Kunst is a Dutch, German and Ashkenazic Jewish surname It may be patronymic in origin, meaning Coenraad's, Konrad's or Constant's son.Kunst at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Notable people with the surname include:
Three Dutch Renaissance painter brothers, sons of Cornelis Engebrechtsz Pieter Cornelisz Kunst (c. 1487–c.1560) Cornelis Cornelisz Kunst (1493–1544) Lucas Cornelisz Kunst (1495–1552) Bob Kunst (born 1941), American human and civil rights activist Dave Kunst (born 1939), American who was the first person to officially walk around the Earth. Fritz Kunst (1899–1979), German politician Gustav Kunst (1836–1905), German (Hamburg) merchant Jaap Kunst (1891–1960), Dutch ethnomusicologist Jorrit Kunst (born 1989), Dutch footballer Kenny Kunst (born 1986), Curaçaoan footballer (born 1966), Dutch writer Renae Kunst, Australian rugby player Sabine Kunst (born 1954), German University President and politician Wilhelm Kunst (actor) (1799–1859), German actor Wilhelm Kunst (1909–1986), German sculptor
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See also Code Kunst, stage name of Jo Sung-woo (born 1989), South Korean rapper and producer