Kiss (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkiʃ]) is a very common Hungarian surname, derived from kis, meaning "small". The name was applied as a nickname for a person of small stature or the younger of two bearers of the same personal name.[1] It may refer to:
- Antal Kiss (1935–2021), Hungarian athlete
- August Kiss (1802–1865), German sculptor
- Balázs Kiss (athlete) (born 1972), Hungarian athlete
- Balázs Kiss (wrestler), Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Béla Kiss (1877–1916), Hungarian serial killer
- Cássia Kiss (born 1958), Brazilian actress
- Dániel Kiss (athlete) (born 1982), Hungarian athlete
- Edmund Kiss (1886 – 1960) German pseudo-archaeologist
- Elizabeth Kiss (born 1961), U.S. academic
- Gergely Kiss (born 1977), Hungarian water polo player
- Géza Kiss (1882–1952), Hungarian freestyle swimmer
- György Kiss (footballer) (born 1975), Hungarian football player
- István Kiss (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Z. Kiss (born 1960), American biologist
- József Kiss (disambiguation), several people
- József Kiss (1896-1918), Austro-Hungarian flying ace
- László Kiss (footballer) (born 1956), Hungarian football coach
- Les Kiss (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
- Manyi Kiss (1911–1971), Hungarian actress
- Nicky Kiss, British rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
- Péter Kiss (1959–2014), Hungarian politician
- Peter Kiss (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player
- Robert S. Kiss (1957–2021), U.S. politician
- Tamás Pál Kiss (born 1991), Hungarian racing driver
- Zoltán Kiss (born 1980), Hungarian football player
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