Top Celebrity Names Starting With Kurt

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   Kurt Russell

   Age 61 Male
   

   Actor

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   Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s". In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Elvis.… read more

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   Kurt Busch

   Age 33 Male
   

   Race Car Driver and Nascar Champion

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   Kurt Thomas Busch is an American NASCAR and NHRA driver. He drives the No. 51 TAG Heuer Chevrolet Impala for Phoenix Racing in the Sprint Cup Series and has also driven for Penske Racing and Roush Fenway Racing in his Sprint Cup career, which began in 2001. Busch, winner of 24 Cup races and the 2004 championship, also races on an "opportunity permitting" basis in the Pro Stock division of NHRA.… read more

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   Kurt Warner

   Age 40 Male
   

   Football Quarterback

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   Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner is a retired American football player. He played quarterback for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994 after playing college football at Northern Iowa.… read more

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   Kurt Angle

   Age 43 Male
   

   An American Professional Wrestler, Amateur Wrestler, and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist

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   Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former five-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, and for being the only Olympic gold medalist in the history of professional wrestling. Angle was involved in amateur wrestling during both high school and college.… read more

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   Kurt Cobain

   1967 - 1994 Male
   

   Singer, Guitarist In Nirvana

   
   

   Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989.… read more

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   Kurt Vonnegut

   1922 - 2007 Male
   

   Novelist, Essayist

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   Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), and Breakfast of Champions (1973) blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a critical liberal intellectual. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.… read more

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   Kurt Sutter

   Age 46 Male
   

   Scriptwriter, Producer, Actor

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   Kurt Sutter is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. He worked as a producer, writer and director on The Shield, also appearing on the show as hitman Margos Dezerian. Sutter is also the creator of Sons of Anarchy on FX and writes, produces, directs and performs for the series, where he plays incarcerated club member "Big Otto" Delaney. Sutter spent time with members of an outlaw club in Northern California as research for Sons of Anarchy.… read more

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   Kurt Waldheim

   1918 - 2007 Male
   

   Secretary-general of the United Nations From 1972 To 1981, and President of Austria From 1986 To 1992

   
   

   Kurt Josef Waldheim was an Austrian diplomat and politician. Waldheim was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and the ninth President of Austria, from 1986 to 1992. While running for President in Austria in 1985, his service as an intelligence officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II raised international controversy.… read more

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   Kurt Elling

   Age 44 Male
   

   Jazz Singer and Songwriter

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   Kurt Elling is an American jazz vocalist, composer, lyricist and vocalese performer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling first became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. Growing up, Elling sang in choirs and played various musical instruments, but wasn't exposed to jazz until he attended Gustavus Adolphus College.… read more

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    Kurt Hummel

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    Scholar, Countertenor, Actor

    
    

    Kurt Hummel is a fictional character and one of the male leads in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. Series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan initially conceived of him as a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied at school. Kurt is portrayed by actor Chris Colfer, and has appeared as a character on the show since its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009.… read more

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    Kurt von Schleicher

    1882 - 1934 Male
    

    Politician, Soldier, General

    
    

    Kurt von Schleicher was a German general and the last Chancellor of Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic. Seventeen months after his resignation, he was assassinated by order of his successor, Adolf Hitler, in the Night of the Long Knives.… read more

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    Kurt Meyer

    1910 - 1961 Male
    

    Second, Major, Knight

    
    

    Kurt Meyer, nicknamed "Panzermeyer", served as an officer in the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. He saw action in many major battles, including the Invasion of France, Operation Barbarossa, and the Battle of Normandy. Meyer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.… read more

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    Kurt Nilsen

    Age 33 Male
    

    Singer, Idol, Musician

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    Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show Pop Idol, which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of Pop Idol, called World Idol on January 1, 2004, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows.… read more

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    Kurt Tucholsky

    1890 - 1935 Male
    

    Journalist, Satirist and Writer

    
    

    Kurt Tucholsky was a German-Jewish journalist, satirist and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel. Born in Berlin-Moabit, he moved to Paris in 1924 and then to Sweden in 1930. Tucholsky was one of the most important journalists of the Weimar Republic.… read more

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    Kurt Schmoke

    Age 62 Male
    

    Mayor, Dean, Politician

    
    

    Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray (a civilian chemist for the US Army) and Irene B. Reid (a social worker), he attended the public schools of Baltimore. He was Baltimore's first elected black mayor.… read more

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    Kurt Gödel

    1906 - 1978 Male
    

    Logician, Mathematician, and Philosopher of Mathematics

    
    

    Kurt Friedrich Gödel was an Austrian/American logician, mathematician, and philosopher. Later in his life he emigrated to the United States to escape the effects of World War II. One of the most significant logicians of all time, Gödel made an immense impact upon scientific and philosophical thinking in the 20th century, a time when many, such as Bertrand Russell, A. N.… read more

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    Kurt Schwitters

    1887 - 1948 Male
    

    Painter

    
    

    Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German painter who was born in Hanover, Germany. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called Merz Pictures.… read more

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    Kurt Weill

    1900 - 1950 Male
    

    American Composer

    
    

    Kurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his most well known work The Threepenny Opera, a Marxist critique of capitalism, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife".… read more

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    Kurt Schrader

    Age 60 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Kurt Schrader is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.

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    Kurt Hugo Schneider

    Age 23 Male
    

    Musician, Singer, Songwriter

    
    

    Kurt Hugo Schneider is an American video editor, musician, singer and songwriter, whose primary medium is YouTube music videos. He produces music videos for Sam Tsui, including the musical medley videos in which Sam Tsui sings as a one-man choir. His blend of musical and technical skills have been sought after by other musicians and organizations.… read more

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    Kurt Beck

    Age 63 Male
    

    Politician, Minister

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    Kurt Beck is a German politician, serving as the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. On May 14, 2006, he succeeded Matthias Platzeck as Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). He resigned from that post on September 7, 2008.… read more

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    Kurt Kaiser

    Age 77 Male
    

    Songwriter, Musician, Singer

    
    

    Kurt Kaiser, is an award winning songwriter of Contemporary Christian music and member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He has produced and arranged albums for the likes of: Kathleen Battle, Ernie Ford, Larnelle Harris, Burl Ives, Ken Medema, Christopher Parkening, George Beverly Shea, Joni Eareckson Tada, Ethel Waters, and Anne Martindale Wiliams. He has recorded sixteen piano solo albums of his own.… read more

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    Kurt Ballou

    Age 37 Male
    

    Guitarist, Musician

    
    

    Kurt Ballou is the guitarist from Massachusetts-based band Converge. Aside from his role in Converge, he is a prolific producer, engineering and producing out of his own Godcity studio.

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    Kurt Maloo

    Age 59 Male
    

    Singer-songwriter

    
    

    Kurt Maloo is a Swiss singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. He first achieved international success in 1986, as the singer and front man of the pop-jazz duo Double, with the hit single “The Captain of Her Heart”.… read more

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    Kurt Chew-Een Lee

    Age 86 Male
    

    Major, Regular, Marine

    
    

    Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee was the first regular non-white U.S. Marine Corps officer, and the first of Asian descent. Lee earned the Navy Cross under fire in Korea in September 1950, serving in the 1st Battalion 7th Marines. Lee and his younger brothers Chew-Fan Lee and Chew-Mon Lee all earned bravery medals in the Korean War.… read more