Decker

Decker is a German-speaking family name .

Name bearer

A.

Adolf Decker (1866–1945), German trade unionist and politician (SPD), MdL Prussia
Agnes Kiyomi Decker (* 1986), German film and theater actress and voice actress of Japanese descent
Albert Decker (painter) (1817–1871), Austrian painter, lithographer and actor
Albert Decker (lawyer) (1883–1967), German lawyer and local historian
Alexander Decker (1904–?), Austrian boxer
Alonzo G. Decker (1884–1956), American entrepreneur, inventor and theosophist
André Decker (* 1976), German actor
Andreas Decker (* 1952), German rower
Anika Decker (* 1975), German screenwriter and director
Armand De Decker (1948–2019), Belgian politician
August Decker (1806–1884), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and author
August Heinrich Decker (1685–1752), German miner

B.

Bernhard Decker (1944–2015), German art historian and art dealer
Bernt Karger-Decker (1912–2008), German medical historian and book author
Björn Decker (* 1976), German badminton player
Brad Decker (* 1975), American composer, musician and music teacher
Brianna Decker (* 1991), American ice hockey player
Brooklyn Decker (* 1987), American model and actress
Bruno Decker (1871–1922), German operetta librettist
Bruno Franz Decker (1907–1961), German theologian and priest

C.

Christa Decker (* 1951), German luge athlete
Christian Decker (politician) (1848–1914), German landowner and politician (center), MdL Prussia
Christian Decker (economist) (* 1966), German economist and university professor
Christian Decker (musician) (* 1972), German bass guitarist and producer
Christian August Heinrich Decker (1806–1884), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and author, see August Decker
Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker (1620–1678), Dutch painter

D.

Dieter Decker (* 1946), German politician (CDU)
Doris Decker (* 1963), German musician, singer and lyricist
Dorothea Decker (* 1926), German painter

E.

Elke Decker (* 1957), German athlete
Eric Decker (* 1987), American football player
Ernst Decker (1902–1984), German Protestant preacher and writer
Ezekiel de Decker (* 1603 or 1604; † 1642 or 1643), Dutch master mathematician, surveyor and editor of log tables

F.

Ferdinand Decker (1835–1884), German engineer
Frank Decker (* 1964), German political scientist
Franz Decker (* 1935), German educator, psychologist, business economist, university professor and author
Franz-Paul Decker (1923–2014), German-Canadian conductor
Friedhelm Decker (* 1946), German farmer and agricultural functionary
Friedrich Decker (painter) (1921-2010), German painter and draftsman
Friedrich Decker (politician) (* 1947), German local politician and Mayor of Neunkirchen (SPD)
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Decker (1744–1828), Prussian lieutenant general
Fritz Decker (journalist) (pseudonym Friedrich Josef Bommerich , Fritz Decker-Bommerich ; 1882–1952), German journalist, publicist and writer

G

Gabi Decker (* 1956), German cabaret artist
Gabriel Decker (1821–1855), Austrian portrait painter and lithographer
Georg Decker (printer) (1596–1661), German book printer and publisher
Georg Decker (painter) (1818–1894), Austrian painter and lithographer
Georg Jacob Decker ( the elder ; 1732–1799), German printer
Georg Jacob Decker the Younger (1765–1819), German printer and publisher
George Decker (1902–1980), American general
Gerhard Decker (* 1948), German painter, draftsman, eraser and wood cutter
Gunnar Decker (* 1965), German writer and editor

H

Hans Decker (stonemason) (15th century), German stonemason
Hans Decker (singer) (1903–1980), German tenor and organist
Hans-Helmut Decker-Voigt (* 1945), German scientist and publicist
Hansmartin Decker-Hauff (1917–1992), German historian and genealogist
Hans W. Decker (* 1929), German lawyer, economist and finance scientist (head of Siemens USA), university professor in the USA
Heinrich Decker (1867–1956), German farmer, member of the Nassau Municipal Parliament
Heinrich Decker (1899–?), Austrian art historian
Heinz Decker (* 1950), German biophysicist
Hermann von Decker (1815–1872), Prussian lieutenant general
Hermann Decker (1869–1939), German chemist and university professor
Hugo Decker (1899–1985), German engineer and politician (Bavarian Party, CSU)
Hugo Decker (soccer player) , German soccer player

J

Jakob Decker (1773–1834), German Protestant pastor, school principal and writer
Jan Decker (* 1977), German writer
Jennifer Decker (* 1982), French actress
Jeremias de Decker (1610–1666), Dutch poet
Joachim Decker (* around 1565; † 1611), German composer and organist
Johann Decker (politician) (1822–1873), German politician (center), MdR
Johann Decker-Schenk (1826–1899), Austrian guitarist, singer and composer
Johann Jakob Decker (1635–1697), Swiss printer
Johann Stephan Decker (1783–1844), painter and lithographer
Johanna Decker (1918–1977), German missionary doctor
John Decker (maiden name: Leopold von dercken; 1895–1947), painter, set designer and caricaturist
Josef Decker (? –1983), German local politician
Josef Decker (logistician) (1962–2018), German engineer, logistician and university professor
Joseph Decker (1853–1924), American painter of German origin
Josephine Decker (* 1981), American actress, film and television director, screenwriter and film editor
Julius Decker (1926–2013), German politician (CDU) and member of the state parliament in Rhineland-Palatinate
Jürgen Decker (* 1946), German soccer player

K

Karl von Decker (1784–1844), German general and writer
Karl Decker (officer) (1897–1945), German general of the tank force
Karl Decker (painter, 1906) (1906–2003), Austro-Czech (Sudeten German) painter
Karl Decker (journalist) , American journalist
Karl Decker (soccer player) (1921-2005), Austrian soccer player and coach
Karl Decker (biochemist) (* 1925), German biochemist and university professor
Karl Decker (painter, 1930) (1930–1979), German painter and graphic artist
Karl Viktor Decker (1934-2019), German prehistoric
Kerstin Decker (* 1962), German journalist and writer
Klaus Decker (* 1952), German soccer player
Konstantin Decker (1810–1878), German pianist, composer and music teacher

L.

Ludwig Decker (1913–1932), German SA man and so-called blood witness in terms of Nazi propaganda
Lukas Decker (* 1988), German actor

M.

Martin Decker (1925–2013), German architect
Mary Decker (* 1958), American athlete
Michael Decker (* 1965), German physicist and technology assessor
Michael J. Decker , American Byzantinist

O

Oliver Decker (* 1968), German psychologist
Otto Decker (teacher) (1890–?), German teacher and textbook author
Otto Decker (entrepreneur) (1890–1952), German entrepreneur and benefactor

P

Pascal Decker (* 1970), German lawyer and university professor
Paul Decker ( the elder ; 1677–1713), German builder and engraver
Paul Decker (painter) ( the younger ; 1685–1742), German painter and draftsman
Paul Decker (botanist) (1867–1947), German teacher, botanist and prehistorian
Perl D. Decker (1875–1934), American politician
Peter Decker (chemist) (1916–1983), German chemist
Peter Decker (jazz musician) (1957–2003), German jazz musician
Peter Decker (Marxist) , former member of the Marxist group , since 2010 editor-in-chief of the magazine GegenStandpunkt
Petra Schmidt-Decker (* 1943), German writer, director and producer
Pieter de Decker (1812-1891), Belgian statesman

R.

Rainer Decker (* 1949), German historian
Robert Decker (1927–2005), American geologist and volcanologist
Rudi Decker (* 1955), German actor
Rudi Decker (soccer player) (* 1967), German soccer player
Rudolf Decker (* 1934), German politician (CDU)
Rudolf Ludwig Decker (1804–1877), printer and publisher in Prussia

S.

Simone Decker (* 1968), Luxembourg artist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg
Sven Decker (* 1979), German jazz musician

T

Tate Decker (born 1977), American basketball player
Taylor Decker (born 1993), American football player
Theodor Decker (architect) (1838–1899), Finnish architect
Theodor Decker (resistance fighter) (1901–1940), German trade unionist and resistance fighter during the Nazi era ( murdered in Mauthausen concentration camp )
Thomas Decker (1570– ~ 1632), English playwright, see Thomas Dekker (playwright)
Timothy Decker (* 1973), Australian racing cyclist
Todd Decker (* 1968), American musicologist

W.

Werner Decker (* 1963), German manager
Wilfried de Decker (1935–2010), German ophthalmologist ( strabologist ) and university professor
Wilhelm Decker (pedagogue) (1859–?), German teacher and author of religious instruction
Wilhelm Decker (musician) (1860–1938), Swiss musician and music director.
Wilhelm Decker (1899–1945), German publicist and general labor leader (NSDAP)
Wilhelm Haas-Decker (1766–1838), Swiss entrepreneur, inventor and politician
Willy Decker (* 1950), German opera director
Wolfgang Decker (politician, 1936) (* 1936), German politician (SPD), member of the City Council of East Berlin
Wolfgang Decker (sports historian) (1941–2020), German sports historian and Egyptologist
Wolfgang Decker (politician, 1955) (* 1955), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
Wolfgang Decker (actor) (* 1971), German actor

Fictional people

Phil Decker , fictional partner of the main character in the Jerry Cotton novels