| Charles F. Kurfess | |
| Office: | 94th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 2, 1967 |
| Term End: | December 31, 1972 |
| Preceded: | Roger Cloud |
| Succeeded: | A. G. Lancione |
| Constituency1: | 83rd district |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 1973 |
| Term End1: | December 31, 1978 |
| Preceded1: | Walter Paulo |
| Succeeded1: | Robert Brown |
| Constituency2: | 4th district |
| Term Start2: | January 3, 1967 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 1972 |
| Preceded2: | District created |
| Succeeded2: | James Celebrezze |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Perrysburg, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Perrysburg, Ohio |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Helyn Rudolph Kurfess |
| Term End3: | December 31, 1966 |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1957 |
| Office1: | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives |
| Constituency3: | Wood County |
| Succeeded3: | District abolished |
Charles Frederick Kurfess (February 1, 1930 – March 1, 2024) was an American politician. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving as Speaker of the House for part of his career. He was first elected in 1956 to an at-large district, and was elected eleven times following. Following his retirement from politics, he went on to serve as a judge on the Wood County Court of Common Pleas.[1] He also worked under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.[2]
Born in Wood County, Ohio, in 1930,[3] [4] Kurfess earned his B.A. degree from Bowling Green State University, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Kappa Tau, and earned his J.D. degree from the Ohio State University Law School in 1957. Kurfess died on March 1, 2024, at the age of 94.[5]