Kellner (Familienname)
Kellner is a family name that occurs mainly in German-speaking countries.
Meaning
According to Jakob Ebner, the name is traced back to the profession of cellar master (formerly Kelner) or the catering profession of waiter.[1] According to Horst Naumann, a naming after the cellar is also possible.[2]
Name bearer
A
- Adolf Kellner (1903-1988), German bookseller
- Alexander Kellner (* 1961), Liechtenstein-Brazilian paleontologist
- Altman Kellner (1902-1981), Austrian theologian and musicologist
- Andreas Kellner (before 1569-1591), German printer
- Anna Kellner (1862-1941), Austrian translator
- August Kellner (1794-1883), German forester and entomologist
B
- Beate Kellner (* 1963), German Germanist
- Benedikt Kellner (* 1998), German handball player
- Bernhard Kellner (* 1969), German publisher
- Birgit Kellner (* 1969), Austrian Buddhist scholar and Indologist
C
- Carl Kellner (optician) (1826-1855), German optician and entrepreneur
- Carl Kellner (painter) (1886-1953), German painter
- Catherine Kellner (* 1970), US actress and film producer
- Christian Kellner (functionary), (* 1954) Chief Executive of the German Road Safety Council
- Christian Kellner (racing driver) (* 1971), German motorcycle racer
- Christian Kellner (footballer) (* 1975), Austrian footballer
D
- Dan Kellner (* 1976), US-American fencer
- David Kellner (physician) (1643-1725), German physician and natural scientist
- David Kellner (1670-1748), German jurist, poet, organist, music theorist and lutenist
- Don Kellner (* before 1961), US-American skydiver
- Dora Sophie Kellner (1890-1964), Austrian journalist, writer and translator
- Douglas Kellner (* 1943), US-American philosopher
E
- Emma Kellner (* 1953), German politician (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
- Ernst Kellner (1875-1952), German entrepreneur and patron of the arts
- Ernst August Kellner (1792-1839), German singer, pianist and organist
F
- Friedrich Kellner (1885-1970), German politician (SPD), judicial official and author
- Friedrich Kellner von Köllenstein (1802-1881), Austrian officer and politician
- Fritz Kellner (1946/1947-2019), German football player and official, entrepreneur and sponsor
G
- Georg Christoph Kellner (1765-1808), German educator, publicist and writer
- Gottlieb Theodor Kellner (1819-1898), German journalist
- Gyula Kellner (1871-1940), Hungarian track and field athlete
H
- Hans Kellner (goldsmith) (1553-1609), German goldsmith
- Hans Kellner (politician, 1913) (1913-2008), German politician (SPD)
- Hans Kellner (politician, 1929) (1929-2005), Austrian teacher and politician (ÖVP)
- Hans-Jörg Kellner (1920-2015), German provincial Roman archaeologist and numismatist
- Heinrich Kellner (councillor) (1440-1510), German politician, councillor in Erfurt
- Heinrich Kellner (jurist) (1536-1589), German jurist and author
- Karl Adam Heinrich Kellner (1837-1915), German theologian
- Hermann Kellner (1849-1926), German glass painter
- Horst Kellner (* 1930), German lawyer, university lecturer and politician (KPD, SED, PDS)
I
- Ilse Ringler-Kellner (1894-1958), Austrian author
J
- Jacques Kellner (1894-1942), French aviation manager and resistance fighter
- Johann Kellner (politician) (c. 1410-1484), German politician, mayor of Erfurt
- Johann Christoph Kellner (1736-1803), German organist and composer
- Johann Peter Kellner (1705-1772), German composer
- Johann Stephan Kellner (1812-1867), German glass painter, see Stephan Kellner
- Johann Wilhelm Kellner von Zinnendorf (1731-1782), German military surgeon and freemason
- Johannes Kellner, real name of Johannes Cellarius (1496-1542), German theologian
- Johannes Kellner (handball player) (* 1999), German handball player
- Johannes Kellner von Kirchheim († 1470), German physician
- John Vincent Kellner (1931-1987), Australian chess player
- Jörg Kellner (* 1958), German politician (CDU)
- Josef Kellner (1876-c. 1929), Austrian graphic artist
- Joseph Kellner (1749-1814), German glass painter and engraver
- Julius Kellner (?-1879), German bookseller and publisher
- Julius Christian Kellner, real name of Julius Christian Koch (1792-1860), German actor
K
- Karl Kellner (chemist) (1850-1905), Austrian chemist, industrialist and occultist
- Karl Kellner (teacher) (1890-1965), German teacher and chronicler
- Kurt Kellner (1891-1972), German doctor and local politician (KPD)
L
- Lars David Kellner (* 1973), German pianist and physician
- Leon Kellner (1859-1928), Austrian Zionist, English scholar and literary historian
- Lonny Kellner (1930-2003), German actress and singer
- Lorenz Kellner (1811-1892), German educator
- Lotte Kellner (* 1904), German-British physicist
- Ludwig Heinrich Kellner (1727-1804), German organist and cantor
- Lukas Kellner (* 1991), German track and field athlete
M
- Manuel Kellner (* 1955), German Trotskyist, journalist and author
- Michael Kellner (footballer) (* 1942), German footballer
- Michael Kellner (publisher) (* 1953), German publisher and translator
- Michael Kellner (physician) (* 1962), German physician and psychotherapist
- Michael Kellner (politician) (* 1977), German politician (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
- Mathias Kellner (* 1984), German musician
N
- Narelle Kellner (1934-1987), Australian chess player
O
- Oskar Kellner (1851-1911), German agricultural chemist and animal nutritionist
- Otto Kellner (1899-after 1989), German art historian
P
- Paul Kellner (1890-1972), German swimmer
- Peter Kellner (journalist) (* 1946), British journalist
- Peter Kellner (businessman)(Peter B. Kellner), US businessman and manager of Hungarian origin
- Peter Kellner (singer, I), German singer (bass-baritone)
- Peter Kellner (singer, 1989) (* 1989), Slovak opera singer (bass)
- Peter Kellner-Hostinský (1823-1873), Slovak writer, historian and journalist
- Petr Kellner (1964-2021), Czech entrepreneur and billionaire
- Philipp Kellner (* 1997), Austrian rower
R
- Robert Adolph Kellner (1842-1902), German politician, MdL Saxony
- Rolf Kellner (photographer) (1897-1991), German photographer and publisher
- Rolf-Dieter Kellner (* 1950), German artist
- Rosa Kellner (1910-1984), German track and field athlete
- Rudolf Kellner (1938-2005), Austrian chef and hotelier
S
- Sebastian Kellner (* 1992), Austrian handball player
- Stefan Kellner (* 1962), German handball player
- Stephan Kellner (1812-1867), German glass painter
- Stephanie Kellner (* 1975), German actress
T
- Theo Kellner (1899-1969), German painter and architect
- Theodor Kellner (* 1933), German engineer and managing director of IFBS
- Thomas Kellner (* 1966), German photographer
U
- Ute Kellner (* 1969), German volleyball player
- Uwe Kellner (politician) (* 1955/1956), German local politician and former mayor of Achim
- Uwe Kellner (rower) (* 1966), German rower
W
- Walter Kellner (1817-1881), German entrepreneur and member of parliament
- Wilhelm Kellner (name researcher) (1829-after 1875), German teacher and name researcher
- Wilhelm Kellner (writer) (1903-1977), German writer, poet and translator
- Wilhelm Andreas Kellner (1694-1744), German physician
- William Kellner (born Wilhelm Wolf Kellner; 1900-1996), Austrian-British scenic designer
- Wolf Erich Kellner (1930-1964), German archivist
- Wolfgang Kellner (writer) (1928-2014), German writer
- Wolfgang Kellner (footballer, 1953) (born 1953), German footballer
- Wolfgang Kellner (footballer, 1963) (born 1963), German football goalkeeper
Individual references
- ↑ Jakob Ebner: Wörterbuch historischer Berufsbezeichnungen. De Gruyter, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-019537-8, p. 366
- ↑ Horst Naumann: The big book of family names. Weltbild, Augsburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86800-190-7, p. 157
Web links
- Kellner in the Digital Surname Dictionary of Germany
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