Kertész is a Hungarian occupational surname, which means gardener, derived from kert and kertez ("garden"). Alternative spellings include Kertesz and Kertes. The surname may refer to: Adolf Kertész (1892–1920), Hungarian footballer Alice Kertész (born 1935), Hungarian gymnast Amir Kertes (born 1975), Israeli musician André Kertész (1894–1985), Hungarian photographer Daniella Kertesz (born 1989), Israeli actress Dezsö Kertész (1892–1965), Hungarian actor Edith Kertész-Gabry (1927–2012), Hungarian singer Géza Kertész (1894–1945), Hungarian football player and manager Gyula Kertész (1888–1982), Hungarian footballer Imre Kertész (1929–2016), Hungarian writer István Kertész (conductor) (1929–1973), Hungarian conductor István Kertész (diplomat) (1904–1986), Hungarian diplomat János Kertész (born 1965), Hungarian physicist Joseph Kertes (born 1951), Canadian writer Kálmán Kertész (1867–1922), Hungarian entomologist Manó Kertész Kaminer (Kertész Mihály) (1886–1962), birth name of Hungarian-American film director Michael Curtiz Mihalj Kertes (born 1947), Serbian politician Tom Kertes (born 1973), American political activist Vilmos Kertész (1890–1962), Hungarian footballer Zoltan I. Kertesz (1903–1968), Hungarian food scientist See also Kertész (crater), a crater on Mercury References Hungarian-language surnames