Walther (family name)

Walther is a spelling variant and the older form of the name Walter .

Name bearer

A.

Adolf Richard Walther (1885–1948), German university lecturer for animal breeding
Albert Walther (1922–2008), German native writer
Alexander Walther (botanist) (1813–1890), German doctor and botanist in Bayreuth
Alexander Walther (1818–1889), Russian-Ukrainian anatomist and physiologist, see Alexander Petrowitsch Walter
Alfred Walther (1886–1955), Swiss business economist
Alwin Walther (1898–1967), German mathematician, engineer and university professor
Andreas Walther I (around 1506 – around 1568), German sculptor
Andreas Walther II (around 1530 – around 1583), German sculptor
Andreas Walther III (around 1560–1596), German sculptor
Andreas Walther (Zeitz) (1629–1695), ev.-luth. Pastor, high school teacher and hymn poet
Andreas Walther (sociologist) (1879–1960), German sociologist
Andreas Walther (educational scientist) (* 1964), German educational scientist and university professor
Andrei Walther (* 1972), German civil engineer
Angelo Walther (* 1928), German art historian and curator of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Armin Walther (1896–1969), German resistance fighter and plant manager
Arnold Walther (1880–1938), German theologian, Semitist and ancient orientalist
August Walther (1845–1917), German glass manufacturer
Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688–1746), German physician, anatomist and botanist

B.

Balthasar Walther (medic) (1558–1625 / 1631), German medic and alchemist
Balthasar Walther (philologist) (1586–1640), German philologist and theologian
Balthasar Wilhelm von Walther and Cronegk (1721–1796), Prussian major and knight of the order Pour le Mérite
Barbara Hagen-Walther (* around 1975), Austrian art historian (musical instruments) and museum curator
Benjamin Walther (* 1974), German director, performer and visual artist
Bernd Walther (* 1953), German homeland researcher
Bernhard Walther (1430–1504), German humanist, astronomer and businessman
Bernhard Walther (lawyer) (1516–1584), Austrian legal scholar and university professor
Berthold Walther (1905–1978), German lawyer and district administrator

C.

Carl Walther (librarian) (1877–1960), German librarian
Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (1811–1887), German-American Lutheran theologian
Carl Wilhelm Freund Walther (1858–1915), German gunsmith and entrepreneur
Carmen Walther (* 1958), German politician (SPD)
Charlotte Walther-Wipplinger (1911–1992), Austrian painter
Christian Walther (theologian, 1655) (1655–1717), German theologian
Christian Walther (theologian, 1927) (1927–2012), German theologian and social ethicist
Christian Walther (journalist) (* 1956), German journalist
Christoph Walther I (1493–1546), German sculptor
Christoph Walther II (1534–1584), German sculptor
Christoph Walther III (1550–1592), German painter and court organist
Christoph Walther IV (1572–1626), German sculptor
Christoph Walther (philologist) (1841–1914), German librarian and philologist
Christoph Walther (computer scientist) (* 1950), German computer scientist
Christoph Walther (* 1978), German cabaret artist, member of the music cabaret duo "Zärtitäten mit Freunde", see Zärtierungen mit Freunde
Christoph Abraham Walther (around 1625–1680), German sculptor
Christoph Friedrich von Walther (1809–1886), Russian State Councilor and librarian
Christoph Theodosius Walther (1699–1741), German preacher, philologist and missionary
Clara Walther (1860–1943), German painter
Clemens Walther , German ski jumper
Connie Walther (born Cornelia Walther ; * 1962), German film director and screenwriter
Conradin Walther (also Konradin Walther ; 1846–1910), German architect
Corina Eichenberger-Walther (* 1954), Swiss politician (FDP)

D.

Daniel Walther (author) (1940-2018), French journalist and author
Daniel Walther (ice hockey player) (* 1972), German ice hockey player
Dieter Walther (1930–2013), German religious educator
Dietmar Walther (1923–2017), German conductor and composer
Dietrich Walther (1942–2016), German entrepreneur
Doris Walther (* 1938), German athlete, see Doris Langer

E.

Elisabeth Walther (politician) (* 1926), German politician (SED)
Elisabeth Walther-Bense (1922–2018), German semiotic
Elke Walther (* 1967), German soccer player and trainer
Emil Walther (bailiff) (1807–1857), Württemberg senior bailiff
Emil Walther (local historian) (1871–1946), German teacher and local historian
Emil Adolf Ferdinand Walther (1820–1888), German actor and writer
Emmi Walther (1860–1936), German painter and craftswoman
Eric Walther (Botanist) ( Edward Eric Walther ; 1892–1959), American botanist
Eric Walther (modern pentathlon) (* 1975), German modern pentathlon
Erich Walther (General) (1903–1948), German major general
Erich Walther (musician) (1906 – after 1970), German musician
Erich Walther (actor) (1930–2005), German actor
Ernst Walther (lawyer) (1793–1871), German lawyer and government official
Ernst Walther (director) , German theater director
Ernst Walther (pedagogue) ( Ernst Karl Theodor Walther ; 1839 – after 1911), German pedagogue and author
Ernst Walther (politician) , German medic and politician (SPD / SED)
Ernst Hermann Walther (1858–1945), German painter
Eva Walther (* 1964), German social psychologist and university lecturer

F.

Fabienne Walther (* 1993), Swiss floorball player
Franz Walther (1860–1931), German developer and manufacturer of metal construction kits
Franz Erhard Walther (* 1939), German artist
Frédéric-Henri Walther (1761–1813), French general of the cavalry
Friedrich Walther (principal) († 1812/1813), founder of the German traveling theater
Friedrich Walther (lawyer) (1822–1874), German lawyer
Friedrich Andreas Walther (1727–1769), German theologian and university professor
Friedrich Ludwig Walther (1759-1824), German camera operator
Friedrich Wilhelm Walther von Walderstötten (1805–1889), German general
Fritz Walther (technician) (1889–1960), German developer of the Walther pistols
Fritz Walther (actuary) (1901–1989), Swiss actuary, director of the Federal Insurance Office

G

Gebhardt von Walther (1902–1982), German diplomat
Georg Conrad Walther (1710–1778), German publisher and owner of the Waltherschen Hofbuchhandlung in Dresden
Gérard Walther (* 1943), French painter
Gerd Walther (Holocaust denier) (* 1946), German Holocaust denier and right-wing extremist
Gerd Walther (* 1970), German politician (PDS, Die Linke) and MfS employee
Gerda Walther (1897–1977), German philosopher and parapsychologist
Gerrit Walther (* 1959), German historian
Gesine Walther (* 1962), German athlete
Gisela Walther (1935–2018), German choreographer and ballet director
Gitta Walther (1940-2014), German singer
Günther Walther (? –2010), German homeland researcher and videographer
Guenther Walther (* 1965), statistician and university professor

H

HE Erwin Walther ( Heinrich Ernst Erwin Walther ; 1920–1995), German composer and music teacher
Hanns von Walther (1891–1944), German government councilor, art and local researcher
Hanns Walther , pseudonym of Hans-Walter Gaebert (1905 – after 1977), German journalist and writer
Hans Walther (sculptor, 1464) (1464–1511), German stonemason and sculptor
Hans Walther (sculptor, 1526) (1526–1586), German sculptor
Hans Walther (Rear Admiral) (1883–1950), German Rear Admiral
Hans Walther (philologist) (1884–1971), German philologist
Hans Walther (sculptor, 1888) (1888–1961), German sculptor
Hans Walther (onomastic) (1921–2015), German name researcher
Hans Walther-Büel (1913–2002), Swiss psychiatrist
Hansjoachim Walther (1939–2005), German politician (DSU, CDU) and mathematician
Hans-Otto Walther (* 1948), German mathematician and university professor
Harald Walther (1929–2013), German paleobotanist
Harry Walther (also Harry Walter ; 1927–1988), German actor, director and artistic director
Hedda Walther (1894–1979), German photographer
Heidrun Walther (* 1952), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Heinrich Walther (politician) (1862–1954), Swiss politician (Catholic Conservative)
Heinrich Walther (physician) (1866–1950), German gynecologist
Heinrich Walther (organist) (* 1959), German organist and university professor
Heinrich Andreas Walther (1696–1748), German theologian
Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther (1868–1939), German painter and illustrator
Heinz-Ulrich Walther (* 1943), German figure skater
Helmut Walther (author) (* 1947), German editor and author
Helmut G. Walther (politician) (1924–1981), German politician (SPD)
Helmut G. Walther (historian) (* 1944), German historian
Herbert Walther (writer) (1922–2003), German non-fiction author, painter and graphic artist
Herbert Walther (politician) (* 1932), German politician (SED), Lord Mayor of Suhl
Herbert Walther (physicist) (1935–2006), German physicist
Herbert Walther (economist) (* 1950), Austrian economist and university professor
Hermann Walther (physician) (1815–1871), German internist
Hermann Walther (State Secretary) (1874–1941), German State Secretary and industry manager
Hermann Walther von Kolberg (14th century), German carver and glass painter
Hertha von Walther (1903–1987), German actress

I.

Ingo Walther (soccer player, 1947) (* 1947), German soccer player
Ingo Walther (soccer player, 1969) (* 1969), German soccer player
Ingo F. Walther (1940–2007), German art historian
Isaak Gottlieb Walther (1738–1805), Swiss lawyer and historian

J

J. Walther (* 1977), German writer
J. Monika Walther (* 1945), German writer
Joachim Walther ( ergonomist) (1928–2020), German ergonomist
Joachim Walther (1943–2020), German writer
Johann Friedrich Walther (1695–1776), German draftsman and organist
Johann Georg Walther (1708–1761), German pedagogue, rhetorician and ethnologist
Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German organist, composer and musicologist
Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther (1737–1802), Baltic German builder
Johann Jakob Walther (1650–1717), German violinist and composer
Johann Karl Wilhelm Walther (1796-1859), German surgeon
Johann Ludwig Gottfried Walther (1785–1852), German pastor and writer
Johann Philipp Walther (1798–1868), German painter and engraver
Johannes Walther (lawyer) (1596–1647), German lawyer
Johannes Walther (hospital master) , hospital master in the Kreuzherrenkloster in Memmingen
Johannes Walther (geologist) (1860–1937), German geologist and paleontologist
Johannes Walther , pseudonym of Walter Küppers (1872–1951), German theologian
Josef von Walther (? –1892), Austrian lawyer
Joseph Walther (* 1958), American psychologist, media and communication scientist and university professor
Justus Walther (1807-1858), member of the state parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse

K

Karl von Walther (1786–1873), Prussian major general
Karl Walther (geologist) (1878–1948), German geologist and paleontologist
Karl Walther (1905–1981), German painter
Karl August Walther (* 1902), German writer and publisher
Karl Hans Walther (1895–1965), German medical officer and university professor
Karl-Heinz Walther (1929–1995), German actor, director and theater manager
Karl Klaus Walther (* 1935), German librarian and author
Kathrin Walther (* 1986), German triathlete
Kathrin Mahler Walther (* 1970), German sociologist and GDR civil rights activist
Katy Walther (* 1974), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
Kerstin Walther (* 1961), German athlete
Kerstin Walther (social pedagogue) (* 1972), German social pedagogue and university teacher
Kirsten Walther (1933–1987), Danish actress
Klaus Walther (writer) (* 1937), German literary scholar and writer
Klaus Walther (editor) (* 1955), German television editor
Kurt Walther (1910–2003), German bryologist

L.

Lars Walther (* 1965), Danish handball trainer and player
Lars-Henrik Walther (* 1968), German handball player
Lina Walther (1824–1907), German writer
Lothar Walther (1899–1983), German entrepreneur and marksman
Louis Walther (1838–1891), German judge and member of parliament in Prussia
Ludwig Walther (1804–1881), German judge and member of parliament in Hesse

M.

Manfred Walther (* 1948), German politician (CDU)
Marcus Walther = Marcus Gualtherus (around 1580–1642), Dutch-German pedagogue, city secretary in Friedrichsstadt
Maria Walther (artist) , Dutch artist
Maria P. Walther , American educator
Markus Walther (* 1972), German writer and calligrapher
Martin Walther (around 1687–1769), German carpenter and cabinet maker
Martina Walther (* 1963), German rower
Max Walther (1899–1976), German archivist
Michael Walther (sculptor) (1574–1624) German sculptor
Michael Walther the Elder (1593–1662), German theologian
Michael Walther the Younger (1638–1692), German mathematician and theologian
Michael Walther (soccer player) (* 1960), German soccer player

N

Nico Walther (* 1990), German bobsleigh athlete and luge rider

O

Otto Walther (1855–1919), German doctor and clinic founder

P

Pan Walther (1921–1987), German photographer
Paul Walther (sculptor) (1876–1933), German sculptor and sculptor
Paul Walther (basketball player) (1927-2014), American basketball player
Paul Walther (actor) (* 1979), German actor
Paul-Max Walther (* 1987), German soccer player
Peter Walther (* 1965), German Germanist and literary historian
Philipp Walther (forest scientist) (1856–1934), German forest scientist
Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Walther (1812–1887), German historian and librarian
Philipp Franz von Walther (1782–1849), German surgeon and ophthalmologist
Philipp Heinrich Walther (1768–1837), German economist and politician

R.

Reinhold von Walther (1866–1945), German chemist and rector of the Freiberg Mining Academy
René Walther (* 1928), Swiss civil engineer
Ricardo Walther (* 1991), German table tennis player
Roderich Walther (1884–1966), German administrative lawyer
Rosel Walther (1928–2006), German politician
Rudi Walther (1928-2010), German politician (SPD)
Rudolf Walther (1519–1586), Swiss theologian and reformer, see Rudolf Gwalther
Rudolf Walther (entrepreneur, 1923) (* 1923), German entrepreneur, founder of Möbel Walther
Rudolf Walther (entrepreneur, 1927) (1927–2011), Swiss entrepreneur and company founder
Rudolf Walther (historian) (* 1944), German historian and publicist
Rudolf Walther-Fein (1875–1933), Austrian actor, film director and screenwriter
Rudolf Walther von Monbary (1815–1892), Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general and knight of the Pour le Mérite
Rudolph Walther (1891–1973), German politician

S.

Sabina von Walther (* 1968), Italian singer (soprano)
Salt Walther (1947–2012), American automobile and motorboat racer
Samuel Walther (1679–1754), German schoolboy and writer
Sebastian Walther (1576–1645), German architect and sculptor
Siegfried Walther (* 1955), German theater actor
Sophie Eleonore Walther (1723–1754), German writer

T

Tanja Walther-Ahrens (* 1970), German soccer player and sports scientist
Theodor Walther (author) (1861–1927), German teacher and playwright, partner of the writer Valerie Hodann (1866 – after 1939)
Therese Walther-Visino (1898–1981), German painter and music teacher
Thomas Walther (lawyer) (* 1943), German lawyer and judge
Thomas Walther (photographer) (* 1949), German photographer and art collector (since 1977 in New York)
Thomas Walther (* 1964), German physicist
Thorsten Walther (* 1972), German soccer player
Thuringia Walther († 1615), Swiss glass painter
Timon Walther (1800–1881), German teacher, pastor and politician in the Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg

U

Ulrich Walther (councilor) (1418–1505), German businessman, councilor and master builder
Ulrich Walther , pseudonym of Walther Nithack-Stahn (1866–1942), German Protestant clergyman, theologian, pastor of peace and writer
Ulrich Walther (musician) (* 1980), German organist and university professor
Ursula Wendt-Walther (1934-2016), German opera singer (soprano)

W.

Waldemar Walther (1924–2018), German pharmacist general
Werner Walther (* 1928), German soccer player
Wilhelm Walther (artist) (1826–1913), German artist
Wilhelm Walther (theologian) (1846–1924), German Lutheran theologian and university professor
Wilhelm Walther (architect) (1857–1917), German architect
Wilhelm Walther (lawyer) (1887–1961), German lawyer
Wilhelm Walther (officer) (1910–2010), German architect, officer in the Brandenburg special unit during World War II and author
Wilhelm Gottfried Walther (1869–1932), ophthalmologist and chief physician-general in the German Army
Wolfgang Walther (engineer) (* 1939), German engineer and university lecturer (water management)
Wolfgang Walther (local politician) (* around 1948), German local politician, Mayor of Ronnenberg
Wolfgang Walther (writer) (Wolfgang H. Walther; * 1950), German writer and poet