title: Lichter
text: # Lichter
  
  Lichter is a German surname meaning somebody who castrates animals The Jewish surname Lichter means "lights".
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Horst Lichter (born 1962), German chef, television moderator and writer
  * Ivan Lichter (1912–2009), New Zealand surgeon
  * Marika Lichter (born 1949), Austrian actress
  * Samuel Robert Lichter, American political scientist
  
  ## Film
  
  * Distant Lights (2003 film) (Lichter), a 2003 German film
  