Schacht is a German surname, derived from the common noun meaning "mine shaft".
Those bearing it include:
Emil Schacht (1854-1915), American architect, German immigrantHermann Schacht (1814-1864), German botanist and pharmacistHjalmar Schacht (1877–1970), German financial expert during the time of HitlerJoseph Schacht (1902–1969), German Catholic scholar of Islamic LawHenry Schacht (born 1933/'34), American businessmanRichard Schacht (born c. 1940), American philosopherChris Schacht (born 1946), Australian politicianEfrain Schacht Aristigueta (1921-2007), Venezuelan politician