Kaz or KAZ may refer to:

Businesses

KAZ Minerals KAZ Minerals is a copper producer in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, focused on the mining of copper and the development of new copper mining projects in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and Kazakhstan S ...

, a British copper mining company operating in Kazakhstan *

Kaz Incorporated Kaz, Inc. is a Marlborough, Massachusetts–based manufacturer and distributor of health care products. History Max Katzman invented the first electric vaporizer (original U.S. patent no. 1,628,784, issued May 17, 1927) and, in 1926, he founded ...

, an American manufacturer and distributor of health care products *

Kaz Records Kaz or KAZ may refer to: Businesses * KAZ Minerals, a British copper mining company operating in Kazakhstan * Kaz Incorporated, an American manufacturer and distributor of health care products * Kaz Records, part of Castle Communication, incorpo ...

, part of Castle Communication, incorporating

Y Records Y Records was a British independent record label set up in 1980 by Dick O'Dell in the United Kingdom, and distributed by Rough Trade. History Artists included the Slits, Shriekback and a number of groups that were associated with the Bristol i ...

Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) ( ka, ქუთაისის ავტომექანიკური ქარხანა, tr), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant ( ka, ქუთაისის საავტომობილო � ...

, a Soviet truck factory in Georgia, formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant (KAZ)

Entertainment

* ''Kaz'' (TV series), CBS * Kazuhira Miller, a ''Metal Gear'' character *

Kaz Proctor Karen "Kaz" Proctor is a main character in the television series '' Wentworth''. Kaz is introduced as one of Bea's supporters and is in a vigilante group called The Red Right Hand. Kaz is portrayed by Tammy MacIntosh. Kaz's main storylines have ...

, a main character in the television series ''Wentworth'' * Kaz Brekker (né Rietveld), a main character in

Leigh Bardugo Leigh Bardugo (; born April 6, 1975) is an American fantasy author. She is best known for her young adult Grishaverse novels, which include the '' Shadow and Bone'' trilogy and the ''Six of Crows'' and '' King of Scars'' duologies. She also rec ...

's ''

Six of Crows ''Six of Crows'' is a fantasy novel written by the Israeli–American author Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2015. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, which is loosely inspire ...

.'' Portrayed by

Freddy Carter Frederick James Carter is an English actor and director. He starred as Kaz Brekker in the Netflix fantasy series '' Shadow and Bone'' (2021–2023). He previously played Peter "Pin" Hawthorne in '' Free Rein'' (2017–2019), also on Netflix. E ...

in the ''

Shadow and Bone ''Shadow and Bone'' is a young adult fantasy adventure and the debut novel written by the Israeli–American author Leigh Bardugo. It was published by Macmillan Publishers on June 5, 2012. The novel follows Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who ...

'' TV series. * A character in ''

Shimmer and Shine ''Shimmer and Shine'' is an American animated television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced by Guru Studio on Season 1, Xentrix Studios on Seasons 2–4, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Ni ...

'' * Kaz Harada, a character in the anime ''

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' is an American animated series created by Sam Register and produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, which aired on Cartoon Network from 2004 to 2006. The series stars fictionalized and animated version ...

'' * Kaz (Dragonlance), a character in Dragonlance and the title character of ''

Kaz the Minotaur ''Kaz the Minotaur'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Richard A. Knaak, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is the first novel in the "Heroes II" series. It was published in paperb ...

'', a 1990 novel * A character in ''

Mighty Med ''Mighty Med'' is an American television series created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The ser ...

'' *

Kazuda Xiono This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Di ...

, a character in Star Wars Resistance commonly called "Kaz" * A 2002

FIFA World Cup mascot The FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of characters representing each FIFA World Cup event. The trend began with Willie in 1966 FIFA World Cup, one of the first mascot, mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The masc ...

People

Given name

Kaz Garas Kaz Garas (born 4 March 1940) is a Lithuanian-American retired actor, best known for his starring role in the TV-series ''Strange Report'', and for his numerous portrayals of sheriffs in low-budget thriller (genre), thrillers. Early life Garas ...

(born 1940) Lithuanian-born American actor *

Kaz Grala Kaz Edward Grala ( ; born December 29, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently serves as the simulation/reserve driver for Legacy Motor Club. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 ...

(born 1998), American NASCAR driver *

Kaz Hawkins Kaz Hawkins is a Northern Irish blues, folk, jazz and soul singer and songwriter signed to Dixiefrog Records in Paris, France and Earlybird Records in Germany. Career Hawkins was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but now lives in a rural part o ...

(born 1973), Northern Irish singer *

Kaz James Kaz James (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greeks, Greek origin. He released his first solo album, ''If They Knew'', in 2008. Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group ...

(born 1982), Australian singer-songwriter and DJ

Nickname

Kaz Hayashi , best known by the ring name , is a Japanese business executive and retired professional wrestler who last competed in Gleat and serves as the company's chief technical officer (CTO). He is best known for his work in World Championship Wrestlin ...

(born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler *

Kaz Hirai is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertain ...

(born 1960), former chairman of Sony Corporation *

Bill Kazmaier William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During his illustrious career, he set over 40 powe ...

(born 1953), American powerlifter, strongman competitor and professional wrestler *

Kazunori Yamauchi , nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and racing driver. He is the CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the ''Gran Turismo (series), Gran Turismo'' video game series. Polyphony Digital He became the president of Polyphony Digital a ...

(born 1967), Japanese video game designer and professional racing driver nicknamed "Kaz" *

Nicole Kaczmarski Nicole Anne Kaczmarski (born April 30, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A standout player in high school, she received a Gatorade Player of the Year award, was named Miss New York Basketball and earned a spot in the 19 ...

(born 1981), American basketball player

Other

Kaz (cartoonist) Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis (born 1959), known professionally as Kaz, is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and illustrator. In the 1980s, after attending New York City's School of the Visual Arts, he was a freque ...

, American cartoonist Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis (born 1959) *

Kaz (musician) , known exclusively by his stage name K.A.Z, is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known for his work with Oblivion Dust, hide with Spread Beaver and Vamps. Career K.A.Z originally wanted to be a drummer, but drums were too expensive. He ...

or K.A.Z., stage name of Japanese musician Kazuhito Iwaike (born 1968) * a ring name of

Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. He is also known for his wo ...

(born 1977), American professional wrestler

Places

* Kaz, Iran, a village in Kerman Province * Kaz, Kyrgyzstan * Kaz, Russia, a locality

Other uses

* KAZ (electric vehicle), a 2003 Japanese prototype * '' Kaz II'', a yacht found crewless in 2007 * kaz, ISO 630-2 and -3 codes for the

Kazakh language Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official language of Kazakhstan, and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia ...