Fleischer (or Fleisher) is a common German and Yiddish family name. Its literal meaning is "butcher". Other German family names with the same meaning include Metzger, Mezger, Fleischman, and Fleischmann.

People

• Alfred Fleischer (1895–1978), German Empire soldier

• Amy Fleischer, American mechanical engineer

• Ari Fleischer (born 1960), White House press secretary from 2001 to 2003

• Bruce Fleisher (1948–2021), American PGA golfer

• Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883–1942), Norwegian general and the first land commander to win a major victory against the Germans in World War II

• Charles Fleischer (born 1950), actor, stand-up comedian and voice artist

• Dave Fleischer (1894–1979), American film director and producer

• David Marcel Fleischer, American judge currently serving on the Harris County Criminal Court in Houston, Texas.

• Edytha Fleischer (1898–1957), German operatic soprano

• Gerd Fleischer (born 1942), Norwegian human rights activist

• Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer, German orientalist

• Lawrence Fleisher, American attorney and sports agent

• Leon Fleisher (1928–2020), American pianist and conductor

• Marie Fleischer (born 1980), Greenlandic businesswoman and politician

• Martin Fleisher, American bridge player

• Max Fleischer (1883–1972), American animator and film director

• Max Fleischer (painter) (1861–1930), German painter and botanist

• Michael Fleischer (mineralogist) (1908–1998), American chemist and mineralogist

• Michael Fleisher (1942–2018), American writer

• Michael Paul Fleischer, American businessman

• Moe Fleischer (1901-1987), American boxing trainer, matchmaker, and promoter

• Nat Fleischer, American boxing writer and collector

• Ofer Fleisher (born 1966), Israeli basketball player

• Rasmus Fleischer, Swedish historian and musician

• Ruben Fleischer, American film director

• Richard Fleischer (1916–2006), American film director

• Samuel S. Fleisher (1871–1944), American manufacturer, art patron, and philanthropist

• Yishai Fleisher, podcaster

Other

• Fleisher Center

• Fleischer Studios

• Fleisher Yarn

• Kayser–Fleischer ring

See also

• Fleisch (disambiguation)