Schacht is a German surname, derived from the common noun meaning "mine shaft". Surname Emil Schacht (1854–1915), American architect, German immigrant Hermann Schacht (1814–1864), German botanist and pharmacist Hjalmar Schacht (1877–1970), German financial expert during the time of Hitler Joseph Schacht (1902–1969), German Catholic scholar of Islamic Law Henry Schacht (born 1933/1934), American businessman Richard Schacht (born 1941), American philosopher Chris Schacht (born 1946), Australian politician Other uses Schacht (automobile), an American manufacturer of automobile, trucks and fire trucks from 1904 to 1940 Schacht-Audorf, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Schacht v. United States, a United States Supreme Court case (1970)