Wolter is a given name and surname of

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and

Low Franconian Low Franconian, Low Frankish, NetherlandicSarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman: ''Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics'', University of California Press, 1991, p. 321. (Calling it "Low Frankish (or Netherlandish)".)Scott Shay ...

origin. It is equivalent to the English

Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

, High German

Walther Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German ''Walthari'', containing the elements ''wald'' -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and ''hari'' -"warrior". The name was fir ...

, Dutch

Wouter Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter and French name Gauthier, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army", "army of the forest" or "bright a ...

and French

Gauthier Gauthier () is a French name of Germanic origin, corresponding to the English given name Walter (name), Walter. People with the given name *Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède *Gauthier de Brienne, Counts Walter III of Brienne, Walter IV ...

. People with the name Wolter include:

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Wolter von Plettenberg Wolter (or Walter) von Plettenberg (c. 1450 – February 28, 1535) was the Master (''Landmeister'') of the Livonian Order from 1494 to 1535 and one of the greatest leaders of the Teutonic knights. He was an important early Baltic German. ...

(c. 1450–1535), leader of the Teutonic knights *

Gerhard Wolter Molanus Gerhard Wolter Molanus (born Gerhard Wolter van Meulen; 1 November 1633 in Hameln (25 m. s.w. of Hanover) – 7 September 1722 at Loccum) was Lutheran theologian and abbot of Loccum. Biography He studied theology at Helmstedt; and in 1659 wa ...

(1633–1722), Lutheran theologian and abbot * Wolter Robert van Hoëvell (1812–1879), Dutch minister, politician, reformer, and writer *

Koenraad Wolter Swart Koenraad Wolter Swart (1916–1992) was a Dutch-American historian, best known for his work on the role of William of Orange in the Dutch Revolt, and for his doctoral dissertation on the relationship between the state and state functionaries in ...

(1916–1992), Dutch-American historian * Robert Wolter Monginsidi (1925–1949), Indonesian independence fighter *

Wolter Wierbos Wolter Wierbos (born 1 September 1957, in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch trombonist. Wierbos has played throughout Europe, Canada, USA and Asia. Wierbos has many awards to his name, including the Podiumprijs for Jazz and Improvised music and the ...

(born 1957), Dutch jazz trombonist *

Wolter Kroes Wolter Kroes (born in Wormerveer, Netherlands on 24 December 1968) is a Dutch singer. He is best known for his hits ''Ik heb de hele nacht liggen dromen'', ''Niet normaal'' and his hit single ''Viva Hollandia'' that reached #1 in the Dutch Top 4 ...

(born 1968), Dutch pop singer

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* Adolph Wolter (1903–1980), German-born American sculptor * Bernard C. Wolter (1852–1936), American politician *

Birthe Wolter Birthe Wolter (born 4 October 1981) is a German actress. Career She studied at the Munich's ''August Everding Music and Drama School'' (2002–2006). Her most popular role so far was one of the leading role in the RTL series '' Schulmädchen''. ...

(born 1981), German actress *

Charlotte Wolter Charlotte Wolter (March 1, 1834June 14, 1897), Austrian actress, was born at Cologne, and began her artistic career at Budapest in 1857. Biography She played minor parts at the theatre in Vienna, and soon obtained an engagement at the Victoria ...

(1834–1897), German actress *

Franz-Erich Wolter Franz-Erich Wolter is a German computer scientist, chaired professor at Leibniz University Hannover, with research contributions especially in computational (differential) geometry and haptic/tactile Virtual reality. He currently heads the Instit ...

, German computer scientist * Hans Wolter (1911–1978), German physicist * Harry Wolter (1884–1970), American baseball player * Horst Wolter (born 1942), German footballer *

Karl Wolter Karl Wolter (2 August 1894 – 19 April 1959) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, A ...

(1894–1959), German footballer *

Kimberly-Rose Wolter Kimberly-Rose Wolter is an American actress, writer, producer and co-founder of VS Theatre company in Los Angeles, California. Film Wolter has written and starred in two feature films, 2003's ''Tre'' which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2007 ...

, American actress, writer and producer *

Maurus Wolter Maurus Wolter (4 June 1825, in Bonn – 8 July 1890, in Beuron) was the first abbot of the Benedictine Beuron Archabbey, which he founded with his brother Placidus in 1863. William M. Johnston ''Encyclopedia of Monasticism'' (2000, ), pp. 1440- ...

(1825–1890), German abbot *

Michel Wolter Michel Wolter (born 13 September 1962 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgian politician. He was the youngest-ever member of the Chamber of Deputies when elected in 1984, and served as Minister for the Interior from 1995 to 2004. He is also a b ...

(born 1962), Luxembourgian politician * Mirko Wolter (born 1976), German speedway rider *

Philippe Wolter Philippe Volter (23 March 1959 – 13 April 2005) was a Belgian actor and director. Born Philippe Wolter to theatre director Claude Volter and his wife, actress Jacqueline Bir, Volter began his career in Brussels in 1985. He made many stage ...

(1959–2005), Belgian actor *

Ralf Wolter Ralf Wolter (26 November 1926 – 14 October 2022) was a German stage and screen actor. Wolter appeared in nearly 220 films and television series in his over 60 years as a character actor. Life and career Wolter began his long career on the B ...

(1926–2022), German actor *

Scott Wolter ''America Unearthed'' was an American entertainment television series, the first original series to air on the A&E Networks channel H2. The show premiered on December 21, 2012, and was produced by Committee Films of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The p ...

, American television personality and geologist *

Sherilyn Wolter Sherilyn Marjorie Wolter (born November 30, 1951) is an American former actress. Wolter starred on the TV series ''B. J. and the Bear'' in 1981, and then portrayed Celia Quartermaine on the daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' from March 17 ...

(born 1951), American actress *

Thomas Wolter Thomas Wolter (born 4 October 1963) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or a defender, and the current manager of SV Werder Bremen's youth academy. Club career Born in Hamburg, Wolter arrived at SV Werder Br ...

(born 1963), German footballer * Waldemar Wolter (1908–1947), German concentration camp physician * Whitey Wolter (1899–1947), American football player * Niels Wolter (born 1979), International Director of ESL, Global Esports Company

Others

* Wolter Monginsidi Airport in South East Sulawesi, Indonesia *

Wolter telescope A Wolter telescope is a telescope for X-rays that only uses grazing incidence optics – mirrors that reflect X-rays at very shallow angles. Problems with conventional telescope designs Conventional telescope designs require reflection or refract ...

, a telescope for X-rays named after Hans Wolter

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