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Albrecht Agthe Wilhelm Johann Albrecht Agthe (14 April 1790 – 8 October 1873) was a German music teacher. Agthe was born in Ballenstedt to Karl Christian Agthe, a court organist and composer. He studied under Michael Gotthard Fischer in Erfurt, and in 1810 b ...

, (1790–1873), German music teacher *

Albrecht Altdorfer Albrecht Altdorfer ( – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg, Bavaria. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Da ...

, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter * Albrecht Becker, (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, and actor * Albrecht Berblinger, (1770–1829), German constructor (the tailor of ulm) * Albrecht Brandi, (1914–1966), German U-boat commander in World War II *

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik of Austria, Duke of Teschen (3 August 1817 – 18 February 1895), was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military advisors of Emperor Francis ...

(1817–1895) general who controlled the Austrian Army *

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph; 23 December 1865 – 31 October 1939) was the last crown prince of the Kingdom of Württemberg, a German military commander of World War I, and the head of ...

, (1865–1939), German field marshal in World War I *

Albrecht von Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland (; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein (), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–16 ...

, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War * Albrecht Dieterich, (1866–1908) German classical philologist and religious scholar *

Albrecht Dietz Albrecht Dietz (11 March 1926 – 21 March 2012) was a German entrepreneur and scientist who founded the first leasing company in Germany. He was considered to be one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the German leasing industry. His public ...

, (1926–2012), German entrepreneur and scientist *

Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer ( , ;; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, Old master prin ...

, (1471–1528), German artist and mathematician * Albrecht Dürer the Elder, German goldsmith and father of Albrecht Dürer *

Albrecht Elof Ihre Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Union between Sweden and Norway, Swedish-Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 ( ...

, (1797–1877), Swedish diplomat and politician * Albrecht Fölsing, (1940–2018), German physicist and scientific journalist * Albrecht Fleckenstein, (1917–92), German pharmacologist and physiologist *

Albrecht Haushofer Albrecht Georg Haushofer (7 January 1903 – 23 April 1945) was a German geographer, diplomat, author and member of the German Resistance to Nazism. Life Haushofer was born in Munich, the son of the retired World War I general and geographer K ...

, (1903–1945), German geographer, diplomat and author. *

Albrecht Holder Albrecht Holder (born 24 August 1958) is a leading German classical bassoonist. Life Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Holder initially studied singing with Siegfried Jerusalem, and then at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart The State University of Musi ...

, (born 1958), classical bassoonist *

Albrecht Gessler Albrecht Gessler, also known as Hermann, was a legendary 14th-century House of Habsburg, Habsburg bailiff () at Altdorf, Uri, Altdorf, whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion and the eventual independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy. ...

, German bailiff *

Albrecht Glockendon the Younger Albrecht Glockendon the Younger (c.1500–1545) was a Nuremberg-based miniaturist and woodcutter. The son of painter and printer Georg Glockendon, his work reflects the influence of both his brother, the illuminator Nikolaus Glockendon, a ...

, German miniaturist and woodcutter *

Albrecht Gustav von Manstein Albert Ehrenreich Gustav von Manstein (24 August 1805 in Willkischken – 11 May 1877 in Flensburg) was a Prussian general who served during the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. He was the adoptive grandfather of Erich von Mans ...

, (1805–1877), Prussian general *

Albrecht II, Count of Hohenberg-Rotenburg Albrecht II (or Albert II) of Hohenberg-Rotenburg (c. 1235 – 17 April 1298) was Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch and imperial governor of Lower Swabia. He was a member of the house of Zollern-Hohenberg, a branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzol ...

(c. 1235–1298), Count of Hohenberg and Haigerloch *

Albrecht Kossel Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (; 16 September 1853 – 5 July 1927) was a biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the chemical ...

, (1853–1927), German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics *

Albrecht Krügel Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to: First name * Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher * Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter * Albrecht Becker, ...

, (1913–1945), German Lieutenant Colonel of SS *

Albrecht Mayer Albrecht Mayer (born 3 June 1965) is a German classical oboist and conductor. The principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic, he is internationally known as a soloist and chamber musician and has made many recordings. Biography Born in Erlang ...

, (born 1965), German oboeist *

Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (25 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a German Army colonel and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany involved in the 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler. Early life Quirnheim was born in Munich, the son of Herm ...

, (1905–1944), German officer and a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (20 July plot) *

Albrecht Müller Albrecht Christoph Müller (4 November 193924 May 2018) was a rower who competed for West Germany. In 1964 he joined the German coxless four rowing team, winning a European title and finishing sixth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He served as the ...

, (1939–2018), German sprint canoer and rower *

Albrecht Penck Albrecht Penck (25 September 1858 – 7 March 1945) was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck. Biography Born in Reudnitz near Leipzig, Penck became a university professor in Vienna, Austria, from 1885 to 1906, ...

, (1858–1945), German geographer and geologist * Albrecht Pfister, (c. 1420–c. 1466), German printer *

Albrecht Ritschl Albrecht Benjamin Ritschl (25 March 182220 March 1889) was a German Protestant theologian. Starting in 1852, Ritschl lectured on systematic theology. According to this system, faith was understood to be irreducible to other experiences, beyond ...

, (1822–1889), German Protestant theologian * Albrecht Ritschl (economist), German Professor of Economic History * Albrecht Roser, (1922–2011), German master puppeteer *

Albrecht von Roon Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon (; 30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Pruss ...

, (1803–79), Prussian soldier and statesman * Albrecht III Achilles, (1414–86), Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg * Albrecht of Sweden, (c.1338–1412), medieval Swedish monarch * Albrecht Schmidt (actor), (1870–1945), Danish film actor *

Albrecht Schöne Albrecht Schöne (17 July 1925 – 21 May 2025) was a German German studies, Germanist. From 1960 to 1990 he was a professor of German studies, German philology at the University of Göttingen. Life and career Schöne was born on 17 July 1925 in ...

(1925–2025), German Germanist * Albrecht Schröter, (born 1955), German politician (SPD), mayor of Jena * Albrecht Unsöld, (1905–95), German astrophysicist *

Albrecht Weber Friedrich Albrecht Weber (; 17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a Prussian-German Indologist and historian who studied the history of Jainism in India. Some older sources have the first and middle names interchanged. Biography Weber was ...

, (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian * Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, (1659–1692), German prince of the House of Wettin

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* Achim Albrecht, German bodybuilder and professional wrestler * Alex Albrecht, American television personality *

Andreas Albrecht (cosmologist) Andreas J. Albrecht is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is a professor and chair of the physics department at the University of California, Davis.

, American physicist * Art Albrecht (1921–2004), former professional American football player * Bernard Albrecht, an alias of

Bernard Sumner Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English musician. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synth-pop, and ...

, English singer and guitarist * Berthold Albrecht (1954–2012), German businessman (ALDI), brother of Theo Jr * Carter Albrecht (1973–2007), American musician * Conrad Albrecht (1880–1969), German admiral * Daniel Albrecht, Swiss alpine ski racer * Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1914) (1914–1991), German politician (CDU) *

Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930) Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht (29 June 1930 – 13 December 2014) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking European Civil Service, European civil servant. He was one ...

, (1930–2014), German politician (CDU) * Ernst Albrecht (footballer), (1907–1976), German footballer * Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht, (1894–1984) Lutheran missionary in Central Australia * George Alexander Albrecht, German conductor, (1935–2021), long-time music director in Hanover *

Gerd Albrecht Gerd Albrecht (19 July 1935 – 2 February 2014) was a German conductor. Biography Albrecht was born in Essen, the son of the musicologist Hans Albrecht (1902–1961). He studied music in Kiel and in Hamburg, where his teachers included Wilhel ...

, German conductor, 1935–2014, known for work in contemporary music * Grant Albrecht, Canadian luger * Gretchen Albrecht, New Zealand artist (born 1943) * Harold Albrecht, Canadian politician * Herman Albrecht, South African soldier * Herbert Albrecht (1900–1945), German politciian * J. I. Albrecht, American-Canadian sports personality * Jan Philipp Albrecht, German politician and Member of the European Parliament * Katherine Albrecht, American privacy activist * Karl Albrecht, (1920–2014), German entrepreneur, brother of Theo Albrecht (ALDI) * Karl Albrecht Jr. (born 1948), German businessman * Lisa Albrecht (1896–1958), German politician *

Marc Albrecht Marc Albrecht (born 1964) is a German conductor resident in The Netherlands. He was chief conductor of the Dutch National Opera, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra from 2009 to 2020. Biography Born in ...

, German conductor, born 1964, chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam from 2011 * Michael Albrecht (born 1947), German politician * Milan Albrecht, Slovak footballer * Rafael Albrecht, Argentine footballer * Raymond John Albrecht (1916–2006), American farmer and politician *

Rita Albrecht Rita Albrecht (born ) is an American public servant and former politician who was the mayor of Bemidji, Minnesota from 2012 to 2020. She was appointed to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources by governor Tim Walz in 2021. Li ...

, American public servant * Susanne Albrecht, (born 1951), German activist (Red Army Faction) * Sylvia Albrecht, German speed-skater *

Theo Albrecht Theodor Paul Albrecht (; 28 March 1922 – 24 July 2010) was a German entrepreneur. He established the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Karl Albrecht. In 2010, Theo was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the 31st richest person in the wo ...

, (1922–2010), German entrepreneur, founder of Aldi Nord, brother of Karl * Theo Albrecht Jr. (born 1950), German businessman, son of Theo * Theodore Albrecht (born 1945), American music historian, Beethoven scholar * Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht, (1800–1876), German jurist and politician *

William Albrecht William Albert Albrecht (September 12, 1888 – May 19, 1974) chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri, was the foremost authority on the relation of soil fertility to human health and earned four degrees from the Universi ...

, American agronomist *

William P. Albrecht William Price Albrecht Jr. (January 7, 1935 – October 30, 2024) was an American economist who served as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1988 to 1993, including as acting chairman in 1993. Early life Albrecht w ...

, (1935-2024), American economist

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* '' Albrecht v. Herald Co.'', a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision

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