Kunkel

Kunkel is a surname, also spelled Künkel, for Slovak women Kunkelová. Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

• George Kunkel (politician) (1893–1965), American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania
• Jacob Michael Kunkel (1822–1870), US Congressman from Maryland
• John C. Kunkel (1898–1970), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), US Congressman from Pennsylvania

Science

• Fritz Künkel (1889–1956), German-American psychoanalyst
• Henry Kunkel (1916–1983), American immunologist
• Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel (1630–1703), German chemist
• Louis M. Kunkel (born 1949), American geneticist
• Louis Otto Kunkel (1884–1960), American botanist

Performing arts

• George Kunkel (theatre manager), minstrel show performer and entertainer
• George Kunkel (actor, born 1866), silent film actor and opera singer
• Marie Kunkel Zimmerman, soprano
• Charles and Jacob Kunkel, musicians and music publishers in Missouri

Sports

• Adam Kunkel (born 1981), Canadian hurdler
• Anna Kunkel (1932–2006), American baseball player
• Bill Kunkel (baseball) (1936–1985), American baseball pitcher and umpire
• Jeff Kunkel (born 1961), American baseball shortstop
• Karl-Heinz Kunkel (1926–1994), German footballer
• Kristina Kunkel (born 1984), American water polo player
• Monika Kunkelová (born 1977), Slovak wheelchair curler, 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympian
• Paul Kunkel (1903–1977), American tennis player
• Peter Kunkel (born 1956), German footballer
• Rachelle Kunkel (born 1978), American diver
• Rainer Künkel (born 1950), German footballer

Other

• Benjamin Kunkel (born 1972), American novelist and political economist
• Bill Kunkel (journalist) (1950–2011), American executive editor of Electronic Games Magazine
• Bruce Kunkel, former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Leah Kunkel (born 1948), American singer, songwriter, and attorney
• Mike Kunkel, American cartoonist
• Renata Kunkel (born 1954), Polish composer
• Russ Kunkel (born 1948), American drummer and producer
• Thomas Kunkel (born 1955), American author, journalist, and educator
• Thor Kunkel (born 1963), German author

See also

People

• John Kunkel Small (1869–1938), American botanist

Places

• Elizabeth Kunkel House, historic site in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States
• Kunkel Gallery at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
• Kunkels Pass, mountain pass in Switzerland

Other

• Kunkle (disambiguation)

1. Leah Kunkel
2. Russ Kunkel
3. George Kunkel (theatre manager)
4. Mike Kunkel
5. Benjamin Kunkel
6. Louis Kunkel
7. Paul Kunkel
8. Carlos Kunkel
9. Henry Kunkel
10. Bill Kunkel
11. George Kunkel (actor, born 1866)
12. Wolfgang Kunkel
13. Marie Kunkel Zimmerman
14. Society of Professional Journalists
15. Jeff Kunkel
16. Louis M. Kunkel
17. Senator Kunkel
18. Adam Kunkel (basketball)
19. Jacob M. Kunkel
20. John C. Kunkel