Lothar

Lothar is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish masculine given name, while Lotár is a Hungarian masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of Hlūdaz, meaning "fame", and Harjaz, meaning "army"). Notable people with this name include:

Surname Eli Lothar (more commonly "Lotar", born Eliazar Lotar Theodorescu; 1905–1969), French and Romanian photographer and cinematographer Ernst Lothar (1890–1974), Moravian-Austrian writer Hanns Lothar or Hanns Lothar Neutze (1929–1967), German actor Mark Lothar (1902–1985), German composer Rudolf Lothar (1865–1943), Hungarian-born Austrian writer Susanne Lothar (1960–2012), German actress

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Lothar Ahrendt (born 1936), interior minister of the German Democratic Republic Lothar Albrich (1905–1978), Romanian hurdler Lothar Baier (1942–2004), German author Lothar Baumgarten (1944–2018), German artist Lothar Berg (1930–2015), German mathematician

Lothar Bolz (1903–1986), East German politician Lothar Brühne (1900–1958), German film score composer Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007), German author Lothar Collatz (1910–1990), German mathematician Lothar Dräger (1927–2016), German comic writer Lothar Emmerich (1941–2003), German football player and manager Lothar von Faber (1817–1896), German industrialist Lothar Forcart (1902–1990), Swiss zoologist Lothar Geisler (1936–2019), German football player Lothar Hause (born 1955), East German football player Lothar Kolditz (1929–2025), German chemist and politician Lothar Kreyssig, German bureaucrat and opposer of "Aktion T4" Lothar Kurbjuweit (born 1950), East German football player Lothar Lindtner (1917–2005), Norwegian actor Lothar Machtan (born 1949), German historian, writer Lothar de Maizière (born 1940), last Prime Minister of East Germany (1990) Lothar Malskat (1913–1988), German painter and art restorer Lothar Matthäus (born 1961), German football player and manager, 1990 World Cup winner Lothar Matthes (1947–2025), German diver Lothar Meggendorfer (1847–1925), German illustrator Lothar Meyer (1830–1895), German chemist Lothar Mendes (1894–1974), German screenwriter and film director Lothar Metz (1939–2021), German wrestler and Olympic medalist Lothar Milde (born 1934), East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw Lothar Müthel (1896–1964), German stage and film actor and director Lothar Osterburg (born 1961), German artist Lothar Rendulic (1887–1971), Austrian war criminal and army group commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II Lothar von Richthofen (1894–1922), fighter ace and younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) Lothar Sippel (born 1965), German football player Lothar Späth (1937–2016), German politician Lothar Spranger, East German footballer Lothar von Trotha (1848–1920), German military commander who instigated the Herero massacre Lothar Ulsaß (1940–1999), German football player Lothar Wolleh (1930–1979), German photographer

Fictional characters Lothar (Legends of Chima), a character in Legends of Chima Lothar – comic character, sidekick to Mandrake the Magician created by Lee Falk Lothar – a gatekeeper in the 2016 Indian film Mohenjo Daro Lothar – a Nazi spy for Germany, sidekick to Nazi spy Neville Sinclair in the Rocketeer Lothar – character in E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Sandman Lothar Weiser – a spy for Socialist East Germany in Arnaldur Indriðason's book, The Draining Lake Anduin Lothar – a historical warrior in the Warcraft Universe Lothar – a robot in The Metabarons Lothar – a powerful Planewalker wizard in the Planescape setting for Dungeons & Dragons, likewise appearing in the game Planescape: Torment Lothar of the Hill People – a character in an SNL skit played by Mike Myers

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