Melchior

Last updated September 27, 2025

Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.

As a first name

Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide
Melchora Aquino (1812-1919), Filipino revolutionary
Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect
Melchior Broederlam (c. 1350 – after 1409), Dutch painter
Melchior Buliński (1810–1877), Polish priest and historian
Melchior Cano (1525–1560), Spanish theologian
Melchior Cibinensis, 16th century Hungarian alchemical writer
Melchior Goldast (1576–1635), Swiss writer
Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animalier
Melchior de Polignac (1661–1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal
Melchior de Vogüé (1848–1910), French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist
Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer
Melchior Grodziecki (1584–1619), Catholic saint
Melchior Hoffman (c. 1495–1543), German-Dutch Anabaptist prophet
Melchior Inchofer (c. 1584–1648), Jesuit who took part in Galileo's trial
Melchior Klesl (1552–1630), Austrian bishop statesman
Melchior Lengyel (1880–1974), Hungarian writer
Melchior Lorck (1526–1583), Danish-German renaissance painter
Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão (1516–1583), Jesuit, first Bishop of Macao
Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993), Burundian politician and president
Melchior Nunes Barreto (c. 1520–1571), Jesuit, missionary in Asia
Melchior Schildt (c. 1592–1667), German composer and organist
Melchior Vulpius (c. 1570–1615), German composer
Melchior Wathelet, Belgian politician
Melchior Wathelet, Jr., Belgian politician
Melchior Wańkowicz (1892–1974), Polish writer, journalist and publisher
Melchior Weiher (1574–1643), Polish nobleman

As a middle name

Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, (1711-1787), Lutheran minister and missionary
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, United States Military Officer
John Melchior Bosco, (1815-1888), Catholic saint and founder of the Salesians
Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (1835-1914), Catholic saint, Pope (Pius X)

As a family name

Arne Melchior (1924–2016), Danish politician, government minister, son of Marcus
Bent Melchior (1929–2021), chief rabbi of Denmark, son of Marcus
Carl Melchior, German banker, advisor for the financial and economic negotiations that began at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919
Dan Melchior, British singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Daniela Melchior, Portuguese actress
Eberhard Melchior, German mathematician
Eberhard Melchior (naturalist), active around 1700
Ernst Melchior (1920–1978), Austrian football player
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723–1807), German author
Hans Melchior (1894–1984), German botanist
Hans Bøchmann Melchior (1773–1831), Danish naturalist
Ib Melchior (1917–2015), American science-fiction filmmaker, son of Lauritz
Israel B. Melchior (1827–1893), Danish engineer, manufacturer and amateur photographer
Lauritz Melchior, Danish operatic tenor, especially Wagnerian roles
Marcus Melchior (1897–1969), chief rabbi of Denmark
Michael Melchior (born 1954), Danish-Norwegian rabbi, Israeli politician and son of Bent
Moses Melchior (1825–1912), Danish businessman
Simone Melchior Cousteau (1919–1990), wife of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Tracy Melchior (born 1970), American actress

Fictional characters

A character in Tom Stoppard's On the Razzle (play)
One of three parts of the biological super computer in Neon Genesis Evangelion manga and anime
One of three sages of Shevat in the game Xenogears
A Ceyah immortal from the video game Kohan II: Kings of War
A laptop/webgoblin in Kelly McCullough's Ravirn series.
A cosmic being in the Ascended Master Teachings of Joshua David Stone
A centaur character in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Melchior Mayvin, an antagonist in Tales of Berseria .
As "Melkhior", the wizard in Knight Lore who will create the spell to cure Sabreman of his lycanthropy
As "Melchyor", a character in the 2012 novel Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
The Guru of Life in the game Chrono Trigger
Melchior Boehni, a character in the novella Kleider Machen Leute by Gottfried Keller
Melchior Gabor, the lead male character in Spring Awakening (play) and Spring Awakening (musical)
Melchior Hazard, father of Dora and Nora in Angela Carter's novel Wise Children
Melchior von und zu Panke, a character in the German TV series Binny and the Ghost
Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim, protagonist in the Baroque German novel Simplicius Simplicissimus
Melchior Tresich, the main protagonist of Ranko Marinković's novel Kiklop (1965)
Melchior Wakenstede, the main protagonist of Estonian book and movie series Melchior the Apothecary by Indrek Hargla
Wilhelm Melchior, fictional playwright and director in Clouds of Sils Maria

Other

A Swiss robot that tells time by L'Epée Clocks