Wagenknecht is a German surname, where 'Wagen' means a 'horse-drawn vehicle', 'Knecht' a servant. Notable people with the surname include:
Addie Wagenknecht (born 1981), American artist Alfred Wagenknecht (1881–1956), German-American Communist Detlef Wagenknecht (born 1959), German middle-distance runner Edward Wagenknecht (1900–2004), American literary critic Lukáš Wagenknecht (born 1978), Czech economist Max Wagenknecht (1857–1922), German composer Sahra Wagenknecht (born 1969), German politician
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