Wirth
Wirth is a family name in German-speaking countries.
distribution
The family name Wirth occurs more than average in Germany. With around 9,600 phone book entries and a potential 25,600 name bearers, it ranks 210th among the most common surnames in Germany. In Austria it is in 463th place with 667 entries and almost 1,800 namesake.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Wirth (1933–2016), Swiss agricultural engineer and politician
- Albert Wirth (painter) (1848–1923), German painter, art historian and university professor
- Albert Wirth (civil engineer) (1874–1957), Austrian civil engineer and politician, member of the Carinthian state parliament
- Albert Wirth (politician) (1875–1957), German politician, Mayor of Eppingen
- Albert Wirth (publisher) (? –1967), German newspaper publisher
- Albrecht Wirth (1866–1936), German historian
- Alfred Wirth (1875–1965), German teacher and folklorist
- Amira Wirth (* 1997), German actress
- Andreas Wirth (athlete) (* 1963), German athlete
- Andreas Wirth (* 1984), German racing driver
- Andrzej Wirth (1927–2019), Polish-German theater studies, theater critic and university lecturer
- Armin Wirth (* 1971), German music producer
- August Hahnloser-Wirth (1837–1905), Swiss entrepreneur
- Axel Wirth (* 1951), German lawyer
B.
- Barbara Wirth (* 1989), German ski racer
- Bernhard Wirth (soccer player) (* 1935), German soccer player
- Bernhard P. Wirth (* 1958), German non-fiction author
- Billy Wirth (* 1962), American actor and screenwriter
C.
- Carl Wirth (politician, 1810) (1810–1880), German civil servant and politician, MdL Nassau
- Carl Wirth (politician, 1813) (1813–1877), German judge and politician, MdL Hessen
- Carsten Wirth (* 1962), German social scientist and university professor
- Catherine Wirth (actually Katharina Walburga Wirth ; 1931–2006), German writer
- Christian Wirth (1885–1944), German police officer and SS-Sturmbannführer
- Christian Wirth (politician) (* 1963), German lawyer and politician (AfD)
- Christian Wirth (biologist) (* 1969), German biologist and university professor
- Christian Wirth (athlete) (* 2002), Swiss gymnast
- Christof Müller-Wirth (* 1930), German publisher and journalist
- Christoph Wirth (1870–1950), German engineer and inventor
D.
- Daniela Wirth (* 1967), German basketball player
- David Wirth (1885–1971), Austrian veterinarian
- Dieter Wirth (* 1959), German writer
- Dietrich Wirth (* 1937), German physician and author
E.
- Emil Zollikofer-Wirth (1838–1919), Swiss publisher
- Emanuel Wirth (1842–1923), German violinist
- Erich Wirth (1904–1981), German lathe operator and activist in the GDR, Vice President of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship
- Ernst Wirth (1820–1878), German lawyer and politician, MdR
- Ernst Wirth-Purtscheller (1887–1938), Austrian politician
- Eugen Wirth (1925–2012), German geographer
F.
- Fabian Wirth (* before 1970), German mathematician and university professor
- Ferdinand Wirth (1820–1907), Swiss ichthyologist and ornithologist
- Franz Wirth (organist) (1927–1993), German teacher, organist and choirmaster
- Franz Milan Wirth (1922–1998), Austrian graphic artist and illustrator
- Franz Peter Wirth (1919–1999), German director
- Franz Ulpian Wirth (1826–1897), German technician and peace activist
- Franz Xaver Wirth (1907–1992), Austrian sculptor
- Fränzi Rothenburger-Wirth , German singer
- Friedrich Wirth (manufacturer) (1772 / 1773–1833), German manufacturer
- Friedrich August Wirth (politician) (1765–1847), German politician, mayor of Chemnitz
- Friedrich August Wirth (party official) ( Friedel Wirth ; 1883-1945), German veterinarian and party official (NSDAP)
- Friedrich Christian Wirth (1826–1895), Prussian banker and politician (Liberal Association)
- Fritz Wirth (chemist) (1883–1971), German chemist
- Fritz Wirth (journalist) (1929–2018), German journalist
G
- Gabriele Wirth (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
- Gabriella Wirth (* 1971), Hungarian table tennis player
- Georg Wirth (physician, 1470) (1470–1524), German physician and university professor
- Georg Wirth (medic, 1524) (1524-1613), German medic and university professor
- Georg Wirth (publisher) (1923–1996), German publisher
- Gerald Wirth (* 1965), Austrian conductor, composer and choir teacher
- Gerd Wirth (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Gerhard Wirth (* 1926), German ancient historian
- Günter Wirth (publicist) (1929–2009), German university professor for church history, publicist and functionary of the GDR CDU
- Günter Wirth (gallery owner) (* 1932), German painter, graphic artist and gallery owner
- Günter Wirth (politician) (* 1940), German politician (SPD)
- Günter Wirth (soccer player) (* 1941), German soccer player
- Günther Wirth (art critic) (1923–2015), German art critic and curator
- Günther Wirth (soccer player) (* 1933), German soccer player
H
- Hannes Wirth , Austrian musician
- Hans Wirth (pilot) (1898–1933), Swiss pilot in command
- Hans Wirth (engineer) (1892–1960), Swiss engineer and chemist
- Hans Wirth (geodesist) (* 1936), German geodesist
- Hans-Jürgen Wirth (* 1951), German psychoanalyst and psychotherapist
- Harald Wirth (* 1959), German model maker
- Heiner Wirth (* 1942), German motocross rider
- Heinrich Wirth (writer) (1873-1916), German writer
- Heinrich Wirth (engineer) (1899–1969), Swiss engineer
- Heinrich Wirth (entrepreneur) († 1974/1975), German company founder
- Heinz Willi Wirth (1928–2012), German philologist and art scholar
- Helmut Wirth (* 1933), German engineer, fistball player and politician (CDU), Member of the State Baden-Württemberg
- Herman Wirth (1885–1981), Dutch historian
- Hermann Wirth (painter, 1877) (1877–1956), German painter
- Herman Wirth (philologist) (1885–1981), German philologist
- Hermann Wirth (painter, 1900) (1900–1973), German painter
- Hermann Wirth (monument conservator) (1940–2019), German monument conservator, architect and university professor
- Hippolyt Wirth (1821–1878), Prussian major general
I.
- Ingo Wirth (physician) (* 1952), German physician and forensic scientist
- Ingo Wirth (actor) (* 1972), German actor
- Irmgard Wirth (1915–2012), German art historian
- Israel Friedrich Wirth (1806–1883), German furniture manufacturer and leveler
- Iwan Wirth (* 1970), Swiss gallery owner
J
- Jan Volker Wirth (* 1967), German social work scientist
- Janina Wirth (* 1966), German figure skater
- Johann Wirth (sculptor) , German sculptor
- Johann Christian Wirth (1756–1838), German Protestant pastor
- Johann Georg August Wirth (1798–1848), German lawyer, writer and politician
- Johann Ulrich Wirth (1810–1879), German theologian and philosopher
- Johannes Rudolf Wirth (1835–1919), Swiss spa doctor
- Josef Wirth (organ builder) (1760–1819), German organ builder
- Josef Wirth (entrepreneur) (1850–1913), German entrepreneur and patron
- Josef Wirth (sculptor) (1884–1941), German sculptor
- Josef Wirth (athlete) (* 1948), Swiss long-distance runner
- Josef Alfons Wirth (1887–1916), German painter and draftsman
- Josef C. Wirth (1884–1959), Austrian civil servant and journalist
- Joseph Wirth ( Karl Joseph Wirth ; 1879–1956), German politician (center)
- Jürgen Wirth (* 1965), German biathlete
K
- Karl Wirth (piano maker) (1800–1882), German organ and piano maker
- Karl-August Wirth (1927–2013), German art historian
- Karl-Ernst Wirth (* 1951), German engineer and university professor
- Karl Friedrich Wirth (also Carl Wirth ; 1786–1856), lawyer and government official, member of the state parliament of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach
- Karl-Heinz Wirth (* 1944), German soccer player
- Katja Wirth (* 1980), Austrian ski racer
- Klaus Wirth (* 1935), German entrepreneur
- Kurt Wirth (1917–1996), Swiss graphic artist, painter and draftsman
L.
- Leoni Wirth (1935–2012), German sculptor
- Louis Wirth (1897–1952), American sociologist
- Lucy Wirth (* 1984), Swiss actress
M.
- Manfred Wirth (soccer player, 1947) (* 1947), German soccer player
- Manfred Wirth (doctor) (* 1949), German urologist and university professor
- Manfred Wirth (soccer player, 1952) (* 1952), Austrian soccer player and coach
- Margaret Wirth (* 1943), German economist
- Mathias Wirth (* 1984), medical ethicist and historian
- Max Wirth (economist) (1822–1900), German economist and journalist
- Max Wirth (soccer player) , German soccer player of the 1910s
- Max Wirth (entrepreneur) (1881–1952), Swiss entrepreneur
- Max Wirth (cyclist) (* 1930), Swiss cyclist
- Michael Wirth the Elder (1547–1611), German legal scholar
- Michael Wirth (legal scholar, 1571) (1571–1618), German legal scholar
- Michael Wirth (master builder) , German builder
- Moritz Müller-Wirth (* 1963), German journalist
N
- Nick Wirth (* 1966), British motorsport engineer and aerodynamicist
- Niklaus Wirth (* 1934), Swiss computer scientist
O
- Óscar Wirth (* 1955), Chilean football player
- Oskar Wirth (1884–1956), German politician (BCSV, CDU)
- Oswald Wirth (1860–1943), Swiss librarian and writer
- Otto Wirth (engineer) (1850 / 1851–1893), Swiss railway engineer and director of the United Swiss Railways
- Otto Wirth (lawyer) (1861–1929), German administrative lawyer
- Otto Wirth (cultural scientist) (1905–1991), American scientist of German descent
P
- Patrick Wirth (* 1971), Austrian ski racer
- Paul Wirth (1906–1946), German Sorabist
- Paul Wirth (painter) (1821–1870), German painter
- Peter Wirth (Franciscan) (1830–1871), founder of the German order
- Peter Wirth (Byzantinist) (* 1930), German Byzantinist
- Peter Wirth (soccer player) (* 1959), German soccer player
- Philipp Wirth (1808–1878), German painter and photographer
R.
- Rasmus Max Wirth (* 1986), German actor
- Regina Wirth (1792–1871), German participant in the Hambach Festival
- Reinhard Wirth (1951–2018), German microbiologist and university professor
- Robert Wirth (1866-1960), German politician (SPD, ASPD)
- Robert Müller-Wirth (1898–1982), German publisher
- Rudolf Wirth (pastor) (1618–1689), Swiss Reformed pastor, theologian and rector
- Rudolf Wirth , German author and illustrator
S.
- Stefan Wirth (musician) (* 1975), Swiss pianist, composer and arranger
- Stefan F. Wirth (* 1972), German zoologist
- Stephan-Max Wirth (* 1968), German musician and music producer
T
- Theo Wirth (* 1941), Swiss classical philologist and didactician
- Theodor Wirth (1846 – after 1929), Swiss pastor, editor and publisher
- Theodore Wirth (1863–1949), American garden architect of Swiss origin
- Thomas Wirth (* 1956), German biologist
- Thomas Wirth (chemist) (* 1964), German chemist and university professor
- Thorsten Wirth (* 1968), German software developer and politician (pirates)
- Tim Wirth (* 1939), American politician (Democratic Party)
U
- Uwe Wirth (* 1963), German Germanist, literary scholar and university professor
V
- Volkmar Wirth (* 1943), German biologist and lichenologist
W.
- Walter Wirth (1891–1981), Swiss geographer
- Werner Wirth (theologian) (1886–1961), Swiss theologian and politician
- Werner Wirth (geologist) (1921–1986), German geologist
- Werner Wirth (Police President) (1922–2007), German lawyer and Police President of Leverkusen
- Werner Wirth (cook) (* 1945), Swiss cook and author
- Werner Wirth (communication scientist) (* 1959), German communication scientist
- Wilhelm Wirth (1876–1952), German psychologist
- Wilhelm Wirth (Manager) (* 1959), German entrepreneur and business manager
- Willi Wirth (* 1938 or 1939), German ski jumper
- Wolf Wirth (1928–2005), German cameraman
- Wolfgang Wirth (physician, 1898) (1898–1996), German toxicologist and military doctor
- Wolfgang Wirth (1928–2005), German cameraman, see Wolf Wirth
- Wolfgang Wirth (physician, 1932) (1932–2011), German alternative medicine researcher in medicinal plants
See also
- Wirth Peninsula , peninsula on the coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthland
- Economic law
- Berger & Wirth , paint factory founded in Leipzig in 1823 with international activities
- Aker Wirth GmbH (tunnel construction machines) see Aker Solutions
Individual evidence
- ^ The family name Wirth on the Geogen online service, accessed: January 11, 2010