Volker (name)

Volker is an old German name, derived from folk, folc (people, tribe), and heri (army, warrior). Which means people’s defender.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Volker Beck (politician) (born 1960), German politician (Greens)
Volker Beck (athlete), East German athlete
Volker Bouffier (born 1951), German politician (CDU)
Volker Braun, German author
Volker Bromm, American astronomer
Volker Bruch, German actor
Volker Eckert (1959-2007), German serial killer
Volker Engel (born 1965), German-born visual effects artist with Hollywood credits
Volker Finke, German football manager and former player
Volker Grassmuck, German sociologist and media researcher
Volker Herold, German actor and director
Volker Kriegel, German jazz guitarist and composer
Volker Lechtenbrink, German television actor and singer
Volker Mosblech (1955–2024), German politician (CDU)
Volker Pispers, German political comedian
Volker Rühe, (born 1942), German politician and former Defence Minister (CDU)
Volker Schlöndorff, German filmmaker
Volker Schmidt (born 1978), German footballer
Volker Strassen, German mathematician
Volker Weidler, German (former) racing driver
Volker Wissing (born 1970), German politician (FDP)
Volker Zerbe, German team handball (former) player, later club manager
Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher and author