Fischer

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This article is about the surname and a list of people with the surname. For other uses, see Fischer (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Fisher.

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Fischer is a German surname.

Origin and meaning

The German language name is derived from the profession of the fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname.

Variants

Fisher (Anglicized version)
Fischler
Vischer
Fischers
Fischl
Fischel
Fischle
Fischmann

People with the surname include:

A – E

Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official
Adam Fischer (1888–1968), Danish sculptor
Ádám Fischer (born 1949), Hungarian conductor
Alfred Fischer (judge) (1919–2004), German judge
Alfred Fischer (architect) (1881–1950), German architect
Annie Fischer (1914–1995), Hungarian pianist
Andrea Fischer (born 1960), German politician
Anton Fischer (bobsleigh), German bobsledder
Artur Fischer (inventor) (born 1919), German inventor (fischertechnik, plastic dowel)
Axel Fischer (politician) (born 1966), German politician (CDU)
Batty Fischer (1877–1958), Luxembourg dentist and amateur photographer
Bernd Fischer (disambiguation)
- Bernd Fischer (mathematician) (born 1936), German mathematician
Birgit Fischer (born 1962), German kayaker
Bobby Fischer (1943–2008), American world chess champion 1972–1975
Abram "Bram" Fischer (1908–1975), South African lawyer
Carl Fischer (disambiguation)
Christopher Fischer (born 1988), German ice hockey defenceman
Clare Fischer (born 1928), American Composer, arranger, pianist
Claude S. Fischer (born 1948), American sociologist
David Hackett Fischer, professor of history
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (born 1925), German baritone and conductor
Edmond H. Fischer (born 1920), Swiss-American biochemist
Eduard Fischer, Austrian Colonel in World War I
Edwin Fischer (1886–1960), Swiss pianist and conductor
Emil Fischer (disambiguation)
Ernst Fischer (disambiguation)
Eugen Fischer (historian) (1899–1973), geologist and historian
Eugen Fischer (1874–1967), anthropologist, doctor and member of the Nazi party
Eva Fischer (born 1920), Croatian Italian artist

F – J

Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877–1948), chemist, famous for the Fischer-Tropsch process
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, botanist
Fritz Fischer (biathlete) (born 1956), biathlon-sportsman
Fritz Fischer (1908–1999), German historian
Georg Fischer (born 1960), West German cross country skier
George R. Fischer (born 1937), US underwater archaeologist, a pioneer of the field in the National Park Service
Gerhard Fischer (disambiguation)
Gottfried Bermann Fischer (1897–1995), publisher of the S. Fischer Verlag
Greg Fischer 2011 mayor of Louisville, KY
Gustav Fischer (equestrian) (1915–1990), Swiss Olympian in equestrian
Gustav Fischer (1848–1886), German physician and explorer of Africa
Hans Fischer (1881–1945), German chemist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Heike Fischer (born 1982), German diver
Heinz Fischer (born 1938), Federal President of Austria
Helene Fischer (born 1984), German pop music singer
Hermann Emil Fischer (1852–1919), German chemist, 1902 Nobel prizewiner, and inventor of the Fischer projection
Howard Fischer, curator of the New York Jazz Museum
Ignjat Fischer (1870-1948), well-known Croatian architect
Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor
Ivana Fischer (1905–1967), Croatian conductor
Jan Fischer (politician), former Prime Minister-designate of the Czech Republic
James Fischer (1927–2004), American engineer
Jason Fischer, Australian science fiction writer
Jason Fischer (fighter), American mixed martial artist
Jean Fischer (1867–?), French cyclist
Jean Chrétien Fischer (1716–1762), German-born French soldier
Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American Actress
Jiří Fischer (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
Johann Fischer (disambiguation)
John Fischer (disambiguation)
John Fischer (Christian musician), a musician
John Fischer (pianist) (born 1930), a musician
Joschka Fischer (born 1948), former foreign minister of Germany
Joseph Fischer (disambiguation)
Julia Fischer (born 1983), German violinist

K – O

Karl Fischer (disambiguation)
Kate Fischer (born 1973), Australian model and actress
Klaus Fischer (born 1949), German football (soccer) player and coach
Kuno Fischer (1824–1907), German philosopher
Kurt Rudolf Fischer (born 1922), Jewish-Austrian philosopher
Lothar Fischer (1933–2004), German sculptor
Ludwig Fischer (bass) (1745–1825), German opera singer
Ludwig Fischer (Nazi) (1905–1947), German Nazi lawyer, politician and war criminal
Ludwig Fischer (racing driver) (1915–1991), German racing driver
Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915), Austrian landscape painter and etcher
Manuel Fischer (born 1989), German footballer
Marcel Fischer (born 1978), Swiss fencer
Martin Fischer (automobile designer) (1867–1947), Swiss automobile designer
Martin Fischer (tennis), Austrian professional tennis player
Martin Fischer-Dieskau (born 1954), German conductor, son of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Móric Farkasházi Fischer
Ottfried Fischer (born 1953), German actor and cabaret artist
O. W. Fischer (1915–2004), Austrian actor

P – Z

Pat Fischer (born 1940), American football player
Patrick Fischer (born 1975), Swiss NHL Hockey player
Patrick C. Fischer (1935–2011), American computer scientist and Unabomber target
Paul Gustave Fischer (1860–1934), Danish painter
Paul Henri Fischer (1835–1893) French physician, zoologist and paleontologist
Rainer Fischer (born 1949), German-Canadian judoka
Robert Fischer (politician) (fl. 1982–2001), Canadian politician
Ruth Fischer (1895–1961), German communist
Samuel von Fischer (1859–1934), German publisher, founder of the S. Fischer Verlag
Sascha Fischer (born 1971), German rugby union player
Scott Fischer (1956–1996), American mountain guide
Stanley Fischer,(1943 - ), American and Israeli central banker.
Steven Fischer (born 1972) American filmmaker and cartoonist of German descent
Stewart "Dirk" Fischer (born 1924), American Composer, Jazz Educator
Sven Fischer (born 1971), German biathlon-sportsman
Theobald Fischer (1846–1910), German geographer
Theodor Fischer (1862–1938), German architect
Thierry Fischer (born 1957), Swiss conductor and flautist
Tim Fischer (born 1946), Australian politician
Vera Fischer (actress) (born 1951), Brazilian actress and former Miss Brazil
Vera Fischer (sculptor) (1925-2009), Croatian sculptor
Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish football player
Werner Fischer (born 1939), German professor
Wild Man Fischer (born 1945), Outsider musician
Wilhelm Fischer ("Willy" Fischer) (born 1972), German boxer
Zel M. Fischer (born 1963), Missouri Supreme Court judge