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 etcherAemilius Ludwig Richter (1808-1864), German juristAlbert Richter (1912–1940), German track-cyclist and World ChampionAndy Richter (born 1966), American actor, writer, comedian, and late-night talk-show announcerAnton Karl Richter (1690-1763), Austrian organist, son of Ferdinand Tobias RichterAugust Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812), German surgeonBruno Richter (1914–1993), German military officerBurton Richter (born 1931), Nobel Prize-winning American physicistCharles Francis Richter (1900–1985), American seismologist and physicist, inventor of the Richter magnitude scaleClaus Richter (born 1948), German journalistConrad Richter (1890–1968), American Pulitzer Prize–winning Western novelistEugen Richter (1838–1906), German politicianFerdinand Tobias Richter (1651–1711), Austrian baroque-music composer and organistFrank Richter, Sr. (1837–1910), Bohemia-born rancher and entrepreneur in the U.S. and CanadaFrank Richter, Jr. (1910–1977), Canadian politician; Member of the Legislative Assembly; MinisterFrank-Jürgen Richter (born 1967), German entrepreneur; Chairman of Swiss think-tank HorasisFranz Xaver Richter (1709–1789), Czech composerGerhard Richter (born 1932), German painterGuri Richter (1917–1995), Danish film actressGustav Richter (artist) (1823–1884), German figure- and portrait-painterGustav Richter (1913–1982), German Nazi officialHans Richter (artist) (1888–1976), German Dada-artist, filmmaker and writerHans Richter (actor) (1919–2008), German actor and directorHans Richter (conductor) (1843–1916), German conductorHeinz Richter (engineer) (1909–1971), German engineer and authorHeinz Richter (cyclist) (born 1947)Heinz A. Richter (born 1939), German historianHenjo Richter (born 1963), German guitaristHenry Constantine Richter (1821–1902), British zoological illustratorHieronymous Theodor Richter (1824–1898), German chemistIlja Richter (born 1952), German actor, singer and television presenterJascha Richter (born 1963), Danish singer-songwriter; lead vocalist and keyboardist of band Michael Learns To RockJason James Richter (born 1980), American actorJeffrey Richter, American author of books on programming for Windows and .NETJean Paul Richter (1847-1937) German art historianJean Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German novelist and authorJeremias Benjamin Richter (1762–1807), German chemist who developed the stoichiometry theoryJoey Richter, American actor and singerJohann Moritz Richter (1620–1667), German architect and engraver.John C. Richter, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of OklahomaJohnny Richter, American musician; member of rock group Kottonmouth KingsJohan Richter (inventor) (1901–1997), Norwegian-Swedish inventor and industrialistKarl Richter (conductor) (1926–1981), German conductorKarl W. Richter (1942–1967), American aviatorMatthew Richter (born 1968), American arts producerMax Richter (composer), German-born classical composerMike Richter (born 1966), American ice-hockey playerMilan Richter (born 1948), Slovak writer, playwright, translator and publisherMischa Richter (1910–2001), Russian-born American cartoonist and artistOwen Von Richter (born 1975), Canadian medley swimmerPat Richter (born 1941), American football playe; athletic director of the UW–MadisonPaul Richter (1895–1961), Austrian actorRonald Richter (1909–1991), Austrian scientist; head of the Argentine nuclear-fusion Huemul ProjectRossa Matilda Richter, 19th-century circus performerRoy Richter (died 1983), American auto racer, inventor, and businessmanSergy Rikhter (born 1989), Ukrainian-born Israeli sport-shooterSimona Richter (born 1972), Romanian judoka athleteStacey Richter (born 1965), American writer of short fictionSviatoslav Richter (1915–1997), Soviet pianistTravis Richter, American musician; guitarist of rock band From First to Last