Kern is a German surname of several possible origins.Kern Notable people with the surname include:
Adele Kern (1901–1980), German soprano opera and operetta singer Anna Petrovna Kern (1800–1873), Pushkin's mistress András Kern (born 1948), Hungarian actor Brad Kern, American television producer Brett Kern, American football punter Christian Kern, Austrian politician David J. Kern, American naval officer Dorothee Kern (born 1966), German-American biochemist Doug Kern (born 1963), American sailor Edward Kern (1822–1863), American cartographer and artist Hal C. Kern (1894–1985), American film editor Hermann Armin von Kern (1838–1912), Austrian painter Jamie Kern (born 1977), American television personality Jerome Kern (1885–1945), American composer Jerome H. Kern (1937–2024), American lawyer, investment banker, consultant, and philanthropist Jim Kern (born 1949), American baseball player Joey Kern (born 1976), American actor Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern (1833–1917), aka H. Kern, Dutch linguist and Anglo-Indian educator Johannes Hendrikus Kern (1903–1974), Dutch botanist John W. Kern (1849–1917), American politician Karl-Hans Kern (1932–2014), German politician Kevin Kern (musician) (born 1958), American musician Kevin Kern (actor), Broadway actor Marc Kern (ice hockey) (born 1989), Swiss ice hockey player Mark Kern, former video game executive Nathaniel Kern, American oil industry consultant Olga Kern (born 1975), Russian classical pianist Otto Kern (1863–1942), German linguist Patricia Kern (1927–2015), British mezzo-soprano and voice teacher Paul Kern (insomniac), Hungarian who was supposedly unable to sleep Paul J. Kern (born 1945), American army officer and businessman Peter E. Kern (1860–1937), American entrepreneur Ralph Kern (born 1967), German artistic gymnast Richard Kern (born 1954), American photographer and filmmaker Robert Henry Kern, American engineer and entrepreneur Ruth Kern (1914–2002), American lawyer Robert J. Kern (1885–1972), American film editor Sally Kern (born 1946), Oklahoma state legislator Sean Kern (born 1978), American water polo player Timm Kern (born 1972), German politician Werner Kern (football manager) (born 1946), German football coach (1773–1841) Russian general of the Napoleonic Wars
Fictional characters Jimbo Kern, a character on South Park
See also
Kerns (surname)
References