Roth (family name)
Roth is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
Red can be a nickname for the color red and refer to a red-haired person. Likewise, a name of origin for the common place name Roth comes into consideration. The third possibility is a home name for a person who lived on a cleared property ( Middle Low German, red for 'clearing').
The meaning “red-haired” has equivalents in other languages, e.g. B. in Italian Rossi (in Italian rosso 'red' ).
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham Roth (1823–1880), Swiss journalist and writer
- Adolf Roth (* 1937), German economist and politician (CDU)
- Albert Roth (publisher) (1861–1927), Swiss printer and publisher, composer, xylophone manufacturer and journalist; Father of Swiss cinematography
- Albert Roth (1893–1952), German politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757–1834), German doctor and botanist
- Alexander Roth (* 1975), German journalist
- Alfred Roth (politician) (1879–1948), German politician and publicist
- Alfred Roth (writer) (1882–1950), German writer and preacher
- Alfred Roth (architect) (1903–1998), Swiss architect, designer and publicist
- Alfred G. Roth (1913–2007), Swiss entrepreneur and art collector
- Alice Roth (1905–1977), Swiss mathematician
- Alvin E. Roth (* 1951), American economist
- Andrea Roth (politician) (* 1953), German politician (Die Linke), MdL Saxony
- Andrea Roth (actress) (born 1967), Canadian actress
- Andreas Roth (painter) (1872–1949), German-American painter
- Andreas Roth (soccer player, 1956) (* 1956), German soccer player
- Andreas Roth (soccer player, 1964) (* 1964), Austrian soccer player
- Andreas Roth (lawyer) (* 1956), German lawyer
- Andreas Roth (athlete) (* 1993), Norwegian middle-distance runner
- Anja Roth (* 1979), German television presenter
- Ann Roth (* 1931), American costume designer
- Anne Roth , German blogger and activist
- Anton Roth (1912–1942), Austrian unskilled worker and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
- Arnold Roth (diplomat) (1836–1904), Swiss diplomat and politician
- Arnold Roth (engineer) (1890–1970), Swiss electrical engineer
- Arnold Roth (cartoonist) (* 1929), American cartoonist
- Arnold Roth (musician) (* 1953), American conductor and composer
- Asher Roth (* 1985), American musician
- August Roth (forester) (1823–1889), German forester
- August Roth (piano maker) , German piano maker and entrepreneur
- August Roth (painter) (1864–1952), Austrian painter
- August Roth (politician) (1894–1954), Swiss politician
B.
- Benno Roth (1903–1983), Austrian educator and church historian
- Bernhard Roth (1928–2014), Swiss entrepreneur and company founder
- Bernhard Wilhelm Roth (* 1970), German experimental physicist
- Bertrand Roth (1855–1938), Swiss composer and pianist
- Birgit Roth (* 1968), German media scientist and politician (SPD)
- Bobby Roth (born 1950), American director
- Brigitte Aloise Roth (1951–2018), Austrian performance artist, photographer, educator, feminist and environmental activist
- Bruce D. Roth (* 1952), American chemist
- Bruno Roth (1911–1998), German racing cyclist
C.
- Carl Roth (industrialist) (1846–1929), German industrialist
- Carl von Roth (1867–1930), Austrian industrialist
- Carl Roth (librarian) (1880–1940), Swiss historian, librarian and curator
- Carl Roth (politician) (1884-1967), German politician (SPD)
- Carl Roth-Freiermuth (1875–1943), Swiss politician (BV)
- Carmen Roth (* 1979), German soccer player
- Carsten Roth (* 1958), German architect and university professor
- Cecil Roth (1899–1970), British historian
- Cecilia Roth (* 1958), Argentine actress
- Christian Roth (politician) (1873–1934), German administrative lawyer and politician (DNVP, NF, NSDAP), MdR
- Christian Theodor Roth (1766–1848), German educator and specialist author
- Christoph Roth (1840–1907), German sculptor
- Christopher Roth (director) (* 1964), German director and film editor
- Christopher Roth (cyclist) (* 1990), German racing cyclist
- Claudia Roth (* 1955), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Claudia Roth (painter) (* 1955), Swiss painter
- Claudia Roth Pierpont , American journalist
- Colette Roth-Brand (* 1967), Swiss freestyle skier
- Cornelius Roth (* 1968), German clergyman, theologian and university professor
D.
- Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (* 1953), German politician (SPD)
- Daniel Roth (writer) (1801-1859), Transylvanian writer
- Daniel Roth (organist) (* 1942), French organist and composer
- Daniel Roth (artist) (* 1969), German artist
- Daniel Roth (actor) , German actor
- David Roth (magician) (born 1952), American magician
- David Roth (singer) (born around 1960), American singer-songwriter
- David Roth (politician) (* 1985), Swiss politician (SP)
- David Christopher Roth (* 1993), Austrian-German actor
- David Lee Roth (born 1954), American rock singer
- Denise Roth (* 1988), German speed skater
- Detlef Roth (teacher) (* 1966), Swiss high school teacher and co-editor of Heinrich Bullinger- Schriften
- Detlef Roth (* 1969), German singer (baritone and bass)
- Dieter Roth (1930–1998), Swiss artist
- Dieter Roth (boxer) (* 1983), German boxer
- Dieter T. Roth (* 1975), German-American Protestant theologian and university professor
- Diethardt Roth (* 1941), German bishop of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Dietmar Roth (* 1963), German soccer player
- Dorothee Roth (* 1955), German speaker, language trainer and actress
- Doug Roth (* 1967), American basketball player
E.
- Ed Roth (1932-2001), American artist
- Edgar Roth (1920 / 1921–2012), German football official
- Egon Roth (* 1980), German boxer
- Eli Roth (* 1972), American director and actor
- Elisabeth Roth (1920–2010), German folklorist
- Emery Roth ( Imre Róth ; 1871–1948), American architect
- Emil Roth (publisher, 1815) (1815–1876), German publisher
- Emil Roth (publisher, 1853) (1853–1897), German librarian and publisher
- Emil Roth (art historian) (1866 – after 1915), Austrian lawyer and art historian
- Emil Roth (politician) (1867–1939), German manufacturer and politician (DDP)
- Emil Roth (Nazi victim) (1881–1942), German Nazi victim
- Emil Roth (architect) (1893–1980), Swiss architect
- Emil Albert Roth (1893–1952), German politician (NSDAP), see Albert Roth
- Emma Roth (* 2005), German film actress and child actress
- Emmy Roth (1885–1942), German silversmith
- Eric Roth (* 1945), American screenwriter
- Erich Roth (SS member) (1910–1947), German policeman and SS storm leader
- Erich Roth (theologian) (1917–1956), German Protestant theologian
- Erna Roth-Oberth (1922–2012), Transylvanian-German lawyer
- Ernie Roth (1929-1983), American wrestling manager
- Ernst Roth (librarian) (1857–1918), German librarian and botanist
- Ernst Roth (music publisher) (1896–1971), Austrian lawyer and music publisher
- Ernst Roth (politician, 1901) (1901–1951), German politician (SPS, SPD)
- Ernst Roth (politician, 1906) (1906–1955), German politician (GB / BHE)
- Ernst Roth (Rabbi) (1908–1991), State Rabbi of Hesse
- Ernst-August Roth (1898–1975), German general and pilot
- Ernst-Ewald Roth (* 1953), German politician
- Ernst Moritz Roth (1902–1945), German priest and artist
- Erwin Roth (1926–1998), German-Austrian psychologist
- Esther Roth (painter) (* 1943), Swiss painter
- Esther Roth-Shachamorov (* 1952), Israeli athlete
- Eugen Roth (poet) (1895–1976), German poet
- Eugen Roth (artist) (1925–2011), German sculptor and painter
- Eugen Roth (manager) , managing director of Gady GmbH, former managing director of Raiffeisenbank Leibnitz eGen
- Eugen Roth (philosopher) (* 1941), Swiss philosopher and author
- Eugen Roth (politician) (* 1957), German politician (SPD)
- Eugen Roth-Leuthert (1898–1965), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Eva Roth (Casting Director) (* 1960), Austrian casting director and former actress
- Eva Roth (journalist) (* 1964), German journalist
- Eva Roth (canoeist) (* 1967), German canoeist and Olympic participant
- Eva Roth (writer) (* 1974), Swiss writer
- Eva Roth (actress) , Danish actress
- Eva Roth Heege (* 1963), Swiss art historian and medieval and modern archaeologist
- Evan Roth (* 1978), American artist
- Ewald Roth (* 1960), Austrian karateka and trainer
F.
- Fabian Roth (* 1995), German badminton player
- Felix Roth (* 1987), German soccer player
- Ferdinand Roth (physician) (1908–1966), German pathologist and university professor
- Ferdinand Wilhelm Emil Roth (1853–1924), German historian
- François Roth (historian) (1936–2016), French historian
- François-Xavier Roth (* 1971), French conductor
- Franz Roth (* 1946), German soccer player
- Franz von Roth ( Franz Karl von Roth ; 1783–1864), Austrian major general
- Franz Roth (musician) (1837–1907), Austrian composer, conductor and pianist
- Franz Roth (fossil collector) (1837–1913), Austrian miner and fossil collector
- Franz Roth (architect) (1841–1909), Austrian architect
- Franz Roth (photographer) (1911–1943), Austrian photographer and war correspondent
- Franz Roth (painter) (* 1956), Swiss painter
- Franz zu Erbach-Erbach and von Wartenberg-Roth (1925–2015), German nobleman and archive owner
- Franz Heinrich Roth (1729–1780), German builder, see Johann Heinrich Roth
- Franz Ignaz Roth (18th century), German painter, brother of Franz Joseph Roth and teacher of Johann Christoph Fesel
- Franz Joseph Roth (1690–1758), German plasterer and master builder
- Franz Leonhard Roth (1706–1769), German politician, mayor of Heilbronn
- Franziska Roth (politician, 1964) , former Aargau government councilor (non-party, previously SVP)
- Franziska Roth (politician, 1966) , Solothurn Cantonal Councilor, President of the SP Canton Solothurn
- Franziska Roth-Bräm (* 1964), Basel Grand Councilor (SP)
- Frauke Roth (* 1967), German musician and director of the Dresden Philharmonic
- Frederick Roth (1872–1944), American sculptor
- Fridolin Roth (1839–1920), Swiss politician (Catholic Conservative)
- Friederike Roth (* 1948), German writer
- Friedrich von Roth (1780–1852), German lawyer and state councilor
- Friedrich Roth (pastor) (1847–1927), German Catholic pastor, episcopal clergyman and papal secret chamberlain (prelate)
- Friedrich Roth (historian) (1854–1930), German historian
- Friedrich Roth-Scholtz (1687–1736), German bookseller and publisher
- Friedrich Franz Roth (1835–1924), German physician
- Friedrich Wilhelm Roth (1787–1862), Prussian major general
- Friedrich Wilhelm Emil Roth (1853–1924), see Ferdinand Wilhelm Emil Roth
- Fritz Roth (genealogist) (1905–1987), German genealogist
- Fritz Roth (sculptor) (* 1945), Swiss sculptor
- Fritz Roth (Undertaker) (1949–2012), German undertaker and grief counselor
- Fritz Roth (actor) (* 1955), German actor
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- Gabi Roth (* 1967), German athlete
- Gabriel Roth , American songwriter, musician, band leader and record producer
- Gene Roth (1903-1976), American actor
- Georg Roth (entrepreneur, 1834) (1834–1903), Austrian arms contractor
- Georg Roth (botanist) (1842–1915), German bryologist and illustrator
- Georg Roth (mathematician) (1845–1913), Alsatian mathematician
- Georg Roth (politician, 1887) (1887–1980), German businessman and politician (CDP / CDU)
- Georg Roth (entrepreneur, 1898) (1898–1959), German grocer
- Georg Roth (politician, II) , German soldiers' council and politician, MdL Bavaria
- Georg Roth (artist, I) , German artist and art teacher
- Georg Roth (conductor) (1919–2008), German conductor and music writer
- Georg Roth (politician, III) , German politician (SPD), mayor of Pfungstadt
- Georg Roth (artist, 1950) (* 1950), German artist
- Georg Barthel Roth (1871– ??), German lawyer and author
- Georg Friedrich Roth (1780 / 1781–1852), German pastor
- Georg Philipp August von Roth (1783–1817), Baltic German writer and educator
- Gerhard Roth (politician) (* 1933), German politician (SPD)
- Gerhard Roth (author) (* 1942), Austrian writer
- Gerhard Roth (biologist) (* 1942), German biologist and brain researcher
- Gottfried Roth (1923-2006), Austrian physician
- Gotthold Heinrich Roth (1866–1955), German teacher, dialect poet and dramatist, local researcher
- Gottlieb Roth (1869–1969), Austrian miner and fossil collector
- Gregor Roth , German legal scholar
- Guenther Roth (also Günther Roth; 1931–2019), American sociologist
- Günter Roth (director) (1925–2015), German opera director and artistic director
- Günter Roth (General) (* 1935), German officer and military historian
- Günter Roth (lawyer) (* 1941), German-Austrian legal scholar and university professor
- Günter Roth (sociologist) (* 1959), German social scientist and university professor
- Günter D. Roth (1931–2016), German astronomer and author
- Günther Roth (* 1964), German painter
- Gustav Roth (1916–2008), German Indologist
- Gustave Roth (1909–1982), Belgian boxer
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- Hans Roth (painter) (1876–1966), Austrian painter
- Hans Roth (politician, 1879) (1879–1966), Swiss politician (SP)
- Hans Roth (judge) (1886–1946), German lawyer and judge
- Hans Roth (politician, 1889) (1889–1969), Austrian politician (CS, ÖVP)
- Hans Roth (Turner) (1890–?), German gymnast
- Hans Roth (politician, 1913) (1913–2003), Swiss politician (BGB / SVP)
- Hans Roth (entrepreneur, 1916) (1916–2008), Austrian entrepreneur
- Hans Roth (politician, 1923) (1923–2009), German politician (CDU)
- Hans Roth (architect) (1934–1999), Swiss architect and theologian
- Hans Roth (home nurse) (1938–2016), German home nurse
- Hans Roth (educator) (* 1943), German educator and conscientious objector
- Hans Roth (astronomer) (* 1945), Swiss amateur astronomer
- Hans Roth (entrepreneur, 1946) (* 1946), Austrian entrepreneur
- Hans Roth-von Jecklin (1887–1971), Swiss high school teacher and historian
- Hans-Georg Roth (* 1949), German speechwriter
- Hans-Josef Roth (1934–2006), German organist and choir director
- Hans Otto Roth (1890–1953), Romanian German politician
- Hans Peter Roth (* 1967), Swiss author, journalist and environmental activist
- Hans Rudolf Roth ( ROJO ; * 1942), Swiss photographer and painter
- Hans Wolfgang Roth (* 1955), German painter and art teacher
- Harald Roth (architect) (1910–1991), German architect
- Harald Roth (local history specialist) (* 1950), German secondary school teacher and local history specialist
- Harald Roth (historian) (* 1965), German historian
- Heidi Roth (* 1984), German ski jumper
- Heike Roth (* 1968), German basketball player
- Heinrich Roth (Indologist) (1620–1668), German missionary and Sanskrit researcher
- Heinrich Roth (medic) (1815-1885), German medic
- Heinrich Roth (politician) (1889–1955), German politician (center), MdR
- Heinrich Roth (officer) (1893–1943), German lieutenant general
- Heinrich Roth (pedagogue) (1906–1983), German pedagogue and psychologist
- Heinrich Balthasar Roth (1639–1689), German legal scholar
- Heinrich Wilhelm Roth (1892–1971), German designer and manufacturer
- Heinz Roth (Holocaust denier) (1912/1913? –1978), German architect and Holocaust denier
- Heinz Roth (* 1931), German Colonel in the Ministry for State Security
- Helene Roth (artist) (1887–1966), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Helene Roth (architect) (1904–1995), Austrian architect
- Helga Roth (* 1943), German specialist in surgery and pediatric surgery
- Hella Roth (* 1963), German hockey player
- Helmut Roth (prehistoric) (1941–2003), German prehistoric
- Helmut Roth (soccer player) (* 1950), German soccer player
- Hennes Roth (* 1950), German photographer
- Henry Roth (1906-1995), American writer
- Herbert Roth (1926–1983), German composer and musician
- Herbert Otto Roth (1917–1994), Austro-New Zealand historian and librarian
- Hermann Roth (sculptor) (1856–1928), Swiss sculptor
- Hermann Roth (writer) (1865–1950), German writer and publicist
- Hermann Roth (musicologist) (1882–1938), German musicologist
- Hermann Roth (archaeologist) (1909 – after 1984), German archaeologist and local researcher
- Hermann Roth (soccer player) (* 1925), German soccer goalkeeper
- Hermann Roth (racing driver) , Swiss automobile racing driver
- Hermann J. Roth ( Hermann Josef Roth ; * 1929), German pharmacist, university professor and painter
- Hermann Josef Roth (* 1938), German cultural historian and monument curator
- Hieronymus Roth (politician, 1606) (1606–1678), German politician, Königsberg judge
- Hieronymus Roth (politician, 1826) (1826–1897), Austrian politician
- Hilde Roth (writer) (1916–1970), German writer
- Hilde Roth (* 1925) German seamstress and designer
- Horst Roth (1954–2014), German journalist
I.
- Ignaz Roth (1894–1972), German politician (SPD)
- Iwan Roth (* 1942), Swiss saxophonist and university professor
J
- Jan Roth (cameraman) (1899–1972), Czechoslovak cameraman
- Jan Roth (musician) (* 1977), German musician
- Jean Roth (* 1924), Swiss cyclist
- Jean-François Roth (* 1952), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Jean-Pierre Roth (* 1946), Swiss economist and bank manager
- Jenni Roth (* 1979), German journalist
- Jens Roth (actor) (* 1964), German actor, director and author
- Jens Roth (* 1988), German triathlete
- Jesse Roth (* 1934), American endocrinologist
- Joan Roth (* 1942), American photographer
- Joe Roth (* 1948), American film director, film producer and manager
- Johann IV. Roth (1426–1506), Bishop of Lavant and Prince-Bishop of Breslau
- Johann Roth (SPD) (1878–1946), German politician (SPD), MdL Republic of Baden
- Johann Ferdinand Roth (1748–1814), German Protestant pastor and historian
- Johann Friedrich Roth (1863–1943), German politician (DDP), MdL Saxony
- Johann Heinrich Roth (1729–1780), German builder
- Johann Jakob Roth (1760–1826), German farmer and politician
- Johann Martin Roth (bell founder) (around 1720–1798), German bell founder
- Johann Martin Roth (1858–1937), German teacher and beekeeper
- Johann Philipp Roth (1754–1818), Baltic German writer and teacher
- Johann Richard von Roth (1749–1813), German lawyer, politician and university professor
- Johannes Roth (politician) (1812–1870), Swiss politician
- Johannes Roth (zoologist) (1815-1858), German zoologist and explorer
- Johannes Roth (actor) (1891– ??), Austro-Hungarian actor
- Johannes Matthias Roth (* 1967), German pastor and songwriter
- John Roth (* 1942), German entrepreneur
- Jonathan Roth (1873–1924), German lawyer and politician, MdR
- Josef Roth von Limanowa-Łapanów (1859–1927), Austro-Hungarian Colonel General
- Josef Roth (soccer player) (* 1959), Swiss soccer player
- Joseph von Roth (? –1772), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Joseph Roth (1894–1939), Austrian writer
- Joseph Roth (politician) (1896–1945), German politician (center)
- Joseph Roth (priest) (1897–1941), German priest and ministerial official
- Joseph Gerster-Roth (1860–1937), Swiss manufacturer, writer and folklorist
- Judith Roth (* 1966), German soccer player
- Julie-Anne Roth (* 1973), French actress
- Jutta Roth , pseudonym of Michael Zeller (* 1944), German writer
- Jutta Roth (artist) (* 1960), German painter and poet
- Jürgen Roth (physician) (* 1944), German pathologist
- Jürgen Roth (publicist) (1945–2017), German publicist
- Jürgen Roth (politician) (* 1963), German politician (CDU)
- Jürgen Roth (writer) (* 1968), German writer
- Jürgen Roth-Lebenstedt (* 1962), German soccer player and coach
- Justus Roth (1818-1892), German geologist
K
- Karin Roth (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Karin Roth (singer) (* 1951), German singer
- Karl Roth (Germanist) (1802–1880), German Germanist and archivist
- Karl von Roth ( Karl Joseph Valentin von Roth ; 1818–1879), Austrian major general
- Karl Roth (architect) (1875–1932), German architect and university professor
- Karl Roth (painter) (1899–1975), German painter
- Karl Roth (medalist) (1900–1967), German medalist, painter and sculptor
- Karl Roth (politician, 1902) (1902–1980), German politician (FDP)
- Karl Roth (politician, 1954) (* 1954), German politician (CSU)
- Karl Roth von Schreckenstein (1823-1894), German archivist and historian
- Karl Friedrich Roth (1890–1960), German painter
- Karl Heinrich Roth-Lutra (1900–1984), German anthropologist
- Karl Heinz Roth (* 1942), German historian, social researcher and doctor
- Karl Ludwig Roth (philologist, 1790) ( Karl Ludwig von Roth ; 1790–1868), German educator and philologist
- Karl Ludwig Roth (philologist, 1811) (1811–1860), Swiss classical philologist
- Katharina Roth (1882–1967), German politician (KPD)
- Kenneth Roth (* 1955), attorney and executive director of Human Rights Watch since 1993
- Klaus Roth (folklorist) (* 1939), German folklorist
- Klaus Roth (chemist) (* 1945), German chemist and university professor
- Klaus Roth (political scientist) (* 1953), German political scientist
- Klaus Roth (politician) (* 1963), German politician (CDU)
- Klaus Roth (sports scientist) (* 1951), German sports scientist
- Klaus Friedrich Roth (1925–2015), British mathematician
- Kurt Roth (painter) (1899–1975), German painter
- Kurt Roth (diplomat) (1931–1989), German diplomat
L.
- Laurenz Max Roth (1814–1877), German theologian
- Leo Roth (1904–1960), German Catholic priest, see Leonhard Roth (clergyman)
- Leo Roth (agent) (1911–1937), German party functionary (KPD) and agent
- Leo Roth (painter) (1914–2002), Israeli painter
- Leo Roth (Cantor) (1921-2004), Austrian singer and cantor
- Leo Roth (pedagogue) (* 1935), German educationalist
- Leonard Roth (1904-1968) British mathematician
- Leonhard Roth (hymn poet) (around 1500–1541), German hymn poet
- Leonhard Roth (clergyman) (1904–1960), German Catholic priest
- Lex Roth , Luxembourgish writer, translator and linguist
- Lillian Roth (1910–1980), American actress and singer
- Linus Roth (* 1977), German violinist
- Lotte Roth-Wölfle (1912–2011), German antiquarian
- Louis Roth (1843–1929), Austrian composer and conductor
- Louise Roth (pseudonym Louise Richter ; 1857 – after 1927), German writer
- Luca Roth (* 2000), German ski jumper
- Ludwig Roth (entrepreneur) (1845–1911), German entrepreneur
- Ludwig Roth (architect) , German architect
- Ludwig Roth (engineer) (1909–1967), German-American engineer
- Ludwig Roth (athlete) , German athlete and mountain runner
- Ludwig Roth von Schreckenstein (1789–1858), German general and politician
- Ludwig Max Roth (1858–1952), German painter
- Lukas Roth (* 1965), German photographer
M.
- Manfred Roth (* 1950), German director and actor
- Manfred Roth (entrepreneur) , German entrepreneur
- Marcus Roth (* 1968), German psychologist and university professor
- Margarete Henning-Roth (1899 – after 1959), German actress
- Maria Roth-Bernasconi (* 1955), Swiss politician
- Marie-France Roth Pasquier (* 1968), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Marie-Louise Roth (1926–2014), French-German literary scholar
- Martha T. Roth (* 1952), American ancient orientalist
- Markus Roth (politician) (1911–1996), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Markus Roth (physicist) (* 1965), German physicist
- Markus Roth (lawyer) (* 1968), German legal scholar
- Markus Roth (historian) (* 1972), German historian
- Markus Roth (organ builder) , German master organ builder
- Martin Roth (1955–2017), German cultural scientist and museum director
- Martin Roth (SS member) (1914–2003), German SS-Hauptscharführer and head of the crematorium in Mauthausen concentration camp.
- Martina Roth (* 1960), German actress and singer
- Martina Rost-Roth (* 1956), German specialist in German
- Matt Roth (actor) (born 1964), American actor
- Matt Roth ( American football player ) (b.1982), American football player
- Max Roth (photographer) (1923–2011), Swiss photographer
- Max Roth (sculptor) (* 1954), Swiss sculptor
- Max F. Roth (1900–1972), Swiss engineer and entrepreneur
- Maximilian Roth (1899–1945), German resistance fighter
- Mechthild Roth (* 1956), German biologist
- Michael Roth (cyberneticist) (1936–2019), German engineer and professor of automation
- Michael Roth (handball player) (* 1962), German handball player
- Michael Roth (theologian) (* 1968), German theologian
- Michael Roth (politician) (* 1970), German politician (SPD)
- Michael Roth (musician) (* 1971), German musician
- Michael A. Roth (* 1935), German entrepreneur and football official
- Michael S. Roth (* 1957), American university director
- Michel Roth (cook) (* 1959), French cook of nouvelle cuisine
- Michel Roth (* 1976), Swiss composer and music researcher
- Miriam Roth (1910–2005), Israeli educator
- Monika Roth (* 1951), Swiss lawyer
- Moran Roth (* 1982), Israeli basketball player
- Moritz Roth (1839–1914), Swiss pathologist
- Moshik Roth (* 1972), Israeli chef
- Muriel Roth (* 1982), Swiss actress
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- Nicolas Roth (* 1990), German soccer player
- Nikolaus Roth (1957–2017), German politician
- Nina Roth (* 1988), American curler
- Noé Roth (* 2000), Swiss freestyle skier
- Norbertine Bresslern-Roth (1891–1978), Austrian painter
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- Oliver Roth (soccer player) (* 1968), German soccer player
- Oliver Roth (musician) (* 1977), Swiss jazz musician
- Oliver Roth (Badminton) (* 1986), German badminton player
- Oscar Roth (1910–1981), American officer
- Oskar Roth (1933–2019), German basketball and handball player
- Otto Roth (publisher) (1849–1932), German publisher
- Otto Roth (bacteriologist) (1853–1927), Swiss bacteriologist and hygienist
- Otto Roth (surgeon) (1863-1944), German surgeon
- Otto Roth (entrepreneur) , German company founder , see The Gillette Company #History
- Otto Roth (writer) (1879–1948), German writer and publicist
- Otto Roth (People's Commissar) , Romanian-German politician (Social Democratic Party), People's Commissar of the Banat Republic
- Otto Roth (politician) (1900–1932), German teacher, standard leader and politician (NSDAP), MdL Bavaria
- Otto Roth (architect) (1904–1994), German architect
- Otto Roth (resistance fighter) (1905–1969), German resistance fighter
- Otto Aberegg-Roth (1867–1938), Swiss economic manager
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- Patrick Roth (* 1953), German writer
- Paul von Roth (1820–1892), German legal scholar
- Paul Roth (media scientist) (1885–1964), German newspaper scholar
- Paul Roth (historian) (1896–1961), Swiss historian
- Paul Roth (engineer) (1938–2017), German engineer and university professor
- Paul Edwin Roth (1918–1985), German actor and voice actor
- Paul Otto Roth (1901–1985), Swiss sculptor
- Paul Werner Roth (1941–2001), Austrian historian
- Paula Roth (1918–1988), Swiss landlady
- Peter Roth (mathematician) († 1617), German arithmetic master
- Peter Roth (soccer player) , soccer player
- Peter Roth (musician) (* 1944), Swiss musician and composer
- Peter Roth (* 1961), German ski racer and trainer
- Peter Roth-Ehrang (1925–1966), German opera singer (baritone) and actor
- Petra Roth (* 1944), German politician (CDU)
- Philip Roth (1933–2018), American writer
- Philipp Roth (politician) (1899–1971), German politician (KPD) and resistance fighter, MdL Prussia
- Philipp Roth (screenwriter) (* 1972), German screenwriter
- Philipp Roth (composer) (* 1991), German composer
- Philippina Roth (1898–1961), German resistance fighter
- Phillip J. Roth (* 1959), American film producer, screenwriter and film director
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- Quirin Roth (* 1943), German sculptor
R.
- Rachel Roth (* 1982), American actress
- Rafael Roth (1933–2013), German entrepreneur
- Rainer Roth (* 1944), German sociologist and university professor
- Ralf Roth (historian) (* 1957), German historian and university professor
- Ralf Roth (sports scientist) (* 1963), German sports scientist and university professor
- Ramona Roth (* 1977), German cross-country skier
- Reinhold Roth (politician) (1900–1985), German politician (NSDAP)
- Reinhold Roth (racing driver) (* 1953), German motorcycle racing driver
- Richard Roth (writer) (1835-1915), German writer
- Richard Roth (swimmer) (born 1947), American swimmer
- Richard Roth (journalist) (* 1955), American journalist
- Richard Rothe-Roth (1898–1972), German rear admiral
- Richard A. Roth (1940-2017), American film producer
- Robert Roth (politician) (1891–1975), German politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Robert Roth (wrestler) (1898–1959), Swiss wrestler
- Robert Roth (entrepreneur) (* 1950), Swiss social entrepreneur
- Robert Roth (Deacon) (* 1963), hospital chaplain in Freiburg im Breisgau
- Roland Roth (* 1949), German political scientist and civil rights activist
- Rolf Roth (painter) (pseudonym Lucifer ; 1888–1985), Swiss caricaturist, painter and writer
- Rolf Roth (politician) , mayor of the joint municipality of Elbmarsch
- Roman Roth (* 1980), German actor
- Rose Renée Roth (1902–1990), Austrian actress
- Roswith Roth (* 1944), Austrian health psychologist, psychological gender researcher and university professor
- Rudolf von Roth ( Walter Rudolph Roth ; 1821–1895), German Indologist and religious scholar
- Rudolf Roth (sculptor) (1902–1985), Swiss sculptor
- Rudolf Roth (soccer player) (* 1948), Austrian soccer player and official
- Rudolf Roth (musician) ( Rudi Roth ; * 1951), German jazz musician
- Rupert Roth (1903–1978), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Ryan Roth (* 1983), Canadian cyclist
S.
- Samuel Roth (1893–1974), American publisher and writer
- Santiago Roth (1850–1924), Swiss-Argentine paleontologist
- Sebastian Roth , maiden name of Sin with Sebastian , German musician
- Sebastian Roth (handball player) (* 1985), German handball player
- Sébastien Roth (* 1978), Swiss football player
- Sigrid Roth (born Sigrid Ingeborg Uebel ; * 1928), German actress and writer
- Sissy Roth-Halvax (1946–2009), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Stefan Roth (politician) (* 1960), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Stefan Roth (economist) , German economist and university professor
- Steffen Roth (economist) (* 1976), German social and economic scientist
- Steffen Roth (musician) (* 1989), German jazz musician
- Stephan Roth (town clerk) (1492–1546), German town clerk and politician
- Stephan Roth (physician) (* 1945), German physician
- Stephan Ludwig Roth (1796–1849), Transylvanian writer, school reformer and politician
- Susan L. Roth (* 1944), American illustrator
T
- Thaddäus Maria Roth (1898–1952), German religious and artist
- Theres Roth-Hunkeler (* 1953), Swiss writer and journalist
- Thomas Roth (journalist, 1951) (* 1951), German television journalist
- Thomas Roth (politician) (* 1960), German politician (FDP)
- Thomas Roth (filmmaker) (* 1965), Austrian director and author
- Thomas Roth (Journalist, 1974) (* 1974), German newspaper journalist
- Thomas Roth (athlete) (* 1991), Norwegian athlete
- Thomas Roth-Berghofer (* 1967), German computer scientist, university professor and writer
- Tim Roth (born 1961), British actor
- Tim Roth (musician) (* ≈1988), German-British jazz musician
- Tim Otto Roth (* 1974), German installation artist
- Tobias Roth (* 1985), German writer and cultural journalist
- Toby Roth (* 1938), American politician
- Toni Roth (1899–1971), German painter, preservationist and restorer
- Trudi Roth (1930–2016), Swiss actress
U
- Uli Jon Roth (* 1954), German rock guitarist
- Ulli Roth (* 1966), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Ulrich Roth (* 1962), German handball player and manager
- Urs Roth (1960–2018), Swiss insurance manager
V
- Veronica Roth (* 1988), American writer
- Viktor Roth (historian) (1874–1936), Transylvanian art historian
- Viktor Roth, real name of iBlali (* 1992), German web video producer
- Volker Roth (* 1942), German football referee
- Volker Michael Roth (1944–2008), German sculptor
W.
- Walter Roth (Senator) (1922–1994), German trade unionist
- Walter Roth (sculptor) ( Walti ; * 1952), Swiss sculptor
- Walter Roth (actor) (* 1959), German actor and publisher
- Walter Edmund Roth (1861–1933), English anthropologist and doctor
- Walther Roth (1873–1950), German chemist
- Werner Roth (comic book author) (1921–1973), American comic book author
- Werner Roth (physician) (1922–2015), Swiss bacteriologist
- Werner Roth (soccer player, 1925) (1925–2011), German soccer player and coach
- Werner Roth (engineer) (1929–2004), German engineer and professor of technical mechanics
- Werner Roth (soccer player, April 1948) (* 1948), American soccer player
- Werner Roth (soccer player, June 1948) (* 1948), German soccer player
- Werner Roth (music producer) (* 1957), German sound engineer and drummer
- Werner Roth-Bianchi (* 1933), Swiss publisher and editor
- Wilhelm von Roth (General, I) (? –1747), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Wilhelm von Roth (General, 1849) (1849–1919), Prussian Lieutenant General
- Wilhelm Roth (painter) (1870–1948), German painter
- Wilhelm Roth (film critic) (* 1937), German film scholar, critic and editor
- Wilhelm August Roth (1833–1892), German military hygienist and general doctor
- Wilhelm August Traugott Roth (1720–1765), German organist and composer
- William M. Roth (1916–2014), American businessman and politician
- William V. Roth (1921–2003), American politician
- Willy Roth (1908–1952), French painter of Swiss origin
- Wolf Roth (* 1944), German actor
- Wolf-Dieter Roth (* 1963), German journalist and author
- Wolfgang Roth (bell founder) , German bell founder
- Wolfgang Roth (set designer) (1910–1988), Swiss set designer
- Wolfgang Roth (psychologist) (* 1939), German psychologist
- Wolfgang Roth (politician, 1941) (* 1941), German manager and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Wolfgang Roth (politician, 1949) (* 1949), German politician (SPD), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Wolfgang Roth (presenter) (* 1954), German radio presenter
- Wolfgang Richard Roth (1930–1997), German chemist
- Wulf-Henning Roth (* 1945), German legal scholar
Z
- Zeno Roth (1956–2018), German guitarist and songwriter
See also
- Rosa Roth , German TV series
- Roth von Schreckenstein , south German noble family
- Red (disambiguation)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden: family names. Origin and meaning. Edited by Rosa and Volker Kohlheim. 2nd Edition. Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , p. 558.