Kellner is a German surname literally meaning "waiter". Notable people with the surname include: *

Ádám Kellner Ádám Kellner (born 1 August 1986) is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Kellner reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwid ...

(born 1986), Hungarian tennis player *

Alex Kellner Alexander Raymond Kellner (August 26, 1924 – May 3, 1996) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1948–1958), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). ...

(1924–1996), baseball pitcher *

Alexander Kellner Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner (born September 26, 1961) is a Brazilian geologist and paleontologist who is a leading expert in the field of studying pterosaurs. His research has focused mainly on fossil reptiles from the Cretaceous Period, i ...

(born 1961), Brazilian paleontologist *

Birgit Kellner Birgit Kellner is an Austrian Buddhologist and Tibetologist. She studied Buddhology and Tibetology at University of Vienna, where she received a master's degree in 1994 under the supervision of Ernst Steinkellner, and at the Hiroshima Univers ...

, Austrian Buddhologist and Tibetologist *

Carl Kellner (optician) Carl Kellner (March 26, 1826 – May 13, 1855) was a German mechanic and self-educated mathematician who founded in 1849 an "Optical Institute" that later became the Leitz company, makers of the Leica cameras. Biography Carl Kellner w ...

(1829–1855), German optician *

Carl Kellner (mystic) Carl Kellner (1 September 1851 – June 7, 1905) was a chemist, inventor, and industrialist. Born in Vienna, Austria, he made significant improvements to the sulfite process and was co-inventor of the Castner-Kellner process. He was a student ...

(1851–1905), Austrian mystic, founder of

Ordo Templi Orientis Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.; ) is an occult secret society and hermetic magical organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century. The origins of O.T.O. can be traced back to the German-speaking occultists Carl Kellner, Theodor Reuss, ...

Catherine Kellner Catherine Kellner (born October 2, 1970) is an American character actress, perhaps best known for appearing in Daft Punk's music-video for their song Da Funk. Early life and education Kellner was born in Manhattan, New York. Her mother was a p ...

(born 1970), American actress * Dan Kellner (born 1976), American fencer and graphic designer * Donald Ferdinand Kellner (1879–1935), Canadian politician *

Douglas Kellner Douglas Kellner (born May 31, 1943) is an American academic who works at the intersection of "third-generation" critical theory in the tradition of the Frankfurt University Institute for Social Research, or Frankfurt School, and in cultural stu ...

(born 1943), American philosopher * Ernest Augustus Kellner (1792–1839), British singer and pianist * Esther Kellner (1908–1998), American author *

Friedrich Kellner August Friedrich Kellner (1 February 1885 – 4 November 1970) was a German mid-level official and diarist who worked as a justice inspector in Laubach from 1933 to 1945. Kellner was an infantryman in a Hessian regiment during the First Wor ...

(1885–1970), Justice Inspector and Nazi opponent * Gyula Kellner (1871–1940), Hungarian athlete *

Jamie Kellner James Charles Kellner (April 18, 1947 – June 21, 2024) was an American television executive. He was a founding president of Fox Broadcasting and founded The WB network. Kellner was chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a divisio ...

, American television executive *

Ján Kellner Ján Kellner (December 26, 1912–July 7, 1941) was a Slovak Catholic priest, missionary to USSR, executed during Stalinism in 1941. Early life and studies Ján Kellner was born in Hradisko (Kisvár), Austria-Hungary, today Slovakia in 191 ...

, S.J. (1912–1941), Slovak Catholic priest and missionary to USSR * Johann Christoph Kellner (1736–1803), German composer, son of Johann Peter Kellner *

Johann Peter Kellner Johann Peter Kellner (variants: Keller, Kelner; 28 September 1705 – 19 April 1772) was a German pipe organ, organist and composer. He was the father of Johann Christoph Kellner. Biography He was born in Gräfenroda, Thuringia, and was intended ...

(1705–1772), German composer, father of Johann Christoph Kellner *

Leon Kellner Leon Kellner (; 17 April 18595 December 1928) was an English lexicographer, grammarian, and Shakespearian scholar. He was also a political activist and a promoter of Zionism. Early life and education Leon Kellner was born in Tarnów, Austrian Em ...

(1859–1928), Grammarian, Shakespearean, and Zionist * Lorenz Kellner (1811–1892), German educator *

Larry Kellner Lawrence W. Kellner (born January 19, 1959) is a former CEO of Continental Airlines, having succeeded Gordon Bethune as CEO in December 2004. Prior to his arrival at Continental, he was the chief financial officer of American Savings Bank. Kelln ...

(born 1959), American businessman * Micah Kellner (born 1978), American politician * Michael Kellner (born 1977), German politician * Oscar Kellner (1851–1911), German agronomist * Paul Kellner (1890–1972), German swimmer *

Peter Kellner Peter Jon Kellner (born 2 October 1946) is an English journalist, former BBC ''Newsnight'' reporter, political commentator, and former president of the YouGov opinion polling organisation in the United Kingdom. He is known for his appearances ...

(born 1946), British journalist *

Petr Kellner Petr Kellner (20 May 1964 – 27 March 2021) was a Czech billionaire entrepreneur, the founder and majority shareholder (98.93%) of the PPF Group. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $17.5 billion, making him the wealthi ...

(1964–2021), Czech businessman and wealthiest person in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

Rosa Kellner Rosa Kellner (21 January 1910 – 13 December 1984) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Munich. She competed for Germany in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 × 100 metre ...

(1910–1984), German athlete * Saville Kellner (born 1961), South-African–American entrepreneur * Uwe Kellner (born 1966), German rower *

Walt Kellner Walter Joseph Kellner (April 26, 1929 – June 19, 2006) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an eight-year professional career, and played three games in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics between and . ...

(1929–2006), American

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

player *

William Kellner William Kellner (30 July 1900 – May, 1996) was an Austrian-born art director who worked primarily on British films in the 1940s and 1950s. He began his career as a draughtsman working for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger on their films ''A ...

(1900–1996), British-Austrian art director

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