Koch (family name)
Koch is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
Koch is one of the oldest professional names, the job title being of Roman origin (Latin Cocejus). The frequency of the name also suggests the importance of the profession.
distribution
With around 62,000 phone book entries, the Koch family name is number 12 of the most common German family names . There are over 154,000 namesake. In Austria, with almost 3,300 phone book entries and 8,800 namesake, it is the 46th most frequent surname. Outside of the German-speaking area, the name occurs particularly in the USA .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Friedrich Koch (1763–1835), German teacher, writer and castle researcher
- Adelheid Koch (1886–1980), German-Brazilian psychoanalyst
- Adolf Koch (architect) (1845–1904), German architect, draftsman, etcher and specialist writer
- Adolf Koch (journalist) (1855–1922), German historian and journalist
- Adolf Koch (politician) (1883–1935), Swiss politician, Councilor of the Canton of Thurgau
- Adolf Koch (architect, 1885) (1885 – after 1929), German architect
- Adolf Koch (pedagogue) (1896–1970), German pedagogue and physical education teacher
- Adolf Koch von Langentreu (1829–1920), Austrian civil servant, honorary president of the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna and honorary citizen of Mödling
- Albert Koch (zoologist) (1890–1968), German zoologist
- Albert Koch (politician) (1921–1995), German politician (SPD), member of the Bavarian State Parliament
- Albert Koch (musician) (* 1959), German blues musician
- Albert Koch (music journalist) (* 1962), German music journalist and author
- Albert Carl Koch (1804–1867), German fossil researcher
- Albrecht Koch (* 1953), German author, cartoonist and musician
- Alice Koch-Gierlichs (1914–2009), German textile artist and painter
- Alexander Koch (architect) (1848–1911), Swiss architect
- Alexander Koch (engineer) (1852–1923), German hydraulic engineer
- Alexander Koch (publisher) (1860–1939), German publisher
- Alexander Koch (craftsman) (1895-1960), German craftsman, editor and publisher
- Alexander Koch (painter) (artist name René ; 1925–2010), German painter and decorator
- Alexander Koch (historian) (1966–2019), German prehistorian and museum director
- Alexander Koch (fencer) (* 1969), German fencer
- Alexander Koch (actor) (* 1988), American actor
- Alexander W. Koch (* 1958), German electrophysicist, measurement technician and university lecturer
- Alfred Koch (microbiologist) (1858–1922), German microbiologist
- Alfred Koch (architect, January 1877) (1877 – after 1929), German architect and interior designer
- Alfred Koch (architect, February 1877) (1877–1958), German architect and local researcher
- Alfred Koch (medic) (1907–2013), German medic
- Alfred Koch (journalist) (* 1957), Austrian journalist
- Alfred Joseph Koch (1879–1951), German-American Catholic priest
- Alfred Reingoldowitsch Koch (* 1961), Russian-German economist, politician, writer and entrepreneur
- Alois Koch (architect) (1854–1917), Austrian architect
- Alois Koch (painter) (1910–2002), German painter
- Alois Koch (* 1945), Swiss musicologist, composer and conductor
- Alois Koch (architect) (1854–1917), Austrian architect
- Alwin Koch (1839–1919), German classical philologist
- Andreas Koch (book printer) († 1656), German book printer
- Andreas Koch (pastor) (around 1619–1666), German pastor and victim of the witch hunt
- Andreas Koch (medic) (1775–1846), German medic
- Andreas Koch (politician) (1871–1952), German politician and lawyer
- Andreas Koch (soccer player, 1938) (* 1938), Austrian soccer player
- Andreas Koch (musician) , German guitarist
- Andreas Koch (soccer player, 1960) (* 1960), German soccer player
- Andreas Koch (soccer player, 1966) (* 1966), Austrian soccer goalkeeper
- Andreas Koch (artist) (* 1970), German artist and graphic designer
- Annie W. Koch , Dutch badminton player
- Antal Koch , also Anton Koch (1843–1927), Hungarian geologist, mineralogist, petrograph and paleontologist
- Anton Koch (General) (1854–1926), German major general
- Anton Koch (theologian) (1859–1915), German theologian
- Anton Koch (politician) (1882–1961), German landowner and politician
- Anton Koch (painter) (1888–1963), German painter
- Anton Koch (zoologist) (1901–1978), German zoologist
- Anton Koch (soccer player) (1903– ??), Austrian soccer player
- Anton Friedrich Koch (* 1952), German philosopher and university professor
- Anton Wilhelm Friedrich Koch (1755–1820), German court factor and merchant
- August von Koch (1790–1861), Prussian general of the infantry
- August Koch (writer) (1857–1934), German pastor and writer
- August Koch (taxidermist) (1864–1944), German taxidermist
- August Koch (architect) (1873–1958), German architect and painter
- August Koch (journalist) (? –1970), German journalist
- August Koch (painter) (1883–1975), Swiss painter
- August Georg Koch (1844–1928), Austrian Protestant pastor
- August Ludwig Koch (1791–1866), German lawyer, civil servant and politician, mayor of Sülze
- Augusta Koch-Probst (1908–2003), Austrian painter
- Augustin Koch (1754–1831), Moravian Benedictine and abbot of Rajhrad Abbey in Moravia
- Augusto Koch (1818–1878), Italian painter and mathematician
- Axel Koch (* 1967), German psychologist
B.
- Barbara Koch (rower) , German rower
- Barbara Koch (artist) (* 1967), German artist
- Barbara Koch-Priewe (* 1950), German educationalist and university teacher
- Beat Koch (* 1972), Swiss cross-country skier
- Beate Koch (* 1967), German athlete
- Beate Kohler-Koch (* 1941), German political scientist
- Benita Koch-Otte (1892–1976), German weaver and textile designer
- Bernd Koch (* 1955), German astrophotographer and observatory operator
- Bernhard Koch (numismatist) (1920–1994), Austrian numismatist, historian and university professor
- Bernhard Koch (politician) (* 1949), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Bernhard Koch (writer) (* 1962), German journalist and dialect writer
- Bernhard Koch (philosopher) (* 1971), German philosopher
- Bernhard Koch (director) , director, screenwriter and film producer
- Bernhard A. Koch (* 1966), Austrian law scholar and university professor
- Bernward Koch (* 1957), German musician and composer
- Berthold Koch (1899–1988), German chess player
- Bertram Koch (* 1963), German basketball player
- Bianca Koch (* 1981), German opera singer (soprano)
- Bill Koch (* 1955), American cross-country skier
- Birgit Koch (actress) (born 1950), actress
- Birgit Koch (editor) (* 1963), German radio journalist
- Birgit Theresa Koch (* 1958), German psychologist
- Björn Koch (* 1993), Austrian ski jumper
- Bodil Koch (1903–1972), Danish politician
- Boris Koch (* 1973), German writer and publisher
C.
- Caio Koch-Weser (* 1944), German financial advisor
- Carl Koch (painter, 1806) (1806–1900), German painter and fresco artist
- Carl Koch (politician, 1815) (1815–1882), German oil miller and politician
- Carl Koch (lawyer) (1821-1894), German lawyer
- Carl Koch (politician, 1826) (1826–1862), German lawyer and politician
- Carl Koch (geologist) (1827–1882), German naturalist and geologist
- Carl Koch (painter, 1827) (1827–1905), German painter, wood cutter and lithographer
- Carl Koch (entrepreneur) (1833–1910), German pharmaceutical manufacturer and politician
- Carl Koch (politician, 1879) (1879–1965), German politician
- Carl Koch (director) (1892–1963), German director
- Carl Koch (painter, 1894) (1894–1970), German painter, architect, coleopterologist and herpetologist
- Carl Koch (1904–1970), Austrian entomologist, see Charles Koch
- Carl Koch (classical philologist) (1907–1956), German classical philologist
- Carl Koch (architect) (1912–1998), American architect
- Carl August Koch (1845–1897), Swiss photographer
- Carl Friedrich Koch (doctor) (1802–1871), German doctor and educator
- Carl Friedrich Koch (painter) (1856–1941), German painter
- Carl Friedrich August Koch (1820–1890), German lawyer and insurance company
- Carl Hans Koch (1916–2005), Swiss photographer, camera designer and company founder (see Sinar )
- Carl Johann Koch (1803–1864), German-Baltic pastor
- Carl Ludwig Koch (1778–1857), German entomologist and arachnologist
- Carl Wilhelm Otto Koch (1810–1876), German lawyer and politician
- Carlo Jacob Koch (1895–1975), German businessman
- Carsten Koch (politician) (* 1945), Danish economist and politician
- Carsten Koch (musician) (* 1975), German organist and choir director
- Caspar Koch (1742–1805), Swiss priest, see Kaspar Koch
- Caspar Koch (singer) (1889–1952), German opera singer (tenor)
- Caspar Koch (actor) (born 1946), Danish actor
- Charles Koch (1904–1970), Austrian entomologist
- Charles G. Koch (* 1935), American entrepreneur
- Chris Koch ( Christopher Koch ), American director and producer
- Christian Koch (pedagogue) (1781–1861), German pedagogue and philologist
- Christian Koch (politician) (1878–1955), German politician (DDP, FDP)
- Christian Koch (cyclist) (* 1996), German cyclist
- Christian Alexander Koch (* 1962), German actor
- Christian Friedrich Koch (1798–1872), German lawyer
- Christian Johannes Koch (* 1986), Swiss director and screenwriter
- Christian Zacharias Koch (17th to 18th centuries), German mining official
- Christina Hammock Koch (* 1979), American astronaut
- Christine Koch (1869–1951), German poet
- Christine Koch (sculptor) (* 1959), German draftsman and sculptor
- Christine Koch (politician) (* 1963), Swiss politician (SP)
- Christof Koch (* 1956), American neuroscientist
- Christoph Koch (philologist) (* 1941), German Slavist, Indo-Europeanist and classical philologist
- Christoph Koch (politician) (* 1954), German politician (CDU)
- Christoph Koch (painter) (* 1958), German painter
- Christoph Koch (author) (* 1974), German author and journalist
- Christoph Koch (cyclist) (* 1981), German cyclist
- Christoph Friedrich Koch , German civil servant
- Christoph Wilhelm von Koch (1737–1813), French legal scholar, university professor, diplomat and politician
- Christopher John Koch (1932–2013), Australian writer
- Claudia Koch (* 1980), German herpetologist
- Claudia Koch-Brandt (* 1952), German biochemist
- Claus Koch (writer) (1929-2010), German writer
- Claus Koch (designer) (* 1949), German designer, entrepreneur and university professor
- Claus Koch (psychologist) (* 1950), German psychologist and publishing director
- Claus Koch (musician) (* 1967), German jazz musician
- Claus Peter Koch , real name of Clapeko van der Heide (* 1940), German artist
- Claus Werner Koch (1933–2011), German journalist
- Conrad von Koch (1738–1821), German diplomat
- Conrad Koch (sociologist) (1920–2005), German photographer, sociologist and university professor
- Conrad Johann Koch (1797–1880), German economist and politician, MdL Hessen
- Curt Koch (1900–1975), German painter, sculptor and restorer
D.
- Daniel Koch (* 1955), Swiss doctor
- Daniel Koch (rugby player) (* 1995/1996), German rugby union player
- David Koch (theologian) (1869–1920), German theologian
- David Koch (musician) (* 1988), Swiss jazz musician
- David Koch (Model) (* 1991), German model
- David H. Koch (1940–2019), American entrepreneur and politician
- Des Koch (1932–1991), American discus thrower
- Dieter Koch, alias of Werner Mauss (* 1940), German private investigator and secret agent
- Dieter Koch (gymnastics trainer) (* 1954), German artistic gymnastics trainer
- Dieter Koch (politician) (* 1968), German politician (NPD) and music publisher; see Dieter Koch Musikverlag
- Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (* 1953), German politician (CDU)
- Diethelm Koch (1943–2008), German sculptor and university professor
- Dietrich Koch (1937–2020), German physicist and philosopher
- Dietrich-Alex Koch (* 1942), German theologian
- Dirk Koch (* 1943), German journalist
- Dora Koch-Stetter (1881–1968), German painter and graphic artist
E.
- Ebba Koch (* 1944), Austrian art historian
- Eberhard Koch (1892–1955), German physiologist and university professor
- Eckhard Koch , doctorate. and habil. German scientist (Leipzig), brother of Dietrich Koch
- Ed Koch ( Edward I. Koch; 1924–2013), American politician, Mayor of New York
- Eduard Koch (pharmacist) (1803–1864), German pharmacist
- Eduard Koch (architect) (1825–1876), German architect and master railroad builder
- Eduard Koch (athlete) , German athlete
- Eduard Emil Koch (1809–1871), German pastor and hymnologist
- Eduard Joseph Koch (1813–1882), Austrian physician
- Edwina Koch-Kupfer (* 1962), German politician, MdL
- Egmont Koch (singer) (1906–1966), German opera singer (bass, baritone)
- Egmont R. Koch (* 1950), German journalist and screenwriter
- Ehrenreich Christoph Koch (1714–1786), German theologian
- Ekhard Koch (1902–2000), German lawyer, administrative officer and politician
- Eleonore Koch (1926–2018), German-Brazilian painter and sculptor
- Elga Koch (1928–2014), German circumnavigator
- Elisabeth Koch (1778–1808), German actress, see Betty Roose
- Elisabeth Koch (legal scholar) (* 1949), German legal scholar
- Elisabeth Koch (politician) (* 1962, as Elisabeth Rieß ), German local politician (CSU)
- Elisabeth von Koch (* 1974), German actress and voice actress
- Elly Koch (1916–2017), Swiss embroiderer and author
- Emil Koch (1857–1921), German classical philologist
- Emil Koch (local researcher) (1869–1947), German teacher and local history researcher
- Emil Koch (publisher) (before 1885–1948), German newspaper publisher
- Emil Koch (geologist) (1886–1960), German hydrogeologist
- Emma Koch (1860–1945), German pianist and music teacher
- Engelbert Koch (1918–1962), German soccer player
- Engelbert Koch (tennis player) , German tennis player
- Erduin Julius Koch (1764–1834), German literary historian and classical philologist
- Eric Koch (1919–2018), Canadian author and social scientist
- Erich Koch (1896–1986), German politician (NSDAP), MdR, Gauleiter and Reich Commissioner
- Erich Koch (soccer player) (1907 – after 1947), German soccer player and coach
- Erich Koch (artist) (1924–2014), German artist
- Erich Koch-Weser (1875–1944), German politician (DDP)
- Erika Koch (* 1933), German volunteer
- Erland Koch (1867–1945), German marksman
- Erland von Koch (1910–2009), Swedish composer
- Ernst Koch (architect) (1755–1825), German master builder in Vienna
- Ernst Koch (politician) (1774–1844), member of the state parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Ernst Koch (writer) (1808–1858), German poet and lawyer
- Ernst Koch (singer) (1820–1894), German chamber singer and music teacher
- Ernst Koch (engineer) (1875–1942), Swiss textile engineer and functionary
- Ernst Koch (librarian) (1899–1973), German librarian
- Ernst Koch (theologian) (* 1930), German theologian
- Ernst Koch-Vlierboom (1847–1907), Swiss chemist and entrepreneur
- Ernst-Eckhard Koch (1943–1988), physicist and university professor
- Ernst-Jürgen Koch (1923–2003), German circumnavigator
- Erwin Koch (pastor) (around 1915–1965), German Protestant pastor
- Erwin Koch (* 1956), Swiss journalist and writer
- Erwin Koch-Raphael (* 1949), German composer
F.
- Fabian Koch (* 1989), Austrian soccer player
- Ferdinand Koch (1832–1904), German entrepreneur and politician, MdR
- Ferdinand Koch (musician) (1927–1990), German tenor and music teacher
- Ferdinand Felix Koch (1829–1889), Bohemian-Austrian Catholic priest and local researcher
- Florian Koch (* 1992), German basketball player
- Franz Koch (jaw harp player) (1759 / 1761–1830), Austrian jaw harp player
- Franz Koch (sculptor) (1832–1922), Austrian sculptor
- Franz Koch (politician, 1839) (1839–1907), Austrian politician
- Franz Edler von Koch (1875-1965), German politician (CSU)
- Franz Koch (Germanist) (1888–1969), German-Austrian Germanist and literary historian
- Franz Koch (cameraman) (1898–1959), German cameraman
- Franz Koch (politician, 1902) (1902–1973), Austrian physician and politician (SPÖ)
- Franz Koch (music producer) , Austrian music producer
- Franz Koch (Manager) (* 1979), German manager
- Franz Halter-Koch (* 1944), Austrian mathematician and university professor
- Franz Josef Koch (entrepreneur) (1872–1941), German inventor and entrepreneur
- Franz Joseph Koch (1875–1947), German teacher and author
- Franz Leopold Koch (1782–1850), German pharmacist and patron
- Franziska Koch (* 2000), German racing cyclist
- Franziska Romana Koch (nee Gieraneck ; 1748–1796), German singer, dancer and actress
- Fred Koch (physicist) (* 1937), German physicist
- Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), American chemical engineer and entrepreneur
- Frédéric Koch (1830–1890), French infantry general
- Frederick Koch (composer) (1923–2005), composer
- Frederick Koch (1937–2012), American physicist
- Freddy Koch (1916–1980), Danish actor
- Frerich Koch (1871–1951), German politician (FDP)
- Friedhelm Koch (* 1937), German general
- Friedrich Koch (actor) (1756–1794), German actor
- Friedrich Koch (school councilor) (1769–1849), German educator
- Friedrich Koch (etcher) (1771–1832), Alsatian etcher, painter and art collector
- Friedrich Koch (entrepreneur) (1775–1847), German entrepreneur
- Friedrich Koch (pharmacist) (1786–1865), German pharmacist and inventor
- Friedrich Koch (politician, 1811) (1811–1895), German lawyer and politician
- Friedrich Koch (philologist) (1813–1872), German philologist and grammarian
- Friedrich Koch (architect) (1828–1922), German architect
- Friedrich Koch (theologian, 1855) (1855–1928), German Protestant theologian and pastor
- Friedrich Koch (painter) (1859–1947), German painter
- Friedrich Koch (politician, 1870) (1870–1938), German lawyer and politician
- Friedrich Koch (painter, 1879) (1879–?), Austrian painter
- Friedrich Koch (General) (1879–1961), German infantry general
- Friedrich Koch (internist) (1892–1948), German internist and university professor
- Friedrich Koch (educational scientist) (* 1936), German educational scientist
- Friedrich Koch (folklorist) (* 1958), German folklorist and museum director
- Friedrich Koch-Nolte (* 1957), German doctor, molecular immunologist and university professor
- Friedrich Adolf Christian Koch (1835–1910), German pharmacist and member of the Rhineland Provincial Parliament
- Friedrich Carl Ludwig Koch (1799–1852), German entrepreneur
- Friedrich Engelhard Koch (around 1694–1745), German bailiff in Calenberg and Moisburg
- Friedrich Ernst Koch (1862–1927), German composer and music teacher
- Friedrich Ferdinand Koch (1863–1923), German painter and draftsman
- Friedrich Jakob Koch (1769–1830), German Protestant theologian and pastor
- Friedrich Karl Koch (around 1740–1794), German singer and actor
- Friedrich Lebrecht Koch (1761–1837), German Protestant clergyman
- Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (1815–1889), German sculptor, plasterer and manufacturer
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Koch (1913–1995), German surgeon and medical professional
- Fritz Koch (politician, 1845) (1845–1893), landowner and member of the German Reichstag
- Fritz Koch (Government Councilor) (1880–1968), German administrative lawyer and cultural politician
- Fritz Koch (politician, 1884) (* 1884), German politician (USPD), deputy member of the Prussian State Council
- Fritz Koch (politician, 1896) (1896–1967), German politician (SPD)
- Fritz Koch (lawyer) (1900–1985), German lawyer and administrative officer
- Fritz Koch (painter, 1907) (1907–2016), German painter and draftsman
- Fritz Koch (diplomat) (1910–1990), German diplomat and economic functionary
- Fritz Koch (painter, 1926) (* 1926), Swiss painter
- Fritz Koch (painter) (* 1951), German draftsman and painter
- Fritz Koch (ski jumper) (* 1956), Austrian ski jumper
- Fritz Koch-Gotha (1877–1956), German draftsman and writer
- Fritz Anton Peter Koch (1857–1905), Danish architect
- Fritz Erich Koch (1887–1966), German legal scholar
G
- Gaetano Koch (1849–1910), Italian architect
- Gebhard Koch (1928–2013), German molecular biologist and geneticist
- Georg Koch (painter, 1819) (1819–1899), German painter, draftsman and lithographer
- Georg Koch (manufacturer) (1824–1871), German powder manufacturer
- Georg Carl Koch (1857–1927), German painter, wood carver and lithographer
- Georg Koch (theologian) (1872–1957), German Protestant pastor, theologian, folklorist and university professor
- Georg Koch (soccer player) (* 1972), German soccer goalkeeper
- Georg Koch (sculptor) (* 1978), Swiss painter and sculptor
- Georg Aenotheus Koch (1802–1879), German classical philologist, lexicographer and educator
- Georg August Koch (1883–1963), German actor
- Georg Friedrich Koch (philologist) (1770–1827), German classical philologist and publicist
- Georg Friedrich Koch (botanist) (1808–1874), German botanist and doctor
- Georg-Friedrich Koch (art historian) ( Georg Friedrich Koch ; 1920–1994), German art historian
- Georg Heinrich Koch (1770–1846), German mayor and member of the Nassau state parliament
- Georg Johann Koch (1822–1902), German court photographer
- Gérard Koch (1926–2014), German-French sculptor
- Gerd Koch (cultural anthropologist) (1922–2005), German ethnologist
- Gerd Koch (* 1941), German theater educator and publicist
- Gerhard Koch (1601–1660), German legal scholar and diplomat, see Gerhard Coccejus
- Gerhard Koch (politician, 1906) (1906–1983), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Gerhard Koch (physician) (1913–1999), German neurologist and geneticist
- Gerhard Koch (racing driver) (1935–2010), German racing car driver
- Gerhard Koch (politician, 1945) (1945–1999), German politician
- Gerhard Halfred von Koch (1872–1948), Swedish politician
- Gerhard R. Koch (* 1939), German music journalist
- Gerrit Koch (* 1969), German lawyer and politician (FDP)
- Gertraud Koch (* 1964), German anthropologist
- Gertrud Koch (resistance fighter) (1924–2016), German resistance fighter
- Gertrud Koch (scientist) (* 1949), German film scholar
- Gottlieb von Koch (1849–1914), German zoologist
- Greg Koch (* 1966), American electric guitarist
- Gregor Koch (1747–1816), Swiss religious, Abbot of Muri
- Guido von Koch (1815–1882), German physician and court dentist
- Günter Koch (roller skater) (* 1926), German roller skater
- Günter Koch (theologian) (* 1931), German Catholic theologian and university professor
- Günter Koch (boxer) (1937 / 1938-2014), German boxer
- Günter Koch (* 1947), German computer scientist
- Günther Koch (editor) (1870 – after 1923), German art editor and expert
- Günther Koch (theologian) (1902–1973), German Protestant theologian and university professor
- Günther Koch (* 1941), German moderator
- Guntram Koch (* 1941), German archaeologist
- Gustav Koch (politician, 1795) (1795–1862), German lawyer and city councilor
- Gustav Koch (architect) (1892–1963), German architect
- Gustav Koch (politician, 1895) (1895–1975), German farmer and politician (DVP, DNVP)
- Gustav Adolf Koch (1846–1921), German geologist and paleontologist
- Otto Gustav Koch (1849–1919), German Lutheran pastor and chess historian
H
- H. Hellmut Koch (1944–2010), German physician
- Hadrian W. Koch (* 1944), German religious chaplain
- Hagen Koch (* 1940), German commissioner for the demolition of the Berlin Wall
- Hal Koch (actually Hans Harald Koch ; 1904–1963), Danish theologian
- Hannelore Koch (* 1951), German actress
- Hannes Koch (athlete) ( Johannes Koch ; 1935–1994), German athlete
- Hannes Koch (journalist) (* 1961), German journalist
- Hannes Koch (soccer player) (* 1977), Austrian soccer player
- Hanns Koch (1902–?), German natural scientist
- Hanns-Christoph Koch (* 1950), German director and author
- Hannsjoachim W. Koch (* 1933), British historian
- Hans Koch (district director) (1860–1913), German administrative lawyer
- Hans Koch (philologist) (1861–1945), classical philologist, high school teacher in East Prussia and Berlin
- Hans Koch (painter, 1868) (1868– ??), German painter
- Hans Koch (painter) (1876–1939), German painter
- Hans Koch (writer) (1881–1952), German doctor and writer
- Hans Koch (lawyer) (1893–1945), German lawyer and resistance fighter
- Hans Koch (historian) (1894–1959), German officer, theologian and historian
- Hans Koch (entrepreneur) (1897–1995), German inventor, entrepreneur and co-founder of a local authority.
- Hans Koch (pedagogue) (1898–1989), German pedagogue
- Hans Koch (politician, 1910) (1910–?), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Styrian state parliament
- Hans Koch (politician, 1911) (1911–1995), German politician (FDP)
- Hans Koch (SS member) (1912–1955), German war criminal and member of the camp SS in Auschwitz
- Hans Koch (painter, 1918) (* 1918), Czech-German painter
- Hans Koch (painter, 1924) (1924–1987), German painter
- Hans Koch (politician, 1927) (1927–1986), German cultural scientist and cultural functionary (SED)
- Hans Koch (politician, 1930) (1930–1979), German politician (GDR CDU)
- Hans Koch (woodwind) (* 1948), Swiss woodwind
- Hans von Koch (* 1950s), German mathematician and university professor
- Hans Koch-Sixt (1874–1923), Swiss entrepreneur
- Hans-Albrecht Koch (* 1946), German specialist in German and librarian
- Hans Carl Koch (1885–1934), Swiss photographer (see Sinar )
- Hans-Dieter Koch (* 1944), German soccer player
- Hans-Eberhard Koch (* 1949), German entrepreneur and association official
- Hans-Georg Koch (chess player) (* 1940), German correspondence chess player
- Hans Georg Koch (musician) (1941–2005), German musician
- Hans-Georg Koch (lawyer) (* 1948), German legal scholar
- Hans-Georg Koch (Dresden) (1937–2018), natural scientist
- Hans-Georg Koch (biochemist) , German biochemist
- Hans-Gerd Koch (* 1954), German literary scholar
- Hans-Hinrich Koch (* 1970), German film and television producer
- Hans-Joachim Koch (* 1944), German legal scholar
- Hans-Jörg Koch (* 1931), German judge and university professor
- Hans Jürgen Koch (1934–2014), German author and editor
- Hans-Jürgen Koch (financial broker) (1949 / 1950–2008), German financial broker
- Hans-Karl Koch (1897–1934), German politician (NSDAP) and SA leader
- Hans Michael Koch (1947–2018), German guitarist, lutenist and university professor
- Hans Oskar Koch (* 1945), German conductor and publisher
- Hans-Reinhard Koch (lawyer) (1902–1997), German administrative lawyer
- Hans-Reinhard Koch (auxiliary bishop) (1929–2018), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Erfurt
- Hans-Reinhard Koch (physician) (* 1941), German ophthalmologist
- Hans W. Koch (* 1962), German composer, sound artist and university lecturer
- Hans-Werner Koch (* 1948), German politician (SPD)
- Harald Koch (politician, 1907) (1907–1992), German politician (SPD)
- Harald Koch (legal scholar) (* 1943), German legal scholar
- Harald Koch (politician, 1954) (* 1954), German politician (Die Linke)
- Harald Koch (photographer) (* 1963), German photographer
- Harald Koch (actor) (* 1966) German actor
- Harald Koch (Badminton) (* 1969), Austrian badminton player
- Harry Koch (soccer player, 1930) (1930–2012), Swiss soccer player
- Harry Koch (soccer player, 1969) (* 1969), German soccer player
- Hartwig Koch (? –1953), German publisher
- Hawk Koch (* 1945), American film producer
- Heidemarie Koch (* 1943), German Iranist
- Heiner Koch (* 1954), German clergyman, Archbishop of Berlin
- Heinrich Koch (architect, 1781) (1781–1861), German architect
- Heinrich Koch (painter, 1806) (1806–1893), German landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School
- Heinrich Koch , birth name of Henry Koch (entrepreneur) (1832–1888), German shipowner
- Heinrich Koch (architect, 1873) (1873–1945), German architect
- Heinrich Koch (Baden) , German politician (NSDAP), MdL Baden
- Heinrich Koch (photographer) (1896–1934), Czech-German photographer
- Heinrich Koch (mining scientist) (1898–1986), German mining scientist and university professor
- Heinrich Koch (archivist) (1907 – after 1987), German historian and archivist
- Heinrich Koch (director) (1911–2006), German theater director
- Heinrich Koch (entrepreneur) (1920–2017), German entrepreneur
- Heinrich Koch (journalist) (* 1921), German sports journalist
- Heinrich Koch (painter, 1947) (* 1947), German painter, draftsman and sculptor
- Heinrich Albert Koch (around 1732–1794), German court pharmacist
- Heinrich Andreas Koch (1707–1766), German lawyer and historian
- Heinrich Christoph Koch (1749–1816), German music theorist
- Heinrich Gottfried Koch (1703–1775), German actor and theater entrepreneur
- Heinrich Herrmann Robert Koch (1843–1910), German bacteriologist and hygienist; see Robert Koch
- Heinrich Hubert Koch (1835–1917), German Catholic theologian, prelate and church historian
- Heinrich Theodor Koch (1822–1898), German lawyer and politician, MdR
- Heinz Koch (historian) (* 1929), German historian
- Heinz Koch (carnivalist) (1929–2005), German carnival artist
- Heinz Koch (badminton) (1930-2000), German badminton player
- Heinz Koch (soccer player, 1944) (* 1944), German soccer player (FC Homburg)
- Heinz Koch (soccer player, 1947) (* 1947), German soccer player (Rot-Weiss Essen)
- Heinz Koch (soccer player) (* 1949), German soccer player (VfL Osnabrück)
- Heinz Koch (ski jumper) (* 1961), Austrian ski jumper and ski jumping trainer
- Heinz Koch (local history researcher) , German local history researcher
- Heinz-Dieter Koch , (* 1923) German swing musician
- Heinz W. Koch (1938–2018) German music journalist
- Helga Koch (* 1942), German fencer
- Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician
- Hellmuth Koch (1891–1945), German lieutenant general
- Helmut Koch (technician) (1907 – after 1960), German welding technician and university professor
- Helmut Koch (musician) (1908–1975), German conductor and choir director
- Helmut Koch (business economist) (1919–2015), German business economist
- Helmut Koch (politician, 1922) (* 1922), German politician (SED) and economic functionary
- Helmut Koch (politician, 1925) (* 1925), German politician (SED), MdV
- Helmut Koch (mathematician) (* 1932), German mathematician
- Helmut Koch (physician) (* 1938), German internist
- Helmut Koch (painter) (* 1947), German painter and object artist
- Helmut H. Koch (* 1941), German literary scholar
- Helmuth Andreas Koch (1889–1963), German politician (DNVP, CDU)
- Henny Koch (1854–1925), German author and translator
- Henri Koch (biologist) (1911–1997), Belgian biologist
- Henri Koch (bobsleigh driver) (* 1954), Luxembourgish bobsleigh driver
- Henri Koch-Kent (1905–1999), Luxembourg publicist
- Henriette Koch († 1828), German actress
- Henry Koch (entrepreneur) (born Heinrich Koch ; 1832–1888), German entrepreneur and shipowner
- Henry Koch (officer) (1891–1977), German naval officer and civil servant
- Henry Koch (composer) (* 1960), German composer
- Herbert Koch (archaeologist) (1880–1962), German archaeologist
- Herbert Koch (physician) (1882–1968), Austrian pediatrician and university professor
- Herbert Koch (educator) (1886–1982), German educator, historian, Romance philologist and local politician
- Herbert Koch (chemist) (1904–1967), German chemist
- Herbert Koch (Manager) (* 1941), Austrian manager
- Herbert Koch (theologian) (* 1942), German theologian and author
- Herbert Koch (politician) (* 1945), German chemist and politician (CDU)
- Herbert Koch (mathematician) (* 1962), German mathematician
- Heribert Koch (pianist) (* 1960), German pianist
- Heribert Koch (soccer player) (* 1969), Swiss soccer player
- Herman Koch (* 1953), Dutch writer and actor
- Hermann Koch (mountain official) (1814–1877), German mountain official
- Hermann Koch (banker) (1814–1902), German banker
- Hermann Koch (entrepreneur) (1842–1905), German porcelain manufacturer and company founder
- Hermann Koch (painter) (1856–1939), German painter
- Hermann Koch (politician, 1882) (1882–1957), Baltic German politician (DbPE)
- Hermann Koch (politician, 1899) (1899–1984), German entrepreneur and politician (CDU)
- Hermann Koch (sculptor) (1920–1997), German painter, sculptor and graphic artist
- Hermann Koch (association functionary) (1920–2002), German worker welfare functionary
- Hermann Koch (religious educator) (* 1924), German businessman, catechist and religious educator
- Hermann Adolf Koch (1829–1876), German philologist
- Hilde Koch (painter) , German painter and illustrator
- Hilde Koch (singer) (* 1928), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Hilde Koch , German donor, see Wilfried Koch
- Hilka Koch (* 1938), German author
- Holger Koch (* 1955), German painter and graphic artist
- Horst Koch (soccer player) (* 1943), German soccer player
- Horst Koch (musician) (1943–2009), German singer and songwriter
- Horst Günter Koch (* 1933), German journalist and author
- Horst-Günther Koch (1911–1981), German meteorologist and university professor
- Howard Koch (1901-1995), American screenwriter
- Howard W. Koch (1916–2001), American film producer and director
- Hubert Koch (artist) (* 1932), German glass artist
- Hubert Koch (traffic pedagogue) (* 1950), German traffic pedagogue and management consultant
- Hubertus Koch (* 1989), German journalist and filmmaker
- Hugo Koch (architect, 1843) (1843–1921), German architect
- Hugo Koch (miner) (1845–1932), German miner
- Hugo Koch (architect, 1846) (1846–1921), German architect
- Hugo Koch (theologian) (1869–1940), German priest and church historian
- Hugo Alexander Koch (1870–1928), Dutch inventor
I.
- Ida Koch (1840-1892), German benefactress
- Ignaz von Koch (1697–1763), Austrian statesman
- Ilse Koch (1906–1967), German wife of the Buchenwald camp commandant
- Ilse Koch-Amberg (1869–1934), German craftsperson and painter
- Ines Koch (formerly Ines Anger-Koch ; * 1971), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament and councilor
- Inge Koch , German figure skater
- Ingmar Koch , German musician and label owner
- Irene Koch , birth name of Irene Zechner (* 1969), Austrian natural track tobogganist
- Irmgard Koch (* 1923), German sports teacher, see Adolf Koch (pedagogue)
J
- Jakob Koch (theologian) (1744–1822), Protestant pastor and founder of the Koch pastor dynasty (Upper Austria)
- Jakob Koch (wrestler) (1870–1918), German wrestler
- Jakob Koch (theologian, 1875) (1875–1949), German religious ( Steyler missionaries ) and theologian
- Jakob Emil Karl Koch (1876–1951), German theologian and President, see Karl Koch (Theologe)
- Jakob Ernst Koch (Senior, 1797) (1797–1856), Senior and Deputy Superinentendent of the Diocese of Upper Austria
- Jakob Ernst Koch (Superintendent, 1836) (1836–1907), Superintendent of the Diocese of Upper Austria with Salzburg and Tyrol
- Jakob Ernst Koch (Superintendent, 1865) (1865–1947), Superintendent of the Diocese of Upper Austria with Salzburg and Tyrol
- Jakob Johannes Koch (* 1969), German theologian and singer (baritone)
- Jakob Mathias Koch (1900–1945), German political prisoner under National Socialism
- Jan Koch (musician) (* 1980), German singer-songwriter
- Jan Koch (soccer player, 1984) (* 1984), German soccer player
- Jan Koch (soccer player, 1995) (* 1995), German-Czech soccer player
- Jaroslav Koch (1910–1979), Czech psychologist
- Jason M. Koch , American director and special effects artist
- Jean Koch , German soccer goalkeeper
- Jenö Koch (1946 / 1947–2014), Hungarian handball player
- Jens Koch (* 1970), German writer, see Jando
- Jens Koch (* 1971), German lawyer and university professor
- Jeremias Koch (also Coch ; 1637–1693), German composer
- Joachim Koch (botanist) (1908–1981), German botanist
- Joachim Koch (physician) (* 1939), German general practitioner and medical professional politician
- Joachim Koch (sculptor) (* 1949), German sculptor
- Joachim Koch (politician) (* 1952), German politician (PDS)
- Joachim Koch (philosopher) (1954–2008), German social philosopher
- Jochen Koch (economist) (* 1952), German economist
- Jobst Heinrich Koch , German civil servant
- Johan Koch (* 1990), Danish handball player
- Johan Peter Koch (1870–1928), Danish officer, cartographer and Greenland explorer
- Johann Koch called Meister (around 1430–1487), printer in Basel
- Johann Koch (theologian) (1589–1640), Protestant archdeacon and provost in Cölln near Berlin
- Johann Koch (Mayor) (around 1600–1687), German businessman and politician, Mayor of Brilon
- Johann von Koch (1850–1915), German architect and university professor
- Johann Koch (politician, 1873) (1873–1937), German politician (center)
- Johann Baptist von Koch (1733–1780), Austrian field marshal lieutenant, governor of Ostend
- Johann Baptist Koch (1833–1898), German bell founder
- Johann Carl Koch (1806–1900), German painter, see Carl Koch (painter, 1806)
- Johann Christian Koch (1680–1742), German medalist
- Johann Christian von Koch (1754–1807), German lawyer and judge
- Johann Christoph Koch (lawyer) (1732–1808), German legal scholar and university professor
- Johann Christoph Koch von Gailenbach (1653 / 1654–1717), German patrician and merchant
- Johann Franz Ludwig Koch (1791–1850), German lawyer, author and member of parliament
- Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (1759–1831), German naturalist
- Johann Georg Koch (painter) (1702–1764 / 1765), Swiss painter
- Johann Georg Koch (1952–2007), German lawyer and detective
- Johann Heinrich Koch (1706–1787), Swiss pharmacist and draftsman
- Johann Hermann Koch (1795–1862), German politician
- Johann Jacob Koch († 1751), German baker and politician
- Johann Konrad Koch , German sculptor
- Johann Ludwig Koch (1772–1853), German clergyman, politician, canon lawyer and librarian
- Johann Matthias Koch (1581–1633), German businessman, see Matthias Koch (businessman)
- Johann Matthias Koch von Gailenbach (1646–1713), German patrician and lawyer
- Johann Michael Koch (1677–1730), German local researcher and narrator
- Johann Rudolph Koch (1832–1889), Swiss teacher, draftsman and librarian
- Johann Sebastian Koch (1689–1757), German singer
- Johannes Koch (Lazarist) (1763–1843), German Lazarist and university professor
- Johannes Koch (politician) (1779–1845), German civil servant and politician, MdL Württemberg
- Johannes Koch (sculptor) (1849–1907), German wood sculptor
- Johannes Koch (officer) (1862–1928), German lieutenant general
- Johannes Koch (musician) (1910–1973), German musician
- Johannes Koch von Gailenbach (1614–1693), German patrician and church caretaker
- Johannes Koch-Mehrin (1899–1968), German pastor
- Johannes HE Koch (1918–2013), German church musician
- Johannes LM Koch (* 1959), German sculptor
- John Koch (Anglist) (1850–1934), German literary scholar
- John Koch (painter) (1909–1978), American painter
- John C. Koch (1841–1907), American politician
- John Ralph Koch (1898–1989), American chemist
- John T. Koch , American Celtologist
- Jonas Koch (* 1993), German racing cyclist
- Jonathan Koch (* 1985), German rower
- Jörg Koch (* 1968), German historian
- Jörg-Dieter Koch (* 1950), German painter
- Josef Koch (architect) (1780–1814), Austrian master builder
- Josef Koch (politician) (1881–1963), German politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of Düren
- Josef Koch (historian of philosophy) (1885–1967), German theologian and historian of philosophy
- Josef Koch (painter, 1886) (1886–1966), German painter
- Josef Koch (painter, 1894) (1894–1965), German painter
- Josef Koch (doctor, 1895) (1895–1983), German doctor
- Josef Koch (theologian) (1915–1986), from 1978 to 1986 the federal chairman of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft in Austria
- Josef Koch (physician, 1933) (* 1933), German dentist, oral surgeon and general practitioner
- Josef Koch (soccer player) (* 1969), Austrian soccer player
- Josef Koch von Langentreu (1833–1905), Austrian composer
- Josef Koch-Langentreu (1895 – after 1954), Austrian dentist, university professor and association official
- Josef Friedrich Koch (1838–1929), Protestant theologian and superintendent
- Joseph Koch (painter) (1819–1872), German painter
- Joseph Koch (architect) (1873–1934), German architect, active a. a. in Munich and Regensburg
- Joseph von Jorkasch-Koch (1835–1909), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Joseph Anton Koch (1768–1839), Austrian painter
- Joseph Ernst von Koch-Sternfeld (1778–1866), Austro-German civil servant, geographer, historian and writer
- Josephine Koch (1815–1899), German nun and founder of the order
- Jula Koch (1928–1990), Austrian musician
- Julia Flesher Koch , American billionaire, widow of David H. Koch
- Julian Koch (* 1990), German soccer player
- Juliane Caroline Koch (1758–1783), German opera singer (soprano)
- Julie Koch-Bossenberger (1848–1895), German opera singer and stage actress
- Julius Koch (entrepreneur) (1816–1895), German fruit and grain trader
- Julius Koch (architect) (1843–1921), Austrian architect
- Julius Koch (politician, 1865) (1865–1936), German theologian and politician (DNVP), MdL Prussia
- Julius Koch (philologist) (1866–1935), German classical philologist
- Julius Koch (politician, 1867) (1867–1934), German trade unionist and politician (SPD), MdL Prussia
- Julius Koch (writer) (1870–1948), German businessman and writer
- Julius Koch (Police President) (1881–1951), Munich Police President
- Julius Koch (artist) (1882–1952), German painter and graphic artist
- Julius Koch (oenologist) (1912–1991), German oenologist and food chemist
- Julius Arnold Koch (1864–1956), German-American chemist
- Julius August Koch (1752–1817), German doctor and astronomer
- Julius Christian Koch (actually Julius Christian Kellner ; 1792–1860), German actor
- Julius Ludwig August Koch (1841–1908), German psychiatrist
- Jürgen Koch (soccer player) (* 1942), German soccer player
- Jürgen Koch (cook) (* 1963), German cook
- Jürgen Koch (Badminton) (* 1973), Austrian badminton player
- Jürgen Koch (presenter) , German television presenter
- Jurij Koch (* 1936), Sorbian writer
- Justus Koch (1891–1962), German lawyer and notary
- Jutta Koch-Unterseher (* 1961), German politician (SPD), MdA
K
- Kai Koch (* 1986), German music teacher and university professor
- Karin Koch , Swiss film producer
- Karl Koch (photographer) (1875–1924), German photographer and publisher
- Karl Koch (botanist) (1875–1964), German teacher, botanist and conservationist
- Karl Koch (theologian) (1876–1951), German theologian and politician (DNVP), MdR
- Karl Koch (1879–1969), German politician (CDU), MdL Mecklenburg, see Carl Koch (politician, 1879)
- Karl Koch (composer) (1887–1971), Austrian composer, choir director and music teacher
- Karl Koch (sculptor) (1897–1981), German wood sculptor
- Karl Koch (railway worker) (1898–1977), German board member and railway worker
- Karl Koch (cyclist) (1910–1944), German cyclist
- Karl Koch (architect) (1912–1985), German architect and painter
- Karl Koch (Hacker) (1965–1989), German hacker
- Karl Erich Koch (1910–2000), German painter and graphic artist
- Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (1830–1889), German teacher and politician (DFP), MdR
- Karl Heinrich Koch (1809–1879), German botanist
- Karl-Heinz Koch (1924-2007), German lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Karl-Josef Koch (1897–1958), German politician (center)
- Karl Otto Koch (1897–1945), German SS standard leader
- Karl Richard von Koch (1852–1924), German physicist
- Karl-Rudolf Koch (* 1935), German geodesist
- Kaspar Koch (1742–1805), Swiss priest
- Katharina Koch (poet) (also Catharina Koch ; 1811-1892), German poet
- Katharina Koch (resistance fighter) (née Katharina Bieg ; 1911–1982), German resistance fighter
- Katharina Koch (grass skier) , German grass skier
- Kathrin Koch , German singer (mezzo-soprano, alto)
- Katja Koch (educator) (* 1970), German professor at the University of Rostock
- Katja Koch (school teacher) (* 1970), German professor at the TU Braunschweig
- Kenneth Koch (1925–2002), American poet and playwright
- Klaudia Thalhammer-Koch (* 1958), Austrian figure skater, women's rights activist, specialist author and entrepreneur
- Klaudia Zotzmann-Koch (* 1978), German writer
- Klaus Koch (biologist) (1925–1995), German beetle researcher
- Klaus Koch (theologian) (1926–2019), German Protestant theologian
- Klaus Koch (musician) (1936–2000), German jazz musician
- Klaus Koch (journalist) (* 1963), German medical journalist
- Klaus D. Koch (* 1948), German surgeon and aphorist
- Klaus-Peter Koch (* 1939), German musicologist
- Knut Koch (* 1941), German author and actor
- Konrad Koch , real name of Konrad Wimpina (around 1460–1531), German humanist and theologian
- Konrad Koch (1846–1911), German educator, introduced the soccer game in Germany
- Konrad Albert Koch (1869–1945), German painter and castle researcher
- Krischan Koch (* 1953), German author and journalist
- Kurt Koch (soccer coach) (1919–2000), German soccer coach
- Kurt Koch (sculptor) (* 1943), German sculptor
- Kurt Koch (Cardinal) (* 1950), Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and Cardinal of the Curia
- Kurt E. Koch (1913–1987), German Protestant theologian and publicist
L.
- Lambert T. Koch (* 1965), German economist
- Lars-Christian Koch (* 1959), German ethnomusicologist and university professor
- Lauge Koch (1892–1964), Danish geologist, polar explorer and university professor
- Laura Vargas Koch (* 1990), German judoka
- Laurentius Koch (1936–2003), German religious and archivist
- Leo Koch (1903 – after 1943), German mineralogist and university professor
- Leonard Koch (* 1995), German soccer player
- Leopold Koch (also Leopold Koch-Plaue ; 1857– ??), German sculptor
- Lorenz Koch (1661–1729), German painter
- Lothar Koch (educator) (1860–1915), German educator
- Lothar Koch (oboist) (1935–2003), German oboist
- Lothar Koch (politician, 1939) (* 1939), German politician (CDU)
- Lothar Koch (politician, 1943) (* 1943), German district administrator (SPD)
- Lothar Koch (author) , German author
- Lotte Koch (1913–2013), German-Belgian actress
- Louis Koch (1843–1900), German photographer
- Lucien Koch (* 1996), Swiss snowboarder
- Ludwig Koch (medic) (1806–1888), German medic
- Ludwig von Koch (1847–1913), Austrian major general
- Ludwig Koch (postmaster) (1849–1919), Austrian postmaster, hotelier and politician
- Ludwig Koch (painter) (1866–1934), Austrian painter
- Ludwig Koch (hotelier) (1880–1939), Austrian hotelier and politician
- Ludwig Koch (musician) (1881–1974), German musician and animal voice collector
- Ludwig Koch (politician) (1890–1939), Austrian politician, member of the Upper Austrian state parliament
- Ludwig Koch (psychologist) (1901– ??), German psychologist
- Ludwig Koch (soccer coach) (1908 – after 1941), German soccer coach
- Ludwig Koch (resistance fighter) (1909–2002), German resistance fighter
- Ludwig Koch (lawyer) (1934–2019), German lawyer
- Ludwig Koch , Austrian baker, father of Natascha Kampusch
- Ludwig Koch-Hanau (1882–1963), German painter and illustrator
- Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825–1908), German entomologist and arachnologist
- Ludwig Karl Koch (1881–1974), German ornithologist
- Ludwig Konrad Albert Koch (1850–1938), German botanist and pharmacologist
- Luise Koch (1860–1934), German politician (DDP) and women's rights activist
- Luise Koch (1875–1966), German poet and playwright, see Maidy Koch
- Lukas Koch (* 1980), German television presenter
- Lutz Koch (politician) (1938–2009), German politician (SPD)
- Lutz Koch (paleontologist) (* 1941), German paleontologist
- Lutz Koch (educator) (* 1942), German educator and university professor
M.
- Maidy Koch (actually Luise Koch ; 1875–1966), German poet, playwright and writer
- Manfred Koch (entomologist) (1901–1972), German entomologist
- Manfred Koch (writer) (* 1950), Austrian writer
- Manfred Koch (Germanist) (* 1955), German Germanist, publicist, essayist and literary critic
- Manfred Koch (musician) (* 1976), Austrian musician ( Egon7 ) and music organizer
- Manfred Koch-Hillebrecht (* 1928), German psychologist
- Manu Koch (* 1972), Swiss jazz pianist
- Marc Koch (athlete) (* 1994), German athlete
- Marco Koch (* 1990), German swimmer
- Marcus Koch (botanist) (* 1967), German botanist and university professor
- Marcus Koch (special effects artist) (* 1977), American special effects artist and director
- Marcus Koch (musician) (* 1979), German musician, composer and producer
- Margarete Koch († 1537), East Hessian traveling preacher of Anabaptism
- Marianne Koch (dean) (1930–2020), German educator, headmistress and first dean of Württemberg
- Marianne Koch (* 1931), German actress and doctor
- Marianne Fischer-Koch (* 1928), Swiss painter and draftsman
- Marion Koch (* 1958), German dressage rider
- Marita Koch (* 1957), German athlete
- Mariza Koch (* 1944), Greek folk singer
- Markus Koch (composer) (1879–1948), German composer
- Markus Koch (football player) (* 1963), German American football player
- Markus Koch (journalist) (* 1971), German television journalist and non-fiction author
- Markus Koch (sculptor) (* 1976), German sculptor and object artist
- Markus Koch (ice hockey player) (* 1985), German ice hockey player
- Markus Koch (athlete) (* 1993), German hammer thrower
- Markus Christoph Koch von Gailenbach (1699–1768), German lord of the castle and city caretaker
- Martin Koch (* 1982), Austrian ski jumper
- Mathias Koch (* 1962), German long jumper
- Matthias Koch (merchant) (1581–1633), German merchant and castle owner
- Matthias Koch (historian) (1798–1877), Austrian writer, historian and librarian
- Matthias Koch (local poet) (1860–1936), German local poet and dialect author
- Matthias Koch (publisher) (* 1943), German publisher
- Matthias Koch (journalist) (* around 1962), German journalist
- Matthias Koch (Japanologist) (* 1964), German Japanologist and translator
- Matthias Koch (ice hockey player) (* 1978), German sledge ice hockey player
- Matthias Koch (stage designer) , German stage and costume designer
- Matthias Koch (soccer player, 1982) (* 1982), German soccer player
- Matthias Koch (soccer player, 1988) (* 1988), Austrian soccer player
- Matthias Koch (actor) (* 1988), Swiss actor
- Matthias Koch von Gailenbach (1610–1680), German patrician and merchant
- Max Koch (photographer) (1854–1925), German photographer, painter and professor
- Max Koch (naturalist) (also Maxwell Koch) (1854–1925), German, later in Australia, merchant, seaman, then farmer, naturalist and plant collector
- Max Koch (literary historian) (1855–1931), German Germanist, literary historian and university professor
- Max Koch (painter) (1859–1930), German history painter
- Max Koch (clarinetist) (1886–1959), German clarinetist, composer and master brewer
- Max Koch (district administrator) (* 1888), German district administrator
- Max Koch (politician) , German politician (CDU), MdHB
- Max Koch (sailor) , German sailor
- Max Philip Koch (* 1988), German actor
- Meinolf Koch (* 1957), German soccer player
- Michael Koch (painter) (1853–1927), German painter
- Michael Koch (politician, 1877) (1877–1941), Austrian politician (CS)
- Michael Koch (soccer player, 1953) (* 1953), German soccer player
- Michael Koch (diplomat) (* 1955), German diplomat
- Michael Koch (engineer) (1955–2017), German engineering scientist
- Michael Koch (pharmacologist) (* 1959), German pharmacologist, neurobiologist and university professor
- Michael Koch (lawyer) (* 1964), German lawyer and judge
- Michael Koch (basketball player) (* 1966), German basketball player and coach
- Michael Koch (computer scientist) (* 1968), German computer scientist and university professor
- Michael Koch (soccer player, 1969) (* 1969), German soccer player
- Michael Koch (photo artist) (* 1973), German photo artist
- Michael Koch (politician, 1973) (* 1973), German politician (CDU)
- Michael Koch (politician, 1980) (* 1980), German politician (CDU)
- Michael Koch (Director) (* 1982), Swiss director and actor
- Michael Koch (guitarist) , German classical guitarist
- Michael Anton Koch , German gardener and garden architect (1st half of the 19th century)
- Michael-Che Koch (* 1973), German actor, voice actor, speaker and presenter
- Michel Koch (* 1991), German racing cyclist
- Miriam Koch (* 1980), German children's book author and illustrator
- Monika Koch-Emsermann (* 1944), German soccer player, trainer and co-editor of Dieda magazine
- Moritz Koch (1970–2015), German physician
N
- Nanna Koch (* 1963), German violinist and musicologist
- Nate Koch (* 1986), American track cyclist
- Nik Kevin Koch (* 1981), German tenor
- Nikolaus von Koch (1807–1866), German politician
- Nikolaus Koch (publisher, 1847) (1847–1918), German publisher and publicist
- Nikolaus Koch (publisher, 1908) (1908–1982), German publisher
- Nikolaus Koch (philosopher) (1912–1991), German philosopher and publicist
- Nikolaus Koch (General) (* 1948), Austrian General
- Nina Koch (* 1961), German sculptor
- Norbert Koch (cyclist) (1932–2010), Dutch cyclist and pacemaker
- Norbert Koch (politician) (* 1944), German politician (DSU)
- Norbert Koch (physicist) (* 1971), Austrian physicist and university professor
- Norma Koch (1898–1979), American costume designer
O
- Olaf Koch (conductor) (1932–2001), German conductor
- Olaf Koch (Manager) (* 1970), German economic manager
- Oskar Koch (architect) (1886–1914), German architect and painter
- Oskar Wilhelm Koch (1907–?), German politician (NSDAP)
- Osvaldo Koch Krefft (1896–1963), Chilean politician
- Otto Koch (1810–1876), German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Leipzig, see Carl Wilhelm Otto Koch
- Otto Koch (politician) (1866-1934), German politician (DDP)
- Otto Koch (Administrative Secretary) (1883–1944), Administrative Secretary and Tübingen City Council
- Otto Koch (pedagogue) (1886–1972), German pedagogue
- Otto Koch (Mayor) (1902–1948), German politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Weimar
- Otto Koch (manager) (1923–2011), German manager
- Otto Koch (Koch) (* 1949) German chef
- Otto Albert Koch (1866–1920), German painter
P
- Patrick Koch (* 1976), German politician (SPD)
- Paul Koch (sculptor) (1845–1886), German sculptor and craftsman
- Paul Koch (lawyer) (1879–1959), German attorney general
- Paul Koch (entrepreneur) (1883–1953), lithographer and German entrepreneur
- Paul Koch (veterinary surgeon ) (1883–1960), German veterinary surgeon and university professor
- Paul Koch (cyclist) (1897–1959), German racing cyclist
- Paul Koch (resistance fighter) (1898–1975), German postal trade unionist and resistance fighter during National Socialism
- Paul Koch (calligrapher) (1906–?), German graphic artist and calligrapher
- Paul Koch (painter) (1920–2010), German painter and engineer
- Paul Koch (ice hockey player) (born 1971), American ice hockey player
- Paul-August Koch (1905–1998), German textile technician and university professor
- Paul Richard Koch (1891 – after 1958), German writer
- Peter Koch (painter, 1874) (1874–1956), German painter
- Peter Koch (publisher) (1877–1956), German newspaper publisher
- Peter Koch (MfS employee) (1929–1990), German major general of the Ministry for State Security
- Peter Koch (lawyer) (1935–2015), German economist and lawyer
- Peter Koch (journalist) (1938–1989), German journalist
- Peter Koch (engineer) , German railway engineer
- Peter Koch (soccer player) (* 1950), German soccer player
- Peter Koch (Romanist) (1951–2014), German Romanist, philologist and university professor
- Peter Koch (painter, 1958) (* 1958), German painter
- Peter Koch (painter, 1960) (* 1960), German painter and musician
- Peter Koch (actor) (born 1962), American actor
- Peter-Ferdinand Koch (* 1943), German journalist
- Peter K. Koch (* 1967), German artist and university professor
- Peter Paul Koch (1879–1945), German physicist and university professor
- Peter Rutledge Koch (* 1943), American book printer and typographer
- Peter William Koch , known as Peter William (1935-2018), German wrestler and ring commentator
- Philip Koch (* 1982), German film director, producer and screenwriter
- Philipp Koch (around 1470–1536), German sculptor; Main representative of the Freiberg carving school
- Philipp Jacob Koch (1747–1802), Lübeck councilor and senior man of the Schonen driver
- Philippe Koch (* 1991), Swiss football player
- Pia Koch (* 1991), German actress
- Pierre Koch (hydrologist) (1895–1978), French engineer, hydrologist and university professor
- Pierre Koch (chemist) (* 1979), German chemist and university professor
- Pietro Koch (1918–1945), Italian soldier and torturer
- Primus Koch (originally Bonaventura Koch ; 1752–1812), German Augustinian canon and meteorologist
- Pyke Koch (1901–1991), Dutch painter
R.
- Rainer Koch (author) , German radio author
- Rainer Koch (historian) (* 1944), German historian
- Rainer Koch (administrative scientist) , German administrative scientist
- Rainer Koch (engineer) (* 1953), German mechanical engineer
- Rainer Koch (sports official) (* 1958), German lawyer and sports official
- Rainer Koch (athlete) (* 1980), German ultramarathon runner
- Ralf Koch (* 1942), German engineer, founder of the GDR FDP, partner and managing director
- Raphael Koch (* 1990), Swiss football player
- Reenald Koch (* 1959), German football player and official
- Reiner Koch (* 1969), German basketball player
- Reinhard Koch (Admiral) (1861–1939), German admiral
- Reinhard Koch (politician) (1920–2009), German economist and politician (FDP / DPS)
- Reinhard Koch (basketball player) (* 1960), Austrian basketball player and official
- Reinhold Koch-Zeuthen (1889–1949), German painter and graphic artist
- Renata Koch (* 1985), Hungarian triathlete
- Renate Koch (politician) (* 1943), German politician (CDU)
- Renate Koch (natural track tobogganist) , Austrian natural track tobogganist
- René Koch (* 1945), German make-up artist and author
- Richard Koch (lawyer) ( Richard von Koch ; 1834–1910), German lawyer and President of the Reichsbank
- Richard Koch (Admiral) (1863–1927), German rear admiral
- Richard Koch (physician) (1882–1949), German physician and medical historian
- Richard Koch (engineer) (1887–1972), German engineer and production planner
- Richard Koch (writer) (1895–1972), German writer
- Richard Koch (microbiologist) (1900–1967), German microbiologist
- Richard Koch (politician) (1916–1992), German farmer and politician, member of the Bavarian Senate
- Richard Koch (entrepreneur) (* 1950), American entrepreneur and author
- Richard Koch (musician) (* 1979), Austrian jazz trumpeter
- Richard E. Koch (1898–1983), Swiss geologist
- Robert Koch (1843–1910), German physician and microbiologist
- Robert Koch (theologian) (1905–1995), Swiss religious chaplain (Redemptorist), Old Testament scholar and moral theologian
- Robert Koch (archaeologist) (1936–2018), German archaeologist
- Robert Koch (lawyer) (* 1965), German lawyer, legal scholar and university professor
- Robert Koch (volleyball player) (* 1976), Hungarian volleyball player
- Robert Koch (soccer player) (* 1986), German soccer player
- Robert Koch-Hesse (1883–1970), German lawyer and economist
- Robin Koch (* 1996), German soccer player
- Robot Koch (actually Robert Koch ; * 1977), German music producer
- Roland Koch (* 1958), German politician (CDU)
- Roland Koch (soccer coach) (* 1952), German soccer coach
- Roland Koch (actor) (* 1959), Swiss actor and director
- Roland Koch (writer) (* 1959), German writer and literary scholar
- Rolf Koch (* 1968), German basketball player
- Rolf Koch-Erpach (1915–2002), German brigadier general
- Rolf-Dieter Koch (* 1933), German neurologist and psychiatrist
- Roman Koch (* 1948), German palaeontologist and university professor
- Rosalie Koch (1811–1880), German educational institution director and writer
- Rudolf Koch (painter, 1834) (1834–1885), German painter and graphic artist
- Rudolf Koch (press draftsman) (1856–1921), German press draftsman and painter
- Rudolf Koch (type artist) (1876–1934), German calligrapher, typographer, book designer and chaser
- Rudolf Koch (architect) , German architect and construction officer
- Rudolf Koch (painter, 1902) (1902–1985), German painter
- Rudolf Koch (doctor) (1909–1963), German forensic doctor
- Rudolf Koch (soccer player) (* 1950), German soccer player
- Rudolf Koch-Erpach (1886–1971), German cavalry general
- Rudolf Koch-Riehl (1900–1956), German actor, director and radio play speaker
- Rudolph von Koch (1847–1923), German banker
- Rudolph Koch (taxidermist) (1855–1927), German taxidermist, insect collector and museum director
- Ruth H. Witteler-Koch (1947–2019), German journalist and politician (FDP), MdL
S.
- Sabine Franek-Koch (* 1939), German artist
- Sam Koch (* 1982), American football player
- Samuel Koch (* 1987), German actor
- Sarah Sophie Koch (* 1984), German educator, psychologist and television actress
- Sascha Koch (* 1978), German soccer player and coach
- Sebastian Koch (* 1962), German actor
- Sebastian von Koch (* 1975), German actor, see Sebastian Rohrbach
- Sebastian Koch (basketball player) (* 1988), Austrian basketball player
- Shari Koch (* 1993), German figure skater
- Siegfried Gotthelf Koch (1754–1831), German theater actor
- Sigrid Trittmacher-Koch (1930–2014), German ballet master
- Silvana Koch-Mehrin (* 1970), German politician
- Simon Koch (15th century), German printer in Magdeburg, also called Mentzer (from Weilburg near Mainz)
- Simone Koch (* 1969), German figure skater
- Sophie Koch (* 1969), French singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Stefan Koch (instrument maker) (1772–1828), Austrian instrument maker
- Stefan Koch (soccer player) (* 1958), German soccer player
- Stefan Koch (basketball trainer) (* 1964), German basketball trainer
- Stefan Koch (snowboarder) , Swiss snowboarder
- Stefan Koch (athlete) (* 1984), German athlete
- Stefan August Koch (1856–1916), German architect
- Stefanie Koch (* 1981), German ski mountaineer
- Stephan W. Koch (* 1953), German physicist
- Susanna Koch (* 1987), Austrian soccer player
- Susanne Fink-Koch (* 1957), German curler
- Susi Koch (* 1981), German singer and songwriter
- Sven Koch (author) (* 1969), German journalist and writer
- Sven Koch (Nordic Combiner) (* 1973), German Nordic Combiner
- Sven-Ingo Koch (* 1974), German composer
T
- Tanit Koch (* 1977), German journalist
- Tankred Koch (1908 – after 1987), Austrian veterinarian and university professor
- Thea Koch-Giebel (1929–2018), German painter
- Theo Koch (painter) (* 1966), German painter
- Theodor Koch (painter) (1844–1931), German-Dutch painter
- Theodor Koch (1905–1976), German engineer, arms manufacturer and entrepreneur
- Theodor Koch-Grünberg (1872–1924), German ethnologist
- Theodor Fritz Koch (1875–1949), German painter
- Thilo Koch (1920–2006), German journalist
- Thomas Koch (entrepreneur) (* 1952), German entrepreneur, blogger and author
- Thomas Koch (screenwriter) (* 1958), German author, journalist and radio presenter
- Thomas Koch (athlete, 1959) (* 1959), German athlete, long-distance and ultra-long distance runner
- Thomas Koch (painter) (* 1959), German painter
- Thomas Koch (lawyer) (* 1961), German lawyer and judge
- Thomas Koch (actor, 1966) (* 1966), German actor and director
- Thomas Koch (DJ) (* 1969), German DJ, producer and publisher
- Thomas Koch (actor, 1971) (* 1971), German actor
- Thomas Koch (chess player) (* 1972), German chess player
- Thomas Koch (ice hockey player) (* 1983), Austrian ice hockey player
- Thomas Koch (athlete, 1983) (* 1983), German athlete, middle-distance and relay runner
- Thomas Koch (actor, 1984) (* 1984), German actor
- Thomaz Koch (* 1945), Brazilian tennis player
- Tilo Koch (* 1971), German volleyball player
- Tim Koch (* 1989), German basketball player
- Timm Koch (* 1968), German writer, filmmaker and photographer
- Tobias Koch (pianist) (* 1968), German pianist
- Tobias Koch (artist) (* 1969), German artist
- Tobias Koch (politician) (* 1973), German politician (CDU)
- Tobias Koch (soccer player) (* 2001), Austrian soccer player
- Tom Koch (1925-2015), American author
- Tonia Koch , German radio journalist
- Torsten Koch (boxer) (* 1960), German boxer
- Torsten Koch (politician) (* 1963), German politician
- Traugott Koch (1937–2015), German Protestant theologian
U
- Ulla Koch (* 1955), German gymnastics trainer
- Ulrich Koch (theologian) (1525–1585), Swiss theologian
- Ulrich Koch (musician) (1921–1996), German violist and university professor
- Ulrich Koch (doctor) (* around 1942), German ENT doctor
- Ulrich Koch (lawyer) (* 1959), German lawyer and judge
- Ulrich Koch (poet) (born 1966), German writer
- Ulrike Koch (* 1950), German sinologist and filmmaker
- Ursula Koch (archaeologist) (* 1938), German archaeologist
- Ursula Koch (politician) (* 1941), Swiss politician (SP)
- Ursula Koch (author) (* 1944), German writer
- Ursula E. Koch (* 1934), German communication scientist and university professor
- Uwe Koch (writer) (* 1954), German lawyer and writer
- Uwe Koch (athlete) (* 1961), German marathon runner
- Uwe Koch (musician) (* 1964), German musician and moderator
- Uwe Koch-Gromus (* 1943), German psychologist and university professor
- Uwe-Karsten Koch (* 1941), German actor and director
V
- Valentin Koch (1877–1935), Swiss architect
- Valerie Koch (* 1974), German actress
- Verena Koch (* 1961), German actress
- Veronika Koch (tennis player) , German tennis player
- Veronika Koch (politician) (* 1972), German politician (CDU)
- Victor Koch (1843–1886), German architect
- Vinzenz Koch (1834–1881), German clergyman and politician
W.
- Waldemar Koch (politician) (1880–1963), German industrial engineer, university professor and politician (DDP, LDPD, FDP)
- Waldemar Koch (merchant) (1891–1981), German merchant and patron
- Walo Koch (1896–1956), Swiss botanist
- Walter Koch (pedagogue) (1870–1936), German reform pedagogue
- Walter Koch (politician) (1870–1947), German diplomat and politician (DVP)
- Walter Koch (painter, 1875) (also Walther Koch ; 1875–1915), German-Swiss poster artist and painter
- Walter Koch (physician) (1880–1962), German pathologist
- Walter Koch (canon lawyer) (1894–1965), German lawyer
- Walter Koch (veterinarian) (1902–1973), German veterinarian and animal breeding scientist
- Walter Koch (painter, 1905) (1905–1944), German painter
- Walter Koch (chemist) (1909–1995), German chemist
- Walter Koch (paratrooper) (1910–1943), German paratrooper
- Walter Koch (sculptor) (1910–1979), German sculptor
- Walter Koch (businessman) (1911–1998), German entrepreneur
- Walter Koch (painter, 1918) (1918–1987), German painter and graphic artist
- Walter Koch (actor) (* 1934), German actor
- Walter Koch (marathon runner) (* 1939), German marathon runner
- Walter Koch (historian) (1942–2019), Austrian historian, diplomat and epigraphist
- Walter Koch (soccer player, 1954) (* 1954), Austrian soccer player
- Walter Koch (author) (* 1955), German author and publisher
- Walter Koch (soccer player, 1957) (* 1957), Austrian soccer player and coach
- Walter A. Koch (astrologer) (1895–1970), German astrologer
- Walter A. Koch (semiotic) (* 1934), German English and semiotic
- Walter AS Koch (* 1943), German economist and university professor
- Walter Karl Koch (1880–1962), German surgeon
- Werner Koch (painter, 1884) (1884–1946), Swiss painter and glass painter
- Werner Koch (painter, 1904) (1904–1961), German painter and art teacher
- Werner Koch (pastor) (1910–1994), German pastor and resistance fighter
- Werner Koch (writer) (1926–1992), German writer
- Werner Koch (expert) (1927–1993), German expert
- Werner Koch (forest scientist) (1929–2009), German forest scientist
- Werner Koch (herbologist) (1933–2000), German agricultural scientist
- Werner Koch (painter, 1937) (* 1937), German painter and graphic artist
- Werner Koch (restorer) (* 1946), German conservator, restorer and university professor
- Werner Koch (State Secretary) (* 1952), German administrative lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Werner Koch (author) (* 1955), Austrian photographer, educator and author
- Werner Koch (software developer) (* 1961), German software developer
- Wilfried Koch (* 1929), German art historian and artist
- Wilhelm Koch (medic) (1842– ??), German surgeon
- Wilhelm Koch (writer) (1845–1891), German dialect poet
- Wilhelm Koch (civil servant) (1863–1942), German ministerial civil servant
- Wilhelm Koch (theologian) (1874–1955), German theologian
- Wilhelm Koch (politician, 1877) (1877–1950), German politician (DNVP)
- Wilhelm Koch (District Administrator) (1880–1954), German politician (SPD) and District Administrator
- Wilhelm Koch (fisheries scientist) (1887–1971), German fisheries scientist
- Wilhelm Koch (football official) (1900–1969), German football official
- Wilhelm Koch (deacon) (1907–1976), German deacon, church musician and CDU local politician
- Wilhelm Koch (politician, 1922) (1922–1977), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
- Wilhelm Koch (local history researcher) (1926–2018), German local history researcher and author
- Wilhelm Koch (artist) (* 1960), German artist and museum founder
- Wilhelm Koch-Hooge (1916-2004), German actor
- Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771–1849), German botanist and physician
- Wilhelm Herbert Koch (1905–1983), German journalist and writer
- Wilhelmina Koch ( Mina Koch ; 1845–1924), German composer
- Willi Koch (local history researcher) (1896–1977), German pedagogue, local history researcher and museum director
- Willi Koch (1903–1968), German publisher and politician (CDU)
- Willi Koch (painter) (1909–1988), Swiss painter
- William Karl Koch (1849–1920), German politician (DDP)
- Willy Koch (before 1895 – after 1913), theater actor
- Woldemar Koch (1902–1983), German economist of Ukrainian origin
- Wolf Günther Koch (* 1943), German cartographer
- Wolfgang Koch (actor) , German film actor
- Wolfgang Koch (railway author ) (* 1927), German railway worker and author
- Wolfgang Koch (linguist) (* 1947), German linguist
- Wolfgang Koch (toxicologist) (* 1953), German toxicologist and university professor
- Wolfgang Koch (cameraman) , Austrian cameraman
- Wolfgang Koch (soccer player) (* 1955), German soccer player
- Wolfgang Koch (politician) (* 1956), German politician (CDU)
- Wolfgang Koch (publicist) (* 1959), Austrian publicist
- Wolfgang Koch (athlete) (* 1960), German long distance runner / marathon runner
- Wolfgang Koch (singer) (* 1966), German opera singer (baritone)
- Wolfgang Koch (enduro athlete) , German enduro athlete
- Wolfgang H. Koch (* 1951), German dentist
- Wolfram Koch (chemist) (* 1959), German chemist and science manager
- Wolfram Koch (actor) (* 1962), German actor
See also
- Koch Industries , US company
- Koch (pastor dynasty)
- Coch
Web links
- Map of the relative distribution of the name Koch on verwandt.ch
- Map of the relative distribution of the name Koch on verwandt.de
- Map of the relative distribution of the name Koch on verwandt.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ The family name Koch , on Geogen Online,