Jacob Hutter was instrumental in organizing these into what became known as the Hutterites.
;Key people : George Blaurock Hans Denck Conrad Grebel Balthasar Hubmaier Hans Hut Jacob Hutter Alexander Mack Felix Manz Pilgram Marpeck Michael Sattler Menno Simons
The Hutterites originated in Eastern Europe in 1528 and are named after an early leader, Jacob Hutter, who was burned at the stake in 1536.
Jacob Hutter was one of the early converts in South Tyrol, and later became a leader among the Hutterites, who received their name from him.
"The Hutterites " was a 27 : 56 min documentary filmed by Colin Law in 1964 with the following synopsis : " The followers of religious leader Jacob Hutter live in farm communities, devoutly holding to the rules their founder laid down four centuries ago.