What is "kolb"

The surname Kolb originates from the Middle High German " kolbe", with various meanings. The main sense is a mace – a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor, or a cudgel – a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon and part of an official’s insignia. It may also be a house name – there is a record of a house named Zum Kolben in Strasbourg.

• Abram Bowman Kolb (1862–1925), Canadian teacher and publisher
• Franz Kolb (unknown), German inventor
• Alexander Kolb (1891–1963), German general
• Clarence Kolb (1874–1964), U.S. vaudeville performer
• Annette Kolb (1870–1967), German pacifist
• Allison Kolb (1915–1973), U.S. politician
• Lawrence Kolb (1911–2006), U.S. psychiatrist
• Barbara Kolb (born 1939), U.S. composer
• David A. Kolb (born 1939), U.S. educationist
• Robert Kolb (born c. 1940), U.S. theologian, systematician
• Bubba Kolb (born 1940), jazz pianist
• David Kolb (born 1941), U.S. philosopher
• Frank Kolb (born 1945), German historian
• Jon Kolb (born 1947), U.S. football player
• Claudia Kolb (born 1949), U.S. swimmer
• Edward Kolb (born 1951), American cosmologist
• Brian Kolb (born 1952), U.S. politician
• Michael J. Kolb (born c. 1960s), U.S. archaeologist
• Brandon Kolb (born 1973), U.S. baseball player
• Dan Kolb (born 1975), U.S. baseball player
• Carol Kolb (unknown), U.S. comedy writer
• Chris Kolb (1958), U.S. politician
• Ophélia Kolb (born 1982), French actress

Kolb may refer to:

• Kolb (surname)
• Kolb, Wisconsin