Leitner is an Austrian and southern German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist
*
Aloysius Leitner
Aloysius Leitner (1893 – June 12, 1918) served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross.
His Navy Cross citation reads:
His Distinguished Service Cross ...
, United States Marine Corps
*
Anton G. Leitner
Anton G. Leitner (born 16 June 1961) is a German writer and publisher.
He has also gained a widespread reputation as an editor, reciter, and organizer of literary events. Since 1980, Leitner edited over 40 anthologies for major publishers in the ...
(born 1961), German writer and publisher
* Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player
*
Edward Frederick Leitner Edward Frederick Leitner, also Friedrich August Ludwig Leitner (4 February 1812, in Stuttgart – 15 January 1838) was a German botanist, naturalist and physician.
At the age of four, his family moved to Schorndorf after the death of his father. ...
(1812–1838), German physician and botanist
* Erika Leitner, Italian luger
*
Ferdinand Leitner
Ferdinand Leitner (4 March 1912 in Berlin – 3 June 1996 in Zürich) was a German conductor. Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck.
He also was a composition student with Robert Kahn. Starting as ...
(born 1968), Austrian motorcycle speedway rider
* Franz Leitner (politician) (1918–2005), Austrian politician
*
Friedrich Leitner
Friedrich Leitner (26 January 1874 – 3 July 1945) was a German economist
An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics.
The individual may also study, develop, and apply the ...
(1874–1945), German economist
* Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
*
Hias Leitner
Matthias "Hias" Leitner (born September 22, 1935) is an Austrian former alpine skiing, alpine skier.
He was born in Kitzbühel.
At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Squaw Valley, United States he won silver in the slalom skii ...
(born 1935), Austrian alpine skier
*
Jan Leitner
Jan Leitner (; born 14 September 1953) is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia.
Leitner was born in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and IAAF World In ...
(born 1953), Czech athlete
* Karl Leitner (born 1937), Austrian sprint canoer
*
Karl Gottfried von Leitner
Karl (or ''Carl'') Gottfried Ritter von Leitner (November 18, 1800 – June 20, 1890) was an Austrian author and publicist from Graz, Styria, Austria.
From 1837 to 1854 he was the first Secretary to the Estates in Styria. He was the editor ...
(1800–1890), Austrian writer
*
Ludwig Leitner
Ludwig Leitner (February 24, 1940 – March 21, 2013) was a German alpine ski racer and world champion, born in Mittelberg, Austria.
Leitner became a world champion in the combined event in Innsbruck in 1964.Miroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineer
*
Moritz Leitner
Moritz Leitner (born 8 December 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has also previously played for Borussia Dortmund, 1860 Munich, FC Augsburg, Lazio and Norwich City. He has been capped at youth international ...
(born 1992), German footballer
*
Patric Leitner
Patric-Fritz Leitner (born 23 February 1977 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympi ...
(born 1977), German luger
* Sándor Leitner (1889–1972), Hungarian Jewish trader
* Sebastian Leitner (1919–1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author, inventor of the Leitner system using flashcards
* Tammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant
*Tarek Leitner (born 1972), Austrian news presenter
* Ted Leitner, American sportscaster
* Thea Leitner (1921–2016), Austrian writer
* Vladimir Leitner (born 1974), Slovak footballer
* Walter Leitner, German chemist
* Wolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman