Vogt (family name)
Vogt is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
Vogt is a professional name of the bailiff (lat .: advocate who Hinzu- / Summoned, see "legal aid"). It was a stately, mostly aristocratic official of the Middle Ages and early modern times. Similar professional names, which have also been retained as a family name, are Meier or Schultheiß .
variants
- Voght
- Voigt , spoken like Vogt with Dehnungs-i
- Voight
- Voit
- Vogtt
- Fauth
- Altevogt
- (Vojgt), spelling in Poland
in southern Germany and Switzerland:
Name bearer
A.
- Achim Vogt (* 1970), Liechtenstein ski racer
- Adolf Vogt (1823–1907), German-Swiss doctor and university professor for hygiene and sanitary statistics
- Adolf Max Vogt (1920–2013), Swiss professor of art and architecture history and journalist
- Albert Vogt (orientalist) (1634–1676), German orientalist and theologian
- Albert Vogt (Byzantinist) (1874–1942), Swiss Byzantinist and church historian
- Albert Vogt (painter) , German painter
- Albert Vogt , real name of B. Gravelott (1922–1998), German dialect author and publisher
- Alexander Vogt (* 1978), German journalist and politician (SPD)
- Alexandra Vogt (* 1970), German painter, photographer and video artist
- Alfred Vogt (physician) (1879–1943), Swiss ophthalmologist
- Alfred Vogt (designer) (1917–2002), German sailplane designer
- Alfred Elton van Vogt ( AE van Vogt ; 1912–2000), American author
- Alois Vogt (1906–1988), Liechtenstein politician
- Andreas Vogt (politician, 1880) (1880–1958), Liechtenstein politician (VP)
- Andreas Vogt (politician, 1918) (1918–2002), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Andreas Vogt (soccer player) (* 1958), German soccer player
- Andreas Vogt (historian) (* 1962), Namibian historian
- Andreas Vogt (musician) (* 1968), German drummer, composer and music teacher
- Angelina Vogt (* 1994), German Wine Queen 2019/2020
- Anne-Kathrin Vogt (* 1968), German basketball player
- Annette Vogt (* 1952), German science historian
- Anton Vogt (librarian) (before 1504 – after 1529), librarian of the St. Gallen monastery
- Anton Vogt (politician) (1891 – after 1945), German politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Arnold Vogt (1952–2004), German museum educator
- Arthur Vogt (1917–2003), Swiss revisionist and Holocaust denier
- Artur Vogt (1894–1964), German politician (KPD)
- August Vogt (entrepreneur) (1862 – after 1938), German company owner
- August Vogt (local researcher) (1913–2009), German adult education center teacher and local history researcher
- Augustus Stephen Vogt (1861–1926), Canadian music teacher, choir director, organist and composer
B.
- Basil Vogt (1878–1939), Liechtenstein carpenter, farmer and politician
- Bernd Vogt (* 1959), German photographer and sculptor
- Bernhard Vogt (* 1964), German historian
- Bruce Vogt (* 1950), Canadian pianist and music teacher
- Burkhard Vogt (* 1955), German archaeologist
C.
- Carina Vogt (* 1992), German ski jumper and first Olympic champion in women's ski jumping
- Carl Vogt (1817–1895), German-Swiss scientist and politician
- Carl de Vogt (1885–1970), German actor
- Carl Friedrich Gustav Vogt (1839–1886), German scientist and educator
- Caspar Christian Vogt von Elspe (1632–1701 / 1703), German historian and Drost
- Catrin Vogt , German film editor
- Cécile Vogt (1875–1962), French neurologist
- Celine Vogt (* 1990), German voice actress, dancer and actress
- Charles Hans Vogt (1906–1978), German actor
- Christian Vogt (photographer) (* 1946), Swiss photographer
- Christian Vogt (writer) (* 1979), German physicist and writer, co-author of his wife Judith C. Vogt
- Christian Vogt (politician) (* 1979), German politician (CDU)
- Christine Vogt (* 1967), German museum director, art historian and curator
- Christopher Vogt (* 1984), German politician (FDP), MdL
- Claudia Vogt (* 1969), German actress
- Claudia Theune-Vogt (* 1959), German archaeologist, see Claudia Theune
- Claus Vogt (bank manager) (* 1963), German bank manager and publicist
- Claus Vogt (football official) (* 1969), German entrepreneur and football official
- Conrad Vogt (1634–1691), German poet and ethnologist
- Conrad Vogt-Svendsen (1914–1973), Norwegian seaman's pastor
D.
- Dagmar Vogt (* 1960), German painter and sculptor
- Daniel Vogt (* 1972), Liechtenstein ski racer
- Daniela Vogt (* 1978), German handball player
- David Vogt (musician) (* 1975), German musician (Powerwolf) and music producer
- David Vogt (music producer) , German music producer (Beatgees)
- David Vogt (soccer player) (* 2000), German soccer player
- Dennis Vogt (* 1978), German soccer player
- Dieter Vogt (* 1962), German chemist
E.
- Eckhart Vogt (1898–1977), German solid-state physicist
- Econ Z. Vogt (1918-2004), American cultural anthropologist
- Eduard Vogt (1841–1913), German organ builder
- Edwin Brunner-Vogt (1845–1920), Swiss engineer
- Emanuel Vogt (politician) (1922–1999), Liechtenstein politician (FBP)
- Emanuel Vogt (composer) (1925–2007), German composer
- Emil Vogt (lawyer) (1820–1883), Swiss lawyer
- Emil Vogt (politician) (1848–1930), pharmacist and member of parliament
- Emil Vogt (architect) (1863–1936), Swiss architect
- Emil Vogt (prehistoric) (1906–1974), Swiss prehistoric
- Ernesto Vogt (1903–1984), Swiss Roman Catholic theologian
- Ernst Vogt (oenologist) (1890–1972), German oenologist
- Ernst Vogt (1930–2017), German classical philologist
- Eugen Vogt (1909–1997), Swiss sponsor of the Catholic lay and youth movement
- Ewald Vogt (1905–1933), German resistance fighter
F.
- Fabian Vogt (* 1967), German writer and pastor
- Frantz Vogt (also Franz Vogt ; 1661–1736), German Lutheran theologian and poet
- Franz Vogt (trade unionist) (1899–1940), German trade unionist, politician (SPD) and resistance fighter
- Franz Vogt (entrepreneur) (1920–2006), German entrepreneur and association official
- Franz Vogt (District President) (* 1935), German District President
- Franz Johann Vogt von Altensumerau and Prasberg (1611–1689), German prince-bishop of Constance
- Franz-Josef Vogt (* 1985), Liechtenstein soccer player
- Friedrich Vogt (Germanist) (1851–1923), German historian, philologist and Germanist
- Friedrich Vogt (politician, 1852) (1852–1935), German landowner, mayor and member of the German Reichstag
- Friedrich Vogt (politician, 1921) (1921–2009), German politician (SPD), Mayor of Detmold
- Friedrich Vogt (soccer player) (* 1925), German soccer player
- Friedrich August Vogt (1812-1893), German physician
- Fritz Vogt (1916–1996), German politician (FDP)
G
- Gabriele Vogt (* 1972), German Japanologist
- Georg Vogt (politician, 1879) (1879–1943), Liechtenstein politician
- Georg Vogt (painter) (1881–1956), German painter, craftsman and academy professor
- Georg Vogt (politician, 1946) (* 1946), Liechtenstein politician
- Georg Heinrich Vogt (1809–1889), German theologian and member of the Bavarian State Parliament
- Gerhard Vogt (actor) (1927-2005), German actor
- Gerhard Vogt (soccer player) (1933–2003), German soccer player
- Gerhard Vogt (documentary filmmaker) (1934–2014), German documentary filmmaker
- Gerhard Vogt (music publisher) (* 1942), German music publisher, music teacher and cultural promoter
- Gideon Vogt (1830–1904), German philologist and educator
- Gottlieb Vogt ( Gottlieb Vogt-Schild ; 1879–1964), Swiss publisher
- Gregor Vogt-Spira (* 1956), German philologist and university professor
- Günter Vogt (* 1961), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Günther Vogt (* 1957), Liechtenstein landscape architect
- Gustav Vogt (lawyer) (1829–1901), Swiss lawyer, radical-liberal politician and journalist
- Gustav Vogt (pastor) (1890–1942), German pastor
- Gustav Vogt (Ministerialdirektor) († 1943), German ministerial official
- Gustave Vogt (1781–1870), French oboist and composer
H
- Hannah Vogt (1910–1994), German writer
- Hannelore Vogt (* 1958), German librarian and cultural manager
- Hans Vogt (physician) (1874–1963), German pediatrician
- Hans Vogt (engineer) (1890–1979), German engineer
- Hans Vogt (linguist) (1903–1986), Norwegian linguist and university professor
- Hans Vogt (publisher) ( Hans Vogt-Kofmehl ; 1906–1964), Swiss printer and publisher
- Hans Vogt (composer, 1909) (1909–1978), Swiss composer
- Hans Vogt (composer, 1911) (1911–1992), German composer
- Hans Vogt (local history researcher) (1924–2015), German lawyer and local history researcher
- Hans Vogt (politician) (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Hans-Heinrich Vogt (* 1927), German senior teacher and author
- Hans-Peter Vogt (* 1950), German author
- Hans-Ueli Vogt (* 1969), Swiss legal scholar and politician
- Hans-Wilhelm Vogt (* 1932), German arranger, composer, producer and accordionist
- Hansy Vogt (* 1967), German television presenter and singer
- Harry Vogt (* 1956), German producer and music editor
- Heinrich Vogt (Rector) 1490 Rector of the University of Basel
- Heinrich Vogt (neurologist) (1875–1957), German neurologist
- Heinrich Vogt (astronomer) (1890–1968), German astronomer
- Heinrich Vogt (legal historian) (1910–1990), German legal historian
- Heinz Vogt (* 1968), Liechtenstein politician
- Helmut Vogt (writer) (1901–1953), German writer
- Helmut Vogt (librarian) (1926–1994), German librarian
- Helmut Vogt (educational scientist) (* 1949), German educational scientist
- Helmut Vogt (historian) (* 1951), German teacher and historian
- Helmut Schmidt-Vogt (1918–2008), German forest scientist
- Hendrik Vogt (* 1986), German actor and producer
- Henning Vogt (* 1972), German actor
- Henri Vogt (1864–1927), French mathematician
- Hermann Vogt (1915–1978), German officer
- Hermann Vogt (General, Bundeswehr) (* 1922), German officer
- Hermann Josef Vogt (1932–2015), German clergyman, theologian, ancient historian and patrologist
- Hubert Vogt (1936–2016), German civil engineer and politician
I.
- Irene Vogt (born Irene Bildstein ; * 1956), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
- Irmgard Vogt (* 1941), German psychologist and sociologist
J
- Jacqueline Vogt (* 1969) Liechtenstein ski racer
- Jakob Vogt (1902–1985), German weightlifter
- Jasper Vogt (* 1945), German actor
- Jean Vogt (1823–1888), German composer
- Jochen Vogt (* 1943), German specialist in German studies, literary scholar and literary didactician
- Johan Herman Lie Vogt (1858–1932), Norwegian geologist and mineralogist
- Johann Vogt (Augustinian) (around 1455–1524 / 1525), Augustinian, prior of Magdeburg
- Johann Vogt (printer) († around 1625), printer from Goslar
- Johann Vogt (theologian) (1695–1764), German theologian and historian
- Johann Adam Vogt (1773–1845), German politician, mayor of Helsa
- Johann Gustav Vogt (1843– ~ 1920), German naturalist and philosopher
- Johann Michael Vogt (1729–1803), German clergyman and natural scientist
- Johann Peter Vogt (1621–1679), Danish colonel, commandant of Wismar
- Johanna Vogt (1862–1944), German women's rights activist
- Johannes Vogt (1872 – after 1935), German ministerial official
- Jolanda Vogt-Kindle (* 1965), Liechtenstein ski racer
- Jordan Vogt-Roberts , American director and screenwriter
- Jørgen Herman Vogt (1784–1862), Norwegian lawyer, civil servant and politician
- Josef Vogt (civil servant) (1788–1834), German civil servant and politician, MdL Württemberg
- Josef Vogt (engineer) (1862? –1904), German mechanical engineer
- Josef Vogt (SS member, 1884) (1884–1967), German civil servant and SS standard leader (WVHA)
- Josef Vogt (SS member, 1897) (1897–1947), German police officer and SS-Sturmbannführer (RSHA)
- Josef Vogt (politician) (1908–1996), German politician (BCSV, CDU), MdL Baden and Baden-Württemberg
- Joseph Vogt (industrialist) (1847–1922), French industrialist
- Joseph Vogt (Bishop) (1865–1937), German theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Aachen
- Joseph Vogt (ancient historian) (1895–1986), German ancient historian
- Judith C. Vogt (* 1981), German author
K
- Karl Vogt (lawyer) (1878–1960), German Japanologist and lawyer, legal advisor at the German embassy in Tokyo from 1903
- Karl Vogt (politician) (1883–1952), German politician (CDU)
- Karl Vogt (District Administrator) (1915–1997), German District Administrator in Bitburg
- Karl Vogt (folk singer) (1926–1988), German dialect singer, see Peterlesboum
- Karl Fischer-Vogt (1868–1927), Swiss entrepreneur
- Karl Anton Vogt (pseudonym Konrad Vauth ; 1899–1951), German writer and politician
- Karl August Traugott Vogt (also Carl Vogt ; 1808–1869), German theologian
- Karl-Heinz Vogt (politician) (1919–1988), German politician (CDU, CSU)
- Karl-Heinz Vogt (theologian) (* 1938), German theologian and church official of Dutch origin
- Karl-Heinz Vogt (soccer player) (* 1945), German soccer player
- Kaspar Vogt (1584–1644), German sculptor and builder
- Katja Maria Vogt (* 1968), German philosopher
- Kevin Vogt (* 1991), German soccer player
- Klaus Vogt (architect) (* 1938), Swiss architect
- Klaus Vogt (zoologist) (1945–2008), German zoologist and neurobiologist
- Klaus Florian Vogt (* 1970), German singer (tenor)
- Kristina Vogt (* 1965), German politician (Die Linke)
L.
- Lars Vogt (* 1970), German pianist
- Leonhard Vogt (1837–1928), German cabinet maker and sculptor
- Lothar Vogt (* 1952), German chess player
- Ludgera Vogt (* 1962), German sociologist
- Ludwig Vogt (1873 – after 1942), German major general and NSDAP functionary
- Lutz Vogt (* 1968), German sports scientist and university professor
M.
- Maike Vogt-Lüerssen (* 1956), German historian and book author
- Maja Wicki-Vogt (1940–2016), Swiss philosopher
- Marguerite Vogt (1913–2007), German-American virologist
- Maria Vogt (* 1980), German actress
- Mario Vogt (* 1992), German racing cyclist
- Marko Vogt (* 1971), German radio and television presenter and advertising spokesman
- Markus Vogt (social ethicist) (* 1962), German social ethicist and university professor
- Markus Vogt (rower) (* 1965), German rower and entrepreneur
- Marthe Louise Vogt (1903-2003), German pharmacologist
- Martin Vogt (1781–1854), German organist, cellist and composer
- Martina den Hertog-Vogt (* 1961), German translator
- Matthias Vogt (historian) (* 1963), German historian and author
- Matthias Vogt (musician) (* 1970), German music producer and jazz pianist
- Matthias Theodor Vogt (* 1959), German cultural historian
- Max Vogt (architect) (1925–2019), Swiss architect
- Max Vogt (judge) (* 1935), German judge
- Meike Vogt , climate scientist and marine ecologist
- Michael Vogt (* 1953), German journalist and author
- Miriam Vogt (painter) (* 1959), German painter
- Miriam Vogt (ski racer) (* 1967), German ski racer
- Mirko Vogt (* 1972), German soccer player
N
- Nedim Peter Vogt (* 1952), Swiss lawyer and university professor
- Nicolaus Vogt (1756–1836), historian, politician and state thinker
- Nicole Vogt (* 1987), American bobsleigh athlete
- Nikolaus Vogt (1490–1564 or 1565), German lawyer and Chancellor of the County of Oldenburg
- Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937), Norwegian writer
O
- Oliver Vogt (* 1980), Swiss basketball player
- Oliver Vogt (industrial designer) (* 1966), German designer
- Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), German neuropathologist
- Otto Vogt (Oberamtmann) (1856–1929), Oberamtmann from Württemberg
- Otto Vogt (sculptor) (1911–1981), German sculptor
P
- Paul Vogt (surgeon) (1844–1885), German surgeon and university professor
- Paul Vogt (lawyer) (1877 – after 1964), German lawyer and judge
- Paul Vogt (pastor) (1900–1984), Swiss refugee pastor
- Paul Vogt (sculptor) (1907–2003), Swiss sculptor
- Paul Vogt (art historian) (1926–2017), German art historian
- Paul Vogt (politician) (* 1952), Liechtenstein politician
- Paul Vogt (doctor) (* 1957), Swiss surgeon and university professor
- Paul Vogt (actor) (born 1964), American actor
- Peter Vogt (politician, 1822) (1822–1886), Swiss forester and politician
- Peter Vogt (politician, 1897) (1897–1941), German politician (NSDAP) and SA leader
- Peter Vogt (wrestler) (1924–1979), Swiss wrestler
- Peter Vogt (painter) (1944–2013), German painter
- Peter Vogt (politician, 1952) (* 1952), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Peter Vogt (public prosecutor) (* 1957), German public prosecutor
- Peter K. Vogt (* 1932), American molecular biologist, virologist and geneticist of German origin
- Peter M. Vogt (* 1958), German plastic surgeon
- Petra Vogt, maiden name of Petra Kandarr (1950–2017), German athlete
- Petra Vogt (politician) (* 1969), German politician (CDU)
- Philipp Friedrich Wilhelm Vogt (1789–1861), German-Swiss physician
- Pierre Liotard-Vogt (1909–1987), Swiss manager
R.
- Rainer Vogt (1942–2015), German mathematician
- Raphaël Vogt (* 1976), German actor
- René Vogt (* 1947), Swiss automobile racing driver
- Richard Vogt (photographer) (1805–1861), German jeweler and photographer
- Richard Vogt (engineer) (1894–1979), German engineer and aircraft designer
- Richard Vogt (boxer) (1913–1988), German boxer
- Richard Carl Vogt (* 1949), American herpetologist
- Robert Vogt (1857 / 1858–1907), Swiss watch manufacturer
- Roland Vogt (1941-2018), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Rudi Vogt (* 1933), German national basketball player
- Rudolf Vogt (1856 / 1857–1926), German local politician
- Rudolf Vogt (engineer) (1927–2007), German engineer, university professor and president
S.
- Sabine Vogt (* 1970), German classical philologist
- Sascha Vogt (* 1980), German politician (SPD)
- Sibylle Vogt (* 1995), Swiss racing rider
- Siegfried Vogt (1912 or 1913–1998), German painter
- Silke Vogt-Deppe (* 1958), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Simone Vogt , German classical archaeologist and numismatist
- Sixt Werner Vogt von Altensumerau and Prasberg (1575–1627), German prince-bishop of Constance
- Stephan Vogt (* 1987), German ice hockey player
- Stephanie Vogt (* 1990), Liechtenstein tennis player
- Steven Vogt (* 1949), American astronomer and physicist
T
- Theodor Vogt (1835–1906), German-Austrian pedagogue and university professor
- Thomas Vogt (clergyman) (1766-1825), German clergyman and writer
- Thomas Vogt (soccer player) (* 1961), German soccer player
- Thomas Vogt (politician) (* 1976), Liechtenstein politician
- Thomas Vogt , known as Tommy Reeve (* 1980), German pop singer
- Tobias Vogt (* 1973), German dramaturge and theater director
- Tom Vogt ( Thomas Vogt ; * 1957), German voice actor and actor
- Tony Vogt (* 1989), German engineer
- Traugott Karl August Vogt (1762–1807), German physician
U
- Ulrich Vogt (* 1941), German teacher and author
- Ulrich Andreas Vogt (* 1952), German entrepreneur and cultural manager
- Ulya Vogt-Göknil (1921–2014), Swiss architectural historian
- Ute Vogt (* 1964), German politician (SPD)
V
- Valentin Vogt (* 1960), Swiss manager and employer president
- Verena Thorn-Vogt (* 1941), Swiss-French founder of children's homes (Relais Parental)
W.
- Walter Vogt (manufacturer) (1883–1957), Swiss watch manufacturer
- Walter Vogt (medic) (1888–1941), German medic
- Walter Vogt (writer) (1927–1988), Swiss writer and psychiatrist
- Walter Vogt (politician) (* 1947), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Walther Vogt (medic, 1888) (1888–1941), German anatomist
- Walther Vogt (physician, 1918) (1918–2012), German pharmacologist
- Walther Heinrich Vogt (1878–1951), German medievalist
- Werner Vogt (politician) (1905–2000), Swiss politician (SP)
- Werner Vogt (historian) (1924–2006), German historian and local researcher
- Werner Vogt (local history researcher) (1931–2020), Austrian historian and local history researcher
- Werner Vogt (physician) (* 1938), Austrian surgeon, author and nursing ombudsman
- Wilhelm Vogt (1854–1938), German farmer and politician
- Wilhelm Vogt (librarian) (1881–1962), German librarian, art and literary historian
- Wilko de Vogt (* 1975), Dutch football player
- Winfried Vogt (1945–1989), German automobile mountain and circuit driver
- Winfried Vogt (economist) (* 1935), German economist and university professor
- Wolbrand Vogt (1698–1774), German theologian and pastor
- Wolfgang Vogt (politician, 1913) (1913-2005), German politician (FDP / DVP)
- Wolfgang Vogt (politician, 1929) (1929-2006), German politician (CDU)
- Wolfgang Vogt (laboratory doctor) (* 1942), German doctor for laboratory medicine, clinical chemist and university professor
- Wolfgang R. Vogt (* 1940), German sociologist and peace researcher
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