Werner is a name of German origin. Werner, meaning “the defender” or “the defending warrior”, 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.
People with the surname
Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817), German geologistAlfred Werner (1866–1919), Swiss Nobel Prize–winning chemistAlice Werner (1859-1935), German/English writer and poetAndré Werner (born 1960), German composerAnnette Werner (born 1966), German mathematicianAnton von Werner (1843–1915), German painterAxel Werner (born 1996), Argentine professional footballerBjörn Werner (born 1990), German player of American footballBrian Werner (born 1966), American Tiger Conservationist, founder of Tiger Missing Link FoundationBuddy (Wallace Jerold) Werner (1936–1964), American alpine skierC. W. Otto Werner (1879–1936), German physician, discoverer of the premature aging condition, Werner syndromeCarla Werner , New Zealander/Australian singer-songwriterEberhard Werner (1924–2002), German artist and landscapistEmmy Werner (1929-2017), American psychologistE. T. C. Werner (Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner), (1864–1954), British diplomat and sinologistÉric Werner (born 1940), Swiss philosopherFranz von Werner (1836–1881), Austrian and Ottoman diplomat and writer, known as Murad EffendiFranz Werner (1867–1939), Austrian herpetologist and entomologistFriedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner (1768–1823), German poet, dramatist and preacherFritz Werner (1898–1977), German conductor and composerGeorg Werner (1904–2002), Swedish swimmerGerhard Werner (1921–2012), Austrian/American neuroscientistGötz Werner (1944–2022), German entrepreneurGregor Werner (1693–1766), Austrian composerHeinrich Werner (composer) (1800–1833), German composerHeinrich Werner (physician) (1874–1946), German physicianHildegard Werner (1834–1911), Swedish musician
Ilse Werner (1921–2005), Dutch/German singer/actressJan Werner (athlete) (1946-2014), Polish sprinterJohannes Werner (1466–1528), German priest and cartographer, inventor of the Werner map projectionJosiah Werner (born 1980), American rock musicianJürgen Werner (disambiguation) , multiple peopleKarel Werner (1925–2019), Czech philosopherKarl Werner (disambiguation) , multiple peopleKatrin Werner (born 1973), German politicianLars Werner (1935–2013), Swedish politicianMarco Werner (born 1966), German car racer, two times winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans Mariano Werner (born 1988), Argentine motor racing driverMarkus Werner (1944–2016), Swiss writerMike Werner (born 1971), German footballerOskar Werner (1922–1984), Austrian theatre and movie actorPe Werner (born 1960), German singerPete Werner (born 1999), American football playerPierre Werner (1913–2002), Luxembourgian politicianReinhold von Werner (1825–1909), German naval officerSabine Werner (born 1960), German biochemistGladys "Skeeter" Werner Walker (1933–2001), American alpine skierStephanie C. Werner , German-Norwegian geologist and planetologistSusan Werner (born 1965), American singer/songwriterSusan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer (born 1942), American physical geologist and planetary scientistTheodore B. Werner (1892–1989), American politicianTimo Werner (born 1996), German footballerTom Preston-Werner (born 1979), American entrepreneur (GitHub)Tom Werner (born 1950), American television producer of Carsey-Werner Productions and owner of the Boston Red SoxTommy Werner (born 1966), Swedish swimmerWendelin Werner (born 1968), French mathematician, winner of the Fields medal in 2006Wilhelm Werner (1888-1945), German naval and SS officerWilliam E. Werner (1855–1916), American judge from New YorkYehudah Leopold Werner (born 1931), Israeli zoologistZack Werner (born 1960), Canadian artist and producer; judge on Canadian Idol
People with the given name
Given name only
Werner Aisslinger (born 1964), German furniture designerWerner Abrolat (1924–1997), German actor and voice actorWerner Aspenström (1918–1997), Swedish poetWerner Asam (born 1944), German television actor, director and writerWerner Best (1903–1989), high-ranking Nazi official during World War IIWerner Bochmann (1900–1993), German composerWerner Braune (1909–1951), German Nazi SS officer, executed for war crimesWerner Bruschke (1898–1995), East German politicianWerner Cabrera , Peruvian politicianWerner Christie (born 1949), Norwegian Labour Party politician, former Minister of Social Affairs and Health and Social AffairsWerner Dankwort (1895–1986), German diplomat before and after the Nazi eraWerner Erhard (born 1935), American founder of Erhard Seminars Training (EST) and The Landmark ForumRainer Werner Fassbinder (1945–1982), German movie director, screenwriter and actorWerner Faymann (born 1960), Austrian politicianWerner Finck (1902–1978), German comedianWerner Fenchel (1905–1988), German mathematicianWerner Forssmann , (1904–1979), German physician, received Nobel Prize for cardiological studiesWerner Franz (born 1972), Austrian alpine skierWerner Funck (1881–1951), German stage and film actor, singer and film directorWerner Günthör (born 1961), Swiss olympic track and field athleteWerner Hamacher (1948–2017), German deconstructive literary critic and theoristWerner Heisenberg (1901–1976), German quantum physicist and Nobel laureateWerner Herzog (born 1942), German film and opera actor, director, and screenwriterWerner Wolfgang Heubeck (1923–2009), German transport executive, former managing director of Ulsterbus and CitybusWerner Heuser (1880–1964), German painterWerner Hippler (born 1970), plays American football in Germany for the Cologne Centurions, formerly played for Frankfurt GalaxyWerner Z. Hirsch (1920–2009), German-born American economistWerner Hoeger (born 1954), Venezuelan Olympic athleteWerner D. Horn , American politicianWerner Hug (born 1952), Swiss chess-playerWerner Jäger (born 1959), Austrian speed skater
Werner Kiem (born 1962), Italian biathleteWerner Klemperer (1920–2000), German actorWerner Koch (born 1961), German free-software authorWerner Kohlmeyer (1924–1974), West German football (soccer) playerWerner Krämer (1940–2010), West German football (soccer) playerWerner Krauss (1884–1959), German film actorWerner Kutzelnigg (1933–2019), prominent Austrian-German theoretical chemistWerner Lička (born 1954), Czech football (soccer) player and managerWerner Liebrich (1927–1995), German football (soccer) player and coachWerner Mölders , Nazi German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War IIWerner Munter (1941–2007), Swiss mountaineering expertWerner of Oberwesel (1271–1287), Christian boy allegedly murdered by Jews but venerated as a saint and martyrHans Werner Olm (born Hans Olm, 1955), German television and film comedianWerner Otto (cyclist) (born 1948), East German track cyclistWerner Perathoner (born 1967), Italian alpine skierWerner Peter (born 1950), East German football (soccer) playerWerner Potzernheim (1927–2014), German road bicycle and track cyclistWerner Ploberger (born 1956), Austrian econometricianWerner Rahn (1939–2022), German naval officer and naval historianWerner Reiterer (born 1968), Australian discus throwerWerner Rolevinck (1425–1502), Carthusian monkWerner Roth (footballer, born 1925) , coach of Karlsruher SC in the 1960sWerner Roth (footballer, born 1948) , American soccer playerWerner Roth (comics) (1921–1973), American comic book artistWerner Schildhauer (born 1959), East German track and field athleteWerner Schmidt (born 1932), Canadian politicianWerner Schmieder (born 1926), German politicianWerner Schnitzer (born 1942), German television actorWerner Schroeter (1945–2010), German film directorWerner Sobek (born 1953), German architect and research engineerWerner Stengel (born 1936), German engineer and roller-coaster designerWerner Stocker (actor) (1955–1993), German film and television actorWerner von Siemens (1816–1892), German inventor and industrialistWerner von Blomberg (1878–1946) German General Staff officer and first Minister of WarWerner von Fritsch (1880–1939), member of the German High Command and commander-in-chief of the German ArmyWerner von Urslingen (1308–1354), German mercenaryWerner Vogels (born 1958), Dutch-American Amazon CTOWerner Voss (1897–1917), German World War I fighter aceWerner Weinhold (born 1949), Former NVA soldier and defector to West GermanyWerner Zorn (born 1942), German computer scientist
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