Funk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Funk, Canadian electronic musicianAllan Funk, American professional wrestlerAnnie Clemmer Funk (1874–1912), Mennonite missionary in India, perished with the TitanicCasimir Funk (1884–1967), Polish biochemistDory Funk (1919–1973), American professional wrestler and father of Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr.Dory Funk, Jr. (b. 1942), American professional wrestler and wrestling trainerEric Funk (b. 1949), American contemporary classical composerFranz Xaver von Funk (1840–1907), German church historianFred Funk (b. 1956), American professional golferHeinrich Funk (1807-1877), German landscape painterIsaac Funk (1797-1865), American politician, pioneer and rancherIsaac Kaufmann Funk (1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer, publisher and spelling reformerJoseph Funk (1778–1862), American music teacher and publisherMichael Funk, Canadian ice hockey playerNolan Gerard Funk (b. 1986), American actorPaul Funk (1886–1969), Austrian mathematicianRobert W. Funk (1926-2005), American religious scholarTerry Funk (b. 1944), American professional wrestler, also known as "The Funker"Tom Funk, American Major League baseball playerVicki Funk (b. 1947), American botanistWalther Funk (1890–1960), Nazi official and war criminalWilfred John Funk (1883–1965), American author and publisher, son of Isaac Kaufmann FunkWilhelm Heinrich Funk (1866–1949), German-American portrait painterThe ancient and distinguished surname Funk is of German origin. It is derived from the Middle High German “funke,” meaning “spark,” and was most likely originally used to denote a blacksmith. Alternatively, it may have originally been bestowed as a nickname to indicate a very lively person.
