Köhler is a German

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 96.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Köhler'' were residents of Germany (frequency 1:641) and 1.5% of Austria (1:4,238). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:641) in the following states:Köhler surname distribution
/ref> * 1. Thuringia (1:230) * 2. Saxony (1:252) * 3. Saxony-Anhalt (1:349) * 4. Brandenburg (1:459) * 5. Hesse (1:507) * 6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:626) * 7. Berlin (1:638)

People

*Horst Köhler, real name of the singer Guildo Horn (born 1963) *Ilse Köhler, the maiden name of Ilse Koch, (1906–1967), Nazi war criminal * Alban Köhler (1874–1947), German radiologist. Born in Petsa (Thuringia), he discovered a rare foot disorder found in children which was named Köhler disease in his honour. He died in Niederselters * August Köhler (1866–1948), microscopist and inventor of the Köhler illumination * Axel Köhler (born 1959), German countertenor and opera director. In 1994, he won the Handel Prize. Since 2009, he has been Artistic Director of the Halle Opera House *

Bedřich Köhler Bedřich Köhler (born February 14, 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently with HC Zlín in the Czech Extraliga. He has previously played for HC Vítkovice Steel, Mountfield HK and HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno ("Comet" in ...

(born 1985), Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Zlín in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season * Benjamin Köhler (born 1980), football player * Christian Köhler (1809–1861), German painter *

Dirk Köhler Dirk Köhler (18 March 1968 – 30 May 1994)Emmy Köhler (1858–1925), born 22 May 1858 in Stockholm, Sweden, dead 2 February 1925 in Fresta, Sweden was a Swedish hymnwriter and writer *

Erich Köhler Erich Köhler (June 27, 1892 – October 23, 1958) was a German politician. He was the 1st President of the Bundestag from 7 September 1949 to 18 October 1950. Köhler co-founded the Christian Democratic Union (Germany) in 1945. He was elected a ...

(1892–1958), German politician. President of the Bundestag, 7 September 1949–18 October 1950 *

Ernesto Köhler Ernesto Köhler (4 December 1849 – 17 March 1907) was an Italian flautist and composer. He was considered one of the best flautists of his era. Born in Modena, Köhler was taught the flute by his father, Venceslau Joseph Köhler, who was the ...

(1849–1907), flute player and composer * Eva Köhler (born 1947), First Lady of Germany 2004–2010 *

Franz Köhler Franz Köhler (18 March 1901 – 20 April 1982) was an Austrian manager (association football), football manager and former player. He managed the Iceland national football team, Icelandic national team from 1953 to 1954. He also coached Bulgaria ...

(1901–1982), Austrian football manager and former player. He managed the Icelandic national team from 1953 to 1954 *

Frauke Köhler Frauke Köhler (born 1983) is a German lawyer. She is public prosecutor at the Federal Court of Justice (''Bundesgerichtshof'', BGH) in Karlsruhe, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central ...

(born 1983), German State attorney *

Georg Köhler Georg Köhler (1 February 1900 – 27 January 1972) 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 footba ...

(1900–1972), German international footballer *

Georges J. F. Köhler Georges Jean Franz Köhler (; 17 April 1946 – 1 March 1995) was a German biologist. Together with César Milstein and Niels Kaj Jerne, Köhler won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984, "for work on the immune system and the prod ...

(1946–1995), biologist and 1984 Nobel laureate in Medicine *

Gundolf Köhler Gundolf Köhler (27 August 1959 – 26 September 1980) was a German far-right terrorist who planted a bomb at the 1980 Oktoberfest in Munich, killing 13 people (including himself) and injuring more than 200 in what is known as the Oktoberfest b ...

(1959–1980), right-wing extremist *

Heinrich Köhler Franz Heinrich Köhler (29 September 1878 – 6 February 1949) was a German politician who served as Minister of Finance of the Weimar Republic in 1927/8. He also was the head of state (''Staatspräsident'') of the Republic of Baden in 1923/4 and ...

(1878–1949), German politician who served as the fifth and eighth State President of Baden and the eleventh Minister of Finance in the Weimar Republic *

Hermann Köhler Hermann Köhler (born 12 January 1950 in Niedermarsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany and competed for the club TV Wattenscheid TV Wattenscheid 01 Leichtathletik is a ...

(born 1950), former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany and competed for the club TV Wattenscheid *

Hilding Köhler Hilding Köhler (1888–1982) was a professor of meteorology at the University of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden who performed groundbreaking research in cloud physics. In particular, he performed both theoretical and experimental studies on the grow ...

(1888–1982), professor of Meteorology at the University of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden who performed groundbreaking research in cloud physics * Horst Köhler (born 1943), President of Germany (2004–2010) * Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler (1818–1873), Dutch colonial Major General * Johann David Köhler (1684–1755), library and information scientist * Juliane Köhler (born 1965), German actress * Jörn Köhler (born 1970), German Herpetologist. His main research focus is on tropical amphibians and reptiles, mainly in South America and Africa. He works for the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt and published in a number of scientific magazines * Jürgen Köhler (born 1946), former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C-1 team: 1971), a silver (C-1 team: 1967) and a bronze (C-2 team: 1973) *

Katarina Köhler Katarina Köhler (born 1954) is a Swedish politician, teacher and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she represented Västerbotten County between October 2010 and September 2018. She h ...

(born 1954), Swedish politician * Koos Köhler (1905–1965), Dutch water polo player. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where the Dutch team shared fifth place. Köhler played all three matches, together with his cousin Sjaak, and scored seven goals * Kristina Schröder (née Köhler, born 1977), German politician *

Louis Köhler Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler (5 September 1820 – 16 February 1886) was a German composer, conductor and piano teacher. Biography Köhler was born in Braunschweig. He studied piano in Vienna under Carl Maria von Bocklet, Simon Sechter and I ...

(1820–1886), German composer *

Lukas Köhler Lukas Köhler (born 22 August 1986) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017. Early life and education Born in München, Bavaria, Köhler ...

(born 1986), German politician *

Manuel Köhler Manuel Köhler (born 25 April 1969 in Salzburg) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg. Competing in ...

(born 1969), Austrian slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg *

Maria João Köhler Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

, Portuguese tennis player * Michael Köhler (born 1944), East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 1970 and a bronze in 1969 *

René Köhler René Köhler was a spurious conductor invented by William Barrington-Coupe as part of a fraud scheme in which he passed off numerous Plagiarism, plagiarised copyrighted sound recordings of several classical pianists as the work of his wife, Joyce ...

, a non-existent conductor invented by William Barrington-Coupe as part of a fraud in which he passed off numerous plagiarised recordings of classical pianists as the work of his wife, Joyce Hatto * Rolf Köhler (1951–2007), German singer, musician and record producer *

Siegfried Köhler (disambiguation) Siegfried Köhler is the name of: * Siegfried Köhler (conductor) (1923–2017), German conductor and composer of classical music * Siegfried Köhler (composer) (1927–1984), German composer of classical music and songs * Siegfried Köhler (cycli ...

** Siegfried Köhler (conductor) (1923–2017), German conductor, composer and academic teacher ** Siegfried Köhler (cyclist) (born 1935), German cyclist * Sven Köhler (born 1966), former German footballer who currently manages Chemnitzer FC * Sven Köhler (footballer, born 1996), German footballer *

Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler (born 25 June 1940) is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s. He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds (Singles: 1964, Doubles: 1968) and one silver (Singles: 1968). Köhler won five m ...

(born 1940), East German former luger who competed during the 1960s * Ulrich Köhler (1838–1903), German archaeologist * Walter Köhler (died 1989), Minister President of Baden, Germany during the Nazi regime * Wolfgang Köhler (1887–1967), psychologist

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