Richter is a surname of German origin ( is

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

for "judge").

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 71.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Richter'' were residents of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

(frequency 1:350), 13.0% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

(1:8,649), 2.2% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1:28,857), 2.2% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

(1:7,686), 1.8% of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

(1:1,460), 1.3% of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

(1:2,621) and 1.1% of Australia (1:6,626). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:350) in the following states: #

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

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Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 sq ...

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Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

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Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

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People

* Adolf Richter (1839–1914), of Pforzheim. German Pacifist, President of the

German Peace Society The German Peace Society (german: Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft (DFG)) was founded in 1892 in Berlin. In 1900 it moved its headquarters to Stuttgart. It still exists and is known as the ''Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft - Vereinigte Kriegsdienstgegne ...

from its founding until his death, President of Eighth International Peace Congress in Hamburg *

Adrian Ludwig Richter Adrian Ludwig Richter (September 28, 1803June 19, 1884) was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki. He was a representative of both Romanticism and Biedermeier styles. He was the most popular, and ...

(1803–1884), German painter and etcher *

Aemilius Ludwig Richter Aemilius Ludwig Richter (15 February 1808 – 8 May 1864, in Berlin) was a German jurist. Biography He was born at Stolpen, Saxony, and educated at Leipzig. His ''Corpus Juris Canonici'' (1833–39) led to his being appointed professor of law ...

(1808–1864), German jurist *

Albert Richter Albert Richter (14 October 1912 – 2 January 1940) was a German cyclist who won the world sprint championship. He was taken from a train by the Gestapo and never seen alive again. Background Albert Richter, known to friends as Teddy, grew ...

(1912–1940), German track-cyclist and World Champion *

Andy Richter Paul Andrew Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer. He is best known as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on each of O'Brien's talk shows: ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night'' and ' ...

(born 1966), American actor, writer, comedian, and late-night talk-show announcer * Anton Karl Richter (1690–1763), Austrian organist, son of

Ferdinand Tobias Richter Ferdinand Tobias Richter (22 July 1651 – 3 November 1711) was an Austrian Baroque composer and organist. Richter was born in Würzburg. From 1675 to 1679 he served as organist at Heiligenkreuz Abbey in southern Austria. In 1683 he move ...

* August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812), German surgeon * Bruno Richter (1914–1993), German military officer *

Burton Richter Burton Richter (March 22, 1931 – July 18, 2018) was an American physicist. He led the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) team which co-discovered the J/ψ meson in 1974, alongside the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) team led by Sa ...

(1931–2018), Nobel Prize-winning American physicist * Charles Francis Richter (1900–1985), American seismologist and physicist, inventor of the

Richter magnitude scale The Richter scale —also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale—is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Francis Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 ...

* Christoph Richter (1596–1669), a mayor of Stettin,

Swedish Pomerania Swedish Pomerania ( sv, Svenska Pommern; german: Schwedisch-Pommern) was a dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815 on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held ...

from 1659 to 1669 *

Claus Richter Claus Richter (born 4 November 1948 in Straubing) is a German journalist. Life Richter works in Germany as a journalist. From 1984 to 1987 he was correspondent and studio manager for the ARD in New York City, likewise from 1987 to 1991 in Eas ...

(born 1948), German journalist * Conrad Richter (1890–1968), American Pulitzer Prize–winning Western novelist *

Daniel Richter (actor) Daniel Richter (born 1939 in Darien, Connecticut) is an American mime and actor who played the leader of a tribe of ape-men in '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''. At the time of his casting in ''2001'', Richter was unknown, working mainly as a mime, lea ...

(born 1939), American mime, actor and choreographer *

Daniel Richter (artist) Daniel Richter (born 1962) is a German artist. He is based in Berlin, and was previously active in Hamburg. He is known for large-scale oil paintings. Life and work Daniel Richter was born in 1962 in Eutin, Germany. Richter attended Hochschu ...

(born 1962), German artist * Daniel Richter (singer), Canadian singer, member of band Eleven Past One * Daniel K. Richter, American historian *

Emma Richter Emma Richter (4 March 1888 – 15 November 1956) was a German paleontologist. She is best known for her work concerning Trilobites. Life and career Richter was born in Steinheim, Westphalia, Steinheim on 4 May 1888. She spent around 45 years v ...

(1888–1956), German paleontologist *

Eugen Richter Eugen Richter (30 July 183810 March 1906) was a German politician and journalist in Imperial Germany. He was one of the leading advocates of liberalism in the Prussian Landtag and the German Reichstag. Career Son of a combat medic, Richter atten ...

(1838–1906), German politician *

(1651–1711), Austrian baroque-music composer and organist * Frank Richter, Sr. (1837–1910), Bohemia-born rancher and entrepreneur in the U.S. and Canada * Frank Richter, Jr. (1910–1977), Canadian politician; Member of the Legislative Assembly; Minister *

Frank-Jürgen Richter Frank-Jürgen Richter (born 1967) is a German entrepreneur, economic advisor, and commentator. He is best known as the chairman of Horasis and founder of the Horasis Global Meeting, as well as a former director of the World Economic Forum. Early ...

(born 1967), German entrepreneur; Chairman of Swiss think-tank Horasis *

Franz Xaver Richter Franz (Czech: František) Xaver Richter, known as ''François Xavier Richter'' in France (December 1, 1709 – September 12, 1789) was an Austro-Moravian singer, violinist, composer, conductor and music theoretician who spent most of his life fir ...

(1709–1789), Czech composer *

Gerhard Richter Gerhard Richter (; born 9 February 1932) is a German visual artist. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, and also photographs and glass pieces. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary Germa ...

(born 1932), German painter *

Guri Richter Guri Agnes Richter (7 July 1917 – 21 August 1995) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 13 films between 1940 and 1990. Filmography * '' Farlig leg'' (1990) * ''Erasmus Montanus'' (1973) * '' Mig og min lillebror og Bølle'' (1969) * ...

(1917–1995), Danish film actress * Gustav Richter (artist) (1823–1884), German figure- and portrait-painter *

Gustav Richter Gustav Richter (12 November 1913 – 5 June 1997) was an aide to Adolf Eichmann, an adviser on Jewish affairs (''Judenberater''), during Nazism era. He was a member of the Nazi Party and of the '' SS'', the paramilitary organization of the Na ...

(1913–1982), German Nazi official *

Hans Richter (artist) Hans Richter (6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian. In 1965 he authored the book ''Dadaism'' about the history of the ''Dada'' movement. He was born in Berlin ...

(1888–1976), German Dada-artist, filmmaker and writer *

Hans Richter (actor) Hans Richter (12 January 1919 – 5 October 2008) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1984, mostly in supporting roles. He was born in Brandenburg, Germany and died in Heppenheim, Germany. Life and ...

(1919–2008), German actor and director *

Hans Richter (conductor) Johann Baptist Isidor Richter, or János Richter (4 April 1843 – 5 December 1916) was an Austrian– Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor. Biography Richter was born in Raab ( Hungarian: Győr), Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire. H ...

(1843–1916), German conductor *

Heinz Richter (engineer) Heinz Richter (1 November 1909 – 14 May 1971) was a German radio engineer and one of the most successful authors of introductory-level radio and electronics textbooks in Germany from the 1950s throughout the 1970s. Biography Born in Gehrden, ...

(1909–1971), German engineer and author * Heinz Richter (cyclist) (born 1947) *

Heinz A. Richter Heinz A. Richter (born 18 March 1939) is a German history, historian, known for his work on the Balkan Campaign (World War II), history of World War II in the Balkans, the history of modern Greece and the modern history of Cyprus. Biography Hei ...

(born 1939), German historian *

Henjo Richter Henjo Oliver Richter, (born 24 November 1963 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a guitarist and keyboardist in Gamma Ray, the German power metal band formed by Kai Hansen. Biography Henjo is a self-taught musician and started playing at the age of ...

(born 1963), German guitarist *

Henry Constantine Richter Henry Constantine Richter (7 June 1821 – 16 March 1902) was an English zoological illustrator who produced a very large number of skillful coloured lithographs of birds and mammals, mainly for the scientific books of the renowned English 1 ...

(1821–1902), British zoological illustrator *

Henry James Richter Henry James Richter (1772–1857), artist and philosopher, was born in Middlesex, possibly at 40 Great Newport Street, Soho, on 8 March 1772 and baptised at St Anne's Church, Soho, on 5 April at that same year. Family Henry James was the se ...

(born 1772), artist and philosopher *

Hieronymous Theodor Richter Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist. He was born in Dresden. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, he co-discovered indium with Ferdinand Reich. He was al ...

(1824–1898), German chemist *

Ilja Richter Ilja Richter (born 24 November 1952 in East Berlin) is a German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer, theatre director and author. Life Ilja Richter was born to parents Georg and Eva Richter. Georg was a Communist, who named Ilja ...

(born 1952), German actor, singer and television presenter * Jan Richter, Czech ice hockey player *

Jascha Richter Jascha Richter (born 24 June 1963) is a Danish-American singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock, where he composes and sings most of their songs. Some of his best known so ...

(born 1963), Danish singer-songwriter; lead vocalist and keyboardist of band Michael Learns To Rock * Jason James Richter (born 1980), American actor *

Jean Paul Richter Jean-Paul Richter (7 June 1847 – 25 August 1937) was a German art historian. Born in Dresden as the son of a theologian, Richter studied theology himself, becoming tutor to the young Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse. His appointment as ...

(1847–1937) German art historian *

Jean Paul Jean Paul (; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories. Life and work Jean Paul was born at Wunsiedel, in the Fichtelgebirge mountain ...

Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German novelist and author *

Jeremias Benjamin Richter Jeremias Benjamin Richter (; 10 March 1762 – 4 May 1807) was a German chemist. He was born at Hirschberg in Silesia, became a mining official at Breslau in 1794, and in 1800 was appointed assessor to the department of mines and chemist to the ...

(1762–1807), German chemist who developed the stoichiometry theory *

Johann Moritz Richter Johann Moritz Richter (1620–1667) was a German architect and engraver. Richter was born in Weimar. In the position of "fürstlich-sächsischer Landbaumeister" (court architect), he designed the oldest extant bridge in Weimar, the '' Sternbrück ...

(1620–1667), German architect and engraver. * John C. Richter, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma *

Johnny Richter Timothy McNutt (born June 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Johnny Richter, is a rapper from Placentia, California. He's a member of the group Kottonmouth Kings from 1996–2013; 2018–2020 Background Kottonmouth Kings Era (1996 – 2 ...

, American musician; member of rock group Kottonmouth Kings *

Johan Richter (inventor) Johan Christopher Fredrik Carl Richter (12 November 1901 – 13 June 1997) was a Norwegian-Swedish engineer, industrialist and inventor in the area of pulp and paper production. He developed the continuous processes for digesting and ble ...

(1901–1997), Norwegian-Swedish inventor and industrialist * Johannes Richter (basketball) (born 1993), German basketball player * Kamila B. Richter (born 1976), Czech-German media artist * Karel Richter (1912–1941), German spy *

Karl Richter (conductor) Karl Richter (15 October 1926 – 15 February 1981) was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist and harpsichordist. Early life and education Karl Richter was born in Plauen to Christian Johannes Richter, a Protestant pastor, and Clara Hedwig ...

(1926–1981), German conductor * (born 1987), founder and leader of the notorious German Karl-Manson family * Karl W. Richter (1942–1967), American aviator *

Les Richter Leslie Alan Richter (October 6, 1930 – June 12, 2010) was an American football linebacker who played for the Los Angeles Rams of National Football League (NFL). He also served as the head of operations for NASCAR and president of the River ...

(1930–2010), American football player * Martin Richter (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player * Martinus Richter (born 1968), German orthopedist * Matthew Richter (born 1968), American arts producer *

Max Richter (composer) Max Richter (; ; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburg ...

, German-born classical composer *

Michael M. Richter Michael M. Richter (21 June 1938 – 10 July 2020) was a German mathematician and computer scientist. Richter is well known for his career in mathematical logic, in particular non-standard analysis, and in artificial intelligence, in partic ...

(1938–2020), German mathematician * Mike Richter (born 1966), American ice-hockey player *

Milan Richter Milan Richter (born 25 July 1948 in Bratislava) is a Slovak writer, playwright, translator, publisher and a former high-ranking diplomat. Life Early years Richter was born in Bratislava into a Slovak-Moravian Jewish family that was almost extermina ...

(born 1948), Slovak writer, playwright, translator and publisher *

Mischa Richter Mischa Richter (1910 – March 23, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his numerous cartoons published in ''The New Yorker'' over decades. Early life Richter was born in Kharkov, Russian Empire, where his father was the city's ...

(1910–2001), Russian-born American cartoonist and artist *

Owen Von Richter Owen Von Richter (born April 7, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who swam in the mixed-stroke medley events in international championships. Von Richter represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he ...

(born 1975), Canadian medley swimmer * Pat Richter (born 1941), American football player; athletic director of the UW–Madison *

Paul Richter Paul Richter (1 April 1895 – 30 December 1961) was an Austrian film actor. He owed his great popularity in German films of the silent era largely to the directors Joe May and Fritz Lang. Biography Richter made his film debut right before W ...

(1895–1961), Austrian actor *

Pavel Richter Pavel Richter (born 5 December 1954, in Prague) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Richter played in the Czechoslovak First I ...

, Czech ice hockey player *

Ronald Richter Ronald Richter (1909–1991) was an Austrian-born German, later Argentine citizen, scientist who became infamous in connection with the Argentine Huemul Project and the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA). The project was intended to generat ...

(1909–1991), Austrian scientist; head of the Argentine nuclear-fusion Huemul Project * Rossa Matilda Richter, 19th-century circus performer * Roy Robert Richter (1915–2007), Australian oilman and World War II pilot *

Roy Richter Roy Edward Richter (March 16, 1914 – July 28, 1983) was an American businessman who founded Bell Helmets and Cragar Industries. Early life, family, and education Richter was born to Otto and Cora Richter in the small town of Dupo, Illinois. Dup ...

(died 1983), American auto racer, inventor, and businessman * Sergy Rikhter (born 1989), Ukrainian-born Israeli sport-shooter *

Simona Richter Simona Marcela Richter (born 27 March 1972 in Reșița, Caraș-Severin) is a retired female judoka from Romania. She claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Light-Heavyweight (78 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Sum ...

(born 1972), Romanian judoka athlete * Stacey Richter (born 1965), American writer of short fiction *

Sviatoslav Richter Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, group= ( – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet classical pianist. He is frequently regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, Great Pianists of the 20th Century and has been praised for the "depth of his int ...

(1915–1997), Soviet pianist * Travis Richter, American musician; guitarist of rock band

From First to Last From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in the Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. Formed by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999, the current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead guitar, vocals), Sonny M ...

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* See Richter (disambiguation)#Arts, entertainment, and media

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