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Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the
biblical Magi The biblical Magi from Middle Persian ''moɣ''(''mard'') from Old Persian ''magu-'' 'Zoroastrian clergyman' ( or ; singular: ), also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, also the Three Magi were distinguished foreigners in the G ...
appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.


As a first name

* Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide * Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect * Melchior Broederlam (c. 1350 – after 1409), Dutch painter * Melchior Cano (1525–1560), Spanish theologian *
Melchior Cibinensis Melchior Cibinensis was a Hungarian alchemical writer active in the first part of the 16th century. He is known for the ''Processus sub forma missae'', an alchemical mass, now dated to around 1525; it was published in the ''Theatrum Chemicum'' of ...
, 16th century Hungarian alchemical writer *
Melchior Goldast Melchior Goldast von Haiminsfeld (Goldastus) (6 January 1576 or 1578, Switzerland – Gießen, Germany, 1635) was a Swiss jurist and an industrious though uncritical collector of documents relating to the medieval history and constitution of German ...
(1576–1635), Swiss writer * Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animalier * Melchior de Polignac (1661–1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal * Melchior de Vogüé (1848–1910), French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist * Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer *
Melchior Grodziecki Melchior Grodziecki (c. 1582 – 7 September 1619) was a Silesian Jesuit priest. He is considered a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. He was canonized in 1995 and is liturgically commemorated on 7 September. Biography He was born in Tě ...
(1584–1619), Catholic saint * Melchior Hoffman (c. 1495–1543), German-Dutch Anabaptist prophet *
Melchior Inchofer Melchior Inchofer or Imhofer, in Hungarian: Inchofer Menyhért (c. 1584 – 28 September 1648) was an Austrian-Hungarian Jesuit. He played an important part in the trial of Galileo, by his arguments, later published in his ''Tractatus Syllepticus' ...
(c. 1584–1648), Jesuit who took part in Galileo's trial * Melchior Klesl (1552–1630), Austrian bishop statesman * Melchior Lengyel (1880–1974), Hungarian writer * Melchior Lorck (1526–1583), Danish-German renaissance painter *
Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations. As a first name * Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide ...
(1516–1583), Jesuit, first Bishop of Macao * Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993), Burundian politician and president * Melchior Nunes Barreto (c. 1520–1571), Jesuit, missionary in Asia * Melchior Schildt (c. 1592–1667), German composer and organist * Melchior Wathelet, Belgian politician *
Melchior Wathelet, Jr. Melchior Wathelet (born 30 September 1977 in Verviers) is a Belgian politician, Secretary of State of Environment, Energy, Mobility and Institutional Reforms, and member of the Centre démocrate humaniste (cdH). His father is Melchior Wathelet. H ...
, Belgian politician * Melchior Wańkowicz (1892–1974), Polish writer, journalist and publisher * Melchior Weiher (1574–1643), Polish nobleman


As a middle name

* Henry Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, (1711-1787), Lutheran minister and missionary * Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, United States Military Officer * John Bosco, John Melchior Bosco, (1815-1888), Catholic saint and founder of the Salesians * Pope Pius X, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (1835-1914), Catholic saint, Pope (Pius X)


As a family name

* Arne Melchior (1924–2016), Danish politician, government minister, son of Marcus * Bent Melchior (1929–2021), chief rabbi of Denmark, son of Marcus * Carl Melchior, German banker, advisor for the financial and economic negotiations that began at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 * Dan Melchior, British singer, songwriter, and guitarist * Daniela Melchior, Portuguese actress * Eberhard Melchior, German mathematician * Eberhard Melchior (naturalist), active around 1700 * Ernst Melchior (1920–1978), Austrian football player * Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723–1807), German author * Hans Melchior (1894–1984), German botanist * Hans Bøchmann Melchior (1773–1831), Danish naturalist * Ib Melchior (born 1917), American science-fiction filmmaker, son of Lauritz * Israel B. Melchior (1827–1893), Danish engineer, manufacturer and amateur photographer * Lauritz Melchior, Danish operatic tenor, especially Wagnerian roles * Marcus Melchior (1897–1969), chief rabbi of Denmark * Michael Melchior (born 1954), Danish-Norwegian rabbi, Israeli politician and son of Bent * Simone Melchior Cousteau (1919–1990), wife of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau * Tracy Melchior (born 1973), American actress


Fictional characters

* A character in Tom Stoppard's ''On the Razzle (play)'' * One of three parts of the biological super computer in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' manga and anime * One of three sages of Shevat in the game Xenogears * A Ceyah immortal from the video game ''Kohan II: Kings of War'' * A laptop/webgoblin in Kelly McCullough's Ravirn series. * A cosmic being in the ''Ascended Master Teachings'' of Joshua David Stone * A centaur character in ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' * Melchior Mayvin, an antagonist in ''Tales of Berseria''. * As "Melkhior", the wizard in Knight Lore who will create the spell to cure Sabreman of his lycanthropy * As "Melchyor", a character in the 2012 novel ''Unholy Night'' by Seth Grahame-Smith * The Melchior (Chrono Trigger), Guru of Life in the game ''Chrono Trigger'' * Melchior Boehni, a character in the novella ''Kleider Machen Leute'' by Gottfried Keller * Melchior Gabor, the lead male character in ''Spring Awakening (play)'' and ''Spring Awakening (musical)'' * Melchior Hazard, father of Dora and Nora in Angela Carter's novel ''Wise Children'' * Melchior von und zu Panke, a character in the German TV series ''Binny and the Ghost'' * Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim, protagonist in the Baroque German novel ''Simplicius Simplicissimus'' * Melchior Tresich, the main protagonist of Ranko Marinković's novel ''Kiklop'' (1965) * Melchior Wakenstede, the main protagonist of Estonian book and movie series ''Melchior the Apothecary'' by Indrek Hargla * Wilhelm Melchior, fictional playwright and director in ''Clouds of Sils Maria''


Other

* A Swiss robot that tells time by L'Epée Clocks


See also

*Majcher {{given name, type=both Masculine given names Surnames from given names