Messner is a surname. 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 pe ...

origin, in which dialect it means sacristan/ sexton. People with the name Messner include: * Carrie Messner (born 1977), American long-distance runner * Franz Josef Messner (1896–1945), Austrian resistance leader * Fritz Messner (1912–1945), German field hockey player *

Günther Messner :''This article has been translated from German into English, from the German version of Wikipedia.'' Günther Messner (18 May 1946Diary of Günther Messner, entry from May 18, 1970. In Reinhold Messner, ''Der Nackte Berg'', 2002, Piper Verlag, p ...

(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 (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 1989-9 ...

(born 1965), American football player * Marland Messner (1934–1993), American actor and writer of soap operas * Michael Messner (born 1952), American sociologist * Mirko Messner (born 1948), Austrian

Slavist Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic areas, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was prim ...

* Pat Messner (born 1954), Canadian water skier *

Reinhold Messner Reinhold Andreas Messner (; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author from South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental ...

(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 (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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