Kessler or Keßler is a surname of German and Jewish (

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

) origins. It is an occupational name that means ''coppersmith'', or more precisely, a kettle (German ) maker. In alpine countries the name derived from the definition: the one living in the basin of a valley. People named Kessler include: * Achim Kessler (born 1964), German politician * Amalia Kessler, American lawyer *

Anna Rose Kessler Moore Anna Rose (born August 6 ), also known by the name Menaga Miss, is an American pop rock singer, songwriter and actress''. Career Anna Rose has opened for the Pointer Sisters, has been featured in FHM magazine ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is ...

, American singer * Andy Kessler, (born 1959), author, investor, financier * Andy Kessler, (died 2009), skateboarder * Barbara Kessler, American singer-songwriter * Bruce Kessler, television and film director * Chad Kessler (American football) (born 1975), American football player *

Cody Kessler Cody David Kessler (born May 11, 1993) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Early years Kessler attended Centennial Hi ...

, American football player * Daniel Kessler, lead guitarist for post-punk band Interpol * David Aaron Kessler, scientist and former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration * David Kessler (actor), (1860–1920), Yiddish actor *

Donald J. Kessler Donald J. Kessler (born 1940) is an American astrophysicist and former NASA scientist known for his studies regarding space debris. Early life and education Kessler grew up in Texas. He served in the US Army in the Air Defense Command. He at ...

, NASA scientist * Edwin Kessler (1928–2017), an American atmospheric scientist who oversaw the development of Doppler weather radar in the US and was the first director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) * Alice & Ellen Kessler, known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 *

Frederick P. Kessler Frederick P. Kessler (born January 11, 1940) is a retired American lawyer, arbitrator, judge, and Democratic Party politician. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for 24 years between 1961 and 2019, and served 11 years as a sta ...

, Wisconsin legislator *

Friedrich Kessler Friedrich "Fritz" Kessler (August 25, 1901 – January 21, 1998) was an American law professor who taught at Yale Law School (1935–1938, 1947–1970), University of Chicago Law School, and University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He w ...

, (1901–1998), American academic and scholar * Geldolph Adriaan Kessler, Dutch industrialist and footballer * George Kessler, city planner and landscape architect * Germán Kessler (born 1994), Uruguayan rugby union player * Gladys Kessler, American jurist * Glenn Kessler (journalist), American journalist and author * Glenn Kessler (screenwriter), American screenwriter and television producer * Gustav Kessler, German trade unionist * Harry Graf Kessler (1868–1937), an Anglo-German count, diplomat, writer, and patron of modern art * Heinz Kessler (1920–2017), general from East Germany * Henry Kessler (1847–1900), American baseball player *

Jason Kessler Jason Eric Kessler (born September 22, 1983) is an American neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and antisemitic conspiracy theorist. Kessler organized the Unite the Right rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11–12, 2017, and the Unite ...

(born 1979), Chief Risk Officer of Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano (Italy) *

(born 1983), organizer of the deadly white nationalist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA * Jean Baptiste August Kessler, Dutch oil explorer * Jimmy Kessler, the first native Texan to assume leadership of Congregation B'nai Israel, Galveston, Texas *

John Kessler John Kessler (December 14, 1847 – June 12, 1917) was an American businessman and politician. Born in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Kessler emigrated with his parents to the United States, in 1855, and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kessler was ...

, Wisconsin legislator *

John Kessler (naval historian) John Kessler (September 21, 1761 – March 17, 1840) volunteered for military service in the American Revolution. His combat sea service in the American Revolution produced valued notes, records, and articles used by historians and biographers to de ...

(1761–1840) * John Kessler, birth name of

Jack Baker (magician) Jack Baker (born John Kessler; 1913/1914 – October 5, 1980), also known by his stage name Dr. Silkini, was an American stage magician, film producer and distributor best known as the host (or "ghostmaster") of the traveling midnight ghost show, ...

(1913/1914–1980), American magician * Josef Alois Kessler, Volga German bishop * Joseph Christoph Kessler, German pianist and composer * Julius Kessler, was the founder of Kessler Whiskey * Karl Fedorovich Kessler (1815–1881), German-Russian zoologist; author of zoological taxa signed ''Kessler'' *

Karl G. Kessler Karl G. Kessler (1919–1997) was president of the Optical Society of America in 1969. He had also been the associate director for international and academic affairs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. See also * Optical Socie ...

(1919–1997), American physicist * Kent Kessler (born 1957), American musician *

Linse Kessler Lenina "Linse" Coleman (born Lenina Christiansen) better known as Linse Kessler (born 31 March 1966) is a Danish television personality, actress and businesswoman. She is known for her ownership of "Scandinavia's largest silicone breasts" and for ...

(born 1966), Danish television personality, actress and businesswoman * Liz Kessler, British author of children's books * Matthias Kessler, German professional road racing cyclist *

Meredith Kessler Meredith Brooke Kessler (born June 28, 1978) is an American professional triathlete from Columbus, Ohio who races in long distance, non-drafting triathlon events. She took third place at the 2011 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships and ...

(born 1978), American athlete * Meir Kessler, rabbi * Michael Kessler, German actor and comedian *

Michael G. Kessler Michael G. Kessler was the founder and CEO of Kessler International, a United States-based forensic accounting, computer forensics and corporate investigations firm. Kessler's credentials included Cr.FA (Certified Forensic Accountant), CFE (Cer ...

, cited as first "forensic auditor", founder of Kessler International * Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer * Minuetta Kessler (1914–2002), Canadian/American concert pianist, classical music composer, and educator *

Nadine Keßler Nadine Keßler (; born 4 April 1988) is a German retired footballer and current UEFA's head of women's football. She played for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team. Keßler was the recipient of the FIFA World Player of the Year award ...

, retired German footballer * Robert Kessler, All American basketball player (Purdue) and GM executive * Ronald Kessler, American journalist and author *

Ronald C. Kessler Ronald C. Kessler (born April 26, 1947) is a professor at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the precision treatment of mental illness to determine the appropriate intervention for specific patients. He ranks among the most highly ...

(born 1947) American sociologist and psychiatrical epidemiologist *

Ryan Kesler Ryan James Kesler (born August 31, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey center. Selected in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Kesler spent the first ten years of his National Hoc ...

, American NHL player * Todd Ellis Kessler, American television writer and producer *

Walker Kessler Walker Ross Kessler (born July 26, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina T ...

(born 2001), American basketball player

Fictional people

* Kessler, main antagonist in the video game, '' inFamous'' * At the time of the shooting of the original

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

pilot titled " The Seinfeld Chronicles", Kenny Kramer had not yet given consent to use his name, and so Cosmo Kramer's character was originally referred to as "Kessler" * David Kessler is the name of the main character in the 1981 comedy-horror film '' An American Werewolf in London'' * Edward Anselm 'Eddie' Kessler is the name of a character in HBO's Boardwalk Empire. * Monty Kessler is the name of Brendan Fraser's character in "With Honours" * Raphael Kessler is the protagonist in L'anniversaire * Ulrich Kesler (voiced by Shūichi Ikeda) is a character in the science-fiction series '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes''. * Marie Kessler, Aunt of Protagonist Nick Burkhart in " Grimm". * Kelly Kessler Burkhart, Mother of Protagonist Nick BurkHart in "Grimm". * Donald Kessler, a character in the 1996 science fiction comedy film '' Mars Attacks!'' * Baroness Kessler, a character played by Barbara Jefford in the 1999 mystery thriller film '' The Ninth Gate'' * Mitch Kessler, the main character, played by Steve Carell, of the Apple TV+ television show '' The Morning Show'' * Gestapo Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler (played by Clifford Rose), a character in the tv series '' Secret Army'' and '' Kessler'' * Evan Kessler, a character in the Talisman at Western Kentucky University

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