Kessler (name)
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Kessler or Keßler is a surname of German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) origins. It is an occupational name that means coppersmith.
People named Kessler includes:
People named Kessler includes:
- Andy Kessler, (b. 1959), author, investor, financier
- Andy KesslerAndy Kessler (skateboarder)Andrew Kessler was a New York City skateboarder, a prominent member of The Soul Artists of Zoo York, which eventually broke up in 1980 and was featured in the documentary Deathbowl to Downtown.-Early life:...
, (d. 2009), skateboarder - Barbara KesslerBarbara KesslerBarbara Kessler is an American folk-rock singer/songwriter. She began her career performing in clubs on Cape Cod and driving an ice cream truck, then began performing at open mikes in Boston, and continues to be part of the Boston folk scene...
, American singer-songwriter - Daniel KesslerDaniel KesslerDaniel Alexander Kessler is the guitarist and backing vocalist for the New York City-based band Interpol. He was raised in the United States....
, lead guitarist for post-punk band InterpolInterpol (band)Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino... - Daniel Patrick KesslerDaniel Patrick KesslerDaniel Patrick Kessler is an American painter living in Washington D.C.Daniel Kessler is mostly famous for his Dog with Apple paintings and his rendering of the Texan flag. His paintings often depict geometrically-shaped animals, science-related matters and architectural studies...
, artist - David Aaron KesslerDavid Aaron KesslerDavid Aaron Kessler is an American pediatrician, lawyer, author, and administrator...
, scientist and former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Donald J. KesslerDonald J. KesslerDonald J. Kessler is an American astrophysicist and former NASA scientist known for his studies regarding space debris.Kessler worked at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, as part of NASA's Environmental Effects Project Office...
, NASA scientist - Alice & Ellen KesslerKessler TwinsAlice and Ellen Kessler are twins popular in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s and until today for their singing, dancing and acting...
, known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959Eurovision Song Contest 1959The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Cannes, following the French victory the previous year.... - Frederick P. KesslerFrederick P. KesslerFrederick P. Kessler is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 12th Assembly District since 2004. Earlier he served from 1960 through 1962, and from 1964 through 1970. He is a member of the Committees on Elections and Constitutional Law, Judiciary and Ethics,...
, Wisconsin legislator - Friedrich KesslerFriedrich KesslerFriedrich Kessler was an American law professor who taught at Yale Law School , University of Chicago Law School, and University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He was a contract law scholar, but also wrote of trade regulation law...
, academic and scholar - Geldolph Adriaan Kessler, Dutch industrialist and footballer
- George KesslerGeorge KesslerGeorge Edward Kessler was a German American pioneer city planner and landscape architect.Over the course of his forty-one year career, George E. Kessler completed over 200 projects and prepared plans for 26 communities, 26 park and boulevard systems, 49 parks, 46 estates & residents, and 26 schools...
, city planner and landscape architect - Gladys KesslerGladys KesslerGladys Kessler is an American jurist who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton, and confirmed in July 1994....
, American jurist - Glenn Kessler (journalist), American journalist and author
- Glenn Kessler (screenwriter)Glenn Kessler (screenwriter)Glenn Kessler is an American screenwriter and television producer. Kessler grew up in suburban Detroit suburb and graduated from the Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills in 1988. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Golden Globe award-winning FX drama series Damages along...
, American screenwriter and television producer - Gustav KesslerGustav KesslerGustav Kessler was a German trade unionist.He joined the Progress Party in 1883 and was the editor of Bauhandwerker, a construction workers' unionist magazine from 1884 to 1886. As a result of the Anti-Socialist Laws, he was expelled from Berlin in 1886 and eventually from other towns as well...
, German trade unionist - Harry Graf KesslerHarry Graf KesslerHarry Clément Ulrich Kessler was an Anglo-German count, diplomat, writer, and patron of modern art. His diaries "Berlin in Lights" published in 1971 revealed anecdotes and details of the artistic and theatrical life in Europe, mostly in Germany, from the collapse of Germany at the end of World War...
(1868-1937), an Anglo-German count, diplomat, writer, and patron of modern art - Heinz KesslerHeinz KesslerHeinz Kessler was an Armeegeneral in the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic ; Minister of Defense of the GDR; a member of the Politbüro of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ; and a deputy of the GDR's Volkskammer...
(born 1920), general from East Germany - Jean Baptiste August Kessler, Dutch oil explorer
- Jimmy KesslerJimmy KesslerJames Lee "Jimmy" Kessler , the founder of the Texas Jewish Historical Society, is the first native Texan to serve as rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel in Galveston, Texas.-History:Kessler was born in Houston, Texas...
, the first native Texan to assume leadership of Congregation B'nai Israel, Galveston, Texas - Josef Alois KesslerJosef Alois KesslerJoseph Kessler was the last bishop of the Diocese of Tiraspol and the last Volga German bishop.-Biography:...
, Volga GermanVolga GermanThe Volga Germans were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. Recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century, they were allowed to maintain German culture, language, traditions and churches: Lutherans, Reformed,...
bishop - Joseph Christoph KesslerJoseph Christoph KesslerJoseph Christoph Kessler , also seen as Kötzler, was a German pianist and composer who was active mostly in the Austrian Empire. His études, nocturnes, variations, preludes and bagatelles were praised by such people as Franz Liszt, Sigismond Thalberg, Ignaz Moscheles and Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and...
, German pianist and composer - Julius KesslerJulius KesslerJulius Kessler was the founder of Kessler Whiskey.Kessler was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1855. He came to America to make his fortune. He founded Kessler Whisky in the 1870s in Leadville, Colorado. In the early days, to get his product out, Kessler went from saloon to saloon selling the whiskey...
, was the founder of Kessler Whiskey - Karl Fedorovich KesslerKarl Fedorovich KesslerKarl Fedorovich Kessler was a German-Russian zoologist and author of zoological taxa signed Kessler, who was mostly active in Kiev, Ukraine and conducted most of his studies of birds in Ukrainian regions of the Russian Empire - Kiev Governorate, Volyn Governorate, Kherson Governorate, Poltava...
(1815-1881), German-Russian zoologist; author of zoological taxons signed Kessler - Karl G. KesslerKarl G. KesslerKarl G. Kessler was president of the Optical Society of America in 1969. He formerly was the associate director for international and academic affairs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.-External links:...
(1919–1997), American physicist - Liz KesslerLiz KesslerLiz Kessler is a British author of children's books, most notably a series about a half-mermaid called Emily Windsnap.- Biography :Liz Kessler lives in St Ives, Cornwall...
, British author of children's books - Matthias KesslerMatthias KesslerMatthias Kessler , is a German professional road racing cyclist who rode for .Kessler debuted as a pro during the 2000 season after becoming German under 23 champion in 1999, a year in which he also took the bronze medal in the under 23 cycling world championships...
, German professional road racing cyclist - Michael KesslerMichael KesslerMichael Kessler is a German actor, comedian and author from Wiesbaden.- Theater :After his acting training at Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum from 1988 to 1992, Kessler had roles at the following theaters: Schauspielhaus Bochum, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Nationaltheater Mannheim and...
, German actor and comedian - Michael G. KesslerMichael G. KesslerMichael G. Kessler is the founding President and CEO of Kessler International, a United States headquartered forensic accounting, computer forensics and corporate investigations firm....
, cited as first "forensic auditor", founder of Kessler International - Mikkel KesslerMikkel KesslerMikkel Kessler is a Danish professional boxer and former two time WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion. In his professional career he has a record of 44–2 with 33 knockouts...
, Danish boxer - Ronald KesslerRonald KesslerRonald Borek Kessler is an American journalist and author of 19 non-fiction books. He is chief Washington, D.C. correspondent of the conservative news and commentary website Newsmax.com.-Personal life:Kessler was born in New York City in 1943...
, American journalist and author
Fictional people
- Kessler, main antagonist in the video game, inFamousInFamousInfamous, stylized as inFAMOUS or inFamous, is an open world video game for the PlayStation 3 video game console. It was developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
- At the time of the shooting of the original SeinfeldSeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
pilot titled "The Seinfeld Chronicles", Kenny Kramer had not yet given consent to use his name, and so Cosmo KramerCosmo KramerCosmo Kramer, usually referred to as simply "Kramer", is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld , played by Michael Richards...
's character was originally referred to as "Kessler".
See also
- Joe Spleen, born Andy Kessler, guitarist for The GitsThe GitsThe Gits were an American punk rock band, formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1986. Known for their part in the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the early 1990s, their distinct punk rock sound gained a reputation for its bluesy street punk aesthetic...
- Kessler (disambiguation)