Potter (disambiguation)
Potter designates:
- a profession, see pottery
- the potter (mountain) , a mountain in the Zittau Mountains
- the place Großtöpfer in Eichsfeld and the desert area Kleintöpfer near Treffurt on the Werra
Töpfer or Toepfer is the family name of the following people:
- Alfred Toepfer (1894–1993), German entrepreneur
- Armin Töpfer (* 1944), German economist
- August Töpfer (1834–1911), German teacher and designer for the arts and crafts
- Bernhard Töpfer (1926–2012), German historian
- Birte Toepfer (1945–2010), German patroness and chairwoman of the foundation board
- Edeltraut Töpfer (* 1949), German politician
- Ernst Toepfer (1877–1955), German painter
- Friedrich Töpfer (geodesist) (1925–2013), German geodesist and cartographer
- Friedrich August Töpfer (1728–1801), German philologist and educator
- Gerti Töpfer (* 1953), German politician (CDU) and Lord Mayor of Riesa
- Heinrich August Töpfer (theologian) (1696–1753), German theologian
- Heinrich August Töpfer (mathematician) (1758–1833), German mathematician
- Heinz Töpfer (1930–2009), German university professor for regulation and control technology
- Johann Gottlob Töpfer (1791–1870), German composer, organist and organ building theorist
- Johanna Töpfer (1929–1990), German politician (FDGB), MdV
- Jürgen Töpfer (1946–2003), German politician
- Karl Töpfer (writer) ( Karl Friedrich Gustav Töpfer , also Carl Töpfer ; 1792–1871), German actor and writer
- Karl Töpfer (politician) (1888–1967), German trade unionist and politician (SPD)
- Karl Töpfer (costume designer) (also Carl Töpfer ), German costume designer and actor
- Karl Eric Toepfer (* 1948), theater scholar
- Klaus Töpfer (* 1938), German politician, former environment minister
- Ota Töpfer (1921–1962), Czech cabaret artist and comedian
- Otto Toepfer (1845–1918), German mechanic and optician
- Peter Töpfer (* 1961), German "national anarchist" with connections to the right-wing extremist scene
- Reinhold Toepfer (1873–1951), German mechanic and optician
- Roland Töpfer (1929–1999), German animation film director, creator of the HB male
- Rolf Töpfer (* 1932), German cyclist
- Rudolf Töpfer (? –1996), German homeland researcher and postal historian
- Sabine Toepfer-Kataw (* 1963), German political officer (CDU)
- Sonja Toepfer (* 1961), German video artist and author
- Thomas Töpfer (* 1958), German soccer player
- Tomáš Töpfer (* 1951), Czech actor and politician
- Ulrich Töpfer (* 1953), German social worker and politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Wilfried Töpfer (* 1945), Bremerhaven politician (SPD)
The following institutions and companies are called Toepfer :
- the Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS
- Alfred C. Toepfer International , agricultural commodity trading and logistics company from Hamburg
- Otto Toepfer & Sohn , precision mechanics and optics company based in Potsdam
See also:
