Escher (surname)

Escher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alfred Escher (1819−1883), a Swiss politician and railway pioneer
 * Arnold Escher von der Linth (1807−1872), a Swiss geologist
 * Berend George Escher (1885−1967), a Dutch geologist, half-brother of M. C. Escher
 * George Arnold Escher (1843−1939), a Dutch civil engineer, foreign advisor to Japan, father of M. C. Escher
 * Gitta Escher (born 1957), a German gymnast
 * Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767−1823), a Swiss scientist, civil engineer and politician
 * Heinrich Escher (1626−1710), a Swiss politician, mayor of Zürich
 * Josef Escher (1885−1954), a Swiss Federal Councilor
 * Luiz Jeferson Escher (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
 * Lydia Escher (1858−1891), a Swiss patron of the arts
 * M. C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis Escher; 1898−1972), a Dutch graphic artist
 * Rudolf George Escher (1912−1980), a Dutch composer and music theoretician
 * Sandra Escher (born 1945), a Dutch psychiatrist