{{About|the surname and a list of people with the surname|other uses}} {{Wiktionary}} '''Fischer''' is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher. {{Compact TOC|q=|u=|x=|y=|seealso=yes|side=yes|nobreak=yes}}
==People with the surname== === A === * Abraham Fischer (1850–1913) South African public official * Adam Fischer (disambiguation) * Adolf Fischer (disambiguation) * Alfred Fischer (disambiguation) * Andrea Fischer (born 1960), German politician * Andrea Fischer (scientist), (born 1973), Austrian glaciologist * Andrew Fischer (disambiguation) * Angeline Fuller Fischer (1841–1925), American writer * Ann Kindrick Fischer (1919–1971), American social anthropologist * Anna Fischer (born 1986), German actress and singer * Annie Fischer (1914–1995), Hungarian pianist * Anton Fischer (disambiguation) * Arthur Fischer (disambiguation) * Axel Fischer (born 1966), German politician
=== B === * Benjamin Fischer (disambiguation) * Bernd Fischer (disambiguation) * Birgit Fischer (born 1962), German kayaker * Bob Fischer (disambiguation) * Bobby Fischer (1943 – 2008), American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion * Bram Fischer (1908–1975), South African lawyer
=== C === * Carl Fischer (disambiguation) * Carlos Fischer (1903–1969), Uruguayan politician, President of the National Council of Government in 1958 * Caroline Fischer-Achten (1806–1896), Austrian opera singer * Catherine Fischer (born 1947), American deafblind author * Christian Fischer (born 1997), American ice hockey forward * Christopher Fischer (born 1988), German ice hockey defenseman * Clare Fischer (1928–2012), American composer, arranger, and pianist * Claude S. Fischer (born 1948), American sociologist
=== D === * D'or Fischer (born 1981), Israeli-American basketball player in the Israeli National League * Dale S. Fischer (born 1951), US district court judge * Dana Fischer (born 2010), American ''Magic: The Gathering'' player * David Fischer (disambiguation) * Deb Fischer (born 1951), American politician * Debra Fischer (born 1953), American astronomer * Diego Fischer (born 1961), Uruguayan journalist and writer * Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925–2012), German baritone and conductor * Dirk Fischer (politician) (born 1943), German politician
=== E === * Edmond H. Fischer (1920–2021), Swiss-American biochemist * Eduard Fischer (disambiguation) * Edward F. Fischer, professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University * Edwin Fischer (1886–1960), Swiss pianist and conductor * Elizabeth Fischer Monastero, American mezzo-soprano * Emil Fischer (disambiguation) * Emily V. Fischer (born 1979 or 1980), American atmospheric chemist * Ernst Fischer (disambiguation) * Esther Fischer-Homberger (1940–2019), Swiss psychiatrist and medical historian * Eugen Fischer (1874–1967), anthropologist, doctor and member of the Nazi party * Eugen Fischer (historian) (1899–1973), German geologist and historian * Eva Fischer (1920–2015), Croatian Italian artist
=== F === * Franz Fischer (disambiguation) * Friedrich Fischer (disambiguation) * Fritz Fischer (disambiguation)
=== G === * Georg Fischer (disambiguation) * George Fischer (disambiguation) * Gerhard Fischer (disambiguation) * Gisela Fischer (1929–2014), German actress * Gottfried Fischer (1944–2013), German psychologist, psychotherapist and psychoanalyst * Gottfried Bermann Fischer (1897–1995), Jewish-German publisher of the S. Fischer Verlag * Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771–1853), German palaeontologist and entomologist. * Gotthilf Fischer (1928–2020), German choral conductor * Greg Fischer (born 1958), American businessman and mayor of Louisville, KY * Gregor Fischer (1834–unknown), Bavarian-Liechtensteiner teacher and politician * Gustav Fischer (disambiguation)
===H=== * Hans Fischer (disambiguation) * Harold Fischer (1925–2009), American Korean War flying ace * Heidemarie Fischer (1944–2022), German politician * Heike Fischer (born 1982), German diver * Heinz Fischer (born 1938), federal president of Austria * Helen Fischer (1912–1986), American politician * Helene Fischer (born 1984), German pop music singer * Henry Fischer (disambiguation) * Hermann Fischer (disambiguation) * Horst Fischer (1912–1966), German SS concentration camp doctor executed for war crimes * Howard Fischer, curator of the New York Jazz Museum
=== I === * Ignjat Fischer (1870–1948), Croatian architect * Ilse Fischer (born 1975), Austrian mathematician * Iván Fischer (born 1951), Jewish-Hungarian conductor * Ivana Fišer or Ivana Fischer (1905–1967), Croatian conductor
=== J === * James Fischer (1927–2004), American engineer * Jan Fischer (disambiguation) * Jason Fischer (disambiguation) * Jean Fischer (disambiguation) * Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American actress * Jiří Fischer (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player * Joey Fischer (1976–1993), American murder victim * Johann Fischer (disambiguation) * Johannes Fischer (1887–?), German physicist * John Fischer (disambiguation) * Jonathan Fischer (born 2001), Danish footballer * Joschka Fischer (born 1948), German foreign minister * Joseph Fischer (disambiguation) * Julia Fischer (born 1983), German violinist
=== K === * 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 Fischer (disambiguation), multiple people
=== L === * Laurence Fischer (born 1973), French karateka * Leni Fischer (1935–2022), German politician * Lisa Fischer (born 1958), American singer * Lothar Fischer (1933–2004), German sculptor * Louis Fischer (1896–1970), American journalist * Ludwig Fischer (disambiguation)
=== M === * Manuel Fischer (born 1989), German footballer * Marcel Fischer (born 1978), Swiss fencer * Martin Fischer (disambiguation) * Mathias Fischer (disambiguation) * Michael Fischer (disambiguation) * Minna Fischer (1858–1941), Australian soprano and singing teacher in London * Móric Fischer de Farkasházy (1799–1880), Hungarian porcelain manufacturer * Moses Fischer ({{circa|1756}}–{{circa|1833}}), Austrian rabbi
=== N === * Nilla Fischer (born 1984), Swedish (soccer) football player
===O=== * Oskar Fischer (disambiguation), multiple people * Ottfried Fischer (born 1953), German actor and cabaret artist * Otto Fischer (disambiguation) * Øystein Fischer (1942–2013), Norwegian physicist
=== P === * Patrick Fischer (disambiguation) * Paul Fischer (disambiguation)
=== R === * Rainer Fischer (born 1949), German-Canadian judoka * Ralf-Dieter Fischer (1948–2025), German politician * Ricardo Fischer (born 1991), Brazilian basketball player * Richard Fischer (1917–1969), Austrian footballer * Robert Fischer (disambiguation) * Ruth Fischer (1895–1961), German communist
=== S === * Samuel von Fischer (1859–1934), German publisher, founder of the S. Fischer Verlag * Sascha Fischer (born 1971), German rugby union player * Saskia Fischer (born 1966), German actress * Scott Fischer (1956–1996), American mountain guide * Simone Fischer (born 1979), German politician * Stanley Fischer (1943–2025), American and Israeli central banker * Steven Thomas Fischer (born 1972) American filmmaker and cartoonist of German descent * Stewart "Dirk" Fischer (1924–2013), American composer, musician and jazz educator * Sven Fischer (born 1971), German biathlete * Sven Fischer (footballer) (born 1977), German football defender
=== T === * Tex Fischer, American politician * Theobald Fischer (1846–1910), German geographer * Theodor Fischer (disambiguation) * Thomas Fischer (disambiguation), several people * Thierry Fischer (born 1957), Swiss conductor and flautist * Tim Fischer (1946–2019), Australian politician * {{ill|Tine Fischer|da}}, Danish film executive, appointed head of the Danish Film Institute from August 2024
===V=== * Vera Fischer (disambiguation) * Vic Fischer (1924–2023), American politician * Viktor Fischer (born 1994), Danish football player * Viktor Fischer (wrestler) (1892–1977), Austrian Olympic wrestler
===W=== * Werner Fischer (disambiguation) * Wild Man Fischer (1945–2011), American outsider musician * Wilhelm Fischer (disambiguation)
=== Z === * Zel M. Fischer (born 1963), Missouri Supreme Court judge
==See also== *{{Intitle|Fischer}} *Fischler
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Category:German-language surnames Category:German occupational surnames