Messner is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. It is an

occupational name In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

Austro-Bavarian Bavarian (german: Bairisch , Bavarian: ''Boarisch'') or alternately Austro-Bavarian, is a West Germanic language, part of the Upper German family, together with Alemannic and East Franconian. Bavarian is spoken by approximately 12 million peop ...

origin, in which dialect it means

sacristan A sacristan is an officer charged with care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. In ancient times, many duties of the sacrist were performed by the doorkeepers ( ostiarii), and later by the treasurers and mansionarii. The Decretals ...

/ sexton. People with the name Messner include: * Carrie Messner (born 1977), American long-distance runner *

Franz Josef Messner Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

(1896–1945), Austrian resistance leader * Fritz Messner (1912–1945), German field hockey player * Günther Messner (1946–1970), Italian mountaineer *

Heinrich Messner Heinrich "Heini" Messner (born 1 September 1939) is a retired Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals: in the giant slalom in 1968 and in the downhill in 1972. Career On 5 January 1967 Mes ...

(born 1939), Austrian alpine skier and Olympic medalist *

Johannes Messner Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

(1891–1984), Austrian economist * Johnny Messner (1909–1986), American big/swing bandleader * Johnny Messner (born 1970), American actor * Joseph Messner (1893–1969), Austrian composer * Karl Messner (born 1970), American musician *

Mark Messner Mark W. Messner (born December 29, 1965) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams during the 1989 NFL season. He sustained a serious knee injury in the 1989-90 ...

(born 1965), American football player * Marland Messner (1934–1993), American actor and writer of soap operas *

Michael Messner Michael Alan Messner (born 1952) is an American sociologist. His main areas of research are gender (especially men's studies) and the sociology of sports. He is the author of several books, he gives public speeches and teaches on issues of gend ...

(born 1952), American sociologist * Mirko Messner (born 1948), Austrian Slavist *

Pat Messner Patricia Marilyn Messner, (born 1954) is Canada's only Olympic medallist in water skiing. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, she won the bronze medal in women's slalom at the 1972 Summer Olympics, though as it was a demonstration sport that year they are ...

(born 1954), Canadian water skier * Reinhold Messner (born 1944), Italian mountaineer *

Roe Messner Ronald Roe Messner (born August 1, 1935) is an American building contractor who has built more than 1,700 churches, including several megachurches. Having divorced his first wife, he married televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1993 after her di ...

(born 1935), American building contractor *

Tammy Faye Messner Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker ; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality. She gained notice for her work with ''The PTL Club'', a televangelist ...

(1942–2007), American evangelist *

Tony Messner Anthony John Messner (born 24 September 1939) is a former Australian politician and government minister. Messner was born in Melbourne and educated at a state primary school in Queensland, Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide and the South Aust ...

(born 1939), Australian politician * Willi Messner (born 1940), German swimmer * Wolfgang Messner (born 1971), German Professor of International Management *

Zbigniew Messner Zbigniew Stefan Messner (; 13 March 1929 – 10 January 2014) was a Communist economist and politician in Poland. His ancestors were of German Polish descent who had assimilated into Polish society. In 1972, he became Professor of Karol Adamiecki ...

(1929–2014), Polish economist and politician *

William Messner-Loebs William Francis Messner-Loebs (; born William Francis Loebs, Jr., February 19, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs. His hyphenated surname is a combination of his and his wif ...

(born 1949), American comic book writer

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