Werner (name)
Werner is a name of German origin. It is common both as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavian Verner.
The name was popular in the Habsburg family.
- Werner I
- Werner I, Count of Habsburg
- Werner II, Count of Habsburg
People with the surname
A–H
- Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist
- Alfred Werner, Swiss Nobel Prize–winning chemist
- André Werner, German composer
- Annette Werner, German mathematician
- Anton von Werner, German painter
- Björn Werner, German player of American football
- Brian Werner, American Tiger Conservationist, founder of Tiger Missing Link Foundation
- Buddy Werner, American alpine skier
- C. W. Otto Werner, German physician, discoverer of the premature aging condition, Werner syndrome
- Carla Werner, New Zealander/Australian singer-songwriter
- Emmy Werner, American psychologist
- E. T. C. Werner,, British diplomat and sinologist
- Éric Werner, Swiss philosopher
- Franz von Werner, Austrian and Ottoman diplomat and writer, known as Murad Effendi
- Franz Werner, Austrian herpetologist and entomologist
- Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner, German poet, dramatist and preacher
- Fritz Werner, German conductor and composer
- Georg Werner, Swedish swimmer
- Gerhard Werner, Austrian/American neuroscientist
- Götz Werner, German entrepreneur
- Gregor Werner, Austrian composer
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- Heinrich Werner , German composer
- Heinrich Werner , German physician
- Hildegard Werner, Swedish musician
I–Z
- Ilse Werner, Dutch/German singer/actress
- Jan Werner , Polish sprinter
- Johannes Werner, German priest and cartographer, inventor of the Werner map projection
- Josiah Werner, American rock musician
- Jürgen Werner, multiple people
- Karel Werner, Czech philosopher
- Karl Werner, Austrian theologian
- Karl Werner , German footballer
- Lars Werner, Swedish politician
- Marco Werner, German car racer, two times winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Markus Werner, Swiss writer
- Oskar Werner, Austrian theatre and movie actor
- Pe Werner, German singer
- Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian politician
- Reinhold von Werner, German naval officer
- Gladys "Skeeter" Werner Walker, American alpine skier
- Stephanie C. Werner, German-Norwegian geologist and planetologist
- Susan Werner, American singer/songwriter
- Susan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer, American physical geologist and planetary scientist
- Theodore B. Werner, American politician
- Timo Werner, German footballer
- Tom Preston-Werner, American entrepreneur
- Tom Werner, American television producer of Carsey-Werner Productions and owner of the Boston Red Sox
- Tommy Werner, Swedish swimmer
- Wendelin Werner, French mathematician, winner of the Fields medal in 2006
- Yehudah Leopold Werner, Israeli zoologist
- Zack Werner, Canadian artist and producer; judge on Canadian Idol
People with the given name
A–J
- Werner Aisslinger, German furniture designer
- Werner Abrolat, German actor and voice actor
- Werner Aspenström, Swedish poet
- Werner Asam, German television actor, director and writer
- Werner Best, high-ranking Nazi official during World War II
- Werner Bochmann, German composer
- Werner Braune, German Nazi SS officer, executed for war crimes
- Werner Bruschke, East German politician
- Werner Cabrera, Peruvian politician
- Werner Christie, Norwegian Labour Party politician, former Minister of Social Affairs and Health and Social Affairs
- Werner Dankwort, German diplomat before and after the Nazi era
- Werner Erhard, American founder of Erhard Seminars Training and The Landmark Forum
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German movie director, screenwriter and actor
- Werner Faymann, Austrian politician
- Werner Finck, German comedian
- Werner Fenchel, German mathematician
- Werner Forssmann,, German physician, received Nobel Prize for cardiological studies
- Werner Franz, Austrian alpine skier
- Werner Günthör, Swiss olympic track and field athlete
- Werner Hamacher, German deconstructive literary critic and theorist
- Werner Heisenberg, German quantum physicist and Nobel laureate
- Werner Herzog, German film and opera actor, director, and screenwriter
- Werner Wolfgang Heubeck, German transport executive, former managing director of Ulsterbus and Citybus
- Werner Heyking, Danish actor
- Werner Hippler, plays American football in Germany for the Cologne Centurions, formerly played for Frankfurt Galaxy
- Werner Z. Hirsch, German-born American economist.
- Werner Hoeger, Venezuelan Olympic athlete
- Werner D. Horn, American politician.
- Werner Hug, Swiss chess-player
- Werner Jäger, Austrian speed skater
K–Z
- Werner Kiem, Italian biathlete
- Werner Klemperer, German actor
- Werner Koch, German free-software author
- Werner Kohlmeyer, West German football player
- Werner Krämer, West German football player
- Werner Krauss, German film actor
- Werner Kutzelnigg, prominent Austrian-German theoretical chemist
- Werner LiÄka, Czech football player and manager
- Werner Liebrich, German football player and coach
- Werner Mölders, Nazi German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II
- Werner Munter, Swiss mountaineering expert
- Werner of Oberwesel, Christian boy allegedly murdered by Jews but venerated as a saint and martyr
- Hans Werner Olm, German television and film comedian
- Werner Otto , East German track cyclist
- Werner Perathoner, Italian alpine skier
- Werner Peter, East German football player
- Werner Potzernheim, German road bicycle and track cyclist
- Werner Rahn, German naval officer and naval historian
- Werner Reiterer, Australian discus thrower
- Werner Rolevinck, Carthusian monk
- Werner Roth, coach of Karlsruher SC in the 1960s
- Werner Roth, American soccer player
- Werner Roth, American comic book artist
- Werner Schildhauer, East German olympic track and field athlete
- Werner Schmidt, Canadian politician
- Werner Schnitzer, German television actor
- Werner Schroeter, German film director
- Werner Sobek, German architect and research engineer
- Werner Stengel, German engineer and roller-coaster designer
- Werner Stocker , German film and television actor
- Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist
- Werner von Blomberg, leading figure in Nazi Germany
- Werner von Fritsch, leading figure in Nazi Germany
- Werner von Urslingen, German mercenary
- Werner Vogels, Amazon CTO
- Werner Voss, German World War I fighter ace
- Werner Weinhold, Former NVA soldier and defector to West Germany
- Werner Zorn, German computer scientist