Esser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Esser (musician), English musician born Ben EsserBernard Esser (1840-1901), American farmerClarence Esser (1921–2009), American football playerDave Esser (born 1957), English footballerDick Esser (1918–1979), Dutch field hockey playerDragutin Esser, French racing driverFranz Esser (1900–1982), German footballerGeorge Esser (died 2006), American civil rights activistHans Esser, German fencerHeinrich Esser (1818–1872), German classical violinist, composer and conductorHermann Esser (1900–1981), German Nazi leaderIrene Esser (born 1991), Venezuelan beauty pageant winnerJan F. Esser (1877–1946), Dutch plastic surgeonJanice Ferri Esser, American television writerLeo Esser (born 1907), German diverLuke Esser, American politicianMark Esser (born 1956), American baseball playerMarkus Esser (born 1980), German hammer throwerMichael Esser (born 1987), German footballerPatrick J. Esser, American businessmanPaul Esser (1913–1988), German actor and voice actorPiet Esser (1914–2004), Dutch sculptorRobin Esser (born 1935), English newspaper executive and editorRoswitha Esser (born 1941), West German sprint canoeistWalter Esser (born 1945), German modern pentathlete