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Albrecht Agthe Wilhelm Johann Albrecht Agthe (14 April 1790 – 8 October 1873) was a German music teacher. Agthe was born in Ballenstedt to Karl Christian Agthe, a court organist and composer. He studied under Michael Gotthard Fischer in Erfurt, and in 1810 be ...
, (1790–1873), German music teacher *
Albrecht Altdorfer Albrecht Altdorfer (12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg, Bavaria. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Danube Sc ...
, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter *
Albrecht Becker Albrecht Becker (14 November 1906 – 22 April 2002) was a German production designer, photographer, and actor who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime for the charge of homosexuality. Personal life Born in Thale, Germany, Becker trained as a ...
, (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, and actor *
Albrecht Berblinger Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger (24 June 1770 – 28 January 1829), also known as the Tailor of Ulm, is famous for having constructed a working flying machine, presumably a hang glider. Early life Berblinger was the seventh child of a poor fa ...
, (1770–1829), German constructor (the tailor of ulm) *
Albrecht Brandi Albrecht Brandi (20 June 1914 – 6 January 1966) was a German U-boat commander in Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Together with Wolfgang Lüth, he was the only ''Kriegsmarine'' sailor who was awarded with the Knight's Cro ...
, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II *
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph; 23 December 1865 – 31 October 1939) was the last Kingdom of Württemberg, Württemberger crown prince, a German military commander of the First World War, a ...
, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I *
Albrecht von Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...
, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War *
Albrecht Dieterich Albrecht Dieterich (2 May 1866 – 6 May 1908) was a German classical philologist and scholar of religion born in Hersfeld. Academic background He studied at the Universities of Leipzig and Bonn, where at the latter he was a student of Hermann ...
, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar *
Albrecht Dietz Albrecht Dietz (11 March 1926 – 21 March 2012) was a German entrepreneur and scientist who founded the first leasing company in Germany. He was considered to be one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the German leasing industry. His publica ...
, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist *
Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer (; ; hu, Ajtósi Adalbert; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer (without an umlaut) or Due ...
, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician * Albrecht Dürer the Elder, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer *
Albrecht Elof Ihre Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 (acting 1840-1842). Ihre was employed in the Swedish Ministry for Fore ...
, (1797–1877), Swedish diplomat and politician *
Albrecht Fölsing Albrecht Fölsing (1940 in Bad Salzungen – 8 April 2018 in Hamburg) was a trained physicist turned into a scientific journalist. Having studied physics in Berlin, Philadelphia, and Hamburg, he worked as an academic research assistant for the Ger ...
, (1940–2018), German physicist and scientific journalist *
Albrecht Fleckenstein Albrecht Fleckenstein (3 March 1917 – 4 April 1992) was a German pharmacologist and physiologist best known for his discovery of calcium channel blockers. Life and career Albrecht Fleckenstein was born on 3 March 1917 in Aschaffenburg, Ge ...
, (1917–92), German pharmacologist and physiologist *
Albrecht Haushofer Albrecht Georg Haushofer (7 January 1903 – 23 April 1945) was a German geographer, diplomat, author and member of the German Resistance to Nazism. Life Haushofer was born in Munich, the son of the retired World War I general and geographer K ...
, (1903–1945), German geographer, diplomat and author. *
Albrecht Holder Albrecht Holder (born 24 August 1958) is a leading German classical bassoonist. Life Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Holder initially studied singing with Siegfried Jerusalem, and then at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart with Herrmann Herder and at the R ...
, (born 1958), classical bassoonist *
Albrecht Gessler Albrecht Gessler, also known as Hermann, was a legendary 14th-century Habsburg bailiff (german: Landvogt) at Altdorf, whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion and the eventual independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Legend Accordin ...
, German bailiff *
Albrecht Glockendon the Younger Albrecht Glockendon the Younger (c.1500–1545) was a Nuremberg-based miniaturist and woodcutter. The son of painter and printer Georg Glockendon, his work reflects the influence of both his brother, the illuminator Nikolaus Glockendon, and o ...
, German miniaturist and woodcutter *
Albrecht Gustav von Manstein Albert Ehrenreich Gustav von Manstein (24 August 1805 in Willkischken – 11 May 1877 in Flensburg) was a Prussian general who served during the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. He was the adoptive grandfather of Erich von Mans ...
, (1805–1877), Prussian general *
Albrecht II, Count of Hohenberg-Rotenburg Albrecht II (or Albert II) of Hohenberg-Rotenburg (c. 1235 – 17 April 1298) was Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch and imperial governor of Lower Swabia. He was a member of the house of Zollern-Hohenberg, a branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzol ...
(C.1235–1298), Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch *
Albrecht Kossel Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (; 16 September 1853 – 5 July 1927) was a German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the che ...
, (1853–1927), German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics *
Albrecht Krügel Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to: First name *Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher *Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter *Albrecht Becker, (1906–2 ...
, (1913–1945), German Lieutenant Colonel of SS *
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler. Early life Quirnheim was born in Munich, the son of Herma ...
, (1905–1944), German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (20 July plot) *
Albrecht Müller Albrecht Christoph Müller (4 November 193924 May 2018) was a rower who competed for West Germany. In 1964 he joined the German coxless four rowing team, winning a European title and finishing sixth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He served as the ...
, (1939–2018), German sprint canoer and rower *
Albrecht Penck Albrecht Penck (25 September 1858 – 7 March 1945) was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck. Biography Born in Reudnitz near Leipzig, Penck became a university professor in Vienna, Austria, from 1885 to 1906, ...
, (1858–1945), German geographer and geologist *
Albrecht Pfister Albrecht Pfister (c. 1420 – c. 1466) was one of the first European printers to use movable type, following its invention by Johannes Gutenberg. Working in Bamberg, Germany, he is believed to have been responsible for two innovations in the u ...
, (c.1420-c.1466) German printer *
Albrecht Ritschl (economist) Albrecht Ritschl is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics. He studied at the University of Munich, and previously taught at the Pompeu Fabra University, the University of Zurich and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Ref ...
, German Professor of Economic History * Albrecht Roser, (1922–2011), German master puppeteer *
Albrecht von Roon Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon (; 30 April 180323 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's ...
, (1803–79), Prussian soldier and statesman * Albrecht III Achilles, (1414–86), Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg * Albrecht of Sweden, (c.1338–1412), medieval Swedish monarch *
Albrecht Schmidt (actor) Albrecht Schmidt (9 April 1870 – 5 March 1945) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 13 films between 1911 and 1941. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Filmography * ''Skæbnebæltet'' (1911) * ''Morfinisten'' (1911) * ''Atlantis (1913 ...
, (1870–1945), Danish film actor *
Albrecht Schöne Albrecht Schöne (born 17 July 1925) is a German Germanist. From 1960 to 1990 he was a professor of German philology at the University of Göttingen. Career Schöne was born on 17 July 1925 in Barby an der Elbe. After graduating from secondary sc ...
(born 1925), German Germanist *
Albrecht Schröter Albrecht Schröter (born 7 April 1955) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as mayor (''Oberbürgermeister'') of Jena from 2006 to 2018. Early life and career Schröter attended the Polytechnic Sec ...
, (born 1955), German politician (SPD), mayor of Jena *
Albrecht Unsöld Albrecht Otto Johannes Unsöld (20 April 1905 – 23 September 1995) was a German astrophysicist known for his contributions to spectroscopic analysis of stellar atmospheres. Career Albrecht Unsöld was born in Bolheim, Württemberg, Germany. ...
, (1905–95), German astrophysicist *
Albrecht Weber Friedrich Albrecht Weber (; 17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a Prussian - German Indologist and historian who studied the history of Jainism in India. Some older sources have the first and middle names interchanged. Weber was born in B ...
, (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian *
Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels (14 April 1659 in Halle – 9 May 1692 in Leipzig), was a German prince of the House of Wettin. He was the fifth and youngest son of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his first wife, Anna Maria of Mecklenbu ...
, (1659–1692), German prince of the House of Wettin


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Achim Albrecht Achim Albrecht (born 2 July 1962) is a German personal trainer and former bodybuilder and professional wrestler. He is best known for winning the over 90 kilograms category of the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness Mr. Universe co ...
, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler *
Alex Albrecht Alexander Jennings Albrecht (born August 14, 1976) is an American television personality, actor and podcaster. He is known for co-hosting the former G4techTV television program ''The Screen Savers'', an hour-long computer and technology variety ...
, American television personality *
Andreas Albrecht (cosmologist) Andreas J. Albrecht is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is a professor and chair of the Physics Department at the University of California, Davis.
, American physicist *
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik of Austria, Duke of Teschen (3 August 1817 – 18 February 1895), was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military advisors of Emperor Francis Jo ...
(1817–1895) general who controlled the Austrian Army *
Art Albrecht Arthur Walter Albrecht (December 29, 1921 – February 1, 2004) was a professional American football offensive lineman and linebacker in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football ...
(1921–2004), former professional American football player * Bernard Albrecht, an alias of
Bernard Sumner Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, and Electronic. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post ...
, English singer and guitarist *
Berthold Albrecht Berthold Albrecht (14 August 1954 in Essen – 21 November 2012 in Chur) was a German businessman and one of Germany's wealthiest men, as co-owner (with his brother Theo Albrecht Jr.) of the Aldi Nord chain of discount supermarkets. They inherite ...
(1954–2012), German businessman, (ALDI) *
Carter Albrecht Jeffrey Carter Albrecht (23 June 1973 – 3 September 2007) was an American musician best known for his keyboard and guitar work in Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. Biography Originally from Derby, Kansas and a 1995 graduate of Southern Methodis ...
(1973–2007), American musician *
Daniel Albrecht Daniel Albrecht (born 25 May 1983) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. He was a world champion in super combined in 2007, but was severely injured in a training run in 2009. Racing career Born in Fiesch in the canton of ...
, Swiss alpine ski racer *
Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930) Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht (29 June 1930 – 13 December 2014) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking European civil servant. He was one of the first European civil servants appointed in 1958 and se ...
, (1930–2014), German politician (CDU) *
Ernst Albrecht (footballer) Ernst Albrecht (12 November 1907 – 26 March 1976) was a German footballer. He was part of Germany's team for the 1928 Summer Olympics. Career He played for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the team that won the 1933 German football championship. Bet ...
, (1907–1976), German footballer *
George Alexander Albrecht George Alexander Albrecht (15 February 1935 – 21 December 2021) was a German conductor and composer, who also worked as a musicologist and academic teacher. A prolific composer at a young age, he was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Staatsope ...
, German conductor, (1935–2021), long-time music director in Hanover *
Gerd Albrecht Gerd Albrecht (19 July 1935 – 2 February 2014) was a German conductor. Biography Albrecht was born in Essen, the son of the musicologist Hans Albrecht (1902–1961). He studied music in Kiel and in Hamburg, where his teachers included Wilhel ...
, German conductor, born 1935, known for work in contemporary music *
Grant Albrecht Grant Albrecht (born January 29, 1981) is a Canadian luger who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the men's doubles event at Turin in 2006. Albrecht's best finish at the FIL World Lu ...
, Canadian luger *
Gretchen Albrecht Gretchen Albrecht (born 7 May 1943) is a New Zealand painter and sculptor. Early life and education Albrecht was born in Onehunga in 1943, the daughter of Reuben John and Joyce Winifred Fairburn (née Grainger) Albrecht. She attended the Unive ...
, New Zealand artist (born 1943) *
Harold Albrecht Harold Glenn Albrecht (born October 15, 1949 in Kitchener, Ontario) was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga from 2006 until 2019. He defeated the incumbent Liberal MP, Lynn M ...
, Canadian politician *
Herman Albrecht Herman Albrecht VC (1876 – 6 January 1900) was a Cape Colony recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Al ...
, South African soldier *
J. I. Albrecht J. I. Albrecht (February 15, 1931 – March 11, 2008) was an American-Canadian executive who worked in college and professional sports for 53 years, notably as a general manager and several key director spots in the CFL. He also worked in NFL, NCA ...
, American-Canadian sports personality *
Jan Philipp Albrecht Jan Philipp Albrecht (born 20 December 1982) is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens, part of The Greens-European Free Alliance. From 2018 to 2022, he has been serving as Minister for Energy, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature a ...
, German politician and Member of the European Parliament *
Katherine Albrecht Katherine Albrecht is a consumer privacy advocate , Vice President (VP) of Startpage.com and spokesperson against radio-frequency identification (RFID). Albrecht devised the term " spy chips" to describe RFID tags such as those embedded in passpo ...
, American privacy activist *
Karl Albrecht Karl Hans Albrecht (; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the richest person in Germany. In February 2014, he was ranked the 2 ...
, (1920–2014), German entrepreneur, brother of Theo Albrecht (ALDI) *
Karl Albrecht Jr. Karl Hans Albrecht Jr. (born 1948 in Essen) is a German billionaire, and the son of Karl Albrecht, who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. Albrecht worked for Aldi Süd in various roles until his resignation due to ...
(born 1948), German businessman *
Marc Albrecht Marc Albrecht (born 1964) is a German conductor who lives in The Netherlands. He was chief conductor of the Dutch National Opera, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra from 2009 to 2020. Biography Born in H ...
, German conductor, born 1964, chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam from 2011 *
Milan Albrecht Milan Albrecht (born 16 July 1950) is a retired Slovak footballer. During his career he played for Jednota Trenčín, before finishing with Baník Ostrava and Vítkovice. He earned 5 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and part ...
, Slovak footballer *
Rafael Albrecht José Rafael Albrecht (23 August 1941 – 3 May 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. Career Albrecht was born in Tucumán. He started his career wi ...
, Argentine footballer *
Raymond John Albrecht Raymond John Albrecht (April 2, 1916 – July 24, 2006) was an American farmer and politician. Albrecht was born in Penn Township, McLeod County, Minnesota. Albrecht lived with his wife and family in Brownton, Minnesota and was a dairy and ...
(1916–2006), American farmer and politician *
Susanne Albrecht Susanne Albrecht (born 1 March 1951) is a former member of the Red Army Faction. Early life Albrecht was the daughter of a successful maritime lawyer, and spent her childhood living in a wealthy suburb of Hamburg. She did not fit in well in pub ...
, (born 1951), German activist (Red Army Faction) *
Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht (later Heckendorf, born 28 October 1962) is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics. She was born in East Berlin. In 1980 she won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres event. In the 1500 met ...
, German speed-skater *
Theo Albrecht Theodor Paul Albrecht (; 28 March 1922 – 24 July 2010) was a German entrepreneur. He established the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Karl Albrecht. In 2010, Theo was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the 31st richest person in the worl ...
, (1922–2010), German entrepreneur, founder of
Aldi Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when t ...
Nord *
Theo Albrecht Jr. Theodor "Theo" Albrecht Jr. (born 1950) is a German billionaire businessman, the owner of Trader Joe's and Aldi Nord, and the son of Aldi's co-founder. As of July 2021, Albrecht's net worth is estimated at US$20.6 billion. Early life Albrecht w ...
(born 1950), German businessman *
Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht (4 March 1800 – 22 May 1876) was a German constitutional lawyer, jurist, and docent. Albrecht was most notable as a member of the Göttingen Seven, a group of academics who in 1837 protested against the abrogation of ...
, (1800–1876), German jurist and politician *
William Albrecht William Albert Albrecht (September 12, 1888 – May 19, 1974) chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri, was the foremost authority on the relation of soil fertility to human health and earned four degrees from the Universit ...
, American agronomist


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Alberich In German heroic legend, Alberich () is a dwarf. He features most prominently in the poems ''Nibelungenlied'' and ''Ortnit''. He also features in the Old Norse collection of German legends called the Thidreksaga under the name Alfrikr. His name me ...


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