Kurtz

Kurtz is a surname, mainly a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic/Yiddish), meaning someone who is short in height. It comes from the German word 'kurz' meaning 'short'. Variant: Kurz. Notable people with the surname include:Jacob Kurz von Senftenau, Imperial pro-chancellor for Rudolph II Adolf Kurz (1888–1959), German wrestler Bastian Kurz, German football midfielder Bob Kurtz (animator), director, producer, artist, and designer, primarily in film and TV commercials Bob Kurtz (broadcaster), American sportscaster David B. Kurtz (1819–1898), American politician in California Edmund Kurtz (1908–2004), Russian-born Australian cellist and music editor Efrem Kurtz (1900–1995), conductor Erwin Kurz (1846–1901), President of the Swiss National Council (1887/1888) Eugene Kurtz (1923–2006), American composer Federico Kurtz (1854–1920), German-Argentine botanist Frank Kurtz (1911–1996), diver and aviator Frank Kurtz (director), American film director and comics writer Fred Kurz (1918–1978), English football player Gary Kurtz, American film producer George Kurtz American cybersecurity entrepreneur Gerdina Hendrika Kurtz (1899–1989), Dutch historian, writer and archivist Glenn Kurtz, American writer Hal Kurtz, baseball player Heinrich Kurz, Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Passau Heinz D. Kurz, Austrian professor of economics Hermann Kurz (1813–1873), German poet and novelist Howard Kurtz, American journalist, author and media critic Ilona Kurz (1899–1975), Czech concert pianist and professor Irma Kurtz, American-born UK-based agony aunt Isolde Kurz (1853–1944), German poet and short story writer Jacob Banks Kurtz (1867–1960), US Congressman from Pennsylvania Jeff Kurtz, American politician Jerry Kurz, one of the earliest leaders of Arena football Johann Kurz (1913–1985), Roman Catholic Presbyter and schoolmaster of the Archbishop seminary Hollabrun Johann Heinrich Kurtz (1809–1890), German Lutheran theologian Josef Kurz, or Josef Kruz (1889-?), Czech sports shooter Joseph Kurtz, engineer and builder Joseph Edward Kurtz, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky Justin Kurtz, Canadian ice hockey player Karl Friedrich Kurz (1878–1962), Swiss-German-Norwegian novelist Katherine Kurtz, American fantasy author Kurt Kurz (1927–2013), Austrian ice hockey player Lucy Kurtz (1861–1937), wife of Douglas Hyde, 1st President of Ireland Marco Kurz, German footballer Maxine Kurtz (1921–2009), American city planner Michael L. Kurtz, American historian Mike Kurtz, American burglar and gang leader in New York City Nick Kurtz, American baseball player Nico Kurz, German darts player Oliver Kurtz, German hockey player Otto Kurz (1908–1975), Austrian historian Paul Kurtz (1925–2012), American philosopher and skeptic Robert Kurz, American basketball player Robert Kurz (philosopher) (1943–2012), German Marxist, social critic and editor of the journal Exit! Rosemary Kurtz, American educator and politician Rudolf Friedrich Kurz (1818–1871), Swiss painter of native Americans Samuel Kurtz, Welsh politician Sanne Kurz, German cinematographer Sarah Kurtz, American solar cell researcher Scott Kurtz, author of the webcomic Player Vs. Player Selma Kurz (1874–1933), Austrian operatic soprano Stanley Kurtz, contributing editor for National Review Online Stephen G. Kurtz, American historian Steve Kurtz (1958–2025), American performance artist Swoosie Kurtz, American actress, daughter of Frank Thomas Kurz, German football player Thomas Eugene Kurtz (1928–2024), computer scientist, co-developed the BASIC programming language Toni Kurz (1913–1936), German mountain climber Vilém Kurz (1872–1945), Czech pianist and renowned piano teacher Werner Kurz, Canadian researcher on climate change accountability Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834–1878), German botanist and garden director William Kurtz (photographer) (1833–1904), German-American photographer based in New York City William Henry Kurtz (1804–1868), US Congressman from Pennsylvania William Joseph Kurtz (1935–2023), Polish Roman Catholic prelate