Renner (surname)
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Renner is a surname of Germanic origin. It began as an occupational surname for messengers from the Old English, Middle English, or Middle High German word rennan, meaning "runner" or "to run".[1][2] The surname has noted English, Dutch, and German origins, and can also be found in parts of France.[2][3] It can also occur as a variant of the English surname Rayner and the German surname Reiner.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- János Renner (1889–1976), Hungarian physicist
- Johann Renner (c. 1525–1583), German notary and chronicler
- Magda Renner (1926–2016), Brazilian environmentalist
- Maximilian Renner (1919–1990), German zoologist and chronobiologist
- Natasha Goldowski Renner (1908–1966), Russian-born physicist
- Otto Renner (1883–1960), German plant geneticist
- Renato Renner (born 1974), Swiss professor
- Susanne Renner (born 1954), German botanist
- Theobald Renner (1779–1850), German anatomist and veterinarian
- W. Renner (c. 1846–1917), Sierra Leonean surgeon and cancer researcher
- Zsuzsanna Renner (born 1959), Hungarian historian
Arts
- Benjamin Renner (born 1983), French cartoonist
- Carl Oskar Renner (1908–1997), German author
- Donald Renner (1926–2014), American artist
- Estela Renner, Brazilian director
- Guillermo Renner (1843–1924), French landscape designer
- Jack Gilbert Renner (1929–2017), American–German performer
- Jack Lee Renner (1935–2019), American musician and recording engineer
- James Renner, American writer
- Jeremy Renner (born 1971), American actor
- Johann August Renner (1783–?), German painter
- Joseph Renner Jr. (1868–1934), German composer
- Lois Renner (1961–2021), Austrian artist
- Narziß Renner (1502–1536), German painter
- Rebecca Renner, American author
- Ruth Maria Renner (born 1980), Romanian-German singer
- Thomas Jakob Renner (born 1970), German actor
- Valentin Renner (born 1998), German jazz musician
Military
- Kurt Renner (1886–1943), German general
- Lothar Renner (1918–1991), German military officer
- Sigmund von Renner, Swiss-German military officer
- Theodor Renner (1865–1950), German general
- Wilhelm Renner (general) (1915–1982), German military officer
Politics
- Andreas von Renner (1814–1898), Württemberger politician
- Antônio Jacob Renner (1884–1966), Brazilian politician
- Caspar Friedrich Renner (1692–1772), German jurist
- Elizabeth Renner (politician) (born 1946), Gambian politician
- Florian Renner (politician) (1870–1945), Austrian politician
- Friedrich Renner (1835–1907), German politician
- Friedrich Renner (politician, 1910) (1910–1985), German politician
- Gordon Renner (1900–1964), American politician
- Günter Renner (1939–2005), German judge
- Gusztáv Renner (1845–1905), Hungarian farmer and agriculturalist
- Hannelore Renner (1933–2001), first wife of German politician Helmut Kohl
- Heinz Renner (1892–1964), German politician
- Johann Anton Renner (1743–1800), Swiss politician
- John Henry Renner Osmeña (1935–2021), Philippine politician
- Joseph Aloys Renner (1810–1882), German judge and politician
- Joseph Friedrich Renner von Oesterreicher (1784–1865), Danish-Italian trader and diplomat
- Jürgen Renner (born 1966), German politician
- Karin Renner (born 1965), Austrian politician
- Karl Renner (1870–1950), Austrian politician
- Luise Renner (1872–1963), first lady of Austria
- Margarete Renner (c. 1475–1475), German revolt organizer
- Martin Renner (born 1954), German politician
- Martin Renner (diplomat) (1870–1956), German-British diplomat
- Martina Renner (born 1967), German politician
- Moritz Renner (born 1981), German jurist
- Paul Marvin Renner (born 1967), American lawyer and politician
- Rob Renner (born 1954), Canadian politician
- Robert G. Renner (1923–2005), United States district judge
- Rudolf Renner (1894–1940), German politician
- Samuel Abraham von Renner (1776–1850), Swiss-German political figure
- Tari Renner, American politician
- Tim Renner (born 1964), German politician
- Viktor Renner (1899–1969), German politician
- Walter Renner (politician, 1940) (born 1940), Austrian politician
- Walter Renner (politician, 1946) (born 1946), Austrian politician
Religion
- Elizabeth Renner (died 1826), Canadian-born missionary
- Louis Renner (1926–2015), American catholic academic
- Melchior Renner (1770–1821), German missionary
- Philipp Renner (died 1555), Austrian bishop
Sports
- Anja Renner (born 1986), German paratriathlete
- Art Renner (1923–1999), American football player
- Bryn Renner (born 1990), American football player and coach
- Cornelia Renner, West German figure skater
- Dieter Renner (1949–1998), German soccer player and coach
- Frank Renner, West German sprint canoeist
- Hans Renner (ski jumper) (1919–1970), German ski jumper
- Herbert Renner (born 1946), German soccer player
- Ingeborg Renner (born 1946), German swimmer
- Ingo Renner (1940–2022), Australian glider pilot
- Jack Renner (golfer) (born 1956), American golfer
- Jim Renner (born 1983), American golfer
- Joseph Renner (1858–1916), New Zealand cricketer
- Max Renner (born 1992), German ice hockey player
- Peter Renner (born 1959), New Zealand track and field athlete
- René Renner (born 1993), Austrian soccer player
- Rich Renner (born c. 1974), American college football coach
- Robert Renner (athlete) (born 1994), Slovenian pole-vaulter
- Sara Renner (born 1976), Canadian cross-country skier
- Thomas Renner (born 1967), Austrian sprinter
- William Arthur Renner Jr. (born 1959), American football punter
- William Wilford Renner (1910–1969), American football quarterback
- Wolfgang Renner (born 1947), German cyclist
