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, while Lotár is a Hungarian masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the Germanic

Chlothar Chlothar (Latin ''Chlotharius''; Greek ''Khlōthários'' Χλωθάριος; French ''Clotaire'') is a Germanic given name, attested in Old English as ''Hloþhere'', in Old High German as ''Lothari'' ( Lothair), and reconstructed in Frankish as *' ...

(which is a blended form of ''Hlūdaz'', meaning "fame", and ''Harjaz'', meaning "army"). Notable people with this name include:

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* Ernst Lothar (1890–1974), Moravian-Austrian writer * Hanns Lothar or Hanns Lothar Neutze (1929–1967), German actor *

Mark Lothar Mark Lothar ó:tar(born Lothar Hundertmark; 23 May 1902, in Berlin – 6 April 1985, in Munich) was a German composer. In May 1938 his opera '' Tailor Wibbel'', inspired by a play by Hans Müller-Schlösser, was performed at the Berlin State Op ...

(1902–1985), German composer *

Rudolf Lothar Rudolf Lothar ú:dolf ló:tar(born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer; 25 February 1865 – 2 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born Austrian writer, playwright, critic and essayist. He was born and died in Budapest. Literary works * 1891 ''Der verschlei ...

(1865–1943), Hungarian-born Austrian writer * Susanne Lothar (1960–2012), German actress

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Lothar Ahrendt Lothar Ahrendt (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of German Democratic Republic, the German Democratic Republic. Biography Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in Erfurt. He was trained as a car mechanic. Ahrendt was a me ...

(born 1936), former interior minister of the German Democratic Republic *

Lothar Albrich Lothar Albrich (20 August 1905 – 3 November 1978) was a Romanian hurdling, hurdler. He competed in the Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References Exte ...

(1905–1978), Romanian hurdler * Lothar Baumgarten (1944–2018), German artist * Lothar Berg (1930–2015), German mathematician * Lothar Bolz (1903–1986), East German politician * Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007), German author * Lothar Collatz (1910–1990), German mathematician * Lothar Dräger (1927–2016), German comic writer * Lothar Emmerich (1941–2003), German football player and manager * Lothar von Faber (1817–1896), German industrialist * Lothar Forcart (1902–1990), Swiss zoologist * Lothar Geisler (1936–2019), German football player * Lothar Hause (born 1955), East German football player * Lothar Kreyssig, German bureaucrat and opposer of Aktion T4 * Lothar Kurbjuweit (born 1950), East German football player * Lothar Lindtner (1917–2005), Norwegian actor * Lothar Machtan (born 1949), German historian, writer *

Lothar Malskat Lothar Malskat (May 3, 1913 – February 10, 1988) was a German painter and art restorer who repainted medieval frescoes of the Marienkirche in Lübeck, critically damaged during WWII. Life and career Malskat was a painter from Königsber ...

(1913–1988), German painter and art restorer * Lothar Matthäus (born 1961), German football player and manager, 1990 World Cup winner *

Lothar Matthes Lothar Matthes (born 23 July 1947) is a German former diver who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munic ...

(born 1947), German diver * Lothar de Maizière (born 1940), last Prime Minister of East Germany (1990) *

Lothar Meggendorfer Lothar Meggendorfer (6 November 1847 in Munich – 7 July 1925 in Munich) was a German illustrator and early cartoonist known for his pop-up books. He was first published in 1862 in the ''Fliegende Blätter'', an illustrated comic weekly, and fro ...

(1847–7 July 1925), German illustrator * Lothar Meyer (1830–1895), German chemist * Lothar Mendes (1894–1974), German screenwriter and film director * Lothar Metz (1939–2021), German wrestler and Olympic medalist *

Lothar Milde Lothar Milde (born 8 November 1934) was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Halle an der Saale. Milde competed at three Olympic Games winning the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City ...

(born 1934), East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw * Lothar Müthel (1896–1964), German stage and film actor and director *

Lothar Osterburg Lothar Osterburg (born 1961) is a German-born, New York-based artist and master printer in '' intaglio'', who works in sculpture, photography, printmaking and video.Pfaff, Judy. "Timeless Constructions," ''Art On Paper'', November/December 2004, ...

(born 1961), German artist *

Lothar Rendulic Lothar Rendulic ( hr, Rendulić; 23 October 1887 – 17 January 1971)Rudolf Neck, Adam Wandruszka, Isabella Ackerl (ed.) (1980): ''Protokolle des Ministerrates der Ersten Republik, 1918–1938, Abteilung VIII, 20. Mai 1932 bis 25. Juli 1934''. ...

(1887–1971), Austrian Nazi General in the Wehrmacht, one of the principal commanders of Courland Pocket, Lapland War, Continuation War, Operation Kutuzov and

Prague Offensive The Prague offensive (russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit=Prague strategic offensive) was the last major military ...

* Lothar von Richthofen (1894–1922), fighter ace and younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) * Lothar Sippel (born 1965), German football player *

Lothar Späth Lothar Späth (16 November 1937 – 18 March 2016) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), CDU. Life Späth was born in Sigmaringen. From 30 August 1978 to 13 January 1991 Späth was the 5th Minister President of ...

(1937–2016), German politician *

Lothar Spranger Lothar Spranger is a German former association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Career Spranger played in the DDR-Oberliga in the 1950s with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig for five seasons. In 1957, ...

, East German footballer * Lothar von Trotha (1848–1920), a German military commander who instigated the

Herero massacre The Herero and Nama genocide (formerly, also 'Herero and Namaqua genocide') was a campaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment which was waged against the Herero (Ovaherero) and the Nama in German South West Africa (now Namibia) by ...

* Lothar Ulsaß (1940–1999), German football player * Lothar Wolleh (1930–1979), German photographer

Fictional characters

* Lothar – comic character, sidekick to

Mandrake the Magician ''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloon ...

created by Lee Falk * Lothar – a gatekeeper in the 2016 Indian film ''Mohenjo Daro'' * Lothar – a Nazi spy for Germany, sidekick to Nazi spy Neville Sinclair in the Rocketeer * Lothar - character in E. T. A. Hoffmann's ''

The Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. Representation in traditional folklore The Sandman is a traditional charact ...

'' * Lothar Weiser – a spy for Socialist East Germany in

Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced ; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur. Biography Arnaldur was born in Reykjavík on 28 January 1961, the son ...

's book, ''

The Draining Lake ''The Draining Lake'' (Icelandic: ''Kleifarvatn'') is a 2004 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, an entry in the Detective Erlendur series. The title is based on a real Icelandic lake Kleifarvatn, which began draining away in 2 ...

'' * Anduin Lothar – a historical warrior in the

Warcraft Universe ''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of five core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Ch ...

* Lothar – a robot in '' The Metabarons'' * Lothar – a powerful Planewalker wizard in the Planescape setting for Dungeons & Dragons, likewise appearing in the game Planescape: Torment

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