Wikipedia

Kolbe

This article is about people bearing the name. For the asteroid, see 7315 Kolbe.

Kolbe is a surname.

Those bearing it include:

  • Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (1818–1884), German chemist
  • Andreas Kolbe (fl. 1557), German printer, prominent in Marburg in the 1540s and 1550s
  • Athena Kolbe, human rights researcher, and writer
  • Caroline Ridderstolpe, née Kolbe (1793–1878), Swedish composer and singer
  • Cheslin Kolbe (born 1993), South African rugby union player
  • Clive Kolbe (1944–2016), South African cricketer
  • Emma Coe Kolbe (1850–1913), business woman and plantation owner of mixed American/Samoan descent
  • Fritz Kolbe (1900–1971), German diplomat and World War II Allied spy
  • Georg Kolbe (1877–1947), German sculptor
  • Heinrich Christoph Kolbe (1771–1836), German painter
  • Helga Kolbe, retired German rower
  • Hellmuth Kolbe (1926–2002), Swiss musician, audio recording and acoustics pioneer
  • Hermann Julius Kolbe (1855–1939), German entomologist
  • Ino Kolbe (1914–2010), born Ino Voigt, German Esperantist
  • Jim Kolbe (born 1942), American politician
  • Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg (1643–1712), the first ever Minister-President of the kingdom of Prussia
  • Josefine 'Pepa' Kolbe, a female Austrian international table tennis player.
  • Laura Kolbe (born 1957), Finnish professor of European history
  • Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and saint
  • Parke Kolbe (1881–1942), American author, teacher, administrator and university president
  • Peter Kolbe (1675–1726), German astronomer and explorer of South Africa
  • Peter-Michael Kolbe (born 1953), German rower and five time world champion
  • Steve Kolbe (born 1967), American sportscaster
  • Tanja Kolbe (born 1990), German ice dancer
  • Winrich Kolbe (1940–2012), German-born American television director and producer

See also

  • Kolb (surname)


This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia® - the free encyclopedia created and edited by its online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of Wikipedia® encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information, please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.

Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.