Kessler (name)

Kessler or Keßler is a surname of German origin. It is an occupational name that means coppersmith, or more precisely, a kettle (German Kessel) 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 Adolf Wilhelm von Kessler (1839–1895), German banker Alice Harriet von Kessler, Anglo-Irish socialite Alice & Ellen Kessler (twin sisters; 1936–2025), German singers, dancers, and actresses Amalia Kessler, American lawyer Andrew Kessler (politician) (died 1896), American politician from Maryland Anna Rose Kessler Moore, American singer Andy Kessler (author), (born 1959), author, investor, financier Andy Kessler (skateboarder), (died 2009), skateboarder Barbara Kessler, American singer-songwriter Bruce Kessler, television and film director Chad Kessler (born 1975), American football player Claudia Kessler (born 1965), German aerospace engineer Cody Kessler (born 1993), American football player Daniel Kessler (guitarist), 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, NASA scientist Edwin Kessler (1928–2017), American atmospheric scientist Emil Kessler (1813–1867), German engineer and businessman Frederick P. Kessler, Wisconsin legislator Friedrich Kessler, (1901–1998), American academic and scholar Friedrich August Kessler (1842–1921), German landscape painter 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 von Kessler (1868–1937), an Anglo-German count, diplomat, writer, and patron of modern art Heinz Kessler (1920–2017), general from East Germany Henry Kessler (baseball) (1847–1900), American baseball player Jane Kessler (1921–2025), American psychologist Jari Kessler (born 1996), Croatian-Italian figure skater Jason Kessler (born 1983), organizer of the...