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Klein (surname)

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Klein is the Dutch and German word for "small", which came to be used as a surname, and thence passed into the names of places, concepts and discoveries associated with bearers of this surname. It's also a common Jewish surname in the United States.

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Politics and government

  • Clayton Klein (born 1949), American politician in Oregon
  • Ezra Klein (born 1984), U.S. political writer
  • Herbert Klein (born 1930), American politician
  • Herbert G. Klein (1918–2009), American political aide
  • Jacob Theodor Klein ("Plinius Gedanensium") (1685–1759), Prussian jurist, historian, botanist, mathematician and diplomat in service of Polish King August II the Strong
  • Joe Klein (born 1946), American writer for Time magazine
  • Louis Klein (Dominique Louis Antoine Klein) (1759–1845), General of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, French politician, French Peer
  • Norbert Klein (born 1956), Dutch politician
  • Ralph Klein (1942–2013), Canadian politician

    • Music and acting

  • Alan Klein (born 1940), English singer and songwriter (New Vaudeville Band)
  • Allen Klein (1931–2009), the Beatles and Rolling Stones' manager
  • Chris Klein (born 1979), U.S. actor
  • Elisabeth Klein, (1911-2004), Hungarian-Danish pianist
  • Gary Klein, songwriter and record producer & co-writer of "(I Wanna Be) Bobby's Girl".
  • Gideon Klein (1919–1945), pianist and composer
  • Jesper Klein (1944–2011), Danish actor
  • Jim Klein, American composer and songwriter
  • Mark Klein (born 1993), U.S. singer-songwriter
  • Manny Klein (1908–1994), U.S. jazz trumpeter
  • Julian Klein (de) (born 1973), German composer and director
  • Robert Klein (born 1942), U.S. stand-up comedian and actor

    • Literature

  • A. M. Klein (Abraham Moses Klein, 1909–1972), Canadian poet
  • Bradley S. Klein, American author, architecture editor for "Golfweek" magazine
  • Charles Klein (1867–1915) London-born American playwright
  • Chuck Klein (born 1947) American author
  • Ernest Klein (1899 – February 4, 1983), Canadian linguist, author, and rabbi
  • Gérard Klein, French science fiction writer
  • Joe Klein (born 1946), U.S. journalist and novelist (Primary Colors)
  • Josef K. Klein (pseudonym Gustav Heinse, 1896–1971), Bulgarian poet of Austrian origin
  • Julius Leopold Klein (1810–1876), Hungarian dramatist
  • Naomi Klein (born 1970), Canadian author and activist
  • Robin Klein (born 1936), Australian author of children's books
  • T. E. D. Klein (born 1947), U.S. author
  • [Nicholas Klein] (born 1957) U.S./Canadian screenwriter (Million Dollar Hotel, The End of Violence)

    • Science and technology

  • Emanuel Edward Klein (1844 - 1925), Bacteriologist
  • Etienne Klein, (born 1958), French physicist and philosopher of science
  • Daniel Klein (grammarian) (Lithuanian: Danielius Kleinas) – (1609-1666), German-Lithuanian pastor and grammarian
  • Daniel B. Klein, U.S. economist
  • Felix Klein (1849–1925), German mathematician
  • Fritz Klein, (1888-1945), German Nazi physician and war criminal
  • Fritz Klein (sex researcher), American human sexuality researcher
  • Gary A. Klein, research psychologist in naturalistic decision making
  • George Klein (1904–1992), Canadian inventor
  • Jacob Theodor Klein (1685 – 1759), Prussian botanist
  • John Klein, U.S. science teacher
  • Lawrence Klein (1920–2013), U.S. economist
  • Marty Klein, U.S. sex therapist
  • Melanie Klein (1882–1960), British psychotherapist
  • Oskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicist
  • Richard Klein (paleoanthropologist)
  • Wilhelm Klein (1850–1924), Hungarian-Austrian archeologist

    • Art

  • Franz Klein (1779–1840), Viennese sculptor, who created a famous bust of Beethoven
  • Roman Klein (1858–1924), Russian architect
  • Yves Klein (1928–1962), French artist
  • William Klein (born 1928), U.S. photographer and filmmaker predominantly active in France

    • Religion

  • Ernest Klein (1899–1983), Canadian linguist and rabbi
  • Félix Klein (1862–1953), French priest and theologian
  • Isaac Klein (1905–1979), American rabbi
  • Menashe Klein (1924–2011), American rabbi
  • Norbert Klein (1866–1933), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

    • Business and industry

  • Anne Klein, American fashion designer
  • Calvin Klein, U.S. fashion designer
  • David Klein (born 1935), Governor, Bank of Israel
  • Jonathan Klein (CNN), president of the American television news network CNN
  • Jonathan Klein (Getty Images), founder of Getty Images
  • Steven A. Klein, CEO of Burlen Co.
  • Ward M. Klein, CEO of Energizer Holdings Inc.
  • Mathias Klein, founder of Klein Tools.

    • Sports

  • Brydan Klein, Australian tennis player
  • Chris Klein (born 1976), American soccer player
  • Chuck Klein (1904–1958), American baseball player
  • Collin Klein (born 1989), American football player
  • Dede Klein (1910–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ernest Klein (1910–1990), Austrian-British chess master and author
  • Frederick C Klein, sportswriter
  • Herbert Klein (swimmer) (1923–2001), German swimmer
  • Kristin Klein (born 1970), American volleyball player (1959-1993)
  • Martin Klein (wrestler) (1884–1947), Estonian wrestler
  • Martin Klein (footballer), Czech international footballer
  • Michael Klein (footballer), (1959-1993), Romanian international footballer
  • Ralph Klein (1931–2008), Israeli basketball player and coach
  • Kevin Klein (born 1984) NHL Hockey player, New York Rangers.
  • Arthur Klein (born 1930), Minor League baseball player, Janesville Cubs.

    • Other

  • Aaron Klein
  • Aaron E. Klein
  • Carol Klein (born 1945), British gardening broadcaster and writer
  • Ethan Klein (born 1985), Internet personality
  • Gerda Weissmann Klein (born 1924), Holocaust survivor
  • Leonardo Farkas Klein (born 1967), Chilean businessman
  • Mark Klein (fl. 2006), whistleblower and former AT&T technician
  • Todd Klein (born 1951), comic book letterer

    • Variant surnames

  • Klajn

    • References

    Klein (surname) Wikipedia
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