Brecht (name)
# Brecht (name)

Brecht is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

* Arnold Brecht (1884–1977), German jurist and government official
* Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), German poet, playwright, and theatre director
* Eberhard Brecht (born 1950), German politician
* Eugen Brecht (1912–1944), German military officer
* George Brecht (1926–2008), American chemist and artist
* Jürgen Brecht (born 1940), German fencer
* Kurt Brecht (born 1961), American singer and writer
* Leo Brecht (born 1962), German organizational theorist, consultant and professor
* Martin Brecht (born 1932), German academic and biographer
* Stefan Brecht (1924–2009), German-born American poet and scholar of theater

Given name:

* Brecht Capon (born 1988), Belgian footballer
* Brecht Dejaegere (born 1991), Belgian footballer
* Brecht Rodenburg (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player
* Brecht Verbrugghe (born 1982), Belgian footballer
* Brecht Wallis (born 1977), Belgian kickboxer
