Kluge (English: , German:[ˈkluːɡə]) is a German-derived surname. In German, capitalizing, and adding a final -e to, the adjective klug (meaning "clever"), creates a noun meaning "clever one". Although the adjective kluge is a feminine form, the noun Kluge can be feminine, neuter or masculine.
Those bearing it include:
Alexander Kluge (born 1932) – German film director and author
Alexandra Kluge (1937–2017) – German actor
Arnold G. Kluge (retired 2003) – American zoologist and herpetologist
Eike-Henner Kluge – Canadian German ethicist
Ewald Kluge (19 January 1909 – 19 August 1964) German motorcyclist
Friedrich Kluge (1856–1926) – German linguist
Günther von Kluge (1882–1944) – German field marshal
H. Jürgen Kluge (born 1941) – German physicist
John Werner Kluge (1914–2010) – German-American media entrepreneur and philanthropist
P. F. Kluge (born 1942) – German-American author
Peer Kluge (born 1980) – German footballer
Roger Kluge – German racing cyclist
Walter Kluge (fl. 1930s) – German luger
Wolfgang von Kluge (1892–1976) – German World War II general