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Klein (surname)

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Klein is the Dutch, German and Afrikaans 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.[1]

Politics and government

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Entertainment and music

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  • Klein (musician), recording artist, producer and singer from South London
  • Alan Klein (born 1940), English singer and songwriter (New Vaudeville Band)
  • Allen Klein (1931–2009), manager for the Beatles and Rolling Stones
  • Barbara Lynn Klein (born 1950), American Playboy model, actress and singer known as Barbi Benton
  • Carol Joan Klein (born 1942), American composer and singer-songwriter better known by her stage name Carol King
  • Chris Klein (born 1979), American actor
  • Dani Klein (born 1953), stage name of Danielle Schoovaerts (born 1953), Belgian singer and songwriter
  • Elisabeth Klein (1911–2004), Hungarian-Danish pianist
  • Ethan Klein (born 1985), American Youtuber
  • Gary Klein (born 1942), songwriter, record producer, and co-writer of "(I Wanna Be) Bobby's Girl"
  • Gene Klein (born 1949), American musician and member of the band Kiss, better known as "Gene Simmons"
  • Gideon Klein (1919–1945), pianist and composer
  • Iris Klein, German model and beauty queen crowned Miss International 1989
  • Jesper Klein (1944–2011), Danish actor
  • Jim Klein, American composer and songwriter
  • Joey Klein, Canadian actor and film director
  • Joost Klein (born 1997), Dutch hip hop artist
  • Mannie Klein (1908–1994), American jazz trumpeter
  • Marci Klein (born 1967), American Emmy-winning television producer
  • Mark Klein (born 1993), American singer-songwriter
  • Martina Klein (born 1976), Argentine model and TV presenter
  • Oscar Klein (1930–2006), Austrian-born jazz trumpeter
  • Robert Klein (born 1942), American stand-up comedian and actor

Literature

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Academics and technology

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Art

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Religion

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Business and industry

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Sports

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Other

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See also

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References

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