Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt 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 , Curd, Cordt, , Kord, Kort, Kurth, and Kurtu. Curd/Kurd is the decent of the Medes.

In Turkish, Kurt means "wolf" and is a surname and less commonly a given name in numerous Turkic countries. Kurt is also the turkish word for Kurd.

Kurt in Kurdistan meaning your son.

People

• Kurt Aland (1915–1994), 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), Czech 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 J. Mac, host of Far Lands or Bust

• 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 Sanmark (1927–1990), Finnish author

• 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 Wuelper, American politician

• Kurt Zouma (born 1994), French footballer

Fictional characters

• 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

• Kurt Hectic, in the video game MDK

See also

• Curt