Eckhardt is a surname and less commonly a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname Danielle Eckhardt (born 1982), American painter Edris Eckhardt (1905–1998), American ceramic and glass artist Franz Eckhardt (born 1927), Austrian bobsledder Fred Eckhardt (1926–2015), American brewer and writer Fritz Eckhardt (1907-1995), Austrian actor, director, and writer Gisela Eckhardt (born 1926), German physicist and co-developer of the Raman laser Jeffrey Edward Eckhardt (born 1965), English footballer Gregory Eckhardt (born 1989), American soccer player Jacob Eckhardt (1835–1881), American Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Johann Georg von Eckhart (1664–1730), German historian and linguist Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt (1896–1945), German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II Johnny Eckhardt (1911–1991), American freak show performer Julius Eckhardt Raht (1826–1879), German engineer and businessman, pioneer of the mining and smelting of copper in Eastern Tennessee Kai Eckhardt (born 1961), German composer and bassist Kate Eckhardt (born 1997), Australian slalom canoeist Linda West Eckhardt (born 1939), American culinary writer Maik Eckhardt (born 1970), German sport shooter Neele Eckhardt (born 1992), German triple jumper Ox Eckhardt (1901–1951), American baseball player Paul-Luis Eckhardt (born 2000), German football midfielder Peter Ralph Eckhardt (born 1960), Australian slalom canoeist Robert C. Eckhardt (1913–2001), Texas congressman Sean Eckhardt (born 1970), American former figure skater, retired boxer, and reality television personality Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974), Russian-born Canadian composer and virtuoso pianist and violinist Todd Eckhart, former member of the American eight-piece ska/soul band The Pietasters Walter Eckhardt (1906–1994), German politician of the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights (GB/BHE) and later CSU William Eckhardt (lawyer), American lawyer and formerly military officer William Eckhardt (trader) (born 1955), American commodities and futures trader and fund manager Given name Meister Eckhart (1260–1328), German theologian, philosopher, and mystic Eckhardt Schultz (born 1964), West German rower Eckhardt Tielscher (born 1942), German volleyball player Fictional characters Lt. Max Eckhardt, in the 1989 American superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton Thomas Eckhardt, in the television series Twin Peaks See also Eckhard Surnames from given names