What is "kripke"

Kripke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Dorothy K. Kripke, American author of Jewish educational books, and the mother of Saul Kripke
• Eric Kripke, American television writer, director, and producer
• Margaret L. Kripke, professor of immunology
• Myer S. Kripke, American rabbi based in Omaha, Nebraska, and the husband of Dorothy K. Kripke
• Saul Kripke, American philosopher and logician

Fictional characters:

• Barry Kripke, a character in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory