Volker (name)
Volker is an old German name, derived from folk, folc (people, tribe), and heri (army, warrior).
Notable people with the name include:
Given name[]
- Volker Beck (politician) (born 1960), German politician (Greens)
- Volker Beck (athlete), East German athlete
- Volker Bouffier (born 1951), German politician (CDU)
- Volker Braun, German author
- Volker Bruch, German actor
- Volker Engel (born 1965), German-born visual effects artist with Hollywood credits
- Volker Finke, German football manager and former player
- Volker Grassmuck, German sociologist and media researcher
- Volker Herold, German actor and director
- Volker Kriegel, German jazz guitarist and composer
- Volker Lechtenbrink, German television actor and singer
- Volker Pispers, German political comedian
- Volker Rühe, (born 1942), German politician and former Defence Minister (CDU)
- Volker Schlöndorff, German filmmaker
- Volker Strassen, German mathematician
- Volker Weidler, German (former) racing driver
- Volker Zerbe, German team handball (former) player, later club manager
- Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher and author
Surname[]
- William Volker (1859–1947), German-born American entrepreneur
- Franz Völker (1899–1965), German opera singer
- Karl Völker (1889–1962), German architect and painter
- Floyd Volker (1921–1995), American basketball player
- Paul Volcker (born 1927), American economist and policy-maker
- Kurt Volker (born 1964), American diplomat
- Sabine Völker (born 1973), German speed skater
- Sandra Völker (born 1974), German swimmer
See also[]
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