Licht (surname)

Licht is a German and Yiddish surname meaning "light". The surname is also an ornamental surname within Jewish communities (Yiddish: ליכט) with the same meaning. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Licht (born 1968), American guitarist
• Aleksandar Licht (1884–1948), Croatian Zionist leader
• Chris Licht, American television producer
• Frank Licht (1916–1987), 67th Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973
• Hugo Licht (1841–1923), German architect
• Jason Licht (born 1971), General Manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League
• Judy Licht, American television and print journalist
• Lucas Licht (born 1981), Argentinian-Israeli football player
• Roger Licht, former chairman of the California Horse Racing Board and horse racing legal expert
• Sascha Licht (born 1974), German former footballer
• Sonja Licht (born 1947), Serbian sociologist and political activist