Koch ( , , ) is a German surname that means "cook" or "chef".

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Adam Koch Adam Koch (born May 4, 1988) is a former American professional basketball player. He was an NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American player as a collegian at University of Northern Iowa and led the Panthers to a memorable upset of top-se ...

(born 1988), American professional basketball player *

Adolf Koch Adolf Karl Hubert Koch (9 April 1897 in BerlinBirth Register: Standesamt Berlin IVa, Registration No. 343/1897 – 2 July 1970) was a German educationalist and sports teacher. He was the founder of a gymnastics movement named after him and a pio ...

(1896–1970), German school teacher and leader of the Freikörperkultur * Alan Koch (baseball) (born 1938), retired American professional baseball player * Alan Koch (soccer) (born 1975), South African and Canadian football/soccer coach * Alexander Koch (disambiguation), several people *

Alfred Koch Alfred Reingoldovich Kokh (Koch) (russian: Альфред Рейнгольдович Кох, german: Alfred Reingoldowitsch Koch, born 28 February 1961) is a Russian statesman, writer, mathematician-economist, and businessman. From 12 September ...

(born 1961), Russian writer, mathematician-economist, and businessman of ethnic German origin *

Amy Koch Amy T. Koch (born October 8, 1971) is an American politician and a former majority leader of the Minnesota Senate, where she represented portions of Hennepin and Wright counties. Koch, the first female Senate majority leader in state history, i ...

(born 1971), member of the Minnesota Senate * Andreas Koch (born 1966), Austrian former footballer * Anton Koch (disambiguation), several people *

Aubrey Koch Albert Aubrey (Aub) Koch, MBE (2 October 1904 – 21 June 1975) was a pioneering Australian military and civil pilot. He trained at Point Cook in 1926, and following graduation accepted a Short Service Commission in the Royal Air Force (RAF) ...

(1904–1975), pioneering Australian aviator * Beat Koch (born 1972), Swiss cross country skier *

Beate Koch Beate Koch (born 18 August 1967) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of ...

(born 1967), former German athlete * Bernward Koch (born 1957), German composer, pianist and keyboardist * Berthold Koch (1899–1988), German chess master *

Bill Koch (businessman) William Ingraham Koch ( ; born May 3, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992. ''Forbes'' estimated Koch's net worth at $1.8 billion in 2019, from oil and other i ...

(born 1940), William I. "Bill" Koch, America's Cup yachtsman, businessman, son of Fred C. Koch * Bill Koch (skier) (born 1955), cross-country skier *

Billy Koch William Christopher Koch (born December 14, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was born in Rockville Centre, New York and went to West Babylon High School. He entered the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays and last pitc ...

(born 1974), Major league baseball relief pitcher *

Blake Koch Blake Koch (born August 7, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He is also the founder of FilterTime, a r ...

(born 1985), American race car driver * Bobby Koch (born 1960), CEO of the Wine Institute *

Carl Koch (director) Carl Koch or Karl Koch (30 July 1892 in Nümbrecht, Germany – 1 December 1963 in Barnet, England) was an art historian, a German film director and a writer with many secondary credits including collaborations with his wife Lotte Reiniger, the ...

(1892–1963), German film director and writer * Carl Koch (architect) (1912–1998), American architect *

Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...

(1778–1857), German entomologist and arachnologist, father of Ludwig Carl Christian Koch *

Carin Koch Anna Carin Pernilla Hjalmarsson Koch (née Hjalmarsson; born 23 February 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer who previously played on the Ladies European Tour and on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was captain of the 2015 European Solheim Cup te ...

(born 1971), Swedish professional golfer * Cary Koch (born 1986), American professional football wide receiver playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders *

Cees Koch (athlete) Cornelis "Cees" Koch (16 July 1936 – 14 September 2021) was a discus thrower and shot putter from the Netherlands. As a discus thrower, he competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in 22nd and 17th place, respectively. ...

(born 1936), Dutch discus thrower *

Charles Koch Charles de Ganahl Koch ( ; born November 1, 1935) is an American billionaire businessman. As of November 2022, he was ranked as the 13th richest person in the world on ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index'', with an estimated net worth of $66 billio ...

(born 1935), heir and CEO of Koch Industries and co-founder of the free-market Cato Institute *

Chris Koch Christopher Koch is an American director of film and television. He is known for directing the films '' Snow Day'' (2000), his feature directorial debut, and ''A Guy Thing'' (2003). Koch's television credits include ''The Adventures of Pete & ...

, American film director * Christiane Koch, German physicist * Christina Koch (born 1979), American astronaut *

Christof Koch Christof Koch ( ; born November 13, 1956) is a German-American neurophysiologist and computational neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness. He is the president and chief scientist of the Allen Institute for B ...

(born 1956), American neuroscientist *

Christopher Koch Christopher John Koch AO (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel '' The Year of Living Dangerously'', which was adapted into an award-winning film. He twice won the Miles Franklin Award (for ' ...

(1932–2013), Australian novelist * Ciril Metod Koch (1867–1925), Slovene architect

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* Dagfinn Koch, Norwegian musician * Dan Koch (born 1983), American musician, lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the indie rock band Sherwood *

Daniel Koch (Swiss physician) Daniel Koch (born 13 April 1955) is a Swiss physician and federal employee. From 2008 to 2020 he was the head of the Swiss federal section "Communicable Diseases" of the Federal Office of Public Health. Life, education, employment Koch studied ...

(born 1955), Swiss physician *

Daniel Koch (American politician) Daniel Koch (December 24, 1816 - January 7, 1903) was an American politician. A member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, he was elected in 1860. He was the father of railroad magnate Richard H. Koch and served as a Union soldier in the ...

(1816–1903), Pennsylvania politician *

David Koch (Australian politician) David Frank Koch (born 24 October 1949) is an Australian politician. Born in Coleraine, Victoria, he was a farmer from 1973 to 2001, when he became a real estate agent. He held numerous local positions and was a Shire of Wannon, Wannon Shire Co ...

(born 1949), member of the Victorian Legislative Council *

David Koch (television presenter) David Leslie Koch ( ; born 7 March 1956), nicknamed "Kochie" ( ), is an Australian television presenter who is best known as a host of the Seven Network's breakfast program, ''Sunrise''. From Adelaide, he began his media career as a financial ...

, Australian financial analyst and TV presenter *

David Koch David Hamilton Koch ( ; May 3, 1940 – August 23, 2019) was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second largest privately held c ...

(1940–2019), businessman, 1980 Libertarian Party vice-presidential candidate, heir to Koch Industries, son of Fred C. Koch * Des Koch (1932–1991), American athlete *

Dieter-Lebrecht Koch Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (born 7 January 1953) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2019. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party The Eu ...

(born 1953), German politician * Dietrich Koch (1916–2002), Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II *

Dora Koch-Stetter Dora Koch-Stetter (4 May 1881 – 16 January 1968) was a German landscape artist, portrait-painter and etcher. Life Dora Stetter already came into contact with art as a child. After the death of her husband and the retreat to Berlin in 1884, he ...

(1881–1968), (aka Dora Stetter), German landscape artist, portrait painter and etcher *

Dorothy Bush Koch Dorothy Walker Bush Koch (born August 18, 1959) is an American author and philanthropist. She is the sixth and youngest child of the late 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and former First Lady Barbara Bush. Early life D ...

(born 1959), daughter of the 41st president of the US, George Herbert Walker Bush *

Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was may ...

(1924–2013), 105th mayor of New York City 1978–1989 *

Edeltraud Koch Edeltraud Koch (also Edeltraut; born 13 September 1954) is a retired German swimmer. She won a bronze medal at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships in the 100 m butterfly, and a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Oly ...

, retired German swimmer *

Ehrhardt Koch Ehrhardt Koch (1886–1954) was a German American businessman and founder of the New Era Cap Company. Koch was born in Germany and immigrated to the East side of Buffalo, New York with his parents in the late 19th century. Koch worked for the Mi ...

(1886–1954), German American businessman * Eleonore Koch (1926–2018), German-born Brazilian artist * Eric Koch (1919–2018), German-born Canadian author, broadcaster, and professor *

Erich Koch Erich Koch (19 June 1896 – 12 November 1986) was a ''Gauleiter'' of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in East Prussia from 1 October 1928 until 1945. Between 1941 and 1945 he was Chief of Civil Administration (''Chef der Zivilverwaltung'') of Bezirk ...

(1896–1986), Gauleiter of East Prussia *

Erik Koch Erik Jon Koch (born October 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the WEC. Background Koch wa ...

(born 1988), American martial artist * Erland Koch (1867–1945), German sports shooter * Fabian Koch (born 1989), Austrian footballer * Florian Koch (born 1992), German basketball player * Franz Koch (disambiguation), several people *

Franziska Romana Koch Franziska Romana Koch, née Gieraneck, Giwraneck, Giraneck, Jiránek (1748–1796) was a German ballet dancer, soprano, and actress. First a dancer as the member of the theatre company Kochische Gesellschaft, she also trained her voice and worke ...

(1748–1796), German operatic soprano * Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), American chemical engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Koch Industries * Fred Conrad Koch (1876–1948), American biochemist *

Freddy Koch Freddy Koch (21 March 1916 – 10 August 1980) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1945 and 1976. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. He was married to Danish actress Birgitte Federspiel. Selected ...

(1916–1980), Danish film actor * Frederick R. Koch (born 1933), American collector and philanthropist, son of Fred C. Koch *

Friedrich Koch Friedrich Ernst Koch (3 July 1862 – 30 January 1927) was a German composer, cello, cellist and teacher. Biography He was born in Berlin and studied cello with Robert Hausmann and composition with Woldemar Bargiel at the Berlin Berlin Universit ...

(1862–1927), German composer *

Friedrich Koch (general) __NOTOC__ Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (15 January 1879 – 3 November 1961) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXXXIV corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cr ...

(1879–1961), German general * Gabriele Koch, German studio potter *

Gaetano Koch Gaetano Koch (9 January 1849 – 14 May 1910) was an Italian architect. Koch was born in Rome, where he made his name with several major works – Palazzo Koch, seat of the Banca d'Italia, and the two porticoed palazzi which form Piazza dell ...

(1849–1910), Italian architect *

Gareth Koch Gareth Koch (born 6 April 1962) is an Australian classical guitarist and recording artist of German/ Anglo-Irish/ Lithuanian heritage. Biography Gareth Koch was born in Milan to novelist Christopher Koch and Irene Vilnonis, a Conservatorium-t ...

(born 1962), Australian classical guitarist *

Gary Koch Gary D. Koch (born November 21, 1952) is an American professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer, who formerly played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Early years Koch was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in ...

(born 1952), American professional golfer * George Koch (1919–1966), American football player * George W. Koch (1871–1908), American politician *

Georg Koch Georg Koch (born 3 February 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Bergisch Gladbach, Koch started his career playing at amateur club SpVgg Erkenschwick before becoming a professional in J ...

(born 1972), German football goalkeeper * Gertrud Koch (1924–2016), German resistance fighter * Gini Koch, American science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer *

Greg Koch Greg Koch (born June 14, 1955) is a former American football tackle and guard who played eleven seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Green Bay Packers. In 2010, Koch was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Koc ...

(born 1955), former American football tackle *

Greg Koch (musician) Greg Koch (born 1966) is an American guitarist from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In April 2012 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation named Koch one of the top 10 unsung guitarists. In April 2023 The Wisconsin Area Music Industry announced that Koch w ...

(born June 23, 1966), American musician - guitar player

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Hans Koch Hans Koch (16 August 1893 – 24 April 1945) was a German lawyer, a member of the Confessional Church and a member of the German resistance against Nazism. Koch was born in Bartenstein, East Prussia (modern Bartoszyce, Poland), he graduated ...

(1893–1945), German lawyer * Hans Koch (SS man) (1912–1955), German SS-Unterscharführer and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp * Hans-Reinhard Koch (1929–2018), German Roman Catholic prelate *

Harald Koch Harald Koch (born 14 February 1969) is a retired Austrian badminton player from Askö Traun badminton club. He is the brother of former Olympian badminton player Jürgen Koch. About Harald and his younger brother Jürgen Koch Jürgen Koch ( ...

(born 1969), Austrian badminton player * Harry Koch (German footballer) (born 1969), German footballer and coach *

Harry Koch (businessman) Hotze "Harry" Koch ( ; 22 October 1867 – 21 June 1942) was a Dutch-born American businessman who founded the ''Quanah Tribune-Chief'' newspaper. He was the father of Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), founder of Koch Industries. Early life and educ ...

(1867–1942), Dutch-born American businessman *

Hawk Koch Howard Winchel "Hawk" Koch Jr. (born December 14, 1945) is an American film producer, the former president of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America, and a former road manager for the musical grou ...

(born 1945), American film producer * Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician, originator of the eponymous "Koch snowflake" *

Helmut Koch (conductor) Helmut Koch (5 April 190826 January 1975) was a German conductor, choir leader, composer, and academic teacher. He was recording manager for the Berliner Rundfunk from 1945, where he founded the Rundfunkchor Berlin#Vorgeschichte, Solistenvereinig ...

(1908–1975), German conductor, choir leader, broadcasting manager, composer and academic teacher * Henny Koch (1854–1925), German children's author and translator * Henri Koch (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Henri Koch (bobsledder) (born 1904), Luxembourgish bobsledder *

Henriette Koch Henriette Koch (born 3 April 1985) is a Danish sports sailor. She was born in Allerød, Denmark. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an interna ...

, Danish sports sailor *

Henry C. Koch Henry C. Koch (March 30, 1841 – May 19, 1910) was a German-American architect based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Biography Born in Hanover in the Kingdom of Hanover, Koch immigrated as a toddler with his family to the United States. His architect ...

(1841–1910), German-American architect *

Herbert Koch Herbert Koch (born 14 September 1962) is a German mathematician active in the field of partial differential equations. He occupies the position of a professor at the University of Bonn. Together with Daniel Tataru, he is known for his work on t ...

(born 1962), German mathematician * Herman Koch (born 1953), Dutch writer and actor * Howard E. Koch (1901–1995), American screenwriter *

Howard W. Koch Howard Winchel Koch (April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television. Life and career Koch was born in New York City, the son of Beatrice (Winchel) and William Jacob Koch. His family was Jewish. ...

(1916–2001), American film director/producer *

Hugo Koch Hugo Alexander Koch (9 March 1870, Delft – 3 March 1928, Düsseldorf) was a Dutch inventor who conceived of and patented an idea for machine encryption — the rotor machine, although he was not the first to do so. He is sometimes errone ...

(1870–1928), Dutch inventor *

Ilse Koch Ilse Koch (22 September 1906 – 1 September 1967) was a German war criminal who was an overseer at Nazi concentration camps run by her husband, commandant Karl-Otto Koch. Working at Buchenwald (1937–1941) and Majdanek (1941–1943), Koch ...

(1906–1967), German personality, "The Bitch of Buchenwald", wife of Karl Otto Koch *

Jan Koch Jan Koch (born 4 November 1995) is a German Association football, footballer who plays as a centre back for Chemnitzer FC. External links

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(born 1995), German footballer * Jerry Koch, American basketball player *

Jesper Koch Jesper Koch (born 5 September 1967) is a Danish composer. Koch studied composition at The Royal Danish Academy of Music with Hans Abrahamsen, Ib Nørholm and Ivar Frounberg from 1986–95 and subsequently at Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium with Ka ...

, Danish composer *

Jim Koch Charles James Koch ( '; born May 27, 1949) is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and the co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company, the producers of Samuel Adams beer. Koch is widely considered to be the founding father of the Ame ...

, American brewer, founder of Boston Beer Company *

John Koch John Koch (August 18, 1909 — April 19, 1978), (pronounced "KŌK") was an American painter and teacher, and an important figure in 20th century Realism. He is best known for his light-filled paintings of urban interiors, often featuring classica ...

, American painter *

Johan Peter Koch Johan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born at Vestenskov. He was the uncle of the geologist Lauge Koch Career J.P. Koch participated in Amdrup's expeditio ...

, Danish captain and explorer * Jonathan Koch (disambiguation), several people *

Joseph Koch Joseph Koch (September 28, 1843 – August 28, 1902) was a Jewish-American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York. Life Koch was born on September 28, 1843 in New York City, New York City, New York, the son of German immigrants Samuel Koch a ...

, American lawyer, politician, and judge *

Joseph Anton Koch Joseph Anton Koch (27 July 1768 – 12 January 1839) was an Austrian painter of Neoclassicism and later the German Romantic movement; he is perhaps the most significant neoclassical landscape painter. Biography The Tyrolese painter was born i ...

, Austrian painter *

Jørgen Hansen Koch Jørgen Hansen Koch (4 September 1787 – 30 January 1860) was a Neoclassical Danish architect. He was chief of the national Danish building administration from 1835 and director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1844 to 1849. K ...

, Danish architect * Julian Koch (born 1990), German football player *

Julius Ludwig August Koch Julius Ludwig August Koch ( , ; 4 December 1841 in Laichingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, Württemberg – 25 June 1908 in Zwiefalten, Württemberg) was a German psychiatrist whose work influenced later concepts of personality disorders. Koch was b ...

, German psychiatrist * Julius Koch (1872–1902), exceptionally tall man * Jurij Koch, Sorbian writer * Jürgen Koch, Austrian badminton player * Karen Koch, American ice hockey goaltender * Karl Koch (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Karl Koch (botanist), German botanist ** Karl-Otto Koch, German first commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp * Karl-Rudolf Koch, German geodesist and professor * Kenneth Koch, American poet * Klaus Koch, German Old Testament Scholar * Konrad Koch, German teacher and football pioneer * Kurt Koch, Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Kurt E. Koch, Protestant theologian and writer (best known for books on the occult and on the work of the Holy Spirit) * Kyle Koch, Canadian football offensive lineman

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* Lauge Koch (1892–1964), Danish expedition leader in Greenland * Lothar Koch (oboist) (1935–2003), German oboist * Ludwig Koch (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825–1908), German entomologist and arachnologist, son of Carl Ludwig Koch ** Ludwig Koch (painter) (1866–1934), Austrian equestrian painter * Marco Koch (born 1990), German swimmer * Marianne Koch (born 1931), German actress and physician * Marita Koch (born 1957), German sprint athlete * Mariza Koch (born 1944), Greek folk singer * Markus Koch (born 1963), American football defensive lineman * Martin Koch (novelist) (1882–1940), Swedish novelist * Martin Koch (ski jumper) (born 1982), Austrian ski jumper * Matt Koch (born 1990), American baseball player * Matthias Koch (born 1988), Austrian football midfielder * Max Koch (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Max Koch (1854–1925), Australian botanist ** Max Koch (academic) (1855–1931), German historian and literary critic ** Max Friedrich Koch, German history painter * Meinolf Koch (born 1957), retired German football player * Michael Koch (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Michael Koch (film director), Michael Koch (born 1982), Swiss film director and screenwriter ** Michel Koch (born 1991), German track and road racing cyclist * Mogens Koch (1898–1992), Danish architect * Noppie Koch (1932–2010), Dutch cyclist and pacer * Norma Koch (1898–1979), Academy Award winning costume designer * Nynne Koch (1915–2001), Danish novelist and women's studies researcher * Patrik Koch, Slovak ice hockey player * Paulie Koch (born 1996), world champion wakeboarder * Pauline Koch (1858–1920), Albert Einstein's mother * Philippe Koch (born 1991), Swiss football defender * Pete Koch (born 1962), American football player and actor * Peter Koch (wood scientist) (1920–1998), American wood scientist and industrial engineer * Peter Rutledge Koch (born 1943), American artist book publisher, designer * Pierre Koch (1895–1978), French engineer * Pietro Koch (1918–1945), Italian police leader * Polly Koch (1895–1976), American football player * Pyke Koch (1901–1991), Dutch artist * Raphael Koch (born 1990), Swiss footballer * Richard Koch (born 1950), management consultant, entrepreneur, and writer * Richard H. Koch (born 1852), American judge and railroad owner * Rickard Koch (born 1976), Swedish bandy player * Robert Koch (1843–1910), German physician, discoverer of the tubercle and cholera bacilli, Nobel Prize in Medicine laureate in 1905 * Robert Koch (footballer) (born 1986), German footballer * Robert Koch Woolf (1923–2004), American interior decorator * Robin Koch (born 1996), German footballer * Roland Koch (born 1958), German politician * Roland Koch (footballer) (born 1952), German football manager * Roscoe R. Koch (1887–1963), American politician * Rosslyn Koch (1886–?), Ceylonese politician * Rudolf Koch (1876–1934), German calligrapher, typographic artist and teacher

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* Sam Koch, American football punter for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL * Sebastian Koch, German actor * Silvana Koch-Mehrin, German politician * Simona Koch (born 1968), German diver * Simone Koch, German figure skater * Shari Koch, German ice dancer * Sophie Koch, French mezzo-soprano * Stefan Koch (born 1964), German basketball coach * Stefanie Koch (born 1981), German ski mountaineer * Stephan W. Koch (born 1953), German theoretical physicist * Theodor Koch, German engineer * Thomas Koch (disambiguation), several people * Thomaz Koch, Brazilian tennis player * Tobias Koch, German pianist * Tom Koch, writer for ''Mad'' Magazine * Ursula Koch (born 1941), Swiss politician * Valdemar Koch (1852–1902), Danish architect and politician * Waldemar Koch, former German politician * Walter Koch (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger) (1910–1943), commander of the ' during World War II * Walter Karl Koch, German surgeon * Werner Koch (born 1961), German software author * Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771–1849), German physician and botanist * Wilhelmina Koch (1845–1924), German composer

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