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'''Fischer''' is a German [[occupational surname]], meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is [[Fisher (surname)|Fisher]].
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==People with the surname==
=== A ===
* [[Abraham Fischer]] (1850–1913) South African public official
* [[Adam Fischer (sculptor)]] (1888–1968), Danish sculptor
* [[Ádám Fischer]] (born 1949), Hungarian conductor
* [[Adolf Fischer (officer)]] (1893–1947), German Nazi general executed for war crimes
* [[Adolph Fischer]] (1858–1887) German-American anarchist
* [[Alfred Fischer (architect)]] (1881–1950), German architect
* [[Alfred Fischer (judge)]] (1919–2004), German judge
* [[:id:Andrew Andika|Andrew Andika Fischer]] (born 1987), Indonesian actor
* [[Angeline Fuller Fischer]] (1841–1925), American writer
* [[Annie Fischer]] (1914–1995), Hungarian pianist
* [[Andrea Fischer]] (born 1960), German politician
* [[Andrea Fischer (scientist)]], (born 1973), Austrian glaciologist
* [[Anton Fischer (bobsleigh)]], German bobsledder
* [[Artur Fischer]] (1919–2016), German inventor (fischertechnik, plastic dowel)
* [[Axel Fischer]] (born 1966), German politician

=== B ===
* [[Batty Fischer]] (1877&ndash;1958), Luxembourg dentist and amateur photographer
* [[Benjamin Fischer (disambiguation)|Benjamin Fischer]] (disambiguation)
* [[Bernd Fischer (disambiguation)]]
* [[Birgit Fischer]] (born 1962), German kayaker
* [[Bobby Fischer]] (1943–2008), American world chess champion 1972–1975
* [[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 defenceman
* [[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 (general)]] (1862–1935), Austrian colonel in World War I
* [[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 Joseph Emil Fischer]] (1877–1948), chemist, famous for the Fischer-Tropsch process
* [[Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer]] (1782–1854), botanist
* [[Fritz Fischer (historian)]] (1908–1999), German historian
* [[Fritz Fischer (biathlete)]] (born 1956), sportsman

=== G ===
* [[Georg Fischer (disambiguation)]]
* [[George R. Fischer]] (1937–2016), US underwater archaeologist, a pioneer of the field in the National Park Service
* [[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 (equestrian)]] (1915–1990), Swiss Olympian in equestrian
* [[Gustav Fischer (explorer)]] (1848–1886), German physician and explorer of Africa

===H===
* [[H. L. Fischer]] (1822–1909) (Henry Lee Fischer), Pennsylvania German language writer and translator
* [[Hans Fischer]] (1881–1945), German chemist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
* [[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
* [[Hermann Emil Fischer]] (1852–1919), German chemist, 1902 Nobel prizewinner, and inventor of the Fischer projection
* [[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 ===
* [[Jan Fischer (politician)]], prime minister-designate of the Czech Republic
* [[James Fischer]] (1927–2004), American engineer
* [[Jason Fischer (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jean Fischer]] (1867&ndash;?), 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
* Joey Fischer (1976–1993), American [[Murder of Joey Fischer|murder victim]]
* [[Johann Fischer (disambiguation)]]
* [[John Fischer (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jonathan Fischer]] (born 2001), Danish footballer
* [[Joschka Fischer]] (born 1948), German foreign minister
* [[Josef Fischer (cyclist)]] (1865–1953), German racing cyclist
* [[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]] (1905–1947), German Nazi lawyer and government official executed for war crimes
* [[Ludwig Fischer (bass)]] (1745–1825), German opera singer
* [[Ludwig Fischer (racing driver)]] (1915–1991), German racing driver
* [[Ludwig Hans Fischer]] (1848–1915), Austrian landscape painter and etcher

=== M ===
* [[Manuel Fischer]] (born 1989), German footballer
* [[Marcel Fischer]] (born 1978), Swiss fencer
* [[Martin Fischer (automobile designer)]] (1867–1947), Swiss automobile designer
* [[Martin Fischer (tennis)]] (born 1986), Austrian professional tennis player
* [[Martin Fischer-Dieskau]] (born 1954), German conductor, son of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
* [[Mathias Fischer (basketball)]] (born 1971), German basketball player and coach
* [[Michael J. Fischer]] (born 1942), American computer scientist
* [[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 (footballer)]] (1901–1941), Austrian (soccer) football player and coach
* [[O. W. Fischer]], Otto Wilhelm Fischer (1915–2004), Austrian actor
* [[Øystein Fischer]] (1942–2013), Norwegian physicist

=== P ===
* [[Pat Fischer]] (born 1940), American football player
* [[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]] (1862–1938), German architect
* [[Theodor Fischer (fencer)]], German Olympic épée and foil fencer 
* [[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#DFI Directors|Danish Film Institute]] from August 2024

===V===
* [[Vera Fischer (actress)]] (born 1951), Brazilian actress
* [[Vera Fischer (sculptor)]] (1925–2009), Croatian sculptor
* [[Vic Fischer]] (1924–2023), American politician
* [[Viktor Fischer]] (born 1994), Danish football player
* [[Viktor Fischer (wrestler)]] (1892–1977), Austrian Olympic wrestler

===W===
* [[Werner Fischer (crystallographer)]] (born 1931)
* [[Werner Fischer (sailor)]] (1940–2011)
* [[Wild Man Fischer]] (1945–2011), American outsider musician
* [[Wilhelm Fischer (boxer)]] ("Willi" Fischer) (born 1972), German boxer
* [[Wilhelm Fischer (politician)]] ("Willy" Fischer) (1904–1951), German politician

=== Z ===
* [[Zel M. Fischer]] (born 1963), Missouri Supreme Court judge

==See also==
*{{Intitle|Fischer}}
*[[Fischler]]

{{fishers}}
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[[Category:German-language surnames]]
[[Category:German occupational surnames]]