Hecht is a surname of German and Yiddish (העכט, hekht) origin. In both languages, the word means "pike".
Notable people with the surname include:
Politics and law Burton Hecht (born 1927), New York politician and judge Chic Hecht, former U.S. Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas Christian Hecht (born 1971), German politician Daryl Hecht (1952–2019), American judge Evelyn Hecht-Galinski (born 1949), Jewish-German activist Greg Hecht, American politician Inge Hecht (1947–2019), German politician Jon Hecht (born 1958), Massachusetts legislator, attorney and China law expert Michael Hecht, birth name of Michael Howard, British politician and leader of the Conservative Party from 2003 until 2005 Nathan Hecht, American judge Sue Hecht, American politician
Academics Daniel Friedrich Hecht (1777–1833), German mathematician Eugene Hecht (born 1938), American physicist Friedrich Hecht (1903–1980), Austrian chemist and writer Frederick Hecht, American pediatrician, medical geneticist and teacher (descendant of Sam Hecht, Jr, co-founder of Hecht's) Michael Hecht (communication scientist), researcher in human communication Selig Hecht, American physiologist and atomic energy expositor Stefan Hecht, German chemist, professor at Humboldt University of Berlin Tobias Hecht, American anthropologist, ethnographer, and translator (descendant of Sam Hecht, Jr, co-founder of Hecht's) Robert Hecht-Nielsen, artificial intelligence and cognition theorist
Literature Anthony Hecht (1923–2004), American poet Daniel Hecht, American novelist Jennifer Michael Hecht (born 1965), American poet, historian, philosopher, and author
Entertainment Albie Hecht, former president of Spike TV and Nickelodeon Ben Hecht, prolific Hollywood screenwriter Erik Hecht, real name of German musician Eric Fish Gina Hecht (born 1953), American actress Harold Hecht, film producer Jessica Hecht, American actress Larry Hecht (1918-2008), better known as Larry Haines, American actor Paul Hecht, Canadian actor
Sports Duvall Hecht, American Olympic champion row Gerhard Hecht (1923-2005), German boxer Jeff Hecht, Canadian football player Jochen Hecht, German ice hockey player Ladislav Hecht (1909–2004), Czech-American professional tennis player Michael Hecht, German soccer player Raymond Hecht, German javelin-thrower Sam Hecht (born 2003), American football player
Business Ernest Hecht (1929–2018), British publisher Lotte Irene Hecht (1919-1983), German-Canadian entrepreneur, founder of "The 1945 Foundation", a Canadian charity organization Robert E. Hecht (1919–2012), American antiquities dealer Reuben Hecht (1909–1993), Israeli industrialist. Sam Hecht (born 1969), British industrial designer Sam Hecht, Jr., American retailer, co-founder of Hecht's
Other Abraham Hecht (1922–2013), American Orthodox rabbi, Rabbi Emeritus of Cong. Shaarei Zion (largest Syrian community besides Israel). Anton Hecht, English artist and filmmaker Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (1933–2016), German Roman Catholic bishop Estelle Hecht, Canadian artist and gallery owner Hans-Joachim Hecht, German chess grandmaster Jacob J. Hecht (1924–1990), American rabbi John Rudolf Hecht (1911-1988), Austrian-Canadian entrepreneur and Austrian Honorary Consul in Kanada, founder of "The 1945 Foundation", a Canadian charity organization Joan Hecht, American writer and activist Józef Hecht (1891–1951), also known as Joseph Hecht, Polish printmaker and painter Kenneth Hecht, American public interest attorney, health and nutrition advocate (descendant of Sam Hecht, Jr., co-founder of Hecht's) Kenneth Hecht (disambiguation) Lina Frank Hecht (1848–1920), Boston philanthropist Mary Hecht (1931–2013), American-born Canadian sculptor Nathan Hecht (born 1949), Texas Supreme Court Justice Sigmund Hecht (1849–1925), Hungarian-born Reform rabbi in Montgomery, Alabama; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Los Angeles, California.
Hechtman Gideon Gechtman (1942, Cairo - 2008), an Israeli artist, sculptor J. F. Hechtman (1854–1933), American politician Ken Hechtman (born 1967), a Jewish Canadian freelance journalist
See also Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation, a Canadian charitable foundation in Vancouver, founded 1962 as "The 1945 Foundation" Hecht Synagogue, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum, Haifa, Israel 10484 Hecht, an asteroid
References
cs:Hecht (rozcestník) pl:Hecht (ujednoznacznienie)