Wachter is a noble surname of German origin, sometimes romanized as Waechter. Its variant forms include Wächter, Wachtler and Wächtler.

People with the surname

Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter ( Alfred Kiderlen; 10 July 1852 – 30 December 1912) was a German diplomat and politician who served as Secretary of State and head of the Foreign Office from June 1910 to December 1912. He is best known for his ...

(1852-1912), German nobleman, diplomat and politician, who served as Secretary of State and head of the Foreign Office, best known for his role in the

Agadir Crisis The Agadir Crisis, Agadir Incident, or Second Moroccan Crisis was a brief crisis sparked by the deployment of a substantial force of French troops in the interior of Morocco in April 1911 and the deployment of the German gunboat to Agadir, a ...

in 1911 *

Anita Wachter Anita Wachter (born 12 February 1967) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. She focused on the technical events and specialized in giant slalom. Biography Born in Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, W ...

(born 1967), Austrian professional alpine skier * Charles Wachter (1865–1928), German-born businessman and city commissioner in Bismarck, North Dakota * Ed Wachter (1883–1966), professional basketball player *

Frank Charles Wachter Frank Charles Wachter (September 16, 1861 – July 1, 1910) was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland to German immigrants, Wachter attended private schools and St. Paul's Evangelical Sch ...

(1861–1910), American politician and Congressman from Maryland * Graziella Marok-Wachter (born 1965), Liechtenstein politician *

Harry W. Wachter Harry Wilcox Wachter (December 27, 1868 – April 19, 1941) was an American architect in Toledo, Ohio. He was the local architect involved in the design and construction of the Toledo Museum of Art, working with Edward Brodhead Green, Edward B. Gre ...

(1868–1941), a Toledo, Ohio architect *

Marcia De Wachter Marcia De Wachter (born Wilrijk, 9 October 1953) is a Belgian economist who is a Director of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). She was appointed Director (Honorary Vice-Governor) of the NBB on 1 March 1999 for a first term of 6 years, which was r ...

(born 1953), Belgian businesswoman and Director of the National Bank of Belgium *

Matt Wachter Matthew Walter "Matt" Wachter (born January 5, 1976) is an American musician best known for playing bass in the alternative rock bands Thirty Seconds to Mars and Angels & Airwaves. Biography Wachter was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. As a ch ...

(born 1976), American bassist *

Michael Wachter Michael Wachter (born 1943) is the William B. and Mary Barb Johnson Professor of Law and Economics Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics. Biography Wachter was born in New York ...

(born 1943), American professor at the

University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and olde ...

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