People
- August Heckscher (1848-1941), German American philanthropist
- Charles Heckscher, American academic and management theorist
- Eli Heckscher (1879-1952), Swedish economist
- Gunnar Heckscher (1909-1987), Swedish politician and son of Eli Heckscher
- Gustave Maurice Heckscher (1884-1967), American pioneer aviator
- Sten Heckscher, Swedish politician and grandson of Eli Heckscher
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