Curtis
The name Curtis is a common given or last name, of English origin. In English the meaning of the name Curtis is: polite, courteous, or well-bred.
Curtis or Curtiss may refer to:
Manufacturing
Aircraft industry
- Curtiss-Wright Corporation and aircraft it manufactured under the name Curtiss
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, manufacturer of the Curtiss JN4 and other airplanes.
Others
- Curtiss Candy Company
- Curtis CEM company producing analog chips used in many synthesizers
People
Real people (living and dead)
- Adam Curtis (1955– ), British television documentary producer
- Ben Curtis (golfer) (1978– ), American golfer
- Ben Curtis (actor) (1980– ), American actor
- Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1809–1874), American jurist
- Curtis Ash (1999- ), Brother of terrence ash
- Charles Curtis (1860–1936), U.S. Vice President
- Charles Curtiss (1908–1993), American Communist
- Curtis Granderson (1981- ), Detroit Tigers center fielder
- Curtis James Jackson III (1975– ), American rapper/actor (known as 50 Cent)
- Curtis Martin (1973– ), American football player
- Curtis Mayfield (1942–1999), American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850–1933), U.S. publisher
- Curtis Robb (1972- ), British middle-distance runner
- Curtis Leon Drafton-Trotman (1983- ), American poet, lyricists; collegiate athelete
- Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) the photographer
- George Ticknor Curtis (1812–1894), U.S. politician and lawyer
- George William Curtis (1824–1892), American writer and public speaker
- Glenn Curtiss (1878–1930), Aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
- Curtis Enis (1976–) retired NFL wide receiver
- Harriot Curtis (1881–1974) American golfer
- Heber Doust Curtis (1872–1942), American astronomer
- Ian Curtis (1956–1980), British singer-songwriter for Joy Division
- Jamie Lee Curtis (1958– ), American actress
- John Curtis (entomologist) (1791–1862), English entomologist
- Kathlyn Curtis, Manitoba judge
- Kelly Curtis (1956– ), American actress
- King Curtis (1934–1971), American saxophonist
- Mark Curtis (British author), a British political author
- Mark Curtis (SWP member), a former American Socialist Worker's Party member
- Mary Louise Curtis Bok, the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
- Margaret Curtis (1883–1965) American golfer and tennis player
- Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis (1926–1951), decorated English soldier
- Richard Curtis, (1956– ) British comedy scriptwriter
- Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805–1866) Union General in the American Civil War
- Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911–1993) U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Tom Curtis, (1953– ), American artist
- Tony Curtis (1925– ), American actor
- William Curtis (1746–1799), English botanist
Fictional characters
- Sir Henry Curtis. a fictional character in a series of adventure novels by H. Rider Haggard.
- Randall Curtis, a fictional character on The Simpsons based on George Lucas.
- Rey Curtis, a fictional character on Law & Order.
- Izumi Curtis, a fictional character in Fullmetal Alchemist
- Curtis Manning, a fictional character played by Jamaican/Canadian actor Roger Cross as part of the television series 24.
Places
Popular culture
Comics
Music
- Curtis (50 Cent album), a 2007 album by 50 Cent
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album), a 1970 album by Curtis Mayfield
Publishing
Sport
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