Reinhardt (surname) explained

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]

• 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)

Surname

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

See also

• Reinhard
• Reinhart

Notes and References

1. https://forebears.io/surnames/reinhardt Reinhardt surname distribution