Werner is a name of

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origin and is common both as a

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and a

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. As is often the case with

Germanic names Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements (word stem, stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Æthelred the Unready, King Æþelred's name was ...

, the name is dithematic, meaning it is composed of two semantically unrelated

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s, in this case the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

''waron'' ("to protect/preserve/uphold") and ''heri'' ("army", cf, modern German '' Heer''). Wernher is a variation on Werner. Cognate names in other languages include

Warner Warner can refer to: People * Warner (writer) * Warner (given name) * Warner (surname) Fictional characters * Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs'' * Aaron Warner, a character in '' Shatter M ...

(English), Guernier (French), and Verner (Nordic languages). The name was popular in the

Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...

family. *

Werner I (Bishop of Strasbourg) Werner I, Bishop of Strasbourg (ca. 975/980-1028) served from 1002 until his death on 28 October 1028. Werner I may have been one of six sons of Lanzelin of Klettgau, and also the brother of Radbot of Klettgau, a founder of the Habsburg dynasty. ...

(c. 980 – 1028) *

Werner I, Count of Habsburg Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...

(c. 1025 – 1096) *

Werner II, Count of Habsburg Werner II of Habsburg (died 19 August 1167) was Count of Habsburg also called Werner III and a progenitor of the royal House of Habsburg. He was the great-great-grandfather of King Rudolph I of Germany. He was the son of Count Otto II of Habs ...

(d. 1167)

People with the surname

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Abraham Gottlob Werner Abraham Gottlob Werner (; 25 September 174930 June 1817) was a German geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chem ...

(1749–1817), German geologist *

Alfred Werner Alfred Werner (12 December 1866 – 15 November 1919) was a Swiss chemist who was a student at ETH Zurich and a professor at the University of Zurich. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 for proposing the octahedral configuration ...

(1866–1919), Swiss Nobel Prize–winning chemist *

Alice Werner Alice Werner CBE (26 June 1859 - 9 June 1935) was a writer, poet and teacher of the Bantu languages, Bantu languages.André Werner (born 1960), German composer * Annette Werner (born 1966), German mathematician *

Anton von Werner Anton Alexander von Werner (9 May 18434 January 1915) was a German painter and illustrator, best known for his depictions of the Franco-Prussian War and the Unification of Germany, typical of the Naturalist style. Member of the Akademie der K ...

(1843–1915), German painter *

Axel Werner Axel Wilfredo Werner (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer as a goalkeeper for Rosario Central, on loan from Spanish club Elche CF. Club career Atlético Rafaela Born in Rafaela, Werner was an Atlético Rafaela youth g ...

(born 1996), Argentine professional footballer * Björn Werner (born 1990), German player of American football * Brian Werner (born 1966), American Tiger Conservationist, founder of Tiger Missing Link Foundation * Buddy (Wallace Jerold) Werner (1936–1964), American alpine skier * C. W. Otto Werner (1879–1936), German physician, discoverer of the premature aging condition, Werner syndrome *

Carla Werner Carla Werner is a singer and songwriter from New Zealand who began her music career at age 11. At age 12 she won the New Zealand Junior Entertainer of the Year for country music, and went on to win the junior category of New Zealand's first televis ...

, New Zealander/Australian singer-songwriter * Eberhard Werner (1924–2002), German artist and landscapist *

Emmy Werner Emmy E. Werner (1929 – October 12, 2017) was an American developmental psychologist known for her research on risk and resilience in children. Early life She received her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska and was a '' professor emerita'' in ...

(1929-2017), American psychologist * E. T. C. Werner (Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner), (1864–1954), British diplomat and sinologist *

Éric Werner Éric Werner (born 1940) is a Swiss philosopher, journalist and essayist. Biography He studied at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. He is a retired professor of the University of Geneva.''Eric Werner: de l'extermination'', by P. Month� ...

(born 1940), Swiss philosopher * Ferdinand Werner (1876-1961), German civil servant and politician * Franz von Werner (1836–1881), Austrian and Ottoman diplomat and writer, known as Murad Effendi *

Franz Werner Franz Josef Maria Werner (15 August 1867 in Vienna – 28 February 1939 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Specializing as a herpetologist and entomologist, Werner described numerous species and other taxa of frogs, snakes, inse ...

(1867–1939), Austrian herpetologist and entomologist * Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner (1768–1823), German poet, dramatist and preacher *

Fritz Werner Fritz Werner (15 December 1898 – 22 December 1977) was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer. He founded the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn in 1947 and conducted it until 1973. Career Born in Berl ...

(1898–1977), German conductor and composer *

Georg Werner Karl Oskar Georg Werner (8 April 1904 – 26 August 2002) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won bronze medals in the 4 × 200 m relay at the 1924 Olympics and 1926 European Championships. References 1904 births 2002 deaths Olympic swim ...

(1904–2002), Swedish swimmer * Gerhard Werner (1921–2012), Austrian/American neuroscientist *

Götz Werner Götz Wolfgang Werner (5 February 1944 – 8 February 2022) was a German billionaire businessman and founder of the dm-drogerie markt retail store chain. He was also known as an advocate of universal basic income (UBI). In 2013, Manager Magaz ...

(1944–2022), German entrepreneur * Gregor Werner (1693–1766), Austrian composer *

Heinrich Werner (composer) Heinrich Werner (2 October 1800 – 3 March 1833) was a German composer. Biography Werner was born into a musical family in Kirchohmfeld in the Eichsfeld district of Thuringia, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. Initially trained at home, he p ...

(1800–1833), German composer *

Heinrich Werner (physician) Heinrich Werner (14 May 1874 – 1946) was a German physician born in Mühlhausen, Saxony. He studied medicine at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy in Berlin, and subsequently served as a military physician in various capacities in the German colon ...

(1874–1946), German physician *

Hildegard Werner Hildegard Charlotta Aurora Werner (1 March 1834 – 29 August 1911) was a Swedish musician, musical conductor and a journalist active in Great Britain. Werner was born in Stockholm and was a student at Royal College of Music, Stockholm in 1856 ...

(1834–1911), Swedish musician

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Ilse Werner Ilse Werner (; born Ilse Charlotte Still, 11 July 1921 – 8 August 2005) was a Dutch-German actress, singer, and musical whistler. Life She was born in Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia) to a Dutch father, merchant and plantation owne ...

(1921–2005), Dutch/German singer/actress *

Jan Werner (athlete) Jan Werner (25 July 1946 – 21 September 2014) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres. He was born in Brzeziny and represented the club AZS Warszawa.Johannes Werner Johann(es) Werner (; February 14, 1468 – May 1522) was a German mathematician. He was born in Nuremberg, Germany, where he became a parish priest. His primary work was in astronomy, mathematics, and geography, although he was also considered a ...

(1466–1528), German priest and cartographer, inventor of the Werner map projection * Josiah Werner (born 1980), American rock musician * Jürgen Werner (disambiguation), multiple people *

Karel Werner Karel Werner (12 January 1925 – 26 November 2019) was an indologist, orientalist, religious studies scholar, and philosopher of religion born in Jemnice in what is now the Czech Republic. Life Werner has described his childhood in the smal ...

(1925–2019), Czech philosopher * Karl Werner (disambiguation), multiple people * Katrin Werner (born 1973), German politician *

Lars Werner Lars Helge Werner (25 July 1935 – 11 January 2013) was a Swedish socialist politician. Werner was born in Stockholm. He was a member of the Riksdag from 1965 to 1994. A construction worker by profession, he was elected vice chairman of the ...

(1935–2013), Swedish politician *

Marco Werner Marco Werner (born April 27, 1966) is a professional racer from Germany. Born in Dortmund, he was the eighth driver to complete the informal triple crown in endurance racing. In his early career, Werner finished runner-up in the Formula Opel Eur ...

(born 1966), German car racer, two times winner of

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with ...

Mariano Werner Mariano Werner (born December 30, 1988) is an Argentine motor racing driver. He is currently competing in Turismo Carretera (TC), Turismo Nacional (TN) and TC Pick Up series. Throughout his career, he has won seven national championships: Formu ...

(born 1988), Argentine motor racing driver *

Markus Werner Markus Werner (; 27 December 1944 – 3 July 2016) was a Swiss writer, known as the author of the novels '' Zündels Abgang'' (''Zündel’s Exit''), ''Am Hang'' ('' On the Edge''), and ''Die kalte Schulter'' (''Cold Shoulder''). Life Markus Werne ...

(1944–2016), Swiss writer * Mike Werner (born 1971), German footballer *

Oskar Werner Oskar Werner (; born Oskar Josef Bschließmayer; 13 November 1922 – 23 October 1984) was an Austrian stage and cinema actor who reached international fame. His most prominent roles include two 1965 films, '' The Spy Who Came In from the Cold' ...

(1922–1984), Austrian theatre and movie actor * Pe Werner (born 1960), German singer * Pete Werner (born 1999), American football player *

Pierre Werner Pierre Werner (29 December 1913 – 24 June 2002) was a Luxembourgish politician of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) who was the prime minister of Luxembourg from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984. Training and early activities Pi ...

(1913–2002), Luxembourgian politician * Reinhold von Werner (1825–1909), German naval officer * Sabine Werner (born 1960), German biochemist * Gladys "Skeeter" Werner Walker (1933–2001), American alpine skier * Stephanie C. Werner, German-Norwegian geologist and planetologist *

Susan Werner Susan Werner (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter. Much of Werner's work has been in the contemporary folk genre. Career Werner was raised on her family's farm near Manchester, Iowa, about an hour west of Dubuque. She became interested ...

(born 1965), American singer/songwriter * Susan Elizabeth Werner Kieffer (born 1942), American physical geologist and planetary scientist * Theodore B. Werner (1892–1989), American politician *

Timo Werner Timo Werner (; born 6 March 1996) is a German professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club RB Leipzig and the Germany national football team, Germany national team. Werner began ...

(born 1996), German footballer *

Tom Preston-Werner Thomas Preston-Werner (born May 27, 1979) is an American billionaire software developer and entrepreneur. He is an active contributor within the free and open-source software community, most prominently in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he l ...

(born 1979), American entrepreneur (GitHub) *

Tom Werner Thomas Charles Werner (born April 12, 1950) is an American television producer and businessman. Through his investment in Fenway Sports Group, he is currently chairman of both Liverpool F.C. and Boston Red Sox. Werner first became a part ow ...

(born 1950), American television producer of Carsey-Werner Productions and owner of the Boston Red Sox *

Tommy Werner Tommy Henrik Werner (born 31 March 1966) is a Swedish former freestyle swimmer. He won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander. He wa ...

(born 1966), Swedish swimmer *

Wendelin Werner Wendelin Werner (born 23 September 1968) is a German-born French mathematician working on random processes such as self-avoiding random walks, Brownian motion, Schramm–Loewner evolution, and related theories in probability theory and mathematic ...

(born 1968), French mathematician, winner of the Fields medal in 2006 * Wilhelm Werner (1888-1945), German naval and SS officer * William E. Werner (1855–1916), American judge from New York * Yehudah Leopold Werner (born 1931), Israeli zoologist *

Zack Werner Isaac "Zack" Werner (born 1960) is a Canadian artist, producer, entertainment lawyer and manager. Early life and education Born in Winnipeg in 1960, Werner attended the St. John's-Ravenscourt School. He received a B.A. from the University of Mi ...

(born 1960), Canadian artist and producer; judge on ''Canadian Idol''

People with the given name

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Werner, Margrave of the Nordmark Werner (also ''Wirinher'' or ''Werinharius'') (died 11 November 1014) was the Margrave of the Nordmark from 1003 until 1009. He was a cousin of the contemporary bishop and historian Thietmar of Merseburg. Werner was the eldest son of Lothair ...

(died 1014), Margrave of the Nordmark 1003–1009

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* Werner Aisslinger (born 1964), German furniture designer * Werner Abrolat (1924–1997), German actor and voice actor *

Werner Aspenström Karl Werner Aspenström (13 November 1918 – 25 January 1997) was a Swedish poet. Born at Norrbärke, he was a member of the Swedish Academy, where he held Seat 12 from 1981 to 1997. Following his breakthrough in 1949 with ''Snölegen ...

(1918–1997), Swedish poet *

Werner Asam Werner Asam (born October 17, 1944, in Mallersdorf, Germany) is a German television actor, director, and writer. He played several roles in ''Derrick'' during the 1980s and 1990s. Selected filmography * Derrick - Season 5, Episode 4: "Ein Hi ...

(born 1944), German television actor, director and writer *

Werner Best Karl Rudolf Werner Best (10 July 1903 – 23 June 1989) was a German jurist, police chief, SS-''Obergruppenführer'', Nazi Party leader, and theoretician from Darmstadt. He was the first chief of Department 1 of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret ...

(1903–1989), high-ranking Nazi official during World War II *

Werner Bochmann Werner Bochmann (17 May 1900, Meerane, Kingdom of Saxony – 3 June 1993) was a German composer. Selected filmography * '' Playing with Fire'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''One Too Many on Board'' (1935) * ''Punks Arrives from America'' (19 ...

(1900–1993), German composer *

Werner Braune Karl Rudolf Werner Braune (11 April 1909 − 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era and a Holocaust perpetrator. During the German invasion of the Soviet Union of 1941, Braune was the commander of ''Einsatzkommando'' 11b, ...

(1909–1951), German Nazi SS officer, executed for war crimes * Werner Bruschke (1898–1995), East German politician * Werner Cabrera, Peruvian politician * Werner Christie (born 1949), Norwegian Labour Party politician, former Minister of Social Affairs and Health and Social Affairs * Werner Dankwort (1895–1986), German diplomat before and after the Nazi era *

Werner Erhard Werner Hans Erhard (born John Paul Rosenberg; September 5, 1935) is an American lecturer known for founding est (offered from 1971 to 1984). In 1985, he replaced the est Training with a newly designed program, the Forum. Since 1991, the Forum ...

(born 1935), American founder of Erhard Seminars Training (EST) and The Landmark Forum *

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema moveme ...

(1945–1982), German movie director, screenwriter and actor *

Werner Faymann Werner Faymann (; born 4 May 1960) is an Austrian former politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) from 2008 to 2016. On 9 May 2016, he resigned from both positions amid widening critic ...

(born 1960), Austrian politician *

Werner Finck Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German ''Kabarett'' comedian, actor and author. Not politically motivated by his own admission but just a "convinced individualist", he became one of Germany's leading cabaret artists under the co ...

(1902–1978), German comedian *

Werner Fenchel Moritz Werner Fenchel (; 3 May 1905 – 24 January 1988) was a German-Danish mathematician known for his contributions to geometry and to optimization theory. Fenchel established the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear opti ...

(1905–1988), German mathematician *

Werner Forssmann Werner Theodor Otto Forßmann (Forssmann in English; ; 29 August 1904 – 1 June 1979) was a German researcher and physician from Germany who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine (with Andre Frederic Cournand and Dickinson W. Richards) for de ...

, (1904–1979), German physician, received Nobel Prize for cardiological studies *

Werner Franz Werner Franz (born 8 March 1972) is a former Austrian alpine skier. Franz was born in Weissbriach and he could already be found in the mountains at the age of 2, learning his first skiing techniques.

(born 1972), Austrian alpine skier *

Werner Funck Werner Funck (4 February 1881 – 6 October 1951) was a German stage and film actor, singer and film director.Grange p.159 Selected filmography Actor * '' The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo'' (1919) * '' The Girl from Acker Street'' (1920) ...

(1881–1951), German stage and film actor, singer and film director *

Werner Günthör Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Switzerland, Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field. Biography Günthör won three straight World Championships, 1987 World Cha ...

(born 1961), Swiss olympic track and field athlete *

Werner Hamacher Werner Hamacher (, 1948 – 2017) was a German literary critic and theorist influenced by deconstruction. Hamacher studied philosophy, comparative literature and religious studies at the Free University of Berlin and the École Normale Supérieure ...

(1948–2017), German deconstructive literary critic and theorist *

Werner Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (; ; 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist, one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics and a principal scientist in the German nuclear program during World War II. He pub ...

(1901–1976), German quantum physicist and Nobel laureate *

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author. Regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema, his films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unusu ...

(born 1942), German film and opera actor, director, and screenwriter * Werner Wolfgang Heubeck (1923–2009), German transport executive, former managing director of Ulsterbus and Citybus * Werner Heuser (1880–1964), German painter *

Werner Hippler Werner Hippler (born July 30, 1970, in Cologne) is a former American football tight end from Germany. He played for the Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe), Cologne Centurions, but the majority of his career has been with the Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Eur ...

(born 1970), plays American football in Germany for the Cologne Centurions, formerly played for Frankfurt Galaxy *

Werner Z. Hirsch Werner Zvi Hirsch (June 10, 1920 – July 10, 2009) was a German-born American economist. Born in small-town Germany, Hirsch emigrated to Mandatory Palestine (later known as Israel) to escape the Nazis in the late 1930s, where he attended the ...

(1920–2009), German-born American economist *

Werner Hoeger Werner Walter Karl Hoeger (born in Mérida, Venezuela) is a former luge athlete who competed for Venezuela at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. His son is Chris Hoeger. He is a professor emeritus (active) of exercise scie ...

(born 1954), Venezuelan Olympic athlete * Werner D. Horn, American politician *

Werner Hug Werner Hug (born 10 September 1952 in Feldmeilen) is a Swiss chess player. Hug was World Junior Chess Champion in 1971 and was Switzerland's leading player of the early 1970's. After Victor Korchnoi settled down in Switzerland, Hug remained n ...

(born 1952), Swiss chess-player * Werner Jäger (born 1959), Austrian speed skater

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Werner Kiem Werner Kiem (born 30 November 1962) is a former Italian biathlete. Kiem won bronze medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with teammates Gottlieb Taschler, Johann Passler and Andreas Zingerle at the 1986 Biathlon World Championships in Oslo a ...

(born 1962), Italian biathlete *

Werner Klemperer Werner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an American actor. He was best known for playing List of Hogan's Heroes characters#Colonel Klink, Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS television sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'', for which he twic ...

(1920–2000), German actor *

Werner Koch Werner Koch (born July 11, 1961) is a German free software developer. He is best known as the principal author of the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG). He was also Head of Office and German Vice-Chancellor of the Free Software Foundation Europe. ...

(born 1961), German free-software author *

Werner Kohlmeyer Werner Kohlmeyer (19 April 1924 – 26 March 1974) was a German footballer who played as a full back. He was part of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 22 caps for West Germany. He also played for 1. FC K ...

(1924–1974), West German football (soccer) player *

Werner Krämer Werner Krämer (23 January 1940 – 12 February 2010) was a German football player, who was a household name to the West German football audience under his nickname ''Eia Krämer''. He was born in Duisburg, Germany. Club career He scored 49 g ...

(1940–2010), West German football (soccer) player *

Werner Krauss Werner Johannes Krauss (''Krauß'' in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film '' Jud ...

(1884–1959), German film actor * Werner Kutzelnigg (1933–2019), prominent Austrian-German theoretical chemist *

Werner Lička Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...

(born 1954), Czech football (soccer) player and manager *

Werner Liebrich Werner Liebrich (18 January 1927 – 20 March 1995) was a German footballer who played in the centre back position. He is notable for his role in the West Germany triumph in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and spending his entire playing career of almos ...

(1927–1995), German football (soccer) player and coach * Werner Mamugwe (1936-1998), Namibian politician *

Werner Mölders Werner Mölders (18 March 1913 – 22 November 1941) was a World War II German Luftwaffe pilot, wing commander, and the leading German fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War. He became the first pilot in aviation history to shoot down 100 ...

, Nazi German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II *

Werner Munter Werner Munter (born 1941 in Lohnstorf, Switzerland) is a mountain guide, author and safety-expert for Alpine climbing. Life Munter, who lives in Vernamiège near Sion, Switzerland, popularized the 'Halbmastwurf' as a belay hitch for climbing. Am ...

(1941–2007), Swiss mountaineering expert *

Werner of Oberwesel Werner of Oberwesel (also known as Werner of Bacharach or Werner of Womrath; 1271 – 1287) was a 16-year-old boy whose unexplained death was blamed on Jews, leading to revenge killings of Jews across Europe. He was venerated as a Christian ...

(1271–1287), Christian boy allegedly murdered by Jews but venerated as a saint and martyr *

Hans Werner Olm Hans Werner Olm (Born Hans Olm, 1 February 1955 in Bochum) is a German television and film comedian.Römhild, Gerhard (2011)Ickern sagt herzlich willkommen, derwesten.de, 12 July 2011, retrieved 2011-07-31 His career began in 1975, when Olm t ...

(born Hans Olm, 1955), German television and film comedian *

Werner Otto (cyclist) Werner Otto (born 15 April 1948) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 Oct ...

(born 1948), East German track cyclist * Werner Perathoner (born 1967), Italian alpine skier * Werner Peter (born 1950), East German football (soccer) player * Werner Potzernheim (1927–2014), German road bicycle and track cyclist * Werner Ploberger (born 1956), Austrian econometrician *

Werner Rahn Werner Rahn (9 June 1939 – 19 November 2022) was a German naval historian and naval officer. Career Werner Rahn entered the Naval Academy Mürwik and served at sea and ashore in a variety of appointments, reaching the rank of captain. He stud ...

(1939–2022), German naval officer and naval historian *

Werner Reiterer Werner Josef Reiterer (born 27 January 1968) is an Austrian-born retired discus thrower and shot putter from Australia, who represented the latter at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). His best result was win ...

(born 1968), Australian discus thrower *

Werner Rolevinck Werner Rolevinck (1425–1502) was a Carthusian monk and historian who wrote about 50 titles. He was born near Laer, Westphalia, the son of a wealthy farmer. In 1447 he entered Cologne Charterhouse, where he later died. His most famous work was hi ...

(1425–1502), Carthusian monk * Werner Roth (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2011), coach of Karlsruher SC in the 1960s *

Werner Roth (footballer, born 1948) Werner Roth (born April 4, 1948) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. Mainly associated with the New York Cosmos, he also played for the United States national team for three years. He is a member of the ...

, American soccer player *

Werner Roth (comics) Werner Roth (; January 27, 1921 – June 1973) was an American comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding Jack Kirby on Marvel Comics' ''The X-Men''. Career Roth's work began appearing in Marvel Comics, then known as Atlas ...

(1921–1973), American comic book artist *

Werner Schildhauer Werner Schildhauer (born 5 June 1959, in Dessau) is a retired German track and field athlete, who represented the former East Germany at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow in the 10,000 meter run and placed 7th behind his teammate Jörg Peter. ...

(born 1959), East German track and field athlete *

Werner Schmidt Werner George Schmidt (January 18, 1932 – March 29, 2024) was a Canadian politician, teacher, and school principal. Political career Schmidt was vice-president of Lethbridge Community College when he was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as lea ...

(1932–2024), Canadian politician *

Werner Schmieder Werner Schmieder (born 11 November 1926) is a former politician who served as the minister of finance in East Germany in the period 1980–1981. Biography Schmieder was born in Possendorf, today Bannewitz, on 11 November 1926. He received a degr ...

(born 1926), German politician *

Werner Schnitzer Werner Schnitzer (born January 9, 1942, in Donauwörth, Germany) is a German television actor. Selected filmography * Derrick - Season 2, Episode 10: "Kamillas junger Freund" (1975) * Derrick A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum ...

(born 1942), German television actor *

Werner Schroeter Werner Schroeter (7 April 1945 – 12 April 2010) was a cinema of Germany, German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work ...

(1945–2010), German film director *

Werner Sobek Werner Sobek (born May 16, 1953) is a German architect and structural engineer. Life Werner Sobek was born 1953 in Aalen, Germany. From 1974 to 1980, he studied structural engineering and architecture at the University of Stuttgart. From 1980 ...

(born 1953), German architect and research engineer *

Werner Stengel Werner Stengel (born 22 August 1936, in Bochum) is a German roller coaster designer and engineer. Stengel is the founder of Stengel Engineering, also known as Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH (or Ingenieurbuero Stengel GmbH). Stengel first worked on a ...

(born 1936), German engineer and roller-coaster designer *

Werner Stocker (actor) Werner Stocker (April 7, 1955 – May 27, 1993) was a German actor. He studied acting at the and at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts. Stocker appeared in the 1987 American television film '' The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Missio ...

(1955–1993), German film and television actor *

Werner von Siemens Ernst Werner Siemens ( von Siemens from 1888; ; ; 13 December 1816 – 6 December 1892) was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He ...

(1816–1892), German inventor and industrialist *

Werner von Blomberg Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 – 13 March 1946) was a German general and politician who served as the first Minister of War in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1938. Blomberg had served as Chief of the ''Truppenamt'', equivalent ...

(1878–1946) German General Staff officer and first Minister of War *

Werner von Fritsch Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a German ''Generaloberst'' (Full General, full general) who served as Oberkommando des Heeres, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army fro ...

(1880–1939), member of the German High Command and commander-in-chief of the German Army *

Werner von Urslingen Werner von Urslingen (Werner of Urslingen in English, called in Italian: Guarnieri d'Urslingen or Duca Guarnieri; c. 1308 – 1354) from German-speaking origins in the Holy Roman Empire was a mercenary serving mostly in Italy, and also known as th ...

(1308–1354), German mercenary *

Werner Vogels Werner Hans Peter Vogels (born 3 October 1958) is the chief technology officer and vice president of Amazon in charge of driving technology innovation within the company. Vogels has broad internal and external responsibilities. Early life and ...

(born 1958), Dutch-American Amazon CTO *

Werner Voss Werner Voss (; 13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories. A Dyer (occupation), dyer's son from Krefeld, he was a patriotic young man while still in school. He began his milita ...

(1897–1917), German World War I fighter ace * Werner Weinhold (1949–2024), Former NVA soldier and defector to West Germany *

Werner Zorn Werner Zorn (born 24 September 1942, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German computer scientist and Internet pioneer. From 2001 to 2007, he was a professor of communication systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, previousl ...

(born 1942), German computer scientist

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