Kurt

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KurtPronunciation| English: /kɜːrt/ kurt
German: [kʊʁt]
Norwegian: [ˈkʉʈː]
Swedish: [ˈkɵʈː]

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Gender| Male
Origin
Language(s)| German
Turkish
Meaning| "Bold counsel" (Germanic)
"Wolf" (Turkish)
Other names
Related names| Konrad, Conrad
Civilian technician Dr. Kurt Sommermeyer aboard U-537 in the Labrador Sea listening to signals transmitted by Weather Station Kurt broadcasting from the Labrador coast, 24 October, 1943.

Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt or Curt originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also be a surname and less uncommon variations in Germanic languages including Cord [de], Curd, Cordt [de], Curth [de], Kord, Kort, Kurth, and Kurtu.

In Turkish, Kurt means "wolf" and is a surname and less commonly a given name in numerous Turkic countries.

## Curt

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* Curt Boström (1926–2014), Swedish social democrat politician
* Curt Casali (born 1988), American baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants
* Curt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscaster
* Curt Hasler (born 1964), American baseball coach
* Curt Hennig (1958–2003), American professional wrestler
* Curt Jensen (born 1990), American shot put thrower
* Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German-Austrian actor
* Wolf Curt von Schierbrand (1807–1888), German zoologist
* Curt Schilling (born 1966), American baseball player
* Curt Sjöö (born 1937), Swedish Army lieutenant general
* Curt Smith (born 1961), British musician, member of Tears for Fears
* Curt Stone (1922–2021), American long-distance runner
* Curtis Stone (born 1975), Australian chef and TV personality
* Curt Voight, American politician
* Curt Westberg (born 1943), Swedish Air Force major general
* Curt Wittenberg, American biologist

## Kurt

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* Kurt Aland (1915-2024), German theologian and biblical scholar
* Kurt Angle (born 1968), American wrestler
* Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist
* Kurt Ballou (born 1974), American guitarist and producer
* Kurt Barling (born 1961), British professor of journalism
* Kurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD)
* Kurt Benkert (born 1995), American football player
* Kurt Bevacqua (born 1947), American baseball player
* Kurt Biedenkopf (1930–2021), German politician (CDU)
* Kurt Browning (born 1966), Canadian figure-skater
* Kurt Burnette (born 1955), American Ruthenian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic
* Kurt Busch (born 1978), American NASCAR driver
* Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American musician, frontman of the band Nirvana
* Kurt Daluege (1897–1946), German SS general and police official
* Kurt Damrow (born 1962), American politician
* Kurt Darren, South African Afrikaans singer
* Kurt Demmler (1943–2009), German songwriter; accused of sexual abuse he hanged himself in his jail cell
* Kurt Epstein (1904–1975), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player
* Kurt Equiluz (1929–2022), Austrian classical tenor in opera and concert
* Kurt Feldman (born 1984), American musician, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist
* Kurt Gerstein, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS
* Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), German mathematician
* Kurt Gregor (1907–1990), German socialist politician
* Kurt Großkurth (1909–1975), German actor and singer
* Kurt Hahn (1886–1974), German educator, creator of Outward Bound
* Kurt Hamrin (born 1934), Swedish football player
* Kurt Harland (born 1963), American musician, audio engineer and lead singer of the band Information Society
* Kurt Heegner (1893–1965), German mathematician
* Kurt Hensel (1861–1941), German mathematician
* Kurt Hinish (born 1999), American football player
* Kurt Holman, Canadian politician
* Kurt James (born 1972), American musician
* Kurt Jara (born 1950), Austrian football player and coach
* Kurt Jäger (born 1961), Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
* Kurt Kafentzis (born 1962), American football player
* Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988), German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1966–1969
* Kurt Krenn (1936–2014), Austrian bishop
* Kurt (Kubrat) (632–665 AD), Bulgar statesman
* Kurt Kuenne (born 1973), American filmmaker, known for the documentary Dear Zachary
* Kurt Lamm (1919–1987), German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator
* Kurt Loder (born 1945), American media correspondent
* Kurt Looby (born 1984), Antiguan basketball player
* Kurt Mann (born 1993), Australian rugby league project
* Kurt Masur (1927–2015), German conductor
* Kurt Meyer (1910–1961), German commander
* Kurt Mørkøre (born 1969), Faroese footballer
* Kurt Nilsen (born 1978), Norwegian singer
* Kurt Pompe (1899–1964), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
* Kurt Rambis (born 1958), Greek-American basketball coach and former player
* Kurt Reidemeister (1893–1971), German mathematician
* Kurt Roberts (born 1988), American shot putter
* Kurt Russell (born 1951), American actor
* Kurt von Schleicher (1882–1934), German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany 1932–1933
* Kurt Fritz Schneider (1902–1985), German circus performer in the USA
* Kurt Hugo Schneider (born 1988), also known as KHS, American film director, producer, singer and songwriter
* Kurt Schneider (1887–1967), German psychiatrist
* Kurt Schneider (aviator) (1888–1917), German World War I flying ace
* Kurt Schneider (athlete) (1900–1988), German athlete
* Kurt Schwertsik, Austrian composer
* Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), German painter
* Kurt Sinette (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago boxer
* Kurt Sonnenfeld (1921-1997), Austrian musician and composer
* Kurt Spenrath (born 1976), Canadian filmmaker
* Kurt Stettler (1932–2020), Swiss footballer
* Kurt Student (1890–1978), German air force general
* Kurt Suzuki (born 1983), American baseball player
* Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935), German journalist
* Kurt Vile (born 1980), American singer and songwriter
* Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007), American writer
* Kurt Voss (born 1963), American film director
* Kurt Waldheim (1918–2007), Austrian politician, UN Secretary General 1972–1981, convicted Nazi war criminal
* Kurt Warburton, English mixed martial arts fighter
* Kurt Warner (born 1971), American football player
* Kurt Weill (1900–1950), German-American composer
* Kurt Westergaard (1935–2021), Danish cartoonist
* Kurt Widmer (1940–2023), Swiss bariton
* Kurt Wolff (aviator) (1895–1917), German flying ace
* Kurt Wolff (publisher) (1887–1963), German publisher
* Kurt Wubben (born 1972), Dutch marathon ice speed skater
* Kurt Zouma (born 1994), French footballer

## Fictional characters

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* Curt Wild, in the movie Velvet Goldmine
* Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
* Kurt-051, in the novel Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
* Kurt Barlow, in the novel 'Salem's Lot
* Kurt Dierker, from the game The Saboteur
* Kurt Dussander, from the novella Apt Pupil
* Kurt Frank, a survivor in the video game Identity V
* Kurt Hummel, in the TV series Glee
* Kurt von Trapp, in the musical The Sound of Music
* Kurt Wylde, in the movie Hot Wheels: World Race and the movie series Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers
* Kurt Wagner (comics), also known as Nightcrawler, Marvel comic book superhero
* Kurt Wallander, detective in the works of Henning Mankell
* Kurt Kelly, a jock from the movie Heathers and its musical and TV series adaptations
* Kurt Kunkle, main character and killer in the movie Spree (film)
* Kurt Vander, from the Japanese video game The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
* Curtis 'Curt' Henderson, in the movie American Graffiti

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