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Kohler is an occupational surname of German origin. It means "charcoal burner". Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Kohler (born 1952), Australian journalist
• Anton Kohler (1907–1961), German chess player
• Berthold Kohler (born 1961), German journalist
• Charles-Amédée Kohler (1790–1874), Swiss chocolate maker
• Ernesto Kohler (1849–1907), flautist and composer
• Fred Kohler (1888–1938), American actor
• Josef Kohler (1849–1919), German jurist
• Juliane Köhler (born 1965), German actress
• Jürgen Kohler (born 1965), former German football player
• Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926), Reform rabbi
• Klaus J. Kohler, German phonetician
• Max J. Kohler (1871–1934), American lawyer
• Richie Kohler, shipwreck diver and historian
• Robert E. Kohler (born 1937), American chemist and historian of science
• Sheila Kohler (born 1941), South African writer

Kohler family of Wisconsin

• David Kohler, businessman, President and CEO of Kohler Co.
• Herbert Kohler Jr., businessman, Chairman of Kohler Co.
• John Michael Kohler, businessman, founder of Kohler Co.
• Terry Kohler, businessman
• Walter J. Kohler Jr., governor of Wisconsin 1951–1957
• Walter J. Kohler Sr., governor of Wisconsin 1929–1931

See also

• Köhler
• Koehler
• Kahler (surname)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Kohler.
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