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