian and pastor
- Alfred Kurz (sculptor) (1929–2015), Austrian sculptor
- Andreas Kurz (politician) (1894–1976), German politician, MdL
- Andreas Kurz (musician) (* 1979), German jazz musician
- Annette Kurz (* 1967), German stage designer
- Anton Kurz (journalist) (1772–1849), German government councilor and editor
- Anton Kurz (politician) , member of the Bavarian State Parliament (Kingdom, 1st electoral period)
- Anton Kurz (theologian) (1837–1900), Czech theologian, rector of the German University in Prague 1898–1899
- Anton Kurz (resistance fighter) (1906–1942), German communist resistance fighter against the Nazi state
B.
- Bastian Kurz (* 1996), German soccer player
- Bernhard Kurz (* 1951), German music producer
- Blasius Kurz (1894–1973), German Franciscan
- Bruno Kurz (* 1957), German painter
C.
- Carl Heinz Kurz (1920–1993), German teacher, writer and publicist
- Christoph Albert Kurz (1806–1864), Swiss politician
- Constanze Kurz (* 1974), German data protection officer and computer scientist
D.
- Daniel Kurz (* 1957), Swiss historian and journalist
- Dieter Kurz (* 1945), German church music director, choir director and university professor
- Dietrich Kurz (* 1942), German sports educator
E.
- Edgar Kurz (poet) (1853–1904), German poet and doctor
- Edgar Kurz (sports official) (* 1941), German entrepreneur and football official
- Emil Kurz (1849–1900), Swiss philologist and university professor
- Emilie Kurz (1874–1934), Austrian actress
- Erich Kurz (1895–1944), German resistance fighter
- Ernst Kurz (* 1935), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Erwin Kurz (politician) (1846–1901), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Erwin Kurz (sculptor) (1857–1931), German sculptor and university professor
- Eva-Maria Kurz (* 1944), German psychologist and actress
- Evi Kurz (* 1955), German television journalist, film producer and book author
F.
- Franz Kurz (historian) (1771–1843), Austrian musician and historian
- Franz Kurz (politician, 1873) (1873–1945), Austrian politician (SDAP), member of the Viennese state parliament
- Franz Kurz (politician, 1920) (1920–2003), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Burgenland state parliament
- Franz Kurz (politician, 1932) (1932–2003), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Friedrich Kurz (* 1948), German musical producer
- Fritz Kurz (1877–1955), Austrian alpinist and poet
G
- Georg Kurz (clergyman, around 1640) (around 1640–1704), Austrian clergyman, Abbot of Beuron
- Georg Kurz (clergyman, 1912) (1912–1977), German religious and theologian
- Georg Kurz (chemist) (1929–2005), food chemist
- Georg Kurz (politician) (* 1993), German politician, spokesman for the Green Youth
- Georg Michael Kurz (1815–1883), German engraver, draftsman and publisher
- Gerhard Kurz (* 1943), German literary scholar
- Gertrud Kurz (1890–1972), Swiss refugee helper
- Gotthilf Kurz (1923–2010), German book artist and university professor
- Gottlieb Kurz (1866–1952), Swiss archivist
H
- Hans Kurz (master builder) (around 1550–1601 / 1608), German master builder
- Hans-Rudolf Kurz (1915–1990), Swiss military historian
- Harald Kurz (1912–2002), German transport scientist and university professor
- Heinrich Kurz (Bishop) († 1557), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Passau
- Heinrich Kurz (literary historian) (1805–1873), German-Swiss literary historian, sinologist and translator
- Heinrich Kurz (inventor) , German inventor
- Heinrich Kurz (politician) (1867–1934), German politician (SPD), MdL Baden
- Heinrich Kurz (physicist) (1943–2016), Austrian physicist and university professor
- Heinrich Karl Kurz (1810–1887), German lawyer and politician
- Heinz D. Kurz (* 1946), German-Austrian economist
- Heinz R. Kurz , German railway author
- Helmut Kurz (* 1937), German ski jumper and ski jumping trainer
- Hermann Kurz (abbot) (1723–1795), German clergyman, abbot of Hohenfurt
- Hermann Kurz (1813–1873), German writer
- Hermann Kurz (politician) (1897–1980), Swiss politician (SP)
- Hilde Kurz (1910–1981), Austro-British art historian
I.
- Ilona Kurz (1899–1975), Czech pianist and piano teacher
- Ingrid Kurz (* 1944), Austrian interpreter
- Ingrid Kurz-Scherf (* 1949), German political scientist and university lecturer
- Isolde Kurz (1853–1944), German writer
- Ivan Kurz (* 1947), Czech composer and music teacher
J
- Jean-François Kurz (1933 / 1934–2010), Swiss sports official
- Johann Kurz (1913–1985), Austrian priest
- Josef Kurz (* 1934), German textile chemist and author
- Joseph Felix von Kurz (called Bernardon ; 1717–1784), Austrian actor, playwright and impresario
- Jürgen Kurz (author) (* 1965), German management consultant and author
- Jürgen Kurz (show jumper) (* 1958), German show jumper and trainer
- Jürgen Kurz (musician) , German musician
K
- Karl von Kurz (General, 1832) (1832–1920), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Karl von Kurz (General, 1873) (1873–1946), Austrian major general and SS brigade leader
- Karl Kurz (pedagogue) (1881–1960), German physicist and pedagogue
- Karl Kurz (entrepreneur) (1893–1978), German manufacturer
- Karl Kurz (soccer player) (1898–1933), Austrian soccer player and coach
- Karl Friedrich Kurz (1878–1962), German writer
- Karoline Kurz (* 1996), Austrian tennis player
- Konrad Kurz (* 1934), German sculptor
- Kurt Kurz (* 1927), Austrian ice hockey player
L.
- Lars Kurz (* 1965), German music producer, film composer and sound engineer
- Leonhard Kurz , German entrepreneur, founder of the Leonhard Kurz company
- Ludwig Kurz (musician) (1811–1882), Swiss musician and music teacher
- Ludwig von Kurz zum Thurn and Goldenstein (1850–1939), Austrian painter
- Ludwig Friedrich Kurz (1819–1882), Swiss politician
M.
- Manu Kurz (* 1967), German composer
- Marcel Kurz (1887–1967), Swiss topographer, alpinist and author
- Marco Kurz (* 1969), German soccer player and coach
- Maria Kurz-Schlechter (* 1959), Austrian ski racer
- Marie Kurz (1826–1911), German nobleman
- Marion Kurz (* around 1960), German photo model
- Martin Kurz (* 1993), German actor
- Matthäus Kurz (1865–1952), Austrian pastor and journalist
- Melanie Kurz (* 1976), German designer and university lecturer
- Michael Kurz (1876–1957), German builder and architect
N
- Nico Kurz (* 1997), German dart player
O
- Otho Orlando Kurz (1881–1933), German architect
- Otto Kurz (1908–1975), Austro-British art historian
P
- Paul Kurz (master builder) († after 1731), German religious and master builder
- Paul Lang-Kurz (1877–1937), German painter and artisan
- Paul Konrad Kurz (1927-2005), German writer
- Peter Kurz (politician, 1943) (* 1943), German politician, MdL Bavaria
- Peter Kurz (politician, 1962) (* 1962), German politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Mannheim
R.
- Rob Kurz (* 1985), American basketball player
- Robert Kurz (1943–2012), German publicist and journalist
- Rolf Kurz , pseudonym of Rudolf Sinwel (1865–1947), Austrian teacher, local researcher and dialect poet
- Rolf Kurz (politician) (1935–2018), German entrepreneur, association official and politician (CDU)
- Rosmarie Kurz (* 1940), Swiss cross-country skier
- Rudi Kurz (* 1921), German screenwriter and actor
- Rudolf Kurz (manufacturer) (1896–1974), German manufacturer and patron of the arts
- Rudolf Kurz (soccer player) , German soccer player
- Rudolf Kurz (sculptor) (* 1952), German sculptor
- Rudolf Friedrich Kurz (1818–1871), Swiss illustrator and painter
S.
- Sanne Kurz (* 1974), German camerawoman
- Sebastian Kurz (* 1986), Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
- Selma Kurz (1874–1933), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Siegfried Kurz (composer) (* 1930), German conductor and composer
- Siegfried Kurz (archaeologist) (1952–2014), German archaeologist
- Stasi Kurz (* 1931), German costume designer
- Sulpiz Kurz ( Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz ; 1834–1878), German botanist
- Susanne Kurz (* 1956), Austrian politician
T
- Thomas Kurz (* 1988), German soccer player
- Thomas Kurz (diplomat) (* 1961), German diplomat
- Toni Kurz (1913–1936), German mountaineer
U
- Urs Lang-Kurz (1909–1998), German fashion photographer
- Ursula Kurz (1923–2018), German poet
V
- Vilém Kurz (politician) (1847–1902), Czech politician and member of the Austrian House of Representatives
- Vilém Kurz (pianist) (1872–1945), Czech pianist and music teacher
W.
- Walter Kurz (* 1969), Austrian geologist
- Werner Kurz (* 1924), German cameraman
- Wilhelm Kurz (manager) (1892–1938), Austrian tourism manager
- Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834–1878), German botanist, see Sulpiz Kurz
- Wolfgang Kurz (* 1954), German conductor and composer
- Wolfram Kurz (* 1943), German Protestant theologian and university professor