Peter Rüchel
- Born
- 9 March 1937 (81 years old)
- Died
- 20 February 2019
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Gender
- Male
Peter Rüchel was a German music journalist, producer, and founder of the WDR show Rockpalast, which since the mid-1970s has been hosting concerts by national and international bands and solo artists and broadcast them on German and European television.