Kurzweil is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adele Kurzweil (1925–1942), Austrian Holocaust victim Allen Kurzweil, American writer Arthur Kurzweil, American genealogist, scholar of Judaism and writer Baruch Kurzweil (1907–1972), Israeli literary critic Edith Kurzweil (1925-2016), American writer and editor Jaroslav Kurzweil, Czech mathematician Max Kurzweil (1867–1916), Austrian painter and printmaker Ray Kurzweil, American inventor, author and futurist Kurzweil Music Systems, company founded by Ray Kurzweil that produces electronic musical instruments Kurzweil Educational Systems, company founded by Ray Kurzweil that produces reading and writing software