Voigt
Voigt is a family name .
Origin and meaning
Voigt is a spelling of Vogt (pronounced [ foːkt ] with stretch-i ,). The name is derived from the Latin advocatus 'administrator' , which generally referred to a manorial, mostly aristocratic official of the Middle Ages and early modern times.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Voigt (1889–1982), German major general
- Albert Voigt (1858–1941), German teacher and botanist
- Alexander Voigt (bassoonist) (* 1964), German bassoonist and actor
- Alexander Voigt (entrepreneur) (* 1965), German entrepreneur
- Alexander Voigt (soccer player) (* 1978), German soccer player
- Alfred Voigt (1913–1998), German legal scholar
- Andreas Voigt (economist) (1860–1940), German economist and social scientist and university professor
- Andreas Voigt (director) (* 1953), German director and author
- Angela Voigt (1951–2013), German athlete
- Anita Voigt (* 1961), German painter, graphic artist and object artist
- Annette Voigt (* 1957), German sculptor
- Anton Voigt (* 1947), Austrian pianist, piano teacher and music mediator
- Arnd Voigt (1950–2020), German local politician
- Arno Voigt (1895–1986), German politician
- August Voigt-Fölger (1837–1918), German painter and university professor
- Auguste Voigt (1828–1909), French teacher and astronomer
B.
- Benjamin Voigt (* 1982), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Bernd Voigt (* 1952), German mathematician and university professor
- Bernhard Voigt (1878-1945), German teacher and colonial writer ( German South West Africa )
- Bernhard Friedrich Voigt (1787–1859), German bookseller and publisher
- Brooke Voigt (* 1993), Canadian snowboarder
- Bruno Voigt (1912–1988), German painter, graphic artist and museum director
- Burkhard Voigt (* 1946), German Hispanist
C.
- Carl Voigt (musician) (1808–1879), German musician and conductor
- Carl Friedrich Voigt (lawyer) (1760–1822), German lawyer and university professor
- Carl Friedrich Voigt (medalist) (1800–1874), German medalist and engraver
- Carl Ludwig Voigt (1792–1831), German cellist and composer
- Carolus Voigt (1904–1991), German sculptor
- Caspar Voigt von Wierandt († 1590), German builder
- Charles Voigt (1869–1929), American tennis player
- Christian Voigt (murderer) (1878–1938), German murderer and literary role model, see The man without qualities
- Christian Voigt (athlete) (* 1943), German hurdler
- Christian Voigt (singer) (* 1969), German singer (tenor)
- Christian C. Voigt ( Christian Claus Voigt ; * 1966), German biologist
- Christian Friedrich Voigt (organ builder, around 1725) (around 1725–1780), German organ builder in the Uckermark
- Christian Friedrich Voigt (organ builder, 1803) (1803–1868), German organ builder in Nassau
- Christian Friedrich Traugott Voigt (1770–1814), German preacher and writer
- Christian Gottlob von Voigt (1743–1819), German poet and government official
- Christian Wilhelm Voigt (1700–1779), German bell founder
- Corina Ssuschke-Voigt (* 1983), German volleyball player
- Corneel Voigt (* 1946), German photographer
- Curt Voigt (1889–1961), German scissor cutter
- Cynthia Voigt (* 1942), American teacher and writer
D.
- Deborah Voigt (* 1960), American opera singer (soprano)
- Dieter Voigt (social scientist) (* 1936), German social scientist
- Dieter Voigt (ice hockey player) (* 1939), German ice hockey player
E.
- Edward Voigt (1873–1934), American politician
- Ehrhard Voigt (1905–2004), German geologist and paleontologist
- Ekkehard Voigt (1939-2018), German politician (CSU, REP)
- Elisabeth Voigt (painter) (1893–1977), German painter and graphic artist
- Elisabeth Voigt , known as Lisa Voigt (* 1988), German biathlete
- Elli Voigt (1912–1944), German resistance fighter
- Emil Voigt (1883–1973), British athlete
- Erich Voigt (1905–1962), German resistance fighter
- Erna Voigt (* 1925), German illustrator and author
- Ernst Voigt (Germanist) (1843–1902), German Germanist, literary historian and educator
- Ernst Voigt (politician) (1845–1886), German lawyer and politician (NLP), MdL Saxony
- Ernst Voigt (judge) (1908–1983), German lawyer and judge
- Ernst Voigt (pilot) (1911-2000), German pilot
- Erwin Voigt (1864–1945), German lieutenant general
- Eva-Maria Voigt (1921–2013), German philologist
- Eva-Maria Voigt-Küppers (* 1958), German politician (SPD), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
F.
- Felix A. Voigt (1892–1962), German literary scholar
- Ferdinand Voigt (1829-1893), German sports educator
- Franz Voigt (1876–1940), German art historian
- Franz Wilhelm Voigt (1867–1949), German painter
- Frederick Augustus Voigt (1892–1957), German-British journalist and author
- Friedrich Voigt (local history researcher, 1833) ( Johann Friedrich Voigt ; 1833–1920), German administrative lawyer and local history researcher
- Friedrich Voigt (local history researcher, 1921) ( Fritz Voigt ; 1921–2019), German local history researcher
- Friedrich Adolf Voigt (1857–1939), German classical philologist and teacher
- Friedrich Siegmund Voigt (1781–1850), German zoologist and botanist
- Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt (composer) (also Friedrich-Wilhelm Voigt ; 1833-1894), German military musician
- Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt (also Wilhelm Voigt ; 1849–1922), German-Luxembourgish shoemaker, known as Captain von Köpenick
- Fritz Voigt (politician) (1882–1945), German trade unionist, politician (SPD) and resistance fighter
- Fritz Voigt (local history researcher) (1899–1980), German preservationist, local history researcher and collector
- Fritz Voigt (transport scientist) (1910–1993), German transport scientist and university professor
- Fritz-Georg Voigt (1925–1995), German Romance scholar, editor and publishing director
- Fürchtegott Moritz Albert Voigt (1829–1895), German entrepreneur
G
- Georg Voigt (1827-1891), German historian
- Georg Voigt (politician) (1866–1927), German politician
- Gergana Voigt (* 1970), German film editor
- Gerhard Voigt (forensic doctor) (1922–2008), German-Swedish forensic doctor
- Gerhard Voigt (artist) (1926–2005), German graphic artist
- Gottfried Voigt (theologian, 1644) (1644–1682), German theologian and educator
- Gottfried Voigt (theologian, 1914) (1914–2009), German theologian and university professor
- Gotthard Voigt (1928–1991), German politician (DSU)
- Gudrun Voigt (* 1930), German writer
- Günter Voigt (General) (* 1933), German major general
- Günter Voigt (dentist) (* 1955), German dentist and cultural promoter
- Günther Voigt (1927–2000), German homeland researcher
- Gustav Voigt (politician, 1867) (1867 – after 1933), German politician (DNVP, economic party), MdL Prussia
- Gustav Voigt (District Administrator) (1886–1970), German administrative lawyer
H
- Hans Voigt (pedagogue) ( Johannes Voigt ; 1854– ??), German pedagogue, philologist and historian
- Hans Voigt (architect) (1879–1953), German architect
- Hans Voigt (General) (1896–1969), German major general
- Hans-Heinrich Voigt (1921–2017), German astronomer
- Hans-Helmut Decker-Voigt (* 1945), German therapist and publicist
- Hans-Henning von Voigt (pseudonym Alastair ; 1887–1969), German artist
- Hans-Jörg Voigt (* 1962), German clergyman, bishop of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Hans-Peter Voigt (1936-2014), German politician (CDU)
- Hansi Voigt ( Hans-Jürgen Voigt ; * 1963), German journalist
- Harald Voigt (1928–2005), German chronicler
- Harry Voigt (1913–1986), German athlete
- Heide Marie Voigt (* 1942), German educator and author
- Heinrich Voigt (organ builder) (1845–1906), German organ builder
- Heinrich Voigt (electrical engineer) (1857–1937), German electrical engineer
- Heinrich Voigt (General Manager) (1895–1968), German theater manager and opera director
- Heinrich Gisbert Voigt (1860–1933), German theologian and historian
- Heinz Voigt (diplomat) (1913 – after 1978), German lawyer and diplomat
- Heinz Voigt (local history researcher) (1917–1998), German local history researcher
- Helene Voigt (1857–1924), German novelist and children's book author
- Helene Voigt-Diederichs (1875–1961), German homeland and travel writer
- Helga Voigt (1940–1956), German swimmer
- Helmut Voigt (* 1942), German lieutenant colonel at the Ministry for State Security
- Henriette Voigt (1808–1839), German pianist and salonière
- Hermann Voigt (politician) (1884 – after 1946), German politician (DVP, CDU), MdL Saxony
- Hermann Voigt (diplomat) (1889–1968), German diplomat
- Hermann Voigt-Ruscheweyh (1880–1969), German major general
- Hildegard Voigt (1856–1936), German writer
- Horst Voigt (athlete) (1911– ??), German athlete
- Horst Voigt (politician, 1933) (* 1933), German politician (SPD)
- Horst Voigt (politician, 1941) (* 1941), German politician (CDU), MdL Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Horst Voigt (actor) , German actor
- Hubert Voigt (* 1944), German choir director
I.
- Ilse Voigt (1905–1990), German actress and voice actress
- Ilse Voigt (painter) (1905–1997), German-Swiss painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Ilse Voigt (film editor) , German film editor
- Ines Beilke-Voigt (* 1966), German prehistorian
J
- Jane Voigt (1875–1961), German politician (DVP), MdL Prussia
- Jens Voigt (soccer player) (* 1959), German soccer player
- Jens Voigt (* 1971), German racing cyclist
- Joachim Otto Voigt (also Johann Otto Voigt ; 1798–1843), Danish-German botanist and surgeon
- Johann Voigt (politician) (1866-1947), German politician (SPD)
- Johann August von Voigt (1677–1742), German major general
- Johann Eberhard August von Voigt (1738–1811), German office clerk
- Johann Friedrich Voigt (painter) (1792–1871), German painter and graphic artist
- Johann Friedrich Voigt (lawyer) (1806–1886), German lawyer and judge
- Johann Friedrich Voigt (1833–1920), German administrative lawyer and local history researcher, see Friedrich Voigt (local history researcher, 1833)
- Johann Georg Hermann Voigt (1769–1811), German musician and composer
- Johann Heinrich Voigt (1613–1691), German mathematician, astronomer and calendar writer, see Johann Henrich Voigt
- Johann Heinrich Voigt (mathematician, 1751) (1751–1823), German mathematician, astronomer and physicist
- Johann Karl Wilhelm Voigt (1752–1821), German mineralogist
- Johannes Voigt (historian, 1786) (1786–1863), German historian and archivist
- Johannes Voigt (theologian) (1866–1832), German pastor and theologian
- Johannes Gottlob Paul Voigt (1889–1954), German administrative lawyer and industrial manager
- Johannes H. Voigt ( Johannes Hermann Voigt ; * 1929), German historian and university professor
- John Voigt (* 1939), American jazz researcher, composer and musician
- Jörgen Schmidt-Voigt (1917-2004), German physician
- Jorinde Voigt (* 1977), German artist
- Julius Voigt (teacher) (1874–1946), German teacher and Goethe researcher
- Julius Voigt (physician) (1875–1965), German gynecologist and university professor
- Jutta Voigt (* 1941), German journalist and author
K
- Karin Voigt (1936–2006), German writer, poet and photographer
- Karl von Voigt (1841–1911), German lieutenant general
- Karl Voigt (historian) (1879–1948), German historian and university professor
- Karl Voigt (* 1923), German writer, see Gudrun Voigt
- Karl Heinz Voigt (* 1934), German pastor and church historian
- Karl Karlowitsch Voigt (1808–1873), German-Russian philologist and university professor
- Karsten Voigt (doctor) (* 1941), German neuroradiologist and university professor
- Karsten Voigt (politician) (* 1941), German politician (SPD)
- Kim-Valerie Voigt , maiden name of Kim-Valerie Elixmann (* 1989), German beauty queen
- Klaus Voigt (1934–1995), German oceanographer and science organizer
- Klaus Voigt (historian) (* 1938), German historian
- Kurt Voigt (General) (1927–2009), German major general of the Ministry for State Security
- Kurt Voigt (soccer player) (1928–1973), German soccer player
L.
- Lene Voigt (1891–1962), German dialect poet
- Leonhard Voigt (1835–1925), German doctor
- Lisa Voigt (* 1988), German biathlete
- Ludwig Voigt (1752–1835), educator, school inspector in Riga
- Ludwig Voigt (architect) (1829–1862), German architect
M.
- Maika Voigt (* 1963), German chemist and politician (SPD)
- Malte Voigt (* 1993), German handball player
- Manfred Voigt (politician) (1935-2001), German politician and party official (SED)
- Manfred Voigt (basketball player) (* 1956), German basketball player
- Mario Voigt (* 1977), German politician (CDU)
- Moritz Voigt (1826–1905), German lawyer and legal historian
N
- Nikolaus Adaukt Voigt ( Adauctus a Sancto Germano ; 1733–1787), Bohemian piarist, historian and numismatist
O
- Otto Voigt (painter) (1870–1949), German painter
- Otto Voigt (politician) , German politician (SED), MdL Thuringia
- Otto Voigt (botanist) (1910–2005), German botanist and museum director
P
- Paul Voigt (economist) (1872– ??), German economist and university professor
- Paul Voigt (politician) (1876–1944), German politician (SPD)
- Paul Voigt (lawyer) , German lawyer and author
- Paul Schmitz-Voigt (1886–1966), German police officer and SS leader
- Paul GAH Voigt ( Paul Gustavus Adolphus Helmuth Voigt ; 1901–1981), British inventor
- Paul Robert Voigt (1872–1945), German painter
- Per Voigt (* 1931), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Peter Voigt (special educator) (1908–1978), German physician educator and university professor
- Peter Voigt (painter) (1925–1990), German painter, graphic artist and university professor
- Peter Voigt (director) (1933–2015), German documentary filmmaker
R.
- Rainer Maria Voigt (* 1944), German linguist
- Ralf Voigt (* 1964), German soccer coach
- Reinhard Voigt (musician) , German techno musician and DJ
- Reinhard Voigt (painter) (* 1940), German painter
- Richard Voigt (General) (1852 – after 1914), German Lieutenant General
- Richard Voigt (politician) (1895-1970), German politician (SPD)
- Richard Voigt (cyclist) , German cyclist
- Richard Otto Voigt (1895–1971), German painter and graphic artist
- Rüdiger Voigt (* 1941), German administrative scientist
- Rudolf Voigt (writer) (1899–1956), German-American teacher and writer
- Rudolf Voigt (engineer) (1902–1965), German mechanical engineer
- Rudolf Voigt (pharmacist) (1921–2008), German pharmacist and university professor
- Rudolf Voigt (painter) (1925–2007), German painter and draftsman
- Rudolf Voigt (cyclist) (1931–2013), German cyclist
S.
- Salomon Voigt (1588–1655), German politician, mayor of Dresden
- Sebastian Voigt (* 1978), German historian
- Siegfried Voigt (* 1950), German handball player
- Sören Voigt (director) (* 1968), German film director and screenwriter
- Sören Voigt (politician) (* 1971), German politician (CDU)
- Soeren Oliver Voigt (* 1969), German football official
- Stefan Voigt (economist) (* 1962), German economist and university professor
- Stefan Voigt (cave researcher) (* 1963), German cave researcher, conservationist and entrepreneur
- Stefanie Voigt (* 1969), German cultural scientist
- Susanne Voigt (sculptor) (1927–2016), German sculptor
- Susanne Marie Johanne Voigt , maiden name of Susanne Diderichsen (1910–2000), German philologist
- Sylvia Voigt (* 1961), German writer
T
- Theodor Voigt (1906–1976), German prehistoric
- Thomas Voigt (pilot) (1895–1986), German aircraft designer and pilot
- Thomas Voigt (journalist) (* 1960), German journalist and filmmaker
- Thomas Voigt (musician) (* 1984), German saxophonist, conductor and arranger
- Thomas Heinrich Voigt (1838–1896), German painter and photographer
U
- Udo Voigt (* 1952), German politician (NPD)
- Uwe Voigt (politician, 1945) (* 1945), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Uwe Voigt (politician, 1951) (* 1951), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Member of the Bundestag
- Uwe Voigt (philosopher) (* 1965), German philosopher
V
- Vanessa Voigt (* 1997), German biathlete
- Viktoria Voigt (* 1970), German actress, voice actress and screenwriter
- Volker Voigt (* 1949), 2nd Secretary of the FDJ Central Council, Vice President of the DTSB of the GDR
W.
- Walter Voigt (zoologist) (1856–1928), German entomologist and university professor
- Walter Voigt (politician) (1896–1984), German politician, mayor of Glauchau
- Walter Voigt (painter, 1908) (1908–1984), German painter
- Walter Voigt (painter, 1971) (* 1971), South African painter
- Werner Voigt (* 1947), German soccer player and coach
- Wilfried Voigt (pedagogue) (1931–2015), German professional pedagogue and university professor
- Wilfried Voigt (soccer player) (* 1939), German soccer player
- Wilfried Voigt (politician) (* 1949), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Wilfried Voigt (author) (* 1951), German journalist and book author
- Wilhelm Voigt (actually Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt ; 1849–1922), German-Luxembourgish shoemaker, known as Captain von Köpenick
- Wilhelm Voigt (architect) (1857–1916), German architect
- Wilhelm Voigt (politician, 1867) (1867 – after 1933), German politician (SPD)
- Wilhelm Voigt (politician, 1886) (1886–1971), German politician (CDU)
- Wilhelm Voigt (Pastor) (1889–1963), German Protestant clergyman
- Will Voigt (* 1976), American basketball coach
- Willy Voigt (1910-1965), German politician (SPD)
- Woldemar Voigt (1850-1919), German physicist
- Woldemar Voigt (engineer) (1907–1980), German engineer
- Wolfgang Voigt (singer) (also Wolfgang Voidt ; before 1604 – after 1632), German singer (contra-old)
- Wolfgang Voigt (architectural historian) (* 1950), German architectural historian
- Wolfgang Voigt (chemist) (* 1951), German physical chemist
- Wolfgang Voigt (musician) (* 1961), German musician