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'''Lothar''' or '''[[Lothair (disambiguation)|Lothair]]''' is a [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[German language|German]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] masculine [[given name]], while '''Lotár''' is a [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] [[Chlothar]] (which is a blended form of ''Hlūdaz'', meaning "fame", and ''Harjaz'', meaning "army").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-lothar-meaning-of-lothar-487.html|title=Lothar|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-lothar-meaning-of-lothar-30616.html|title=Lothár|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Notable people with this name include:

==Surname==
* [[Ernst Lothar]] (1890–1974), Moravian-Austrian writer
* [[Hanns Lothar]] or Hanns Lothar Neutze (1929–1967), German actor
* [[Mark Lothar]] (1902–1985), German composer
* [[Rudolf Lothar]] (1865–1943), Hungarian-born Austrian writer
* [[Susanne Lothar]] (1960–2012), German actress

==Given name==
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* [[Lothar Ahrendt]] (born 1936), interior minister of the [[German Democratic Republic]]
* [[Lothar Albrich]] (1905–1978), Romanian hurdler
* [[Lothar Baumgarten]] (1944–2018), German artist
* [[Lothar Berg]] (1930–2015), German mathematician 
* [[Lothar Bolz]] (1903–1986), East German politician
* [[Lothar-Günther Buchheim]] (1918–2007), German author
* [[Lothar Collatz]] (1910–1990), German mathematician
* [[Lothar Dräger]] (1927–2016), German comic writer
* [[Lothar Emmerich]] (1941–2003), German football player and manager 
* [[Lothar von Faber]] (1817–1896), German industrialist
* [[Lothar Forcart]] (1902–1990), Swiss zoologist
* [[Lothar Geisler]] (1936–2019), German football player
* [[Lothar Hause]] (born 1955), East German football player
* [[Lothar Kolditz]] (1929–2025), German chemist and politician
* [[Lothar Kreyssig]], German bureaucrat and opposer of [[Aktion T4]]
* [[Lothar Kurbjuweit]] (born 1950), East German football player
* [[Lothar Lindtner]] (1917–2005), Norwegian actor
* [[Lothar Machtan]] (born 1949), German historian, writer
* [[Lothar Malskat]] (1913–1988), German painter and art restorer 
* [[Lothar Matthäus]] (born 1961), German football player and manager, 1990 World Cup winner
* [[Lothar Matthes]] (born 1947), German diver 
* [[Lothar de Maizière]] (born 1940), last Prime Minister of [[East Germany]] (1990)
* [[Lothar Meggendorfer]] (1847–7 July 1925), German illustrator
* [[Lothar Meyer]] (1830–1895), German chemist
* [[Lothar Mendes]] (1894–1974), German screenwriter and film director
* [[Lothar Metz]] (1939–2021), German wrestler and Olympic medalist
* [[Lothar Milde]] (born 1934), East German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw
* [[Lothar Müthel]] (1896–1964), German stage and film actor and director
* [[Lothar Osterburg]] (born 1961), German artist
* [[Lothar Rendulic]] (1887–1971), Austrian Nazi General in the [[Wehrmacht]], one of the principal commanders of [[Courland Pocket]], [[Lapland War]], [[Continuation War]], [[Operation Kutuzov]] and [[Prague Offensive]]
* [[Lothar von Richthofen]] (1894–1922), fighter ace and younger brother of top-scoring ace [[Manfred von Richthofen]] (the Red Baron)
* [[Lothar Sippel]] (born 1965), German football player
* [[Lothar Späth]] (1937–2016), German politician 
* [[Lothar Spranger]], East German footballer
* [[Lothar von Trotha]] (1848–1920), a German military commander who instigated the [[Herero massacre]]
* [[Lothar Ulsaß]] (1940–1999), German football player
* [[Lothar Wolleh]] (1930–1979), German photographer
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== Fictional characters ==
* [[Lothar (Legends of Chima)|Lothar ''(Legends of Chima)'']], a character in ''Legends of Chima''
* Lothar – comic character, sidekick to [[Mandrake the Magician]] created by [[Lee Falk]]
* Lothar – a gatekeeper in the 2016 Indian film [[Mohenjo Daro (film)|''Mohenjo Daro'']]
* Lothar – a Nazi spy for Germany, sidekick to Nazi spy Neville Sinclair in [[The Rocketeer (character)|the Rocketeer]]
* Lothar - character in E. T. A. Hoffmann's ''[[The Sandman (short story)|The Sandman]]''
* Lothar Weiser – a spy for Socialist East Germany in [[Arnaldur Indriðason]]'s book, ''[[The Draining Lake]]''
* Anduin Lothar – a historical warrior in the [[Warcraft Universe]]
* Lothar – a robot in ''[[The Metabarons]]''
* Lothar – a powerful Planewalker wizard in the Planescape setting for [[Dungeons & Dragons]], likewise appearing in the game [[Planescape: Torment]]
* Lothar of the Hill People - a character in an [[SNL]] skit played by [[Mike Myers]]

== See also ==
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* [[Luther (disambiguation)]]
* [[Ludwig (disambiguation)]]
*[[Lotar (name)]]
* [[Louis (given name)|Louis]]

==References==
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