Volker (name)

Volker is an old German name, derived from folk, folc (people, tribe), and heri (army, warrior).

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Volker Beck (politician) (born 1960), German politician (Greens)
 * Volker Beck (athlete), East German athlete
 * Volker Bouffier (born 1951), German politician (CDU)
 * Volker Braun, German author
 * Volker Bromm, American astronomer
 * Volker Bruch, German actor
 * Volker Eckert (1959-2007), German serial killer
 * Volker Engel (born 1965), German-born visual effects artist with Hollywood credits
 * Volker Finke, German football manager and former player
 * Volker Grassmuck, German sociologist and media researcher
 * Volker Herold, German actor and director
 * Volker Kriegel, German jazz guitarist and composer
 * Volker Lechtenbrink, German television actor and singer
 * Volker Mosblech (1955–2024), German politician (CDU)
 * Volker Pispers, German political comedian
 * Volker Rühe, (born 1942), German politician and former Defence Minister (CDU)
 * Volker Schlöndorff, German filmmaker
 * Volker Schmidt (born 1978), German footballer
 * Volker Strassen, German mathematician
 * Volker Weidler, German (former) racing driver
 * Volker Wissing (born 1970), German politician (FDP)
 * Volker Zerbe, German team handball (former) player, later club manager
 * Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher and author

Surname

 * Alexandra Völker (born 1989), Swedish politician
 * Floyd Volker (1921–1995), American basketball player
 * Franz Völker (1899–1965), German opera singer
 * Karl Völker (1889–1962), German architect and painter
 * Kurt Volker (born 1964), American diplomat
 * Paul Volcker (1927–2019), American economist and policy-maker
 * Sabine Völker (born 1973), German speed skater
 * Sandra Völker (born 1974), German swimmer
 * Walther Völker (1896-1988), German Prof. D.theol. h.c. Dr. phil.
 * William Volker (1859–1947), German-born American entrepreneur