Weiner
Weiner is a surname originating in the German language. The name is related to Wagner and means the same (Wheelwright) in an old variant of the German dialect in Lower Silesia.[1]
In the 18th and 19th centuries some Jews adopted the name (which means "wine merchant" in Yiddish). (see also German family name etymology) The name is common among German Americans.
Weiner may refer to:
- Adam Weiner (born 1975), Polish handball goalkeeper
- Allan Weiner (born 1953), American radio broadcast campaigner
- Allen Weiner, former Stanford Professor of International Law
- Andrew Weiner (born 1949), Canadian science fiction writer
- Anthony Weiner (born 1964), American politician
- Arnold M. Weiner, American lawyer in Maryland
- Art Weiner (born 1926), American football player
- Ben Weiner (born 1980), American contemporary artist
- Bernie Weiner, American football player
- Bernard Weiner (born 1935), American psychologist
- Charles R. Weiner (1922–2005), United States federal judge
- Dan Weiner (1919–1959), American photojournalist
- Dave Weiner (born 1976), American guitarist
- David Weiner, a Contributing Editor at the Huffington Post
- Edmund Weiner (born 1950), British lexicographer
- Egon Weiner (1906–1987), sculptor and professor
- Ehud Weiner (changed name to Ehud Manor) (1941–2005), Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality
- Ellis Weiner, American author and humorist
- Eric Weiner, American author and NPR correspondent
- Erik Weiner (born 1977), American actor, comedian, and writer
- Ernst Weiner (1913–1945), a German SS Hauptsturmführer during World War II
- Gerry Weiner (born 1933), Canadian politician
- Greg Weiner, playgirl photographer
- Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
- Hans Weiner (born 1950), German former footballer
- Irving B. Weiner, American psychologist
- Jennifer Weiner (born 1970), American author and former journalist
- Jody Weiner, American novelist, non-fiction author, film producer, and lawyer
- Jonathan Weiner, American popular science author
- Joshua Weiner, American poet
- Justus Weiner, international human rights lawyer
- Lazar Weiner, a Ukrainian-born, American-naturalized composer of Yiddish song
- László Weiner (1916–1944), Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor
- Lawrence Weiner (born 1942), American conceptual artist
- Lee Weiner, American anti-war activist and one of the Chicago Seven
- Leo Weiner (1885–1960), Hungarian music educator
- Marc Weiner (born 1955), American comedian
- Mark Weiner, professor of law
- Matthew Weiner (born 1965), American screenwriter, producer and director
- Michael Weiner (actor) (born 1975), American actor and composer
- Michael Weiner (professor), Professor at Soka University of America
- Michael Savage, American talk-show host
- Michael Weiner (executive) (born 1961), Executive Director or the Major League Baseball Players Association
- Michael Weiner (referee) (born 1969), German football referee
- Michele Weiner-Davis, MSW, marriage and family therapist and author
- Myron Weiner, American political scientist
- Randy Weiner, American playwright, producer, and theater/nightclub owner
- Richard Weiner (Czech writer) (1884–1937), Czech journalist and writer
- Richard Weiner (American author) (born 1927), American filmmaker-author
- Richard M. Weiner (born 1930), professor of theoretical physics & author
- Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
- Ron Weiner, American television writer
- Russell Weiner, creator of the Rockstar energy drink
- Steve Weiner, Canadian writer and animator
- Susan Weiner, politician from Georgia, USA
- Tim Weiner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Todd Weiner (born 1975), Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman
- Zach Weiner (born 1982), author and illustrator, webcomic cartoonist
- Zachary Weiner, CEO of Luxuryreach Inc.
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