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

1. ↑ Jakob Ebner: Wörterbuch historischer Berufsbezeichnungen. De Gruyter, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-019537-8, p. 366
2. ↑ 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