Karcher

Karcher or Kärcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alfred Kärcher, German industrialist
 * Alan Karcher (1943–1999), New Jersey politician (father of Ellen Karcher)
 * Amalie Kärcher (1819–1887), German artist
 * Carl Karcher (1917–2008), restaurateur, founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain
 * Ellen Karcher (born 1964), New Jersey politician, state senator (daughter of Alan Karcher)
 * Ernst Friedrich Kärcher (1789–1855), German educator and philologist
 * J. Clarence Karcher (1894-1978), geophysicist and inventor of the reflection seismograph and founder of what would become Texas Instruments
 * Jim Karcher (1914–1997), American football player
 * Karl-Ehrhart Karcher (1918–1973), German World War II Schnellboot commander
 * Ken Karcher (born 1963), American football player
 * Mark Karcher (born 1978), American basketball player
 * Margaret Karcher (1915–2006), American restaurateur
 * Nick Karcher (born 1997), American singer-songwriter