Kummer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernhard Kummer (1897–1962), German Germanist * Clare Kummer (1873–1958), American composer, lyricist and playwright * Clarence Kummer (1899–1930), American jockey * Christopher Kummer (born 1975), German economist * Corby Kummer (born 1957), American journalist * Dirk Kummer (born 1966), German actor, director, and screenwriter * Eberhard Kummer (1940–2019), Austrian concert singer, lawyer, and medieval music expert * Eduard Kummer, also known as the following Ernst Kummer * Eloise Kummer (1916–2008), American actress * Ernst Kummer (1810–1893), German mathematician ** Kummer configuration, a mathematical structure discovered by Ernst Kummer ** Kummer surface, a related geometrical structure discovered by Ernst Kummer * Ferdinand von Kummer (1816–1900), German general * Frederic Arnold Kummer (1873–1943), American author, playwright, and screenwriter * Friedrich August Kummer (1797–1879), German cellist and composer * Karl Kummer (disambiguation), more than one person * Kaspar Kummer (1795–1870), German flautist and composer * Lilian Kummer (born 1975), Swiss skier * Luise Kummer (born 1993), German biathlete * Mario Kummer (born 1962), German cyclist * Nicolas Kummer (1882–1954), Luxembourgish gymnast * Paul Kummer (1834–1912), priest, taxonomist of Zerbst * Patrizia Kummer (born 1987), Swiss snowboarder * Samuel Kummer (1968–2024), German organist * Siegfried Adolf Kummer (1899–1977), German mystic and Germanic revivalist * Sigrud Kummer, (born ? ), German sprint canoeist * Thomas Kummer (born 1963), American classicist and teacher *Thomas John Kummer (1933–1969), American celebrity hair stylist known professionally as Jay Sebring * Tilo Kummer (born 1968), German politician * Tom Kummer (born 1963), Swiss journalist * Wolfgang Kummer (disambiguation), more than one person

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