Fechter may refer to:
- Charles Albert Fechter (1822–1879), French-British actor
- Johann Jacob Fechter (de) (1717–1797), Swiss engineer, master builder and geodaesist
- Hans Fechter (de) (1885–1955), German admiral, younger borther of Paul Fechter
- Paul Fechter (de) (1880–1958), German theatre critic, editor and a writer
- Peter Fechter (1944–1962), German bricklayer, one of the first victims of the Berlin Wall's border guards
- Steven Fechter, playwright and an award winning screenwriter
- Werner Fechter (de) (1910–1994), German Germanist