Steiner is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

(derived from Stein, meaning a stone, or rock). The name is of Bavarian origin and refers to a person dwelling near a stone, or rock boundary. The name Steiner is common in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

, Switzerland (9th most common surname ) and

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(7th most common surname). Notable people with the surname include: * Abby Steiner (born 1999), American sprinter *

Achim Steiner Achim Steiner (born 17 May 1961) is a Brazilian-born environmentalist who currently serves as the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and chairman of United Nations Sustainable Development Group. Before joining UNDP, he ...

(born 1961), German expert in environmental politics * Adalbert Steiner II (1907–1984), Romanian football defender * A. L. Steiner (born 1967), American multimedia artist, author and educator * Andreas Steiner (born 1964), Austrian athlete *

André Steiner (photographer) André Steiner (9 December 1901, Miháld, Austria-Hungary–29 September 1978, Paris, France) was a French photographer. Early life Andras (later known as 'André' in France) Steiner was born in Miháld in Hungary into a Jewish family. Afte ...

(1901–1978), Hungarian-born French photographer and photojournalist *

André Steiner André Steiner (born 8 February 1970 in Gera) is a retired German rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attache ...

(born 1970), retired German rower *

Andrew Steiner Andrew Steiner (22 August 1908 – 2 April 2009), also known as Endre, André, or Andrej Steiner, was a Czechoslovak-American architect who participated in Jewish resistance to the Holocaust as a member of the Bratislava Working Group, an under ...

(1908–2009), Czechoslovak-American architect *

Anton Steiner Anton "Jimmy" Steiner (born 20 September 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier. Biography He was born in Lienz, Osttirol. He had 2 World Cup race victories at Downhill in 1986 when he finished eighth in the 1986 Downhill World Cup and 3 W ...

(born 1958), Austrian skier *

April Steiner Bennett April Steiner Bennett (born April 22, 1980) is an American pole vaulter. Her personal best is , achieved in April 2008 in Norman, Oklahoma. Personal life Bennett was born in Mesa, Arizona, United States. She is a Latter-day Saint.

(born 1980), American pole vaulter *

Ben Steiner Benjamin Saunders Steiner (July 28, 1921 – October 27, 1988) was an American professional baseball player. A second baseman, he appeared in 82 games in Major League Baseball between and for the Boston Red Sox (1945–1946) and Detroit Tig ...

(1921–1988), American baseball player * Bernard Christian Steiner (1867–1926), United States educator, librarian and jurist * Betty Wilson Steiner-Conduit (1920–1994), Canadian psychiatrist working with transgender and intersex people *

Bob Steiner Robert Albert Steiner (March 6, 1946 – February 25, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of th ...

(c. 1946–2020), Canadian football player *

Brandon Steiner Brandon Steiner (born June 23, 1959) is a sports marketer. He was the founder and former CEO of Steiner Sports now owned by Fanatics. He is currently the founder and CEO of CollectibleXchange and The Steiner Agency. He and his family live in Scar ...

(born 1959), American sports marketer *

Catherine Steiner-Adair Catherine Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist, school consultant, author, and teacher whose professional life is devoted to working with children, parents, and schools. Education Catherine Steiner-Adair graduated from Scarsdale High Scho ...

, American clinical psychologist and school consultant *

Cecil C. Steiner Cecil C. Steiner (June 6, 1896 – February 11, 1989) was a dentist and one of Edward H. Angle's first students in 1921. He developed a form of cephalometric analysis, presented in 1953, referred to as the Steiner method of analysis. Life Ceci ...

(1896–1989), American orthodontist * Charley Steiner (born 1949), American sportscaster *

Christian Steiner Private Christian Steiner (1843 – August 5, 1880) was a German-born American soldier in the U.S. Army who served as a saddler with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars in the Arizona Territory. He was one of thirty-two men awarded t ...

(1843–1880), German-born American soldier in the U.S. Army *

Christophe Steiner Christophe Steiner (born 29 December 1958) is a Monegasque banker and politician. He worked for Merrill Lynch Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investme ...

(born 1958), Monegasque politician * Claude Steiner (1935–2017), clinical psychologist and transactional analyst *

David Steiner (AIPAC) David S. Steiner is a New Jersey real estate developer, a former President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), who sits on the board of the National Jewish Democratic Council, is the CEO of the Steiner Equities Group, owns St ...

, American real estate developer, former President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee * David Eduard Steiner (1811–1860), Swiss painter *

David J. Steiner David J. Steiner (February 2, 1965 – December 26, 2016) was an American documentary filmmaker, educator, rabbi, real estate investor, mediator and political activist, best known for the documentary film ''Saving Barbara Sizemore'' (2016). Ea ...

(1965–2016), American documentary filmmaker, educator and political activist *

David P. Steiner David Paul Steiner (born May 4, 1960 in Oakland, California) is an American lawyer and corporate executive. He served as a member of the board of directors of Vulcan Materials from 2017 to 2019. Steiner was Chief Executive Officer at Waste Manage ...

(born 1960), American businessman and director for Vulcan Materials * Daniel Steiner (born 1973), Austrian actor and film director *

Derik Steiner Derik Steiner (born February 23, 1987) is an American football fullback (American football), fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Morehead State Eagles football, Morehead State. He was signed as an undrafted free ...

(born 1987), American football fullback * Donald Frederick Steiner (1930–2014), American biochemist and professor * Douglas Craig Steiner (born 1960), American Brooklyn-based real estate developer * Elio Steiner (1904–1965), Italian stage and film actor * Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (born c. 1963), American Democratic member of the Oregon Senate * Elsa Steiner (born 1968), French film, TV, and stage actress *

Emma Roberto Steiner Emma Roberta Steiner (1856February 27, 1929) was an American composer and conductor. She was one of the first women in the United States to make a living from conducting, and did so at more than 6,000 performances during her lifetime. She was addi ...

(1856–1929), American composer and conductor * Endre Steiner (1901–1944), Hungarian-born chess player *

Felix Steiner Felix Martin Julius Steiner (23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served in the Waffen-SS, the combat branch of the SS, and commanded several SS divisions and corps. He was awarded ...

(1896–1966), German Waffen-SS officer *

Ferdinand Steiner Ferdinand Steiner was a gymnast from Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic. He took part in the World Gymnastics Championships in 1909, 1911 and 1913. In 1909, he won gold in the team combined competition. In 1911, he won gold in both the ...

, gymnast from Bohemia * Ferenc Steiner (born 1888, date of death unknown), Hungarian cyclist *

Frances Steiner Frances Steiner (born February 25, 1937) is an American conductor, cellist and professor emeritus. Steiner is known for her advocacy of American music, especially works by women and African Americans, and for her expertise in 18th century perfo ...

(born 1937), American conductor, cellist and professor emeritus *

Franz Baermann Steiner Franz Baermann Steiner (12 October 1909 – 27 November 1952) was an ethnologist, polymath, essayist, aphorist, and poet. He was familiar, apart from German, Yiddish, Czech, Greek and Latin, with both classical and modern Arabic, Hebrew, Turk ...

(1909–1952), German/Czech anthropologist, polymath and poet * Fred Steiner (1923–2011), American composer *

Gabriel Steiner Gabriel Steiner (26 May 1883, Ulm – 10 August 1965, Detroit) was a German-American neurologist known for his research of multiple sclerosis. In his studies, he postulated a link between multiple sclerosis and certain forms of spirochetes. ...

(1883,-1965), German-American neurologist known for his research of multiple sclerosis *

George Steiner Francis George Steiner, FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020) was a Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, and the ...

(1929–2020), literary critic * Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist * Gitta Steiner (1932–1990), American composer * Giuseppe Steiner (disambiguation), several people * Guenther Steiner (born 1965), Italian motorsport engineer and manager * H. Steiner, Austro-Hungarian

Klezmer Klezmer ( yi, קלעזמער or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for l ...

violinist of the early twentieth century *

Hans Steiner Hans Steiner (June 27, 1946 – October 17, 2022) was an Austrian-born American professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, child and adolescent psychiatry and human development at Stanford University, School of Medicine. In 2010 he was a ...

(1946–2022), Austrian professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *

Heidemarie Steiner Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, (born 9 May 1944 in Kolberg, Province of Pomerania) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles. Steiner began as a single skater. But when she dr ...

(born 1944), German figure skater and coach * Heinrich Steiner (1911–2009), German painter and printmaker * Helen Steiner Rice (1900–1981), American writer of religious and inspirational poetry *

Henry Steiner Henry Steiner (; born 13 February 1934) is an Austrian graphic designer, best known for his corporate identity designs. He has created designs for some of the most identifiable brands, such as IBM, Hyatt Regency, Hilton Hotels, Dow Jones, HSBC ...

(born 1934), Austrian graphic designer, best known for his corporate identity designs * Shelley Steiner (born 1961), Canadian Olympic fencer * Helena de Figueiredo Steiner (born 1953), Brazilian judge, member of the International Criminal Court since 2003 *

Herman Steiner Herman Steiner (April 15, 1905 – November 25, 1955) was an American chess player, organizer, and columnist. He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1948 and became International Master in 1950. Even more important than his playing career were hi ...

(1905–1955), American chess champion, organizer, and columnist *

Herman G. Steiner Herman G. Steiner (December 8, 1897 – April 29, 1982) was an American football, baseball, and track coach, athletic trainer, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils football program during the 1 ...

(1897–1982), American sports coach *

Hermann Steiner Hermann Steiner (1913 - 14 November 2005) was a Swiss inventor and businessman. In 1944, Steiner opened his carpenters shop in Liestal, Switzerland. He invented a system in 1956 that he called the Lamello Joining System which is now known as th ...

(1913-2005), Swiss inventor and businessman * Hillel Steiner (born 1942), Canadian professor of political philosophy * Hugo Steiner, Swiss endocrinologist * Jacqueline Steiner (1924–2019), American folk singer, songwriter and social activist *

Jean-François Steiner Jean-François Steiner is a French-Jewish writer born on 17 February 1938 in Paris, France. He is the son of Kadmi Cohen (1892–1944), a French lawyer and writer who died at the concentration camp of Gleiwitz. In 1952 he was adopted, together ...

(born 1938), French-Jewish writer *

Jakob Steiner Jakob Steiner (18 March 1796 – 1 April 1863) was a Swiss mathematician who worked primarily in geometry. Life Steiner was born in the village of Utzenstorf, Canton of Bern. At 18, he became a pupil of Heinrich Pestalozzi and afterwards s ...

(1796–1863), Swiss geometer and mathematician, cf. Steiner tree * Jacob D. Steiner (1861–date of death unknown), American member of the South Dakota House of Representatives * Jeffrey Steiner (1937–2008), Austrian CEO of the Fairchild Corporation * Jerry Steiner (1918–2012), American professional basketball player * Joan C. Steiner (1943–2010), American illustrator and puzzle designer *

John Steiner John Steiner (7 January 1941 – 31 July 2022) was an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed on-stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but was best known to audiences for his roles ...

(1941–2022), English actor * John Steiner (psychoanalyst) (born 1934), author and trainer at the British Psychoanalytical Society *

John Michael Steiner John Michael Steiner (born 3 August 1925 in Prague; died 6 May 2014 in Novato, California) was a Czech-American Sociologist and Holocaust researcher. Biography John M. Steiner was the son of bank procurator Kurt J. Steiner and his wife Ilse ...

(1925–2014), Czech-American sociologist and Holocaust researcher *

Josef Steiner Josef Steiner (born 24 September 1950) is an Austrian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...

(born 1950), Austrian long-distance runner *

Joshua Steiner Joshua L. Steiner is a private investor and a senior adviser at Bloomberg LP., where he was previously Head of Industry Verticals. During his tenure at Bloomberg, Steiner oversaw the company's non-financial information businesses, venture capital f ...

(born ca. 1980), Colorado author in science fiction *

Josy Gyr-Steiner Josy Gyr-Steiner (10 October 1949 – 18 April 2007) was a Swiss politician from the Canton of Schwyz and member of the Swiss National Council (2003–2007). In 2003, Gyr was elected to the National Council on the list of the Social Democratic P ...

(1949–2007), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council (2003–2007) * Karel Steiner (1895–1934), Czech footballer * Karlo Štajner (1902–1992), Austrian-Yugoslav communist activist and prominent gulag survivor * Kate Stilley Steiner, American award-winning filmmaker, editor, and producer *

Kenneth Donald Steiner Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from ...

(born 1936), American Catholic auxiliary bishop * Kilian von Steiner (1833–1903), German banker and industrialist *

Lajos Steiner Lajos Steiner (14 June 1903, in Nagyvárad (Oradea) – 22 April 1975, in Sydney) was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master. Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,(née Schwarz) ...

(1903–1975), Hungarian–born Australian chess master * Leo Steiner (c. 1939–1987), Jewish American restaurateur * Leonardo Ulrich Steiner (born 1950), Brazilian Catholic archbishop * Lewis Henry Steiner (1827–1892), American physician and librarian * Liliana Fernández Steiner (born 1987), Spanish beach volleyball player * Linda Claire Steiner (born 1950), American academic and journalist *

Lisa Steiner Lisa Steiner is a professor of immunology in the department of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When she arrived at MIT in 1967, she was the first woman faculty member in the department. Her research focuses on the evolution ...

, Austrian-born American immunologist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology *

Lisl Steiner Lisl Steiner (November 19, 1927 – June 7, 2023) was an Austrian-born American photographer, Photojournalism, photojournalist, and documentary filmmaker. She was known for her photographs of political and cultural figures of the 1950s and 60s, ...

(1927–2023), Austrian-American photojournalist and documentary filmmaker *

Manfred Steiner Manfred Steiner (born 27 November 1962) is an Austrian former ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with j ...

(born 1962), Austrian former ski jumper *

Marc Steiner Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...

, American radio talk show and podcast host * Maria Steiner, Austrian honored as one of the Righteous Among the Nations *

Marie Steiner-von Sivers Marie Steiner-von Sivers Some sources cite birthname as Marie von Sivers, Marie Sievers, or Marie von Sievers (14 March 1867 – 27 December 1948) was a Baltic German actress, the second wife of Rudolf Steiner and one of his closest colleague ...

(1867–1948), second wife and close colleague of Rudolf Steiner * Mario Steiner (born 1982), Austrian football midfielder * Mark Steiner (1942–2020), professor of philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem * Matthias Steiner (born 1982), Austrian-German weightlifter *

Max Steiner Maximilian Raoul Steiner (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian composer and conductor who emigrated to America and went on to become one of Hollywood's greatest musical composers. Steiner was a child prodigy who conducted ...

(1888–1971), Hollywood film composer * Maximilian Steiner (1839–1880), Austrian actor and theatre manager * Mel Steiner (1916–1997), American professional baseball umpire *

Michael Steiner Michael Steiner (born 28 November 1949, in Munich) is a German diplomat who served as head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). He was the German Ambassador to India from March 2012 - June 2015. Early life and education Michael Stein ...

(born 1949), German diplomat, head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) *

Monika Steiner Monika Steiner (born 1972) is an artist and sculptor that lives in Fairfax, California. Personal life Monika Steiner was born in 1972 in Gysenstein, Switzerland. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and Teaching Credential at the University of Bern, ...

(born 1972), Swiss-born artist and sculptor *

Nancy Steiner Nancy Steiner is an American costume designer. Her credits include ''Little Miss Sunshine'', '' Lost in Translation'', ''The Lovely Bones'', ''The Good Girl'' and ''The Virgin Suicides''. Her career started in the late 1980s styling bands for ...

, American costume designer * Pál Steiner (born 1953), Hungarian politician, mayor of the 5th district of Budapest (2002-2006) * Paul Steiner (born 1957), German football player * Paul Steiner (language creator), German volapükist *

Pavol Steiner Pavol Steiner, also Pavel Steiner and Paul Steiner (29 March 1908 in Bratislava – 4 June 1969 in Martin, Žilina) was a Czechoslovak Olympic water polo player and swimmer. He was also a cardiology surgeon. Steiner competed in the 1928 Summer O ...

(1908–1969), Czechoslovak/Slovak Olympic water polo player and cardiac surgeon *

Peter Steiner (cartoonist) Peter Steiner is an American cartoonist, painter and novelist, best known for a 1993 cartoon published by '' The New Yorker'' which prompted the adage " On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." He is also a novelist who has published four crim ...

(born 1940), American cartoonist, painter and novelist * Peter "Cool Man" Steiner (1917–2007), music-making Swiss advertising character * Peter Otto Steiner (1922–2010), American economist and former President of the American Association of University Professors *

Philipp Steiner Philipp Steiner (born 20 December 1986) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for SC Neusiedl am See 1919 SC Neusiedl am See 1919 are an Austrian association football club founded in 1919 and currently playing in the Austrian Reg ...

(born 1986), Austrian football defender * Ralph Steiner (1899–1986), American photographer * Ray G. Steiner, retired American basketball player * Rebel Roy Steiner, Sr. (1927–2014), American football offensive end * Red Steiner (1915–2001), American baseball player *

Richard C Steiner Richard C. Steiner (born 1945) is a Semitist and a scholar of Northwest Semitic languages, Jewish Studies, and Near Eastern texts. His work has focused on texts from as early as the Egyptian Pyramid texts to as late as medieval biblical inter ...

(born 1945), Professor of Semitics at Yeshiva University *

Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American real estate broker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wa ...

(born 1961), ring name of American professional wrestler Robert Rechsteiner * Richard Harris Steiner (1946–2016), American five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer * Robert Steiner (disambiguation), multiple people * Roland A. Steiner (c. 1840–1906), American physician, planter, folklorist, and amateur archaeologist * Rolf Steiner (born 1933), German soldier of fortune * Ronald John Steiner (1938–2015), American football and baseball coach *

Roswitha Steiner Roswitha Stadlober (née Steiner) (born 14 June 1963 in Radstadt, Salzburg) is an Austrian former alpine skier. Career She concluded her career at the end of the 1987/1988 season by clinching her second Slalom World Cup title, also winning her l ...

(born 1963), Austrian alpine skier *

Rubin Steiner Rubin Steiner (born Frédérick Landier, Tours, ) is a French guitar, bass, and keyboard musician, and disc jockey specialising in electronica. He worked as a radio presenter between 1992 and 2002 for Radio béton in Tours, with a programme of ...

(né Frédérick Landier; 1974), French DJ, guitar, bass, and keyboard musician *

Rudolf Steiner (disambiguation) Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) was an Austrian philosopher and polymath. Rudolf Steiner may also refer to: * Rudolf Steiner (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1994), Romanian footballer * Rudolf Steiner (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2015), German ...

, several people **

Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant. Steiner gained initial recognition at the end of the nineteenth century as ...

(1861–1925), Austrian writer and spiritual leader, founder of anthrosophy and related movements * Samuel Ray Delany Jr. (born 1942), American author and literary critic *

Scott Steiner Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by the ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Steiner is perhaps best known for his time in World Championshi ...

(born 1962), ring name of American professional wrestler Scott Rechsteiner * Scott A. Steiner (born 1973), Judge of the Orange County Superior Court in California * Sigfrit Steiner (1906–1988), Swiss actor *

Stan Steiner Stan Steiner (1925–1987) was an American historian and teacher who authored works generally focusing on American minority communities and their relationship to the broader U.S. society as well as the mythology of the American frontier. Born i ...

(1925–1987), American historian and teacher * Stjepan Steiner (1915–2006), Croatian physician, cardiologist and personal physician of Josip Tito *

Thomas Steiner (director) Thomas Steiner ( �staɪnər born 1956), is an Austrian experimental film director of short films, and painter. He was born in 1956 in Wels, Austria. He studied at the College of Design in Linz and at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna ...

(born 1956), Austrian experimental film director, and painter * Thomas Steiner (politician) (born 1967), Austrian politician *

Tim Steiner Tim Steiner (born 9 August 1965) is a British composer. He is best known for his creation and direction of extremely large-scale musical events. Biography Steiner has directed over 500 participatory music projects in partnership with orchest ...

(born 1965), British composer * Tim Steiner (businessman) (born 1969), British businessman, CEO of

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* Tito Steiner (born 1952), Argentine decathlete * Tommy Shane Steiner (born 1973), American country music artist * Udo Steiner (born 1939), Judge at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1995 to 2007 * Victor Steiner, Sr., Salvadoran scouting official * Vicky Steiner (born 1956), American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives *

Walter Steiner Walter Steiner (born 15 February 1951) is a Swiss former ski jumper who competed in the 1970s. Career Steiner earned a ski jumping silver medal in the Individual large hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also won the ski jumping competition a ...

(born 1951), Swiss ski jumper * Walter Steiner (rower) (born 1946), Swiss rower * Wernher Steiner (1492–1542), military chaplain and chronicler of the Swiss history * William Steiner (born 1937), American politician and child advocate *

Yeshaya Steiner Yeshaya Steiner ( yi, ישעיה שטיינער; known as Reb Shaya'la of Kerestir (Kerestirer); yi, ר' ישעיה'לה קערעסטירער ) (1851 – 27 April 1925), was a Rebbe in the town of Bodrogkeresztúr (Kerestir) near Miskolc in Hu ...

(1851–1925), rabbi, founder of the Kerestir Hasidic dynasty * Zara Steiner, FBA (née Shakow; 1928–2020), American-born British historian and academic

Fictional characters

* Adelbert Steiner, fictional character from the video game ''Final Fantasy IX'' *Friedrich Steiner, fictional Nazi scientist and antagonist from the video game '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'' *House Steiner, fictional Inner Sphere family from the ''

BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...

'' game franchise *Kurt Steiner, fictional

Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swe ...

(Colonel) in the German

Fallschirmjäger The ''Fallschirmjäger'' () were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first German paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. Throughout World War II, the commander ...

(Paratroopers) in the

John Sturges John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films include '' Bad Day at Black Rock'' (1955), '' Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957), ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), '' The Great Escape'' (19 ...

directed World War II film The Eagle Has Landed * Rion Steiner, fictional character and protagonist of the video game '' Galerians'' *Rolf Steiner, fictional German Platoon Sergeant in the

Sam Peckinpah David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...

directed World War II film

Cross of Iron ''Cross of Iron'' (German language, German: ''Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz'', lit. "Steiner – The Iron Cross") is a 1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner (actor), Dav ...

*Rudy Steiner, fictional character of the book '' The Book Thief''

References

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