Kluge (/ˈkluːɡi/) is a German-derived surname. Among German-speakers, it is pronounced "KLOO-guh"; in that language, capitalizing, and adding a final e to, the adjective klug (meaning "clever"), creates a noun; it is applicable to females and means "clever one".
Those bearing it include:
Friedrich Kluge (1856–1926), German linguistGünther von Kluge (1882–1944), German field marshalWolfgang von Kluge (5 May 1892 – 30 October 1976), German World War II generalManfred Kluge (1928–1971), German composerWalter Kluge (fl. 1930s), German lugerJohn Werner Kluge (1914–2010), German-American media entrepreneur & philanthropistArnold G. Kluge (retired 2003), American zoologist and herpetologistAlexander Kluge (born 1932), German film director and authorAlexandra Kluge (born 1937), German actorH. Jürgen Kluge (born 1941), German physicistP. F. Kluge (born 1942), German-American authorVolker Kluge (born 1944), German journalistPeer Kluge (born 1980), German footballerRoger Kluge, German racing cyclist