Drechsler

Drechsler is a German surname, literally meaning "woodturner" or "lathe operator". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Charles Drechsler (1892–1986), American mycologist
 * Clara Drechsler (born 1961), German author and translator
 * Dave Drechsler (born 1960), former guard in the National Football League
 * Debbie Drechsler (born 1953), American illustrator and comic book creator
 * Hanno Drechsler (1931–2003), German political scientist
 * Heike Drechsler (born 1964), German track and field athlete
 * Joseph Drechsler (1782–1852), Austrian organist, composer and conductor
 * Karl Drechsler (1800–1873), German cellist
 * Margot Dreschel (1908–1945), SS-Aufseherin at many Nazi German concentration camps.
 * Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1895–1945), German dentist, mayor of Lübeck, General Commissioner of Latvia for the Nazi occupation regime
 * Paul Drechsler (born 1956), Irish businessman
 * Werner Drechsler (1923–1944), German U-boat crewman
 * Wolfgang Drechsler (born 1963), member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany