Kluge

Kluge is a German-derived surname. In German, capitalizing, and adding a final -e to, the adjective klug (meaning "clever"), creates a noun meaning "clever one". Although the adjective kluge is a feminine form, the noun Kluge can be feminine, neuter or masculine.

Those bearing it include:


 * Alexander Kluge (born 1932) – German film director and author
 * Alexandra Kluge (1937–2017) – German actor
 * Arnold G. Kluge (retired 2003) – American zoologist and herpetologist
 * Eike-Henner Kluge – Canadian German ethicist
 * Ewald Kluge (19 January 1909 – 19 August 1964) German motorcyclist
 * Friedrich Kluge (1856–1926) – German linguist
 * Günther von Kluge (1882–1944) – German field marshal
 * H. Jürgen Kluge (born 1941) – German physicist
 * John Werner Kluge (1914–2010) – German-American media entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * P. F. Kluge (born 1942) – German-American author
 * Peer Kluge (born 1980) – German footballer
 * Roger Kluge – German racing cyclist
 * Walter Kluge (fl. 1930s) – German luger
 * Wolfgang von Kluge (1892–1976) – German World War II general