Koehler is a transliteration of the German surname Köhler, referring to a man making charcoal from wood. Notable people with the surname include: Ana Luiza Koehler (born 1977), Brazilian comics artist and architect. Arthur Koehler (1885–1967), American investigator notable for his role in the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation Bernhard Koehler (1849–1927), German industrialist and art collector Carl-Erik Koehler (1895–1958), German general during World War II Carla Koehler, American biochemist Don Koehler (1925–1981), American recognized as tallest man in the world from 1969 to 1981 Ernest Koehler (1903–1960), American Olympic racewalker Florence Koehler (1861–1944), American craftswoman, designer and jeweler Frederick Koehler (born 1975), American actor Garry Koehler (1955–2019), Australian songwriter Greg Koehler (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player for the Bloomington Prairie Thunder in the International Hockey League Herman Koehler (1859–1927), American football coach, athletics administrator, and United States Army officer Herman Koehler (end) (1873–1931), American college football and ice hockey player Hugo W. Koehler (1886–1941), American naval officer and special agent during the Russian Civil War Jack Koehler (1930–2012), German-born American journalist and executive for the Associated Press, who also briefly served as the White House Communications Director James Stark Koehler (1914– 2006), American physicist, specializing in metal defects and their interactions, known for the eponymous Peach-Koehler stress formula Ján Koehler (died 1895), Polish operatic baritone (1860–1931), French zoologist Johann Gottfried Koehler (1745–1801), German astronomer who discovered a number of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies Judy Koehler (born 1941), Republican, former Illinois State Representative, U.S. Senate nominee, 18th Congressional district primary contestant, and losing incumbent to the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court Kyle Koehler (born 1961), American politician, Representative for the 79th district of the Ohio House of Representatives Lyle Koehler (1944–2015). American historian and author Marc Koehler (born 1977), Dutch architect Maria João Koehler (born 1992), Portuguese tennis player Megan Koehler (born 1989), Canadian curler Otto Koehler (1889–1974), German zoologist and pioneer ethologist Pip Koehler (1902–1986), former Major League Baseball outfielder for the 1925 New York Giants Paul Koehler, drummer in Silverstein, a Canadian straight-edge emo band Robert Koehler, German-born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in the United States of America Ted Koehler (1894–1973), American lyricist who collaborated with composer Harold Arlen to write for live shows and movies from the 1920s through the 1940s Tom Koehler (born 1986), American baseball player See also Koehler Township, Michigan, a township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA Koehler