Wächter is a surname of Germanic origin, sometimes romanized Waechter.
Notable people with this name include:
Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter (1852–1912), German diplomat and politician
Doug Waechter (born 1981), Major League Baseball pitcher
Eberhard Wächter (baritone) (1929–1992), Austrian baritone
Eberhard Georg Friedrich von Wächter (1762–1852), German painter
F. K. Waechter (1937–2005), German cartoonist, author, and playwright
Harry Waechter (1871–1929), English businessman and philanthropist
Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter (born 1878), German physician who described Bracht-Wachter bodies
Johann Michael Wächter (1794–1853), Austrian bass-baritone
Max Waechter (born 1924), English businessman, art collector, and philanthropist
Otto Wächter (1901–1949), Austrian lawyer and SS officer
Stefan Wächter (born 1978), German football goaltender
Torkel S. Wächter, Swedish novelist
See also
Wachter
Wächtler
Wachtler
