Widener is a surname of
German origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows:
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Chris Widener (born 1963), American politician
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Chris Widener (author) (born 1966), American author and motivational speaker
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Christine Ourmières-Widener (born 1964), French businesswoman
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Eleanor Elkins Widener (c. 1862–1937), American heiress
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George Widener (born 1962), autistic savant
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George Dunton Widener (1861–1912), American businessman who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic''
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H. Emory Widener, Jr. (1923–2007), American judge
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Harry Elkins Widener (1885–1912), American book collector who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic''
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Jeff Widener (born 1956), American photographer
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Joseph E. Widener (1871–1943), American art collector and founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915), Philadelphia transit magnate
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Peter Arrell Browne Widener II (1895–1948), American race horse breeder and owner
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Taylor Widener (born 1994), American baseball player
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Warren Widener (1938–2013), American politician
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Surnames of English origin
Surnames of German origin