Mothes
Mothes is the family name of the following people:
- Hans Mothes (1902–1989), German glaciologist
- Harald Mothes (* 1956), German soccer player
- Jörn Mothes (* 1962), GDR civil rights activist and state commissioner for the Stasi files, son of Winrich Mothes
- Kurt Mothes (1900–1983), German botanist and President of the Leopoldina from 1954 to 1974
- Max Mothes (born February 10, 1872 in Leipzig, † November 24, 1938 in Berlin), German actor and (since 1919) film actor
- Oskar Mothes (1828–1903), German architect
- Peter-Andreas Mothes (1935–2008), German painter
- Winrich Mothes (* 1935), pediatric surgeon in Schwerin, Vice President of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Medical Association. Son of Kurt Mothes
See also:
- Villa Mothes (Leipzig-Bachviertel). The name refers to Oskar Mothes
- Mothes Point , headland on the east coast of the Antarctic Adelaide Island
