Karcher or Kärcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred Kärcher Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ...

, German industrialist * Alan Karcher (1943–1999), New Jersey politician (father of Ellen Karcher) *

Amalie Kärcher Amalie Kärcher (1819–1887) was a German painter who produced still life and flower paintings. She was born in Durlach and died in Karlsruhe. She is known for works produced in Karlsruhe during the years 1846–1875.Amalie Kärcher in the R ...

(1819–1887), German artist * Carl Karcher (1917–2008), restaurateur, founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain *

Ellen Karcher Ellen Karcher (born February 28, 1964) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2004 until 2008, where she represented the 12th Legislative District. Career In the 2007 general election, Karcher ...

(born 1964), New Jersey politician, state senator (daughter of Alan Karcher) *

Ernst Friedrich Kärcher Ernst Friedrich Kärcher (4 August 1789 – 12 April 1855) was a German educator and philologist born in Ichenheim, a village in Baden-Württemberg. He is remembered as an author of numerous Latin dictionaries. He studied theology and classical ...

(1789–1855), German educator and philologist *

J. Clarence Karcher John Clarence Karcher (April 15, 1894 – July 13, 1978) was an American geophysicist and businessman. He invented and eventually commercialized the reflection seismograph, applying for patents in 1919. By the patenting, and development of ref ...

(1894-1978), geophysicist and inventor of the reflection seismograph and founder of what would become

Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American technology company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures semiconductors and various integrated circuits, which it sells to electronics designers and manufacturers globall ...

Jim Karcher James Norman Karcher (May 2, 1914 – August 19, 1997) was an American football offensive lineman for the Boston/Washington Redskins in the National Football League and the Columbus Bullies in the American Football League, making the AFL All-L ...

(1914–1997), American football player * Nick Karcher (born 1997), American singer-songwriter * Karl-Ehrhart Karcher (1918–1973), German World War II Schnellboot commander *

Ken Karcher Kenneth Paul Karcher (born July 1, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at East Central Community College, a position he has held since January 2013. Karcher served in the same capacity at ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Mark Karcher Mark Duane Karcher (born November 22, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (48th pick) in the 2000 NBA draft. Although his professional career spanned seven years ...

(born 1978), American basketball player *

Margaret Karcher Margaret Magdalen Heinz Karcher (March 2, 1915 – June 6, 2006) was an American fast-food pioneer who co-founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain with her husband Carl Karcher, which today is owned by parent company CKE Restaurants. Karcher and h ...

(1915–2006), American restaurateur

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