Sumner (given name)
Sumner is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Sumner Archibald Cunningham, American Confederate veteran and newspaper editor.
- Sumner Chilton Powell, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1964
- Sumner Gerard, American businessman and diplomat, US Ambassador to Jamaica
- Sumner Paine, 1896 Olympic shooting gold and silver medalist
- Sumner Redstone, Chairman of Viacom
- Sumner Stone,, Typeface designer
- Sumner Welles,, U. S. Undersecretary of State
- Sumner Nelson,
