Klose is a surname of German, Silesian, and West Slavic origins, and may refer to Adolf Klose (1844–1923), German railroad engineer and inventor Alfred Klose (1895–1953),(de) German mathematician Anastasia Klose (born 1978), Australian artist Annika Klose (born 1992), German politician Bob Klose (born 1945), British musician and photographer Friedrich Klose (1862–1942), German composer Hans-Ulrich Klose (born 1937), German politician (SPD) Hyacinthe Klosé (1808–1880), French composer and inventor of the Böhm clarinet system Josef Klose (born 1947), Polish football player Kevin Klose (born 1940), American public radio CEO Kirsten Klose (born 1977), German hammer thrower Margarete Klose (1899–1968), German opera singer (contralto) Miroslav Klose (born 1978), German footballer Samuel Gottlieb Klose, German Lutheran missionary - see German Australians#German missionaries Timm Klose (born 1988), Swiss footballer See also Kut Klose, R&B group Close (disambiguation) References German-language surnames Surnames of Silesian origin Surnames from given names