Kerner
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Kerner is a surname. Notable people and organizations bearing this name include:
In literature:
- Elizabeth Kerner, fantasy author
- Justinus Kerner (1786–1862), a German lyric poet of the Swabian school
In politics:
- Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908–1976), Illinois Governor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Otto Kerner, Sr. (1884–1952), an Illinois Attorney General and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Kerner Commission, established in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the causes of race riots in the United States
In entertainment and media:
- Debby Kerner, American singer
- Nena (Gabriele Susanne Kerner), German singer who became famous with the New German Wave songs "Nur geträumt" and "99 Luftballons"
- Jordan Kerner, film producer
- KernerFX, a motion picture visual effects company
- Kerner Optical, special effects company
- Avnet–Kerner Productions, film production company
- Johannes B. Kerner, German television broadcaster
In sports:
- Jonathan Kerner, American basketball player
- Marlon Kerner, American football player
In science and mathematics:
- Boris Kerner, German physicist
- Durand–Kerner method, root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations in numerical analysis
- Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Austrian botanist
In other fields:
- Ian Kerner, American sex counselor
See also
- Kerner (grape), a variety of white grape
- Kerning, adjusting the spaces between typeset letters
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