Milner is an English and

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miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

, and is related to the surname

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

In arts and entertainment

Andrew Milner Andrew John Milner (born 9 September 1950) is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Monash University. From 2014 until 2019 he was also Honorary Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Wa ...

(born 1950), British-Australian cultural theorist and literary critic * Edward Milner (1819–1884), English landscape architect * John Milner (magician) (born 1948), British magician, stage and TV performer *

Martin Milner Martin Sam Milner (December 28, 1931 – September 6, 2015) was an American actor and radio host. He is best known for his performances on two television series: '' Route 66'', which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964, and '' Adam-12'', which ...

(1931–2015), American actor *

Martin Milner (violinist) Martin Milner OBE (17 February 1928 – 21 June 2000) was an English violinist. From 1958 to 1987 he was leader of the Hallé Orchestra. Life Milner was born in Bolton in 1928; his father was a headteacher and organiser of the Bolton Youth Orche ...

(1928–2000), British violinist

In business

* H. R. Milner (1889–1975), Canadian lawyer and businessman * John T. Milner (1826–1898), American engineer and businessman *

Yuri Milner Yuri Borisovich (Bentsionovich) Milner (, ; born 11 November 1961) is a Soviet-born Israeli entrepreneur, investor, physicist and scientist. He is a co-founder and former chairperson of internet company Mail.Ru Group (later VK), and a founder ...

(born 1961), Israeli-Russian entrepreneur

In government, politics and activism

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played a very important role in the formulation of British foreign and domestic policy between the mid-1890s and earl ...

(1854–1925), British colonial administrator *

James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds, (12 August 1889 – 16 July 1967), was a British Labour Party politician. Biography Milner was educated at the University of Leeds and became a solicitor. He was a major in World War I and was wounde ...

(1889–1967), British politician * Thirman L. Milner (1933–2024), American politician * Thomas Milner (politician) (died 1694), English emigrant to the Virginia colony * Yeshimabeit Milner, American technologist and African American activist

In religion

* Isaac Milner (1750–1820), English don, clergyman and mathematician * John Milner (bishop) (1752–1826), English Roman Catholic bishop and writer *

John Milner (nonjuror) John Milner (1628–1702) was an English clergyman, known as a nonjuring minister, scholar and opponent of John Locke. Life Milner was second son of John Milner and Mary, daughter of Gilbert Ramsden, born at Skircoat, in the parish of Halifax, ...

(1628–1702), English clergyman

In science and academia

* Allison Milner (1983–2019), Australian disability, mental health and suicide researcher *

(born 1950), British-Australian cultural theorist and literary critic *

Brenda Milner Brenda Milner (''née'' Langford; born 15 July 1918) is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology. Milner is a professor in the Dep ...

(born 1918), English-Canadian neuropsychologist * Eric Charles Milner (1928–1997), English mathematician and set theorist * Helen Milner (born 1958), American political scientist * James Milner (art historian) (1874–1927), British art executive *

Jean-Claude Milner Jean-Claude Milner (; born 3 January 1941) is a linguist, philosopher and essayist. His specialist fields of endeavour are linguistics (which he studied with Roland Barthes) and psychoanalysis (through the teaching and friendship of Jacques Lacan) ...

(born 1941), French philosopher and linguist *

Marion Milner Marion Milner (1 February 1900 – 29 May 1998), sometimes known as Marion Blackett-Milner, was a British writer and psychoanalyst. Outside psychotherapeutic circles, she is better known by her pseudonym, Joanna Field, as a pioneer of introspecti ...

(1900–1998), British psychoanalyst and journal writer * Peter Milner (1919–2018), British-Canadian neuroscientist *

Robin Milner Arthur John Robin Gorell Milner (13 January 1934 – 20 March 2010) was a British computer scientist, and a Turing Award winner.Stephen Milner, British scholar of Italian

In sport

* Andy Milner (born 1967), English footballer *

Hoby Milner Hoby Trey Milner (born January 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, and M ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

James Milner James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Brighton & Hove Albion. A versatile player, Milner has played in multiple positions, including on either wing, in midfield and ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

Jim Milner James Edward Milner (3 February 1933 – October 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 30 goals from 166 appearances in the Football League playing for Burnley, Darlington and Tranmere Rovers, a ...

(1933–2017, as James Edward Milner), English footballer *

John Milner John David Milner (December 28, 1949 – January 4, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from to for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal ...

(1949–2000), American baseball player * John Milner (footballer) (born 1942), English footballer * Marcus Milner (cricketer) (1864–1939), English racehorse trainer, soldier, civil servant and cricketer *

Martrez Milner Martrez Milner (born August 8, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Georgia. Milner was also a member of the New York Giant ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Tommy Milner Thomas Milner (born January 28, 1986) is an American GM factory racing and test driver, also currently employed full-time in Corvette Racing. He is also the co-owner of PRIVATE LABEL Team Hype E-Sports team on iRacing. He was featured in 2011 ...

(born 1986), American racing driver * Tommy Milner (rugby league) (fl. 1910s), English rugby league player

In other fields

* Frank Milner (1875–1944), New Zealand secondary school head-master *

James Milner, 9th Seigneur of Sark James Milner, 9th Seigneur of Sark (died 1730) bought the fief of Sark from John Johnson (Sark), John Johnson in 1723 for £5,000, and was Seigneur of Sark until 1730. His heir and son-in-law, Joseph Wilcocks, the incumbent List of bishops of Gl ...

(died 1730), British nobleman

Fictional characters

* John Milner, in the 1973 film ''

American Graffiti ''American Graffiti'' is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat ...

'' * Tommy Milner, in the 2019 film ''

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children, written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell. In 2011, HarperCollins published editions featuring new art ...

'' * Milner, in the 2013 British television series "

Utopia (British TV series) ''Utopia'' is a British thriller fiction, thriller drama television series that was originally broadcast on Channel 4. The show was written by Dennis Kelly (writer), Dennis Kelly and starred Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins (act ...