Wolter is a given name and surname of Low German and

Low Franconian Low Franconian, Low Frankish, NetherlandicSarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman: ''Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics'', University of California Press, 1991, p. 321. (Calling it "Low Frankish (or Netherlandish)".)Scott Shay ...

origin. It is equivalent to the English Walter, High German Walther, Dutch

Wouter Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter and French name Gauthier, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army", "army of the forest" or "bright ...

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 Wolter Wierbos (born 1 September 1957, in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch trombonist. Wierbos has played throughout Europe, Canada, USA and Asia. Wierbos has many awards to his name, including the Podiumprijs for Jazz and Improvised music and the ...

(born 1957), Dutch jazz trombonist *

Wolter Kroes Wolter Kroes (born in Wormerveer, Netherlands on 24 December 1968) is a Dutch singer. He is best known for his hits ''Ik heb de hele nacht liggen dromen'', ''Niet normaal'' and his hit single ''Viva Hollandia'' that reached #1 in the Dutch Top 4 ...

(born 1968), Dutch pop singer

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* Adolph Wolter (1903–1980), German-born American sculptor * Bernard C. Wolter (1852–1936), American politician * Birthe Wolter (born 1981), German actress *

Charlotte Wolter Charlotte Wolter (March 1, 1834June 14, 1897), Austrian actress, was born at Cologne, and began her artistic career at Budapest in 1857. Biography She played minor parts at the theatre in Vienna, and soon obtained an engagement at the Victoria ...

(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 (born 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 (born 1962), Luxembourgian politician * Mirko Wolter (born 1976), German speedway rider * Philippe Wolter (1959–2005), Belgian actor * Ralf Wolter (1926–2022), German actor * Scott Wolter, American television personality and geologist *

Sherilyn Wolter Sherilyn Marjorie Wolter (born November 30, 1951) is an American former actress. Wolter starred on the TV series '' B. J. and the Bear'' in 1981, and then portrayed Celia Quartermaine on the daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' from March ...

(born 1951), American actress * Thomas Wolter (born 1963), German footballer * Waldemar Wolter (1908–1947), German concentration camp physician * Whitey Wolter (1899–1947), American football player * Niels Wolter (born 1979), International Director of ESL, Global Esports Company

Others

* Wolter Monginsidi Airport in South East Sulawesi, Indonesia *

Wolter telescope A Wolter telescope is a telescope for X-rays that only uses grazing incidence optics – mirrors that reflect X-rays at very shallow angles. Problems with conventional telescope designs Conventional telescope designs require reflection or refract ...

, a telescope for X-rays named after Hans Wolter

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