Welker is a name originating from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, most commonly used as a surname. Welker has been used as a unisex given name, however this is less common than its use as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * David Welker (born 1964), American artist * Frank Welker (born 1946), American actor and voice actor * Hans Welker (1907–1968), German football player *

Heinrich Welker Heinrich Johann Welker (9 September 1912 in Ingolstadt – 25 December 1981 in Erlangen) was a German theoretical and applied physicist who invented the " transistron", a transistor made at Westinghouse independently of the first successful tran ...

(1912–1981), German physicist *

Herman Welker Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957. Early years Born ...

(1906–1957), American politician * Jim Welker (born 1950), American politician * Kristen Welker (born 1976), American television journalist *

Martin Welker Martin Welker (April 25, 1819 – March 15, 1902) was a United States representative from Ohio for three terms from 1865 to 1871 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1873 to ...

(1819–1902), American politician *

Michael Welker Michael Welker (born 20 November 1947 in Erlangen, Germany) is a German Protestant theologian and a senior professor of Systematic Theology ( Dogmatics). Biblical Theology and “general theory” are the main foci of his research. He reached a ...

(born 1947), German theologian *

Wes Welker Wesley Carter Welker (born May 1, 1981) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the San ...

, (born 1981), NFL player Given name: *

Welker Cochran Welker Cochran (October 7, 1897 – July 26, 1960) was an American professional carom billiards player who won world titles in two different disciplines, balkline and three-cushion billiards. Biography He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but mov ...

(1897-1960), American billiards player * Welker Marçal de Almeida (born 1986), Brazilian footballer

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