Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligi ...

''curteis'' (

Modern French French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some Europe ...

''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ...

and Galician Cardoso. The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred". It is a compound of ''curt-'' "court" and ''-eis'' "-ish". The spelling ''u'' to render in Old French was mainly Anglo-Norman and Norman, when the spelling ''o'' was the usual Parisian French one, Modern French ''ou'' ''-eis'' is the

suffix for ''-ois'', Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps ''-eis'', simplified to ''-is'' in English. The word ''court'' shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press paperbook 1993. p. 101a It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

. In the United Kingdom, the name Curtis was at its height in 1996, when it was the 78th most popular boy's name in England and Wales. Curtis was the 72nd most popular boy's name in 1963 in the United States, but has declined in popularity there since. Many Hungarian immigrants in

English-speaking countries The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers. List * The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total ...

with the last name Kertész have adopted the name ''Curtis'', since it is pronounced similarly and helped them integrate into their new community.

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Adam Curtis Adam Curtis (born 26 May 1955) is an English documentary filmmaker. Curtis began his career as a conventional documentary producer for the BBC throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The release of '' Pandora's Box'' (1992) marked t ...

(born 1955), English television documentarian *

Alan Curtis (disambiguation) Alan Curtis may refer to: * Alan Curtis (American actor) (1909–1953), American film actor * Alan Curtis (British actor) (1930–2021), English actor and cricket announcer * Alan Curtis (footballer) (born 1954), former Welsh international footb ...

, multiple people *

Alice Turner Curtis Alice Turner Curtis (September 6, 1860 – July 10, 1958) was an American writer of juvenile historical fiction. She was probably best remembered by young readers of her day for ''The Little Maid's Historical Series'' (which comprises twenty-fou ...

(1860–1958), American writer *

Alison Curtis Alison "Ally" Curtis (born 1 November 1977 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a presenter of radio on Irish radio station Today FM She currently presents her own show, "Saturday Breakfast with Alison Curtis" on Today FM which airs every Saturday ...

(born 1977), Canadian-Irish radio presenter *

Allen Curtis Allen Curtis (1877 – November 24, 1961), was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 278 films between 1913 and 1922. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * ''The T ...

(1877–1961), American film director *

Andrew Curtis (cricketer) Andrew David Curtis (born 1943) is a former English cricketer with Bedfordshire and Oxford University. Career Andrew David Curtis was born on 12 January 1943 in Bedford and was educated at Elstow Primary School, Bedford Modern School, the Un ...

(born 1943), English cricketer *

Anne Curtis Anne Curtis-Smith(; born 17 February 1985) is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, television host, entrepreneur and recording artist. She is dubbed as the "''Multimedia Superstar''" for her talent and influence. Curtis has received numerou ...

(born 1985), Philippine actress *

Anthony Curtiss Anthony Curtiss, pen name of Roy Abijah Curtiss Jr (born in Brooklyn, New York 10 May 1910, died 12 July 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan), also known in his later life as Muhammad Abdullah al-Hussein, was an American naturalist who wrote a short, and s ...

(1919–1981), American naturalist, elder brother of Sydney Curtiss and Thomas Quinn Curtiss *

Aubyn Curtiss Aubyn Curtiss (July 1, 1925 – August 9, 2017) was an American politician in the state of Montana Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated ...

(1925–2017), American politician * Benjamin Curtis (disambiguation), also Ben Curtis, multiple people * Cathrine Curtis (1889- ?), American actress * Catie Curtis (born 1965), American singer-songwriter * Chad Curtis (born 1968), American former major league baseball player convicted of sexual assault *

Charles Curtis (botanist) Charles Curtis (1853 – 23 August 1928) was an English botanist who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to search for new plant species in Madagascar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Moluccas, before settling in Penang, where he became the first supe ...

(1853–1928), English botanist who became the first superintendent of the Penang Botanic Gardens * Charles Curtis (disambiguation), several people *

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Senat ...

(1860–1936), 31st vice president of the United States (1929–1933) * Charles Curtiss (1908–1993), American communist * Charles W. Curtis (born 1926), American mathematician * Chet Curtis (1939–2014), American journalist *

Chris Curtis Chris Curtis (born Christopher Crummey; 26 August 1941 – 28 February 2005) was an English drummer and singer who was best known for being with the 1960s beat band The Searchers. He originated the concept behind Deep Purple and formed the ...

(1941–2005), English musician, member of band The Searchers * Chuck Curtis (1935–2016), American football coach *

Cliff Curtis (baseball) Clifton Garfield Curtis (July 3, 1881 – April 23, 1943) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. His middle name, Garfield, is assumed to derive from that of U.S. president and fellow Ohio native James A. Garfield, who was fatally shot the day ...

(1881–1943), American baseball player *

Cliff Curtis Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born 27 July 1968) is a New Zealand actor. His film credits include '' Once Were Warriors'' (1994), ''Three Kings'' (1999), '' Training Day'' (2001), '' Whale Rider'' (2002), ''Collateral Damage'' (2002), ''Sunshin ...

(born 1968), New Zealand film and television actor * Cyrus H. K. Curtis (1850–1933), American magazine publisher *

David Curtis David Curtis may refer to: * David Curtis (rugby union) (born 1965), Irish rugby union international *David L. Curtis (born 1947), American politician in the North Carolina Senate *David Roderick Curtis (1927–2017), Australian scientist * David Wh ...

(born 1948), Irish rugby union player and cricketer *

Dexter Curtis Dexter Curtis (September 12, 1828 – May 15, 1898) was an American inventor, businessman, and politician. Born in Schenectady, New York, Curtis grew up on a farm. He was in the lumber business and lived in Louisiana, Michigan, and Chicago, Ill ...

(1828–1898), American inventor and politician *

Dick Curtis Richard Dye (May 11, 1902January 3, 1952), known professionally as Dick Curtis, was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Early years Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dye ...

(1902–1952), American actor *

Edmund Curtis Edmund CurtisIrish: ''Éamon Cuirtéis'' (1881–1943), was born in Lancashire to Irish parents. He worked in a rubber factory until he was 15 when he continued with his education. His education was paid for through donations when it was heard ...

(1881–1943), historian and Professor of History * Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952), photographer * Larry Curtiss, American chemist * Edwin Curtis (1906–1999), English Anglican archbishop in Mauritius * Elden Francis Curtiss (born 1932), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * Emma Curtiss Bascom (1828–1916), American educator, suffragist and reformer *George M. Curtis (New York politician) (1840–1915), American lawyer, politician and judge *

George Ticknor Curtis George Ticknor Curtis (November 28, 1812 – March 28, 1894) was an American historian, lawyer, and writer. Biography Curtis was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1832 and then Harvard Law School. After ...

(1812–1894), American politician and lawyer * George William Curtis (1824–1892), American writer and public speaker *

Glenn Curtiss Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early ...

(1878–1930), American aviation pioneer *

(1878–1930), American aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company *

H. W. Curtiss Dr. Harvey Willard Curtiss (February 22, 1824 – April 30, 1902) was a Republican legislator from the U.S. state of Ohio who, as the president of the Ohio Senate, became the 13th lieutenant governor of Ohio 1877–1878 when the governor resi ...

(1824–1902), American politician *

Harriot Curtis Harriot Sumner Curtis (June 30, 1881 – October 25, 1974) was an American amateur golfer and an early participant in the sport of skiing. From the Manchester, Massachusetts area, she was one of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the ...

(1881–1974), American golfer * Harry Curtis (baseball) (1883–1951), American baseball player * Heber Doust Curtis (1872–1942), American astronomer *

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums '' Unknown ...

(1956–1980), English musician, lead singer of Joy Division *

James Curtiss James Curtiss (also Curtis; March 29, 1806 – November 2, 1859) was an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1847–1848 and 1850–1851) for the Democratic Party. Early life Born on April 7, 1806 in Wethersf ...

(1803–1859), American politician *

Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, children's author, and activist. She came to prominence with her portrayal of Lt. Barbara Duran on the ABC sitcom '' Operation Petticoat'' (1977–78). In 1978, she m ...

(born 1958), American actress * Jim Curtiss (1861–1945), American professional baseball player *

John Curtis (disambiguation) John Curtis may refer to: Politics * John Curtis (burgess) (fl. 1659–1660), North American colonial British planter and politician * John Curtis (English politician) (c. 1751–1813), English Member of Parliament for Wells, 1782–1784 and Steyn ...

, several people *

John Curtiss Underwood John Curtiss Underwood (March 14, 1809 – December 7, 1873) was an attorney, abolitionist politician and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia and the United States District Court for ...

(1809–1873), American lawyer, abolitionist politician, and federal judge * John Curtiss (Royal Air Force officer) (1924–2013), British Royal Air Force officer * John Shelton Curtiss (1899–1983), American historian of Russia and historical scholar of old Yankee stock * Joseph S. Curtis (1831–1878), American politician and lawyer *

Julian Wheeler Curtiss Julian Wheeler Curtiss (1858–1944), was president of the Spalding sports equipment company and a pioneering promoter of golf in the United States. Early life Curtiss was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, on August 29, 1858. Among his siblings ...

(1858–1944), golf equipment manufacturer *

Kathlyn Curtis Kathlyn Mary Curtis was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba on March 1, 2001. Curtis gained her law degree from the University of Manitoba in 1988. A period with the Prosecutions Branch was followed by her appointment as a magistrate. ...

, Manitoba judge * Kelly Curtis (born 1956), American actress *

Kevin Curtis Kevin Devon Curtis (born July 17, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2003 NFL Dra ...

(born 1978), American football player *

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

(1934–1971), American saxophonist * L. Perry Curtis (born 1932), American historian of Ireland * Lee Curtis (born Peter Flannery), British musician * Leon Curtiss (1861–1934), American politician * Lionel George Curtis (1872–1955), founder of the Royal Institute of International Affairs * Louis Curtiss (1865–1924), Canadian-born American architect *

Louisa Knapp Curtis Louisa Knapp Curtis (October 21, 1851 – February 25, 1910), (also known as Louisa Knapp), was an American columnist and the first editor of the '' Ladies' Home Journal'' from 1883 to 1889. It became one of the most popular magazines published ...

(1851–1910), columnist and first editor of The Ladies Home Journal *

Mac Curtis Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (January 16, 1939 – September 16, 2013) was an American rockabilly musician. Biography Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. In 1954, ...

(1939–2013), American musician * Margaret Curtis (1883–1965), American golfer and tennis player * Mark Curtis (British author), British political author * Mark Curtis (SWP member) (born 1959), former American Socialist Worker's Party member *

Martha E. Sewall Curtis Martha E. Sewall Curtis (May 18, 1858 – April 27, 1915) was an American woman suffragist and writer. She delivered notable lectures at the meetings of the National Woman Suffrage Association in Boston. For years, she edited a weekly woman's colum ...

(1858–1915), American suffragist, writer *

Mary C. Curtis Mary Cecelia Curtis (born September 4, 1953) is an American journalist who has been a reporter and editor at major publications including ''The New York Times'', ''Baltimore Sun'', and the ''Arizona Daily Star''. She was inducted into the Hall of ...

(born 1953), American journalist *

Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist Mary Louise Curtis (August 6, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts – January 4, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)Bok, Edward W. (1920) ''The Americanization of Edward Bok''. Lakeside Classics edition, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, Illinois, ...

(1876–1970), founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia * Matt Curtis, American college baseball coach *

Michael Curtis (disambiguation) Michael Curtis may refer to: * Michael Curtis (journalist) (1920–2004), British newspaper editor and executive * Michael Curtis (musician), musician and composer * Michael Curtis (role playing game writer), role-playing game designer and writer * ...

, several people * Moses Ashley Curtis (M.A. Curtis, 1808–1872), American botanist and mycologist *

Nannie Webb Curtis Nannie Webb Curtis (, Austin; after first marriage, Webb; after second marriage, Curtis; June 22, 1861 - March 29, 1920) was an American lecturer and temperance activist, widely-known as a clubwoman. She wrote essays on the topic and edited a mag ...

(1861-1920), American lecturer, temperance activist, clubwoman *

Norman Curtis (footballer) Norman Curtis (10 September 1924 – 7 September 2009) was an English-born footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s. He started his Football League career at a relatively late age, moving from Gainsb ...

(1924–2009), English football player * Patrick Curtis (producer) (born 1938), American producer * Patrick Curtis (bishop) (1740–1832), Irish archbishop * Philip Curtis (1926–1951), English soldier *

Philip Curtiss Philip Everett Curtiss (April 10, 1885 - May 23, 1964) was a politician, novelist, and newspaper reporter in Connecticut. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut.https://books.google.com/books?id=4Y0DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA10 = photo A Republican, he served i ...

(1885–1964), politician, novelist, and newspaper reporter *

Ralph Hamilton Curtiss Ralph Hamilton Curtiss (8 February 1880 – 25 December 1929) was an American astronomer and a professor of astrophysics at the University of Michigan. His main work was on stellar spectra and the identification of spectral binaries as well as qua ...

(1880–1929), American astronomer * Reginald Salmond Curtis (1863–1922), British soldier *

Richard Curtis Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films, among them '' ...

(born 1956), British comedy scriptwriter *

Ronan Curtis Ronan Curtis (born 29 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for the Republic of Ireland national team. Curtis started his career with Derry City in 2015, spending four seasons there and amassing 100 appeara ...

(born 1996), Irish football player * Roy Curtiss, American microbiologist * Samuel Curtis (S.Curtis, 1779–1860), English botanist *

Samuel Ryan Curtis Samuel Ryan Curtis (February 3, 1805 – December 26, 1866) was an American military officer and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the A ...

(1805–1866), Union General in the American Civil War * Sarah Curtis (geographer), British geographer and academic * Scott Curtis (American football) (born 1964), American football player * Scott Curtis (born 1984), American actor and musician * Sidney Curtiss (1917–1994), American politician * Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911–1993), American Representative from Missouri * Thomas Quinn Curtiss (1915–2000), French-born writer, and film and theatre critic *

Tom Curtis (disambiguation) Tom Curtis may refer to: * Tom Curtis (American football) (born 1947), American football player * Tom Curtis (footballer) Thomas David Curtis (born 1 March 1973) is an English retired professional footballer who is England's youth developme ...

, several people * Tommy Curtis (1952–2021), American college basketball player *

Tony Curtis Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s (Kansas Raiders, 1950) and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 f ...

(1925–2010), American actor *

Ulysses Curtis Ulysses "Crazy Legs" Curtis (May 10, 1926 – October 6, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Toronto Argonauts from 1950 to 1954. He won two Grey Cups with ...

(1926–2013), American football player * Virginia Henry Curtiss Heckscher (1875–1941), president of The Heckscher Foundation for Children *

Walker M. Curtiss Walker M. Curtiss (November 1, 1852 – January 18, 1917) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the town of Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Curtiss lived in the community of Trevor, Wisconsin, g ...

(1852–1917), American politician *

Wayne Curtis (footballer, born 1967) ''For the English retired football striker, see Wayne Curtis.'' Mark Wayne Curtis (born 22 February 1967) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Cardiff City. Born in Neath, Curtis began his career wit ...

, Welsh football player *

Willa Pearl Curtis Willa Pearl Curtis (March 21, 1896 – December 19, 1970) was an American actress in film and television. She was active in the Negro Motion Picture Players Association in Los Angeles. Curtis started as a performer in theater and music in Texa ...

(1896–1970), American actress *

William Curtis William Curtis (11 January 1746 – 7 July 1799) was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire, site of the Curtis Museum. Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural h ...

(1746–1799), English botanist *

Zelda Curtis Zelda Curtis (December 1923 – 31 January 2012) was a British journalist. She joined the Communist Party during the Second World War, and later worked for two news publications. Curtis left the Communist Party when her feminist views took prior ...

(1923–2012), English author and journalist

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* Randall Curtis, character on ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' based on

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chai ...

* Rey Curtis, character on ''Law & Order'' *

Izumi Curtis The '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced sci ...

, character in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Three brothers on The Outsiders, Ponyboy Curtis (the novel's narrator), Sodapop Curtis and Darrel "Darry" Curtis * Jackson Curtis and Kate Curtis, fictional characters from

2012 (film) ''2012'' is a 2009 American science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It was produced by Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon, and Larry J. Franco, and written by Kloser and Emmerich. The film stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwe ...

* Curtis Hagen, character on

White Collar White collar may refer to: * White-collar worker, a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales-coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor ...

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Curtis Armstrong Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor and singer best known for playing the role of Booger in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' movies, Herbert Viola on the TV series '' Moonlighting'', Miles Dalby in the film '' Risky Busine ...

(born 1953), American actor *

Curtis Bolton Curtis Giles Charles Bolton III (December 18, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. Early years Bolton finished his senior season with 10 ...

(born 1995), American football player * Curtis Brooks (born 1998), American football player * Curtis Browning (born 1993), Australian Rugby Union player * Curtis Bush (born 1962), American kickboxer * Curtis Cregan (born 1977), American singer and actor * Curtis Cheng, Hong Kong-Australian unsworn police employee shot dead by an Arab extremist * Curtis Enis (born 1976), NFL running back *

Curtis Granderson Curtis Granderson Jr. (born March 16, 1981), nicknamed the "Grandyman", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Ange ...

(born 1981), New York Mets outfielder *

Curtis Hanson Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His directing work included the psychological thriller '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1992), the neo-noir crime film '' L ...

(born 1945), American filmmaker * Curtis Hodges (born 1999), American football player * Curtis Jackson III (born 1975), American rapper, actor and entrepreneur (better known as 50 Cent) *

Curtis Jerrells Curtis Louis Jerrells Jr. (born February 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. High school Jerrells was a four-year starter ...

(born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League *

Curtis Joseph Curtis Shayne Joseph (né Munro; born April 29, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Nicknamed "Cujo", Joseph was immediately recognizable on the ice for his masks featuring a snarling dog, drawing inspiration fro ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *

Curtis Lazar Curtis Lazar (born February 2, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (17th overall) of ...

, ice hockey player *

Curtis Lee Curtis Edwin Lee (October 28, 1939 – January 8, 2015) was an American singer of the early 1960s, who was twice a beneficiary of Phil Spector's productions in 1961. These were " Pretty Little Angel Eyes" ( US #7) and " Under the Moon of Love" ...

(1939–2015), American singer *

Curtis LeMay Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented a controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air F ...

(1906–1990), American general in the United States Air Force *

Curtis Martin Curtis James Martin Jr. (born May 1, 1973) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the New York Jets. He spent his first three seasons with the New England Patri ...

(born 1973), American football player *

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

(1942–1999), American singer-songwriter * Curtis Naughton (born 1995), English Rugby League player *

Curtis Painter Curtis Jeffrey Painter (born June 24, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. High school career ...

(born 1985), American football quarterback * Curtis Reitz (born c. 1930), Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *

Curtis Robb Curtis Robb (born 7 June 1972) is a former British middle distance runner, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, in 1992 and 1996. Running career Robb first began running with Liverpool Harriers & AC, a racing t ...

(born 1972), British middle-distance runner *

Curtis Robinson Curtis Robinson (born June 2, 1998) is an American football inside linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. College career Robinson was a member of the Stanford Card ...

(born 1998), American football player * Curtis Rowe (born 1949), American basketball player *

Curtis Salgado Curtis Salgado (born February 4, 1954, in Everett, Washington, United States) is a Portland, Oregon-based blues, blues rock, and blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter. He plays harmonica and fronts his own band as lead vocalist. Career Salgado ...

(born 1954), rhythm and blues musician and singer-songwriter * Curtis Samuel (born 1996), American football player * Curtis Sironen (born 1993), Australian Rugby League player *

Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit " I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. Career S ...

(born 1965), American singer-songwriter *

Curtis Stone Curtis Travis Stone (born 4 November 1975) is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality. Stone has been the fresh food and recipes ambassador for Coles Supermarkets in Australia since 2010. Early life Stone was born in ...

(born 1975), Australian TV chef * Curtis Strange (born 1955), American professional golfer *

Curtis Warren Curtis Francis WarrenBarnes, Tony; Richard Elias; Peter Walsh. 2003 ''Cocky: the rise and fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's biggest drug baron'' (also known as Cocky; born 31 May 1963) is an English gangster and drugs trafficker who was formerly I ...

(born 1963), British criminal * Curtis Weaver (born 1998), American football player * Curtis Woodhouse (born 1980), English football player and boxer *

Curtis Yarvin Curtis Guy Yarvin (born 1973), also known by the pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American blogger, software engineer, and Internet entrepreneur. He is known, along with fellow theorist Nick Land, for founding the anti-egalitarian and anti-demo ...

(born 1973), American writer

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* Curtis Manning, fictional character played by Jamaican-Canadian actor Roger Cross as part of the television series ''24'' * Curtis Wilkins, fictional character from the comic strip ''Curtis'' * Curtis (Stargate), recurring character in ''Stargate Universe'' *

Curtis Holt (Arrowverse) ''Arrow'' is an American superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is ...

, fictional character in ''Arrow on CW as Mister Terrific'' played by Actor Echo Kellum *

Curtis Donovan Curtis Donovan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama '' Misfits'', portrayed by Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. Curtis appears from the series inception and was the only original character to appear in all of the ...

, fictional character played by actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as part of the UK television series ''Misfits''

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People

George Curtis Smith George Curtis Smith (August 8, 1935 – April 15, 2020) was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Columbus, Ohio, Smith received a Bachelor ...

(1935–2020), United States District Court judge * Marron Curtis Fort (1938–2019), American-German translator and educator

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Amy Curtis March ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

, one of the main characters of the novel '' Little Women'' by Louisa May Alcott

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