Lerner is a German and Jewish family name. Its literal meaning can be either "student" or "scholar". It may refer to:

Organizations

* Lerner Enterprises, a real estate company *

Lerner Newspapers Lerner Newspapers was a chain of weekly newspapers. Founded by Leo Lerner, the chain was a force in community journalism in Chicago from 1926 to 2005, and called itself "the world's largest newspaper group". In its heyday, Lerner published 54 ...

Lerner Publishing Group Lerner Publishing Group, based in Minneapolis in the United States, U.S. state of Minnesota since its founding in 1959, is one of the largest private sector, independently owned children's literature, children's book publishers in the United State ...

, a publisher of children's literature * Lerner New York, the former name of the

New York & Company New York & Company, Inc. (NY&C) is an American workwear retailer for women. New York & Company apparel and accessories are sold through a nationwide network of retail stores, and through its e-commerce site. New York & Company was founded ...

clothing chain

People

Aaron Bunsen Lerner Aaron Bunsen Lerner (September 21, 1920 – February 3, 2007), also known in scientific articles as Aaron B. Lerner, was an American physician, researcher and professor. Life and career Born in 1920 in Minneapolis, Lerner received his medical degr ...

(1920–2007), American physician, researcher and professor *

Abba Lerner Abraham "Abba" Ptachya Lerner (also Abba Psachia Lerner; 28 October 1903 – 27 October 1982) was a Russian-born American-British economist. Biography Born in Novoselytsia, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, Lerner grew up in a Jewish family, which ...

, American economist * Adam Lerner, American museum curator *

Al Lerner Alfred Lerner (May 8, 1933 – October 23, 2002) was an American businessman. He was best known as the chair of the board of credit-card giant MBNA and the owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was also a past pre ...

, billionaire, chairman of MBNA * Al Lerner (composer), American musician, pianist, and big band leader *

Alan Jay Lerner Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatr ...

, American lyricist and librettist *

Alejandro Lerner Alejandro Federico Lerner (born June 8, 1957) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sung countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America. Through his career, Lerner ...

, Argentine musician * Avi Lerner, film producer * Barron H. Lerner, American professor of medicine *

Ben Lerner Benjamin S. Lerner (born February 4, 1979) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic. He has been a Fulbright Scholar, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, a finalist for the National Book Award, a finalist for the National B ...

, American poet *

Claire Lerner Claire Lerner, L.C.S.W. is the Director of Parenting Resources at Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, a non-profit dedicated to promoting the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers, and their famil ...

, non-profit director * David Lerner (1951-1997?), American poet *

Edward (Ned) Lerner Edward Lerner, or Ned Lerner, is a video game programmer and technology project leader in the video game industry. Career In 1983 he founded Lerner Research (a 3D simulation development company) which was responsible for ''Chuck Yeager's Adva ...

, computer-game maker * Edward M. Lerner, science-fiction writer * Eric Lerner, American scientist and popular science author *

Gad Lerner Gad Eitan Lerner ( he, גד איתן לרנר; born 7 December 1954) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV presenter. Career In 2000, Lerner served as director of news broadcasts TG1 for Rai 1 but resigned after a selection of pornographi ...

, Italian journalist and writer *

George Lerner George Lerner (1922–1995) was an American inventor known for inventing Mr. Potato Head. Biography Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York and worked during his lifetime as an artist, graphic designer, and model maker. In 1949, he designed and pr ...

, inventor of the toy Mr. Potato Head *

Gerda Lerner Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and woman's history author. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theatre pieces, screenp ...

, a founder of the fields of women and African American history *

Irving Lerner Irving Lerner (March 7, 1909, New York City – December 25, 1976, Los Angeles) was an American filmmaker. Biography Before becoming a filmmaker, Lerner was a research editor for Columbia University's Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, getting h ...

, alleged Soviet spy in the US during World War II *

I. Michael Lerner Israel Michael Lerner (May 14, 1910 – June 12, 1977) was a prominent geneticist and evolutionary biologist. Born in Harbin, Manchuria, he received his Ph.D. in genetics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1936. He was appointed ins ...

, geneticist and evolutionary biologist * Jacqueline Lerner, American psychologist *

Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner (17 December 1937 – 27 May 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, th ...

, architect and urban planner, Brazilian state governor * Jennifer Lerner, professor and experimental social psychologist * Jimmy Lerner, American poet, novelist, and criminal * Josh Lerner, American economist, professor at the Harvard Business School * Ken Lerner, American actor * Konstantin Lerner, Ukrainian chess grandmaster *

Laurence Lerner Laurence Lerner (12 December 1925 – 19 January 2016), often called Larry, was a South African-born United Kingdom, British literary critic, poet, novelist, and lecturer, recognized for his achievement with his election to The Royal Society of Lit ...

, literary critic, poet and novelist * Leo Lerner, a newspaper publisher * Lois Lerner * Mark Lerner, American businessman *

Max Lerner Max Lerner (December 20, 1902 – June 5, 1992) was a Russian Empire-born American journalist and educator known for his controversial syndicated column. Background Maxwell Alan Lerner was born on December 20, 1902 in Minsk, in the Russian Empi ...

, American journalist and educator *

Melvin J. Lerner Melvin J. Lerner, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Waterloo between 1970 and 1994 and now a visiting scholar at Florida Atlantic University, has been called "a pioneer in the psychological study of justice." Education Lerner re ...

, professor of social psychology *

Michael Lerner (disambiguation) Michael or Mike Lerner may refer to: * Michael Lerner (actor) (1941–2023), American actor *Michael Lerner (angler) (1890–1978), American angler and businessman *Michael Lerner (rabbi) (born 1943), social activist *Michael Benjamin Lerner (born ...

, multiple people * Murray Lerner, American film director and producer * Osip Mikhailovich Lerner, 19th century Russian Jewish intellectual and lawyer *

Randy Lerner Randolph David Lerner (born February 21, 1962) is an American billionaire investor and former sports-team owner. He became the majority owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League, upon the death of hi ...

, American entrepreneur and sports team owner *

Richard Lerner Richard Alan Lerner (August 26, 1938 – December 2, 2021) was an American research chemist. Best known for his work on catalytic antibodies, Lerner served as President of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) until January 1, 2012, and was ...

, American research chemist * Rita G. Lerner (1929–1994), American physicist and science communicator * Robert E. Lerner, American medieval historian *

Samuel Lerner Samuel Lerner (January 28, 1903 – December 13, 1989) was a Romanian-born songwriter for American and British musical theatre and film. Career Lerner emigrated with his parents into the United States at age seven, and the family settled in Detr ...

, Romanian songwriter American theater and film * Samuel A. Lerner, Co-founder

Lerner Shops New York & Company, Inc. (NY&C) is an American workwear retailer for women. New York & Company apparel and accessories are sold through a nationwide network of retail stores, and through its e-commerce site. New York & Company was founded ...

, father of Alan J. Lerner *

Sam Lerner Samuel Bryce Lerner (born September 27, 1992) is an American actor, who is most known for his role as Geoff Schwartz on '' The Goldbergs'', Chowder in '' Monster House'', and as Quinn Goldberg in '' Project Almanac''. Career Lerner appeared i ...

, American child actor * Sandra Lerner, co-founder of Cisco Systems * Sara Hestrin-Lerner, Israeli physiologist *

Sidney Lerner Sidney Lerner was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba on August 4, 1999. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Lerner served as the senior Crown attorney for Court of Queen's Bench trials. He received his law degree from the Unive ...

, Manitoba judge *

Stephen Lerner Stephen Lerner is an American labor and community organizer. He has organized janitors, farm workers, garment workers, and other low-wage workers into unions. Lerner is a critic of Wall Street bankers and the increased financialization of the U.S ...

, labor and community organizer * Ted Lerner, billionaire, real estate developer, and owner of the Washington Nationals * Theodor Lerner, German journalist and polar explorer *

Santiago Lerner Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

Colombian cybersecurity engineer

Other uses

Lerner Index The Lerner index, formalized in 1934 by British economist of Russian origin Abba Lerner, is a measure of a firm's market power. Definition The Lerner index is defined by: L=\frac where P is the market price set by the firm and MC is the firm's ...

* "Lerner Exchange," an illegal maneuver figuring in the conviction of ex-media baron

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Cana ...

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