Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the

biblical Magi In Christianity, the Biblical Magi ( or ; singular: ), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to hi ...

appearing in the

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. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.

As a first name

Melchior Anderegg Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1828 – 8 December 1914), from Zaun, Meiringen, was a Switzerland, Swiss mountain guide and the first ascent, first ascensionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during the Golden age of alpinism, golden ...

(1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide * Melchora Aquino (1812-1919), Filipino revolutionary * Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect *

Melchior Broederlam Melchior Broederlam (born Ypres, perhaps 1350; died Ypres?, after 1409) was one of the earliest Early Netherlandish painters to whom surviving works can be confidently attributed. He worked mostly for Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and is do ...

(c. 1350 – after 1409), Dutch painter * Melchior Buliński (1810–1877), Polish priest and historian * Melchior Cano (1525–1560), Spanish theologian * Melchior Cibinensis, 16th century Hungarian alchemical writer * Melchior Goldast (1576–1635), Swiss writer * Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animalier * Melchior de Polignac (1661–1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal * Melchior de Vogüé (1848–1910), French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist * Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer * Melchior Grodziecki (1584–1619), Catholic saint * Melchior Hoffman (c. 1495–1543), German-Dutch Anabaptist prophet *

Melchior Inchofer Melchior Inchofer or Imhofer, in Hungarian: Inchofer Menyhért (c. 1584 – 28 September 1648) was an Austrian-Hungarian Jesuit. He played an important part in the trial of Galileo, by his arguments, later published in his ''Tractatus Syllepticu ...

(c. 1584–1648), Jesuit who took part in Galileo's trial * Melchior Klesl (1552–1630), Austrian bishop statesman * Melchior Lengyel (1880–1974), Hungarian writer * Melchior Lorck (1526–1583), Danish-German renaissance painter * Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão (1516–1583), Jesuit, first Bishop of Macao *

Melchior Ndadaye Melchior Ndadaye (28 March 1953 – 21 October 1993) was a Burundian banker and politician who became the first democratically elected and first Hutu president of Burundi after winning the landmark 1993 Burundian presidential election, 1993 electi ...

(1953–1993), Burundian politician and president *

Melchior Nunes Barreto Melchior Nunes Barreto (Belchior) was a 16th century Portuguese Jesuit priest who acted as a missionary in India, China, and Japan. He was born c. 1520 in Porto (Oporto), Portugal, and died in Goa, Portuguese India on 6 October 1571.Elesban de Gu ...

(c. 1520–1571), Jesuit, missionary in Asia *

Melchior Schildt Melchior Schildt (born 1592 or 1593, Hanover – 18 May 1667) was a German composer and organist of the North German Organ School. He came from a long line of church musicians who had served the town of Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capit ...

(c. 1592–1667), German composer and organist *

Melchior Vulpius Melchior Vulpius (c. 1570 in Wasungen – 7 August 1615 in Weimar) was a German singer and composer of church music. Vulpius came from a poor craftsman's family. He studied at the local school in Wasungen (in Thuringia) with Johannes Steuerl ...

(c. 1570–1615), German composer *

Melchior Wathelet Melchior H. M. J. F. C. Wathelet (born 6 March 1949) is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre who served as 4th Minister-President of Wallonia. He has degrees in law and in economics (University of Liège) and is a ...

, Belgian politician * Melchior Wathelet, Jr., Belgian politician *

Melchior Wańkowicz Melchior Wańkowicz (10 January 1892 – 10 September 1974) was a Polish army officer, popular writer, political journalist and publisher. He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II and writin ...

(1892–1974), Polish writer, journalist and publisher *

Melchior Weiher Melchior Weiher (1574–1643) was a Polish noble. Weiher was the son of Ernest Weiher. Weiher held several important offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the Deputy Treasury of Royal Prussia and economy of Malbork from 1616 ...

(1574–1643), Polish nobleman

As a middle name

* Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, (1711-1787), Lutheran minister and missionary * Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, United States Military Officer * John Melchior Bosco, (1815-1888), Catholic saint and founder of the Salesians * Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (1835-1914), Catholic saint, Pope (Pius X)

As a family name

* Arne Melchior (1924–2016), Danish politician, government minister, son of Marcus * Bent Melchior (1929–2021), chief rabbi of Denmark, son of Marcus * Carl Melchior, German banker, advisor for the financial and economic negotiations that began at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 * Dan Melchior, British singer, songwriter, and guitarist * Daniela Melchior, Portuguese actress * Eberhard Melchior, German mathematician * Eberhard Melchior (naturalist), active around 1700 * Ernst Melchior (1920–1978), Austrian football player *

Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (26 September 172319 December 1807) was a German-born French-language journalist, art critic, diplomat and contributor to the ''Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers''. ...

(1723–1807), German author * Hans Melchior (1894–1984), German botanist *

Hans Bøchmann Melchior Hans Bøchmann Melchior (14 May 1773 – 11 September 1831) was a Danish Naturalist Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards ob ...

(1773–1831), Danish naturalist *

Ib Melchior Ib Jørgen Melchior (September 17, 1917 – March 14, 2015) was a Danish-American novelist, short-story writer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American I ...

(1917–2015), American science-fiction filmmaker, son of Lauritz * Israel B. Melchior (1827–1893), Danish engineer, manufacturer and amateur photographer *

Lauritz Melchior Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s through the 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his car ...

, Danish operatic tenor, especially Wagnerian roles * Marcus Melchior (1897–1969), chief rabbi of Denmark * Michael Melchior (born 1954), Danish-Norwegian rabbi, Israeli politician and son of Bent * Moses Melchior (1825–1912), Danish businessman * Simone Melchior Cousteau (1919–1990), wife of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau * Tracy Melchior (born 1970), American actress

Fictional characters

* A character in Tom Stoppard's '' On the Razzle (play)'' * One of three parts of the biological super computer in ''

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'' manga and anime * One of three sages of Shevat in the game

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* A Ceyah immortal from the video game '' Kohan II: Kings of War'' * A laptop/webgoblin in Kelly McCullough's Ravirn series. * A cosmic being in the '' Ascended Master Teachings'' of Joshua David Stone * A centaur character in ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and was Rowling's debut novel. It follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who disco ...

'' * Melchior Mayvin, an antagonist in '' Tales of Berseria''. * As "Melkhior", the wizard in Knight Lore who will create the spell to cure Sabreman of his lycanthropy * As "Melchyor", a character in the 2012 novel ''Unholy Night'' by

Seth Grahame-Smith Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American writer and film producer, best known as the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling novels '' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' and '' Abraham Lincoln, Vampire ...

* The Guru of Life in the game ''Chrono Trigger'' * Melchior Boehni, a character in the novella ''Kleider Machen Leute'' by Gottfried Keller * Melchior Gabor, the lead male character in ''

Spring Awakening (play) ''Spring Awakening'' () (also translated as ''Spring's Awakening'' and ''The Awakening of Spring'') is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a foundational work in the modern history of theatre. It was written sometime bet ...

'' and ''

Spring Awakening (musical) ''Spring Awakening'' is a Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play ''Spring Awakening (play), Spring Awakening'' by Frank Wedekind. Set i ...

'' * Melchior Hazard, father of Dora and Nora in Angela Carter's novel ''

Wise Children ''Wise Children'' (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and Nora Chance, and their bizarre theatrical family. It explores the subversive nature of fatherhood, the denying of ...

'' * Melchior von und zu Panke, a character in the German TV series ''

Binny and the Ghost ''Binny and the Ghost'' () is a German crime-Mystery fiction, mystery television series for children and teenagers, which was produced by UFA Fiction for the The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Company (Germany). The series was created by produ ...

'' * Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim, protagonist in the Baroque German novel ''

Simplicius Simplicissimus ''Simplicius Simplicissimus'' () is a picaresque novel of the lower Baroque style, written in five books by German author Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen published in 1668, with the sequel ''Continuatio'' appearing in 1669. Inspired b ...

'' * Melchior Tresich, the main protagonist of Ranko Marinković's novel ''Kiklop'' (1965) * Melchior Wakenstede, the main protagonist of Estonian book and movie series ''Melchior the Apothecary'' by Indrek Hargla * Wilhelm Melchior, fictional playwright and director in '' Clouds of Sils Maria''

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* A Swiss robot that tells time by L'Epée Clocks

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