Kirchner, a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word, 'kirchenaere' (English: ' sexton'). Kirchner originated as an occupational surname for a church worker, such as a priest, church assistant or a church property administrator. Notable people with the name include:

Arts

Alfred Kirchner Alfred Kirchner (born 22 May 1937) is a German actor, theatre director (especially for opera) and theatre manager who is based in Berlin. He worked at theatres such as Theater Bremen, Schauspielhaus Bochum, the Burgtheater in Vienna and the Staat ...

(born 1937), German actor, theatre director, opera director, theatre manager * Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938), German Expressionist artist *

Ignaz Kirchner Ignaz Kirchner (born Hanns-Peter Kirchner-Wierichs; 13 July 1946 – 26 September 2018) was a German actor who made a career on German-speaking stages, especially at Vienna's Burgtheater where he played for 30 years. A character actor, he worked w ...

(1946–2018), German actor * Jaime Lee Kirchner (1981), American actress * Leon Kirchner (1919-2009), American composer *

Marilena Kirchner Marilena Kirchner (born 10 July 1997), also known as simply Marilena, is a German volksmusik and schlager singer. Career On 7 May 2011, Marilena represented Germany with the song "A Lausbua muass er sei" at the young talent competition held i ...

(1997), German volksmusik and schlager singer *

Paul Kirchner Paul Kirchner (born January 29, 1952) is an American writer and illustrator who has worked in diverse areas, from comic strips and toy design to advertising and editorial art. Early life Paul Kirchner was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He atte ...

(1952), American illustrator and comic-book author *

Raphael Kirchner Raphael Kirchner (1876 – 2 August 1917) was an Austrian artist, principally a portrait painter and illustrator best known for Art Nouveau and early pin-up work, especially in picture postcard format. His work served as an early inspiration to P ...

(1876–1917), Austrian artist and illustrator *

Shabier Kirchner Shabier Kirchner (born 1987/1988) is an Antiguan cinematographer and director based between London, New York, and the Caribbean. He won a BAFTA for his work on Steve McQueen's five-part anthology series '' Small Axe'' (2020). Early life Kirchne ...

(born 1987/1988), Antiguan cinematographer and filmmaker *

Theodor Kirchner Fürchtegott Theodor Kirchner (10 December 1823 – 18 September 1903) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic era. Musical career Kirchner enjoyed the friendship and admiration of many leading composers of the 19th century yet was un ...

(1823–1903), German composer *

Volker David Kirchner Volker David Kirchner (25 June 1942 – 4 February 2020) was a German composer and violist. After studies of violin and composition at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory, the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, he w ...

(1942–2020), German violist and composer

Politics

Alicia Kirchner Alicia Margarita Kirchner (born 18 July 1946) is an Argentine politician. She is the elder sister of the late former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she held under President ...

(born 1946), Argentine politician * Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (born 1953), Vice President of Argentina * Máximo Kirchner (born 1977), Argentine politician * Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), former President of Argentina *

William G. Kirchner William George "Bill" Kirchner (December 12, 1916 – March 2, 1999) was an American businessman and politician. Kirchner was born in Plymouth County, Iowa and went to the public schools in Marcus, Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree from M ...

(1916–1999), American politician and businessman

Sports

* Albert Edward Lester "Alby" Kirchner (1888–1942), Australian rules footballer * Andreas Kirchner (1953-2010), German hammer thrower and bob pusher *

H. E. Kirchner Harry E. Kirchner Jr. (June 13, 1937 – February 20, 1993) was an American college basketball player. He played for the TCU Horned Frogs from 1956 to 1959. Standing , Kirchner was the tallest Horned Frogs player until the mid-1970s. He was a st ...

(1937–1993), American basketball player *

Mark Kirchner Mark Kirchner (born 4 April 1970) is a German former biathlete. Life and career Kirchner won gold in the 10 km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the ...

(1970), German biathlete *

Michael Kirchner Michael James Penzel (September 7, 1957 – December 22, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Corporal Kirchn ...

or Corporal Kirchner (1957–2021), American professional wrestler * Zane Kirchner (1984), South African rugby player

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* 16441 Kirchner, asteroid discovered in 1989 * Friedrich Kirchner (1885–1960), German General during the Second World War *

James Kirchner James W. Kirchner is professor of Earth and Planetary Science at University of California, Berkeley. His current research spans the fields of geomorphology, hydrology, environmental geochemistry, evolutionary ecology, and paleobiology. He current ...

, University of California professor * Johanna Kirchner (1889–1944), anti-Nazi dissident *

Kirchner's viscacha rat Kirchner's viscacha rat or Kirchner's vizcacha rat (''Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum'') is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae described in 2014. It is one of two species in the genus ''Tympanoctomys''. That species is endemic to Chubut Pr ...

, species of rodents in the family Octodontidae described in 2014, one of two species in the genus '' Tympanoctomys'' * Kirchner Cultural Centre, cultural centre located in

Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Kirchneriella ''Kirchneriella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Selenastraceae. The genus name of ''Kirchneriella'' is in honour of Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (1851–1925), who was a German botanist and agronomist. The genus was circumscribed ...

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Kirchner Peak Kirchner Peak () is a somewhat isolated peak, high, located north-northeast of Gaylord Ridge in the Nebraska Peaks, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after J.F. Kirchner, a member of the United States Antarct ...

, isolated peak in Antarctica * Kirchnerism, Argentine political movement *

Kirchner v. Venus (1859) ''Kirchner v. Venus'' (1859) is an English Law case precedent that defined freight as "the reward payable to the carrier of for the safe carriage and delivery of goods". It is a key decision in the history of ship owners lien for freight. The c ...

, English Law case precedent that defined freight as "the reward payable to the carrier of for the safe carriage and delivery of goods" *

Oskar von Kirchner Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (15 September 1851, in Breslau – 25 April 1925, in Venice) was a German botanist and agronomist. He studied botany at the University of Breslau, receiving his doctorate in 1873 with a dissertation on the botanic ...

(1851–1925), German botanist and agronomist

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