Klein (surname)

Politics and government

• Arthur George Klein, United States Representative from New York
• Clayton Klein, American politician in Oregon
• Ezra Klein, American political writer
• Herb Klein , American journalist, President Nixon's communications director
• Herb Klein , American politician
• Herbert G. Klein, American political aide
• Jacob Theodor Klein , Prussian jurist, historian, botanist, mathematician and diplomat
• Jacques Paul Klein, French-born United States diplomat
• Joe Klein, American writer for Time magazine
• Louis Klein, French politician and peer, General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
• Norbert Klein, Dutch politician
• Ralph Klein, Canadian politician
• Ron Klein, American politician

  Entertainment and music

• Klein, recording artist, producer and singer from South London
• Alan Klein, English singer and songwriter
• Allen Klein, manager for the Beatles and Rolling Stones
• Barbara Lynn Klein, American Playboy model, actress and singer known as Barbi Benton
• Carol Joan Klein, American composer and singer-songwriter better known by her stage name Carol King
• Chris Klein, American actor
• Dani Klein, stage name of Danielle Schoovaerts, Belgian singer and songwriter
• Elisabeth Klein, Hungarian-Danish pianist
• Gary Klein, songwriter, record producer, and co-writer of " Bobby's Girl"
• Gene Klein, American musician and member of Kiss, better known as "Gene Simmons"
• Gideon Klein, pianist and composer
• Jesper Klein, Danish actor
• Jim Klein, American composer and songwriter
• Mannie Klein, American jazz trumpeter
• Marci Klein, American Emmy-winning television producer
• Mark Klein, American singer-songwriter
• Oscar Klein, Austrian-born jazz trumpeter
• Robert Klein, American stand-up comedian and actor

  Literature

• A. M. Klein, Canadian poet
• Aaron J. Klein, Israeli author and journalist
• Augusta Klein, English author
• Bradley S. Klein, American author, architecture editor for Golf Week magazine
• Charles Klein London-born American playwright
• Chuck Klein American author
• Daniel Martin Klein, American author
• Ernest Klein, Canadian linguist, author, and rabbi
• Gérard Klein, French science fiction writer
• Hannelore Klein, German-born American linguist and write known as Laureen Nussbaum
• Joe Klein, American journalist and novelist
• Josef K. Klein, Bulgarian poet of Austrian origin known by the pseudonym Gustav Heinse
• Julius Leopold Klein, Hungarian dramatist
• Marlon Klein, German world music and fusion musician and producer
• Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
• Nathan Klein, Ukrainian-born Israeli poet known as Natan Yonatan
• Robin Klein, Australian author of children's books
• T. E. D. Klein, American horror writer and editor

  Academics and technology

• Aaron E. Klein, American historian of science
• Abel Klein, American mathematician
• Emanuel Edward Klein, British bacteriologist
• Etienne Klein, French physicist and philosopher of science
• Dan Klein, American computer scientist
• Daniel Klein , German-Lithuanian pastor and grammarian
• Daniel B. Klein, American economist
• Esther Klein, Hungarian–Australian mathematician
• Felix Klein, German mathematician
• Fritz Klein, German Nazi physician and war criminal
• Fritz Klein , American sex researcher
• Gary A. Klein, American research psychologist
• George Klein , Canadian inventor
• Heinz Klein, American sociologist
• Jacob Theodor Klein, Prussian botanist
• Jan Klein, Czech-American immunologist
• Lawrence Klein, American economist
• Luella Klein, American obstetrician-gynecologist and professor
• Martin J. Klein, American science historian of physics
• Marty Klein, American sex therapist
• Melanie Klein, British psychotherapist
• Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist
• Richard Klein , American paleoanthropologist
• Wilhelm Klein, Hungarian-Austrian archeologist
• Willem Klein, Dutch mathematician and famous mental calculator

  Art

• Aart Klein, Dutch photographer
• Anna Klein , German landscape, animal and genre painter
• Franz Klein, Viennese sculptor, who created a famous bust of Beethoven
• Fred Klein, Dutch painter active in France; father of Yves Klein
• Mary-Austin Klein, American artist
• Roman Klein, Russian architect
• Todd Klein, comic book letterer
• Vilhelm Klein. Danish architect
• William Klein, American-born French photographer and filmmaker
• Yves Klein, French painter, son of Fred Klein

  Religion

• Ernest Klein, Canadian linguist and rabbi
• Félix Klein, French priest and theologian
• Isaac Klein, American rabbi
• Menashe Klein, American rabbi
• Norbert Klein, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

  Business and industry

• Anne Klein, American fashion designer
• Fernando Heydrich Klein German businessman, politician, engineer and sculptor
• Bill Klein , American businessman and poker player
• Calvin Klein , American fashion designer
• David Klein, Governor, Bank of Israel
• Jonathan Klein, president of the American television news network CNN
• Jonathan Klein , founder of Getty Images
• Leonardo Farkas Klein, Chilean businessman
• Robin Klein , British entrepreneur and investor
• Mathias Klein, founder of Klein Tools

  Sports

• Abraham Klein , Israeli football referee
• Ágnes Keleti, born Klein, Hungarian-Israeli Olympic champion artistic gymnast
• Brydan Klein, Australian-born British tennis player
• Chris Klein , American soccer player
• Chuck Klein, American baseball player
• Collin Klein, American football player
• Dede Klein, Canadian ice hockey player
• Dieter Klein, South African cricketer
• Ernest Klein, Austrian-British chess master and author
• Frederick C Klein, American sportswriter
• Hanna Klein, German athlete
• Herbert Klein , German swimmer
• Jackie Klein, American artistic gymnast
• Joe Klein , American baseball executive
• Kevin Klein, Canadian ice hockey player
• Kristin Klein, American volleyball player
• Martin Klein , Estonian wrestler
• Martin Klein, Czech international footballer
• Michael Klein , Romanian international footballer
• Noeki Klein, Dutch water polo player
• Ralph Klein , Israeli basketball player and coach
• Roelof Klein, Dutch rower
• Siegmund Klein, American bodybuilder

  Other

• Aaron Klein, American radio talk show host and conspiracy theorist
• Carol Klein, British gardening broadcaster and writer
• Ethan Klein, American YouTuber known as h3h3Productions
• Fritz Klein, German Nazi doctor hanged for war crimes
• Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor
• Mark Klein, American whistleblower and former AT&T technician
• Suzy Klein, British music and arts broadcaster

  Variant surnames

• Klajn
• Kleijn
• Kleine