Esser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Esser (musician), English musician born Ben Esser Bernard Esser (1840–1901), American farmer Clarence Esser (1921–2009), American football player Dave Esser (born 1957), English footballer Dick Esser (1918–1979), Dutch field hockey player Dragutin Esser, French racing driver Eric Esser (born 1985), Dutch politician Franz Esser (1900–1982), German footballer Franz Joseph Esser (1891–1964), German painter George Esser (died 2006), American civil rights activist Hans Esser, German fencer Heinrich Esser (1818–1872), German classical violinist, composer and conductor Hermann Esser (1900–1981), German Nazi leader Hermin Esser (1928–2008), German tenor Irene Esser (born 1991), Venezuelan beauty pageant winner Jan F. Esser (1877–1946), Dutch plastic surgeon Janice Ferri Esser, American television writer Leo Esser (1907–unknown), German diver Luke Esser, American politician Mark Esser (1956–2025), American baseball player Markus Esser (born 1980), German hammer thrower Michael Esser (born 1987), German footballer Patrick J. Esser, American businessman Paul Esser (1913–1988), German actor and voice actor Piet Esser (1914–2004), Dutch sculptor Robin Esser (1935–2017), English newspaper executive and editor Roswitha Esser (born 1941), West German sprint canoeist Walter Esser (born 1945), German modern pentathlete
See also Esser Hill, mountain in Victoria Land, Antarctica Esser Bluff, cliff on Ross Island, Antarctica Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, also known as ESSER, a U.S. federal government relief program that provided $190 billion dollars to public K-12 schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.