Pilcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
George Pilcher (1801–1855), English aural surgeon and medical reformerJohn Pilcher (1766–1838), English cricketerSir John Arthur Pilcher (1912–1990), British diplomatJ. L. Pilcher (1898–1981), American politicianJoshua Pilcher (1790–1843), American fur trader and Indian agentLewis Pilcher (1871–1941), American academic and architectNorman Pilcher (born 1936), British former police officerPercy Pilcher (1866–1899), British inventor and aviatorRobin Pilcher (born 1950), British author, son of RosamundeRosamunde Pilcher (born 1924), British author, mother of RobinThomas Pilcher (1858-1928), British army officerVenn Pilcher (1879–1961), British Anglican bishop and authorWilliam S. Pilcher (1803–1858), Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1857 to 1858