title: Kleinschmidt
text: # Kleinschmidt
  
  Kleinschmidt is an occupational surname of German origin, which means "small smith", that is, a maker of small forged items and metal hand tools. The name may refer to:
  
  * Edward Kleinschmidt (1876–1977), American inventor
  * Edward Kleinschmidt Mayes (born 1951), American poet
  * Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt (1812–1864), German missionary
  * Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 1962), German race driver
  * Lena Kleinschmidt (1835–1886), American jewel thief
  * Mark Kleinschmidt (politician) (born 1970), American politician
  * Mark Kleinschmidt (rower) (born 1974), German rower
  * Otto Kleinschmidt (1870–1954), German ornithologist
  * Paul Kleinschmidt (1883–1949), German painter
  * Samuel Kleinschmidt (1814 –1886), German missionary
  * Theodor Kleinschmidt (1834–1881), German trader and explorer
  * Tom Kleinschmidt (born 1973), American basketball player
  * Wilhelm Kleinschmidt (1907–1941), German submarine commander
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Kleinschmidt family, fictional characters in the television series King of the Hill
  * Kleinschmidt Inc, an American e-commerce company
  * Morkrum-Kleinschmidt, a former name of the Teletype Corporation
  * Kleinschmidt keyboard perforator, invented by Edward Kleinschmidt
  