# Wirth

Wirth is a German surname which may refer to any of the following individuals:

## Business, politics, and military

* Andrew Wirth (born 1963), American businessman
* Christian Wirth (1885–1944), German Nazi SS concentration camp commander involved in the Action T4 program and Operation Reinhard
* Christian Wirth (politician) (born 1963), German politician
* Conrad L. Wirth (1899–1993), American administrator
* Gerd Wirth (1951–2025), German politician
* John L. Wirth (1917–1945), American Naval officer
* Joseph Wirth (1879–1956), Chancellor and Finance Minister of Germany
* Kelley Wirth, American politician
* Theodore Wirth (1863–1949), Swiss-American horticulturalist
* Tim Wirth (born 1939), former United States Senator and leader of the United Nations Foundation
* Zachary Wirth, American politician

## Arts, media and television

* Ann Fisher-Wirth (born 1947), American poet and university professor
* Billy Wirth (born 1962), American actor
* Dawn Wirth (born 1960), American photographer
* Emanuel Wirth (1842–1923), German violinist
* Franz Peter Wirth (1919–1999), German film director and screenwriter
* George Wirth (born 1947), American singer-songwriter
* Hana Wirth-Nesher (born 1948), Israeli literary scholar and university professor
* Herman Wirth (1885–1981), Dutch-German historian
* RaD Man (born Christian Wirth), computer art historian and founder of ACiD Productions
* Iwan Wirth (born 1970), Swiss art dealer
* James Jeffrey Wirth (born 1990), American drag queen
* Max Wirth (1822–1900), German journalist and economist
* May Wirth (1894–1978), Australian circus and vaudeville performer

## Sports

* Alan Wirth (born 1956), American baseball pitcher
* Andreas Wirth (born 1984), German racing driver
* Christina Wirth (born 1987), American basketball player
* Derek Wirth (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
* Enrique Wirth (born 1925), Argentine athlete
* Günther Wirth (1933–2020), German footballer who played striker
* Janina Wirth (born 1966), German figure skater
* Karl-Heinz Wirth (born 1944), German footballer who played defender
* Nolan Wirth (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
* Orlando Wirth (born 1981), Dutch footballer
* Oscar Wirth (born 1955), Chilean footballer who played goalkeeper
* Patrick Wirth (born 1971), Austrian alpine skier
* Rainer Wirth (born 1982), Chilean footballer who plays goalkeeper
* Senaida Wirth (1926–1967), American baseball player
* Siegbert Wirth (1929–1999), American soccer player

## Science and engineering

* Dyann Wirth (born 1951), American immunologist
* Wilhelm Wirth (1876–1952), German psychologist
* Willis Wagner Wirth (1916–1994), American entomologist
* Niklaus Wirth (1934–2024), Swiss computer scientist, designer of several programming languages
* Hugh Wirth (1939–2018), Australian veterinarian
* Nick Wirth (born 1966), British automotive engineer

## Other

* James Wirth (1830–1871), German Roman Catholic religious brother
* John Wirth (historian) (1936–2002), American historian and university professor
* Louis Wirth (1897–1952), American sociologist of German origin and member of the Chicago School
* Oswald Wirth (1860–1943), Swiss tarot writer and occultist
* Theodore Wirth (1863–1949), Swiss-born, horticulturalist, architect of Minneapolis park system