Drechsler
# Drechsler

Drechsler is a German surname, literally meaning "woodturner" or "lathe operator". Notable people with the surname include:

* Charles Drechsler (1892–1986), American mycologist
* Dave Drechsler (born 1960), former guard in the National Football League
* Debbie Drechsler (born 1953), American illustrator and comic book creator
* Hanno Drechsler (1931–2003), German political scientist
* Heike Drechsler (born 1964), German track and field athlete
* Joseph Drechsler (1782–1852), Austrian organist, composer and conductor
* Karl Drechsler (1800–1873), German cellist
* Margot Dreschel (1908–1945), SS-Aufseherin at many Nazi German concentration camps.
* Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1895–1945), German dentist, mayor of Lübeck, General Commissioner of Latvia for the Nazi occupation regime
* Paul Drechsler (born 1956), Irish businessman
* Werner Drechsler (1923–1944), German U-boat crewman
* Wolfgang Drechsler (born 1963), member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
