Richter is a surname of German origin (Richter: German for "judge") held by the following notable individuals:
Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803–1884), German painter and etcher
Aemilius Ludwig Richter (1808-1864), German jurist
Albert Richter (1912–1940), German track-cyclist and World Champion
Andy Richter (born 1966), American actor, writer, comedian, and late-night talk-show announcer
Anton Karl Richter (1690-1763), Austrian organist, son of Ferdinand Tobias Richter
August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812), German surgeon
Bruno Richter (1914–1993), German military officer
Burton Richter (born 1931), Nobel Prize-winning American physicist
Charles Francis Richter (1900–1985), American seismologist and physicist, inventor of the Richter magnitude scale
Claus Richter (born 1948), German journalist
Conrad Richter (1890–1968), American Pulitzer Prize–winning Western novelist
Eugen Richter (1838–1906), German politician
Ferdinand Tobias Richter (1651–1711), Austrian baroque-music composer and organist
Frank Richter, Sr. (1837–1910), Bohemia-born rancher and entrepreneur in the U.S. and Canada
Frank Richter, Jr. (1910–1977), Canadian politician; Member of the Legislative Assembly; Minister
Frank-Jürgen Richter (born 1967), German entrepreneur; Chairman of Swiss think-tank Horasis
Franz Xaver Richter (1709–1789), Czech composer
Gerhard Richter (born 1932), German painter
Guri Richter (1917–1995), Danish film actress
Gustav Richter (artist) (1823–1884), German figure- and portrait-painter
Gustav Richter (1913–1982), German Nazi official
Hans Richter (artist) (1888–1976), German Dada-artist, filmmaker and writer
Hans Richter (actor) (1919–2008), German actor and director
Hans Richter (conductor) (1843–1916), German conductor
Heinz Richter (engineer) (1909–1971), German engineer and author
Heinz Richter (cyclist) (born 1947)
Heinz A. Richter (born 1939), German historian
Henjo Richter (born 1963), German guitarist
Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902), British zoological illustrator
Hieronymous Theodor Richter (1824–1898), German chemist
Ilja Richter (born 1952), German actor, singer and television presenter
Jascha Richter (born 1963), Danish singer-songwriter; lead vocalist and keyboardist of band Michael Learns To Rock
Jason James Richter (born 1980), American actor
Jeffrey Richter, American author of books on programming for Windows and .NET
Jean Paul Richter (1847-1937) German art historian
Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German novelist and author
Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762–1807), German chemist who developed the stoichiometry theory
Joey Richter, American actor and singer
Johann Moritz Richter (1620–1667), German architect and engraver.
John C. Richter, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
Johnny Richter, American musician; member of rock group Kottonmouth Kings
Johan Richter (inventor) (1901–1997), Norwegian-Swedish inventor and industrialist
Karl Richter (conductor) (1926–1981), German conductor
Karl W. Richter (1942–1967), American aviator
Matthew Richter (born 1968), American arts producer
Max Richter (composer), German-born classical composer
Mike Richter (born 1966), American ice-hockey player
Milan Richter (born 1948), Slovak writer, playwright, translator and publisher
Mischa Richter (1910–2001), Russian-born American cartoonist and artist
Owen Von Richter (born 1975), Canadian medley swimmer
Pat Richter (born 1941), American football playe; athletic director of the UW–Madison
Paul Richter (1895–1961), Austrian actor
Ronald Richter (1909–1991), Austrian scientist; head of the Argentine nuclear-fusion Huemul Project
Rossa Matilda Richter, 19th-century circus performer
Roy Richter (died 1983), American auto racer, inventor, and businessman
Sergy Rikhter (born 1989), Ukrainian-born Israeli sport-shooter
Simona Richter (born 1972), Romanian judoka athlete
Stacey Richter (born 1965), American writer of short fiction
Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997), Soviet pianist
Travis Richter, American musician; guitarist of rock band From First to Last
