Kolker is either a German-language occupational surname for a lime burner (cf. Kalker, Kalkbrenner) or a Jewish habitational name for someone from Kolki in Ukraine. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Kolker (1933–2023), Soviet and Russian composer Ava Kolker (2006), American child actress Boris Kolker (1939), Russian esperantist Chris Kolker, American politician from Colorado Henry Kolker (1874–1947), American actor and director Jimmy J. Kolker (1948), American diplomat Robert Kolker, American journalist Robert P. Kolker, American film historian, theorist, and critic Sabrina Kolker (1980), Canadian rower Yuri Kolker (1946), Russian poet
See also Kolker (Saga of Seven Suns), fictional character created by Kevin J Anderson
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