Reinhardt (surname)

Reinhardt is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian and Swedish surname (from Germanic ragin, counsel, and hart, strong), and a spelling variant of Reinhard.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 63.6% of all known bearers of the surname Reinhardt were residents of Germany (frequency 1:1,788), 24.6% of the United States (1:20,797), 1.8% of France (1:51,081), 1.6% of Canada (1:32,138), 1,6% of Brazil (1:185,079) and 1.0% of Switzerland (1:11,406).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,788) in the following regions:
 * 1. Thuringia (1:433)
 * 2. Saxony-Anhalt (1:685)
 * 3. Hesse (1:1,096)
 * 4. Saxony (1:1,133)
 * 5. Baden-Württemberg (1:1,543)

A

 * Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967), American abstract painter
 * Alfred E. Reinhardt (1902-1987), American architect
 * Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt (1897-1973), German general
 * Alois Reinhardt (born 1961), German footballer
 * Althea Reinhardt (born 1996), Danish handball player
 * Arthur Reinhardt (1893-1973), German actor
 * Augustus M. Reinhardt (1842–1923), founder of Reinhardt University in Georgia, US

B

 * Babik Reinhardt (1944–2001), European jazz guitarist
 * Bastian Reinhardt (born 1975), German footballer
 * Benno Reinhardt (1819–1852), German anatomist
 * Burt Reinhardt (1920–2011), American journalist and news corporation executive

C

 * Carl Reinhardt (1818–1877), German author, painter, and caricaturist

D

 * Django Reinhardt (1910–1953), European jazz guitarist
 * Dominik Reinhardt (born 1984), German footballer
 * Doug Reinhardt (born 1985), American minor league baseball player and television personality

E

 * Ernst-Johann Reinhardt (born 1955), real name of German drag performer "Lilo Wanders"

F

 * Fritz Reinhardt (1895–1969), German Nazi leader and state secretary of finance

G

 * G. Frederick Reinhardt (1911–1971), American diplomat
 * Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1887–1963), German general
 * George C. Reinhardt, American Colonel
 * Gerhard Reinhardt (1916–1989), East German Communist politician
 * Gottfried Reinhardt (1911–1994), Austrian film director

H

 * Heinrich Reinhardt (1903–1990), also called Enrique Reinhardt, German-Argentine chess master
 * Heinrich Reinhardt (composer) (1865–1922), Austrian composer

J

 * Jamila Reinhardt (born 1989), American rugby player
 * Janin Reinhardt (born 1981), German television personality
 * Johan Reinhardt (1778–1845), Danish zoologist
 * Johann Franz Reinhardt (1713 or 1714 –1761), Austrian violinist
 * Johann Georg Reinhardt (1676–1742), Austrian composer
 * Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (1816–1882), Danish zoologist
 * John Reinhardt (1920–2016), American diplomat
 * Joseph Reinhardt (1912–1982), European jazz guitarist
 * Joseph Franz Reinhardt (1684 or 1685 – 1727), Austrian violinist
 * Julius Reinhardt (footballer) (born 1988), German footballer

K

 * Karl Reinhardt (mathematician) (1895–1941), German mathematician
 * Karl Reinhardt (philologist) (1886–1958), German philologist
 * Karl Mathias Reinhardt (1684 or 1685–1727), Austrian organist and composer
 * Kilian Reinhardt (1653 or 1654–1729), Austrian 'Konzertmeister' to the court of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
 * Klaus Reinhardt (1941–2021), German general
 * Knut Reinhardt (born 1968), German footballer

L

 * Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (1948–2012), American rock guitarist in Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond

M

 * Max Reinhardt (1873–1943), Austrian film director
 * Max Reinhardt (publisher) (1915–2002), British publisher
 * Michael Reinhardt (born 1938), American photographer
 * Mimi Reinhardt (1915–2022), Austrian secretary, who worked for Oskar Schindler

N

 * Nicole Reinhardt (born 1986), German Olympic Gold Medalist and photo model (canoe/kayak)

R

 * Richard Reinhardt (born 1957), real name of Richie Ramone, American punk musician
 * Richard Reinhardt (author), (born 1927), American writer

S

 * Sergio Reinhardt-Italian/German skateboarder
 * Sandra Reinhardt (born 1967), alternate name of American actress Sandra Dee Robinson
 * Stephen Reinhardt (1931-2018), United States Court of Appeals judge
 * Sybille Reinhardt (born 1957), German Olympic Gold Medalist (crew)

T

 * Tobias Reinhardt (born 1971), German classical scholar

W

 * Walter Reinhardt Sombre (1725–1778), German adventurer and mercenary in India (known as "Sombre", "The Shadow")
 * Walther Reinhardt (1872–1930), German general
 * Wolfgang Reinhardt (producer) (1908–1979), German screenwriter and film producer
 * Wolfgang Reinhardt (athlete) (1943–2011), German Olympic pole vaulter