Koch (surname)

Koch is a German surname that means "cook" or "chef".

A–C

 * Adam Koch (born 1988), American professional basketball player
 * Adolf Koch (1896–1970), German school teacher and leader of the Freikörperkultur
 * Alan Koch (baseball) (1938–2015), retired American professional baseball player
 * Alan Koch (soccer) (born 1975), South African and Canadian football/soccer coach
 * Alexander Koch (disambiguation), several people
 * Alfred Koch (born 1961), Russian writer, mathematician-economist, and businessman of ethnic German origin
 * Alfred Michael Koch (1894–?), Swiss-born Canadian flying ace
 * Amy Koch (born 1971), member of the Minnesota Senate
 * Andreas Koch (born 1966), Austrian former footballer
 * Anton Koch (disambiguation), several people
 * Aubrey Koch (1904–1975), pioneering Australian aviator
 * Beat Koch (born 1972), Swiss cross country skier
 * Beate Koch (born 1967), former German athlete
 * Bernward Koch (born 1957), German composer, pianist and keyboardist
 * Berthold Koch (1899–1988), German chess master
 * Bill Koch (businessman) (born 1940), William I. "Bill" Koch, America's Cup yachtsman, businessman, son of Fred C. Koch
 * Bill Koch (skier) (born 1955), cross-country skier
 * Billy Koch (born 1974), Major league baseball relief pitcher
 * Blake Koch (born 1985), American race car driver
 * Bobby Koch (born 1960), CEO of the Wine Institute
 * Carl Koch (director) (1892–1963), German film director and writer
 * Carl Koch (architect) (1912–1998), American architect
 * Carl Ludwig Koch (1778–1857), German entomologist and arachnologist, father of Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
 * Carin Koch (born 1971), Swedish professional golfer
 * Cary Koch (born 1986), American professional football wide receiver playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * Cees Koch (athlete) (1936–2021), Dutch discus thrower
 * Charles Koch (born 1935), heir and CEO of Koch Industries and co-founder of the free-market Cato Institute
 * Chris Koch (director), American film director
 * Christiane Koch, German physicist
 * Christina Koch (born 1979), American astronaut
 * Christof Koch (born 1956), American neuroscientist
 * Christopher Koch (1932–2013), Australian novelist
 * Ciril Metod Koch (1867–1925), Slovene architect

D–G

 * Dagfinn Koch, Norwegian musician
 * Dan Koch (born 1983), American musician, lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the indie rock band Sherwood
 * Daniel Koch (Swiss physician) (born 1955), Swiss physician
 * Daniel Koch (American politician) (1816–1903), Pennsylvania politician
 * David Koch (Australian politician) (born 1949), member of the Victorian Legislative Council
 * David Koch (television presenter), Australian financial analyst and TV presenter
 * David Koch (1940–2019), businessman, 1980 Libertarian Party vice-presidential candidate, heir to Koch Industries, son of Fred C. Koch
 * Des Koch (1932–1991), American athlete
 * Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (born 1953), German politician
 * Dietrich Koch (1916–2002), Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II
 * Dora Koch-Stetter (1881–1968), (aka Dora Stetter), German landscape artist, portrait painter and etcher
 * Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959), daughter of the 41st president of the US, George Herbert Walker Bush
 * Ed Koch (1924–2013), 105th mayor of New York City 1978–1989
 * Edeltraud Koch, retired German swimmer
 * Ehrhardt Koch (1886–1954), German American businessman
 * Eleonore Koch (1926–2018), German-born Brazilian artist
 * Eric Koch (1919–2018), German-born Canadian author, broadcaster, and professor
 * Erich Koch (1896–1986), Gauleiter of East Prussia
 * Erik Koch (born 1988), American martial artist
 * Erland Koch (1867–1945), German sports shooter
 * Fabian Koch (born 1989), Austrian footballer
 * Florian Koch (born 1992), German basketball player
 * Franz Koch (disambiguation), several people
 * Franziska Romana Koch (1748–1796), German operatic soprano
 * Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), American chemical engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Koch Industries
 * Fred Conrad Koch (1876–1948), American biochemist
 * Freddy Koch (1916–1980), Danish film actor
 * Frederick R. Koch (1933–2020), American collector and philanthropist, son of Fred C. Koch
 * Friedrich Koch (1862–1927), German composer
 * Friedrich Koch (general) (1879–1961), German general
 * Gabriele Koch, German studio potter
 * Gaetano Koch (1849–1910), Italian architect
 * Gareth Koch (born 1962), Australian classical guitarist
 * Gary Koch (born 1952), American professional golfer
 * George Koch (1919–1966), American football player
 * George W. Koch (1871–1908), American politician
 * Georg Koch (born 1972), German football goalkeeper
 * Gertrud Koch (1924–2016), German resistance fighter
 * Gini Koch, American science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer
 * Greg Koch (born 1955), former American football tackle
 * Greg Koch (musician) (born June 23, 1966), American musician - guitar player

H–K

 * Hans Koch (1893–1945), German lawyer
 * Hans Koch (SS man) (1912–1955), German SS-Unterscharführer and member of staff at Auschwitz concentration camp
 * Hans-Reinhard Koch (1929–2018), German Roman Catholic prelate
 * Harald Koch (born 1969), Austrian badminton player
 * Harry Koch (German footballer) (born 1969), German footballer and coach
 * Harry Koch (businessman) (1867–1942), Dutch-born American businessman
 * Hawk Koch (born 1945), American film producer
 * Heather Koch (Heather Button), Born 1986, Wisconsin Hair Designer
 * Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician, originator of the eponymous "Koch snowflake"
 * Helmut Koch (conductor) (1908–1975), German conductor, choir leader, broadcasting manager, composer and academic teacher
 * Henny Koch (1854–1925), German children's author and translator
 * Henri Koch (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Henri Koch (bobsledder) (born 1904, date of death unknown), Luxembourgish bobsledder
 * Henriette Koch, Danish sports sailor
 * Henry C. Koch (1841–1910), German-American architect
 * Herbert Koch (born 1962), German mathematician
 * Herman Koch (born 1953), Dutch writer and actor
 * Howard E. Koch (1901–1995), American screenwriter
 * Howard W. Koch (1916–2001), American film director/producer
 * Hugo Koch (1870–1928), Dutch inventor
 * Ilse Koch (1906–1967), German personality, "The Bitch of Buchenwald", wife of Karl Otto Koch
 * Jan Koch (born 1995), German footballer
 * Jerry Koch, American basketball player
 * Jesper Koch, Danish composer
 * Jim Koch, American brewer, founder of Boston Beer Company
 * John Koch, American painter
 * Johan Peter Koch, Danish captain and explorer
 * Jonathan Koch (disambiguation), several people
 * Joseph Koch, American lawyer, politician, and judge
 * Joseph Anton Koch, Austrian painter
 * Jørgen Hansen Koch, Danish architect
 * Julian Koch (born 1990), German football player
 * Julius August Koch (1752–1817), German astronomer
 * Julius Ludwig August Koch, German psychiatrist
 * Julius Koch (1872–1902), exceptionally tall man
 * Jurij Koch, Sorbian writer
 * Jürgen Koch, Austrian badminton player
 * Karen Koch, American ice hockey goaltender
 * Karl Koch (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Karl Koch (botanist), German botanist
 * Karl-Otto Koch, German first commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp (1897-1945)
 * Karl-Rudolf Koch, German geodesist and professor
 * Kenneth Koch, American poet
 * Klaus Koch, German Old Testament Scholar
 * Konrad Koch, German teacher and football pioneer
 * Kurt Koch, Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Kurt E. Koch, Protestant theologian and writer (best known for books on the occult and on the work of the Holy Spirit)
 * Kyle Koch, Canadian football offensive lineman

L–R

 * Lauge Koch (1892–1964), Danish expedition leader in Greenland
 * Lothar Koch (1935–2003), German oboist
 * Ludwig Koch (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825–1908), German entomologist and arachnologist, son of Carl Ludwig Koch
 * Ludwig Koch (painter) (1866–1934), Austrian equestrian painter
 * Lydia Lunch (born 1959), American musician, singer, poet, spoken word performer, born Lydia Konch
 * Marco Koch (born 1990), German swimmer
 * Marianne Koch (born 1931), German actress and physician
 * Marita Koch (born 1957), German sprint athlete
 * Mariza Koch (born 1944), Greek folk singer
 * Markus Koch (born 1963), American football defensive lineman
 * Martin Koch (novelist) (1882–1940), Swedish novelist
 * Martin Koch (ski jumper) (born 1982), Austrian ski jumper
 * Máté Tamás Koch (born 1999), Hungarian épée fencer
 * Matt Koch (born 1990), American baseball player
 * Matthias Koch (born 1988), Austrian football midfielder
 * Max Koch (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Max Koch (1854–1925), Australian botanist
 * Max Koch (academic) (1855–1931), German historian and literary critic
 * Max Friedrich Koch, German history painter
 * Meinolf Koch (born 1957), retired German football player
 * Michael Andrew Koch (born 1949), American, businessman
 * Michael Koch (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Michael Koch (born 1982), Swiss film director and screenwriter
 * Michel Koch (born 1991), German track and road racing cyclist
 * Mogens Koch (1898–1992), Danish architect
 * Noppie Koch (1932–2010), Dutch cyclist and pacer
 * Norma Koch (1898–1979), Academy Award winning costume designer
 * Nynne Koch (1915–2001), Danish novelist and women's studies researcher
 * Patrik Koch, Slovak ice hockey player
 * Paulie Koch (born 1996), world champion wakeboarder
 * Pauline Koch (1858–1920), Albert Einstein's mother
 * Philippe Koch (born 1991), Swiss football defender
 * Pete Koch (born 1962), American football player and actor
 * Peter Koch (wood scientist) (1920–1998), American wood scientist and industrial engineer
 * Peter Rutledge Koch (born 1943), American artist book publisher, designer
 * Pierre Koch (1895–1978), French engineer
 * Pietro Koch (1918–1945), Italian police leader
 * Polly Koch (1895–1976), American football player
 * Pyke Koch (1901–1991), Dutch artist
 * Raphael Koch (born 1990), Swiss footballer
 * Richard Koch (born 1950), management consultant, entrepreneur, and writer
 * Richard H. Koch (1852–1945), American judge and railroad owner
 * Rickard Koch (born 1976), Swedish bandy player
 * Robert Koch (1843–1910), German physician, discoverer of the tubercle and cholera bacilli, Nobel Prize in Medicine laureate in 1905
 * Robert Koch (footballer) (born 1986), German footballer
 * Robert Koch Woolf (1923–2004), American interior decorator
 * Robin Koch (born 1996), German footballer
 * Roland Koch (born 1958), German politician
 * Roland Koch (footballer) (born 1952), German football manager
 * Roscoe R. Koch (1887–1963), American politician
 * Rosslyn Koch (1886–?), Ceylonese politician
 * Rudolf Koch (1876–1934), German calligrapher, typographic artist and teacher

S–Z

 * Sam Koch, American football punter for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL
 * Sarah Koch (born 1979), American mathematician
 * Sebastian Koch, German actor
 * Silvana Koch-Mehrin, German politician
 * Simona Koch (born 1968), German diver
 * Simone Koch, German figure skater
 * Shari Koch, German ice dancer
 * Sophie Koch, French mezzo-soprano
 * Stefan Koch (born 1964), German basketball coach
 * Stefanie Koch (born 1981), German ski mountaineer
 * Stephan W. Koch (1953–2022), German theoretical physicist
 * Theodor Koch, German engineer
 * Thomas Koch (disambiguation), several people
 * Thomaz Koch, Brazilian tennis player
 * Tobias Koch (pianist), German pianist
 * Tom Koch, writer for Mad Magazine
 * Ursula Koch (born 1941), Swiss politician
 * Valdemar Koch (1852–1902), Danish architect and politician
 * Vincent Koch, (born 1990), South African professional rugby player
 * Waldemar Koch, former German politician
 * Walter Koch (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger) (1910–1943), commander of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II
 * Werner Koch (born 1961), German software author
 * Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771–1849), German physician and botanist
 * Wilhelmina Koch (1845–1924), German composer