Töpfer, also spelled as Toepfer, is a German surname meaning potter.

• Alfred Toepfer (1894–1993), German entrepreneur, founder of Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
• Antje Töpfer (born 1968), German politician
• Ernst Toepfer (1877–1955), German painter
• Johann Gottlob Töpfer (1791–1870), German organist
• Klaus Töpfer (1938–2024), German politician
• Tomáš Töpfer (born 1951), Czech actor and politician

• Potter (surname)