Wolter

Wolter is a given name and surname of Low German and Low Franconian origin. It is equivalent to the English Walter, High German Walther, Dutch Wouter and French Gauthier. People with the name Wolter include:

Given name

• Wolter von Plettenberg (c.1450–1535), leader of the Teutonic knights
• Gerhard Wolter Molanus (1633–1722), Lutheran theologian and abbot
• Wolter Robert van Hoëvell (1812–1879), Dutch minister, politician, reformer, and writer
• Koenraad Wolter Swart (1916–1992), Dutch-American historian
• Robert Wolter Monginsidi (1925–1949), Indonesian independence fighter
• Wolter Wierbos (b. 1957), Dutch jazz trombonist
• Wolter Kroes (b. 1968), Dutch pop singer

Surname

• Adolph Wolter (1903–1980), German-born American sculptor
• Bernard C. Wolter (1852–1936), American politician
• Birthe Wolter (b. 1981), German actress
• Charlotte Wolter (1834–1897), German actress
• Franz-Erich Wolter, German computer scientist
• Hans Wolter (1911–1978), German physicist
• Harry Wolter (1884–1970), American baseball player
• Horst Wolter (b. 1942), German footballer
• Karl Wolter (1894–1959), German footballer
• Kimberly-Rose Wolter, American actress, writer and producer
• Maurus Wolter (1825–1890), German abbot
• Michel Wolter (b. 1962), Luxembourgian politician
• Mirko Wolter (b. 1976), German speedway rider
• Philippe Wolter (1959–2005), Belgian actor
• Ralf Wolter (b. 1926), German actor
• Scott Wolter, American television personality and geologist
• Sherilyn Wolter (b. 1951), American actress
• Thomas Wolter (b. 1963), German footballer
• Waldemar Wolter (1908–1947), German concentration camp physician
• Whitey Wolter (1899–1947), American football player
• Niels Wolter (b. 1979), International Director of ESL, Global Esports Company

Others

• Wolter Monginsidi Airport in South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
• Wolter telescope, a telescope for X-rays named after Hans Wolter

See also

• Walter (name)
• Wollter
• Wolters