Kiss (surname)

For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation).

Kiss (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkiʃ]) is a very common Hungarian surname, derived from kis, meaning "small". The name was applied as a nickname for a person of small stature or the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. It may refer to:

• Antal Kiss (1935–2021), Hungarian athlete
• August Kiss (1802–1865), German sculptor
• Balázs Kiss (athlete) (born 1972), Hungarian athlete
• Balázs Kiss (wrestler), Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Béla Kiss (1877–1916), Hungarian serial killer
• Cássia Kiss (born 1958), Brazilian actress
• Dániel Kiss (athlete) (born 1982), Hungarian athlete
• Edmund Kiss (1886 – 1960) German pseudo-archaeologist
• Elizabeth Kiss (born 1961), U.S. academic
• Gergely Kiss (born 1977), Hungarian water polo player
• Géza Kiss (1882–1952), Hungarian freestyle swimmer
• György Kiss (footballer) (born 1975), Hungarian football player
• István Kiss (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Z. Kiss (born 1960), American biologist
• József Kiss (disambiguation), several people
  • József Kiss (1896-1918), Austro-Hungarian flying ace
• László Kiss (footballer) (born 1956), Hungarian football coach
• Les Kiss (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
• Manyi Kiss (1911–1971), Hungarian actress
• Nicky Kiss, British rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
• Péter Kiss (disambiguation), several people
  • Péter Kiss (1959–2014), Hungarian politician
• Peter Kiss (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player
• Robert S. Kiss (1957–2021), U.S. politician
• Tamás Pál Kiss (born 1991), Hungarian racing driver
• Zoltán Kiss (born 1980), Hungarian football player

See also

• Kis (disambiguation)
• Kish (disambiguation)