List of Famous people with last name Kafka

Franz Kafka was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. It has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include "Die Verwandlung", Der Process, and Das Schloss. The term Kafkaesque has entered the English language to describe situations like those found in his writing.

Michael John Kafka is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). After attending St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, Illinois, he played college football for Northwestern, where he received second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors as a senior. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, and spent six seasons in the NFL as a journeyman quarterback. Kafka became the quarterbacks coach for the Chiefs in 2018, and Patrick Mahomes, the starting quarterback for the Chiefs, earned the NFL Most Valuable Player award that season. Kafka helped the team win Super Bowl LIV the following season.

Ottilie "Ottla" Kafka was the youngest sister of Franz Kafka. His favourite sister, she was probably also his closest relative and supported him in difficult times. Their correspondence was published as Letters to Ottla.

Valerie "Valli" Kafka Pollak was the second oldest sister of Franz Kafka.

Heather Kafka is an American film, television, and voice actress who is known for playing Chloe in the television sitcom series Austin Stories, Lacy in the independent drama film Joe, and Henrietta Hewitt in the slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). As a voice actress for ADV Films, her roles have included Hinagiku Tamano/Angel Daisy in the anime Wedding Peach and Jun Hunoo in the anime Mazinkaiser.