Melchior

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Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:

As a first name

• Melchior Acontius (1515–1569), German poet
• Melchior Adam (1575–1622), German literary historian
• Melchior Adam Weikard (1742–1803), German physician
• Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide
• Melchora Aquino (1812–1919), Filipino revolutionary
• Melchior de Escuda Aybar (1631–1679), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
• Melchior Barthel (1625–1672), German sculptor
• Melchior S. Beltzhoover (1868–1918), American businessman
• Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect
• Melchior Boisserée (1786–1851), German art collector
• Melchior Borchgrevinck (1570–1632), musician, composer
• Melchior de Marion Brésillac (1813–1859), French Roman Catholic missionary and priest
• Melchior Broederlam (c. 1350 – after 1409), Dutch painter
• Melchior of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1341–1384), German aristocrat
• Melchior Buliński (1810–1877), Polish priest and historian
• Melchior Bürgin (born 1943), Swiss rower
• Melchior Bwakira (1937–2009), Burundian diplomat
• Melchior Cano (1525–1560), Spanish theologian
• Melchior Carneiro (1516–1583), Portuguese bishop
• Melchior Cibinensis, 16th century Hungarian alchemical writer
• Melchior Paul von Deschwanden (1811–1881), Swiss painter
• Melchior Guy Dickens (1696–1775), British diplomat
• Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798–1853), German Catholic Prince-Bishop of Breslau and Cardinal
• Melchior of Doberschütz (fl. late 16th century), Pomeranian town chief and governor of Neustettin
• Melchior Falch (1720–1791), Norwegian jurist and civil servant
• Melchior Feselen (1495–1538), German painter
• Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer
• Melchior Schjelderup Olsson Fuhr (1790–1869), Norwegian politician
• Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt (1505–1558), Bishop of Wurtzburg
• Melchior Goldast (1576–1635), Swiss writer
• Melchior Grodziecki (1584–1619), Catholic saint
• Melchior Grübel (1500–1561), Swiss merchant and conquistador in Venezuela
• Melchior de Gualbes (fl. 15th century), Catalan knight, politician, and poet
• Melchior Hamers (1638–1710), Flemish painter
• Melchior von Hatzfeldt (1593–1658), German professional soldier in the Imperial army
• Melchior Hedloff (1605–1654), 17th century Silesian felon and serial killer
• Melchior Heger (fl. 16th century), German choir director and conductor
• Melchior Heßler (1619–1690), German engineer and master builder
• Melchior Hittorp (1525–1584), German theologian
• Melchior Hoffman (c. 1495–1543), German-Dutch Anabaptist prophet
• Melchior Hoffmann (composer) (c. 1679–1715), German composer
• Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animalier
• Melchior Inchofer (c. 1584–1648), Jesuit who took part in Galileo's trial
• Melchior Jagmet (fl. 17th–18th century), Swiss politician
• Melchior Klesl (1552–1630), Austrian bishop and statesman
• Melchior Zhang Kexing (1914–1988), Chinese Catholic priest and bishop
• Melchior Küsel (1626–1684), German engraver
• Melchior Lechter (1865–1937), German painter
• Melchior Lengyel (1880–1974), Hungarian writer
• Melchior von Lichtenfels (1517–1575), Prince-Bishop of Basel
• Melchior de Lisle (1908–1977), French entomologist
• Melchior Lorck (1526–1583), Danish-German Renaissance painter
• Melchior Lotter (c. 1470–1549), German typographer and publisher
• Melchior Lussy (1529–1606), Swiss statesman
• Melchior de la Mars, Flemish painter
• Melchior Mataki, Solomon Islands civil servants
• Melchior Mbonimpa (born 1955), Burundian-Canadian writer
• Melchior von Meckau (1440–1509), German cardinal
• Melchior Meyr (1810–1871), German writer and philosopher
• Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993), Burundian politician and president
• Melchior Nankwahomba, Burundian politician
• Melchior Neumayr (1845–1890), Austrian paleontologist
• Melchior Ntahobama, Burundian politician
• Melchior Nunes Barreto (c. 1520–1571), Jesuit, missionary in Asia
• Melchior von Osse (1506–1556), German theoretician
• Melchior Palyi (1892–1970), Hungarian economist
• Melchior Polowy (1911–1997), American sport wrestler and wrestling coach
• Melchior de Polignac (1661–1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal
• Melchior Rahm (1762–1820), American politician
• Melchior Rasp (1715–1785), Austrian stonemason
• Melchior Renner (1770–1821), German missionary
• Melchior Rink (1494–1545), German Anabaptist leader
• Melchior Römer (1831–1895), Swiss politician
• Melchior Russ (1450–1499), Swiss noble
• Melchior Ernst Sachs (1843–1910), German composer
• Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg (1603–1653), Prince Bishop of Bamberg
• Melchior van Santvoort (c. 1570 – 1641), Dutch sailor who travelled to Japan
• Melchior Schildt (c. 1592–1667), German composer and organist
• Melchior Friedrich von Schönborn-Buchheim (1644–1717), German politician
• Melchior Sebisch the Elder (1539–1625), Silesian physician and entomologist
• Melchior Sebisch the Younger (1578–1674), Silesian physician
• Melchior Shi Hongzhen (born 1927), Chinese Roman Catholic bishop
• Melchior Steiner, American printer
• Melchior Sun De-zhen (1869–1951), Roman Catholic bishop
• Melchior Tavernier (1594–1665), Flemish printmaker (1594-1665)
• Melchior Teschner (1584–1635), German cantor, composer and theologian
• Melchior Thalmann (1924–2013), Swiss gymnast
• Melchior Treub (1851–1910), Dutch botanist
• Melchior de la Vallée, French priest
• Melchior de Vogüé (1848–1910), French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist
• Melchior Vulpius (c. 1570–1615), German composer
• Melchior Wathelet, Belgian politician
• Melchior Wathelet Jr. (born 1977), Belgian politician
• Melchior Wańkowicz (1892–1974), Polish writer, journalist and publisher
• Melchior Weiher (1574–1643), Polish nobleman
• Melchior Wezel (1903–1989), Swiss gymnast
• Melchior Wieland (1519–1589), Prussian botanist and physician
• Melchior Wyrsch (1732–1798), Swiss painter

As a middle name

• John Melchior Barralet (1747–1815), Irish artist
• Antoine Melchior Gaspard de Bernier de Pierrevert (1753–1782), French Navy officer
• John Melchior Bosco, (1815–1888), Catholic saint and founder of the Salesians
• Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin (1847–1912), French botanist and zoologist
• Marie Melchior Joseph Théodose de Lagrené (1800–1862), French diplomat
• Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen (1881–1958), Norwegian physician
• Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664–1731), German goldsmith
• Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski (1778–1861), Archbishop of Warsaw
• Johann Melchior Gletle (1626–1683), Organist and composer
• Johann Melchior Goeze (1717–1786), German theologian
• Jacob Melchior van Herck (1691–1735), Flemish painter
• Joachim Melchior von Holten (1671–1708), Governor of the Danish West Indies
• Johann Melchior Kambly (1718–1783), Swiss sculptor
• Joan Melchior Kemper (1776–1824), Dutch jurist and politician
• Georg Melchior Kraus (1737–1806), German painter
• Salutaris Melchior Libena (born 1963), Tanzanian Catholic prelate
• Johann Melchior Molter (1696–1765), German composer and violinist
• Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, (1711–1787), Lutheran minister and missionary
• Johann Melchior Aloys von Orelli, Swiss merchant and textile exporter
• Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, United States Military Officer
• Johann Melchior Roos (1663–1731), German Baroque painter
• Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (1835–1914), Catholic saint, Pope (Pius X)
• Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner (1625–1705), German painter

As a family name

• Andrew Melchior (born 1972), British-German creative technologist and producer
• Arne Melchior (1924–2016), Danish politician, government minister, son of Marcus
• Bent Melchior (1929–2021), chief rabbi of Denmark, son of Marcus
• Carl Melchior (1871–1933), German lawyer, judge, and banker
• Dan Melchior, British singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Daniela Melchior, Portuguese actress
• Eberhard Melchior (1912–1956), German mathematician
• Eberhard Melchior (naturalist), active around 1700
• Ernst Melchior (1920–1978), Austrian football player
• Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723–1807), German author
• Hans Melchior (1894–1984), German botanist
• Hans Bøchmann Melchior (1773–1831), Danish naturalist
• Heike Melchior (born 1967), German wheelchair curler and Paralympian
• Georges Melchior (1889–1944), French actor
• Graziella Melchior (born 1960), French politician
• Ib Melchior (1917–2015), American science-fiction filmmaker, son of Lauritz
• Israel B. Melchior (1827–1893), Danish engineer, manufacturer and amateur photographer
• Johann Peter Melchior (1747–1825), German artist
• Karen Melchior (born 1980), Danish lawyer and politician
• Lauritz Melchior, Danish operatic tenor, especially Wagnerian roles
• Marcus Melchior (1897–1969), chief rabbi of Denmark
• Marcus Melchior (footballer) (born 2001), Norwegian footballer
• Michael Melchior (born 1954), Danish-Norwegian rabbi, Israeli politician and son of Bent
• Moritz G. Melchior (1816–1884), Jewish-Danish businessman
• Moses Melchior (born 1736) (1736–1817), Jewish-Danish merchant
• Moses Melchior (born 1825) (1825–1912), Danish merchant and judge, his grandson
• Ricardo Melchior (1947–2026), Spanish politician
• Simone Melchior Cousteau (1919–1990), wife of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
• Thaís Melchior (born 1990), Brazilian actress
• Tracy Melchior (born 1970), American actress
• Walter Melchior (1894–1976), American politician

See also

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• All pages with titles beginning with Melchior
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• Majcher, Polish cognate
• Melchor (name), Spanish cognate

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