Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given

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of German language, German origin and may refer to:

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*Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher *Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter *Albrecht Becker, (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, and actor *Albrecht Berblinger, (1770–1829), German constructor (the tailor of ulm) *Albrecht Brandi, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II *Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I *Albrecht von Wallenstein, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War *Albrecht Dieterich, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar *Albrecht Dietz, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist *Albrecht Dürer, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician *Albrecht Dürer the Elder, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer *Albrecht Elof Ihre, (1797–1877), Swedish diplomat and politician *Albrecht Fölsing, (1940–2018), German physicist and scientific journalist *Albrecht Fleckenstein, (1917–92), German pharmacologist and physiologist *Albrecht Haushofer, (1903–1945), German geographer, diplomat and author. *Albrecht Holder, (born 1958), classical bassoonist *Albrecht Gessler, German bailiff *Albrecht Glockendon the Younger, German miniaturist and woodcutter *Albrecht Gustav von Manstein, (1805–1877), Prussian general *Albrecht II, Count of Hohenberg-Rotenburg (C.1235–1298), Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch *Albrecht Kossel, (1853–1927), German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics *Albrecht Krügel, (1913–1945), German Lieutenant Colonel of SS *Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, (1905–1944), German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (20 July plot) *Albrecht Müller, (1939–2018), German sprint canoer and rower *Albrecht Penck, (1858–1945), German geographer and geologist *Albrecht Pfister, (c.1420-c.1466) German printer *Albrecht Ritschl (economist), German Professor of Economic History *Albrecht Roser, (1922–2011), German master puppeteer *Albrecht von Roon, (1803–79), Prussian soldier and statesman *Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, Albrecht III Achilles, (1414–86), Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg *Albert, King of Sweden, Albrecht of Sweden, (c.1338–1412), medieval Swedish monarch *Albrecht Schmidt (actor), (1870–1945), Danish film actor *Albrecht Schöne (born 1925), German Germanist *Albrecht Schröter, (born 1955), German politician (SPD), mayor of Jena *Albrecht Unsöld, (1905–95), German astrophysicist *Albrecht Weber, (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian *Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, (1659–1692), German prince of the House of Wettin

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* Achim Albrecht, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler * Alex Albrecht, American television personality * Andreas Albrecht (cosmologist), American physicist * Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817–1895) general who controlled the Austrian Army * Art Albrecht (1921–2004), former professional American football player * Bernard Albrecht, an alias of Bernard Sumner, English singer and guitarist * Berthold Albrecht (1954–2012), German businessman, (ALDI) * Carter Albrecht (1973–2007), American musician * Daniel Albrecht, Swiss alpine ski racer * Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930), (1930–2014), German politician (CDU) * Ernst Albrecht (footballer), (1907–1976), German footballer * George Alexander Albrecht, German conductor, (1935–2021), long-time music director in Hanover * Gerd Albrecht, German conductor, born 1935, known for work in contemporary music * Grant Albrecht, Canadian luger * Gretchen Albrecht, New Zealand artist (born 1943) * Harold Albrecht, Canadian politician * Herman Albrecht, South African soldier * J. I. Albrecht, American-Canadian sports personality * Jan Philipp Albrecht, German politician and Member of the European Parliament * Katherine Albrecht, American privacy activist * Karl Albrecht, (1920–2014), German entrepreneur, brother of Theo Albrecht (ALDI) * Karl Albrecht Jr. (born 1948), German businessman * Marc Albrecht, German conductor, born 1964, chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam from 2011 * Milan Albrecht, Slovak footballer * Rafael Albrecht, Argentine footballer * Raymond John Albrecht (1916–2006), American farmer and politician * Susanne Albrecht, (born 1951), German activist (Red Army Faction) * Sylvia Albrecht, German speed-skater * Theo Albrecht, (1922–2010), German entrepreneur, founder of Aldi Nord * Theo Albrecht Jr. (born 1950), German businessman * Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht, (1800–1876), German jurist and politician * William Albrecht, American agronomist

Other

*''Albrecht v. Herald Co.'', a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision

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