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 lan ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

(9th most common surname ) and

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

(7th most common surname). Notable people with the surname include: *

Abby Steiner Abby Kathryn Steiner (born November 24, 1999) is an American track and field sprinter. She is the U.S. indoor record holder in the 200 m and 300 m, and the NCAA record holder in the 200 m. Steiner holds personal bests of 10.90 ...

(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 w ...

(born 1961), German expert in environmental politics * Adalbert Steiner II (1907–1984), Romanian football defender *

A. L. Steiner A. L. Steiner (born 1967 in Miami, Miami, Florida) is an American multimedia artist, author and educator, based in Brooklyn, New York.

(born 1967), American multimedia artist, author and educator * Andreas Steiner (born 1964), Austrian athlete * André Steiner (photographer) (1901–1978), Hungarian-born French photographer and photojournalist * André Steiner (born 1970), retired German rower * Andrew Steiner (1908–2009), Czechoslovak-American architect * Anton Steiner (born 1958), Austrian skier * April Steiner Bennett (born 1980), American pole vaulter * Ben Steiner (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 (c. 1946–2020), Canadian football player * Brandon Steiner (born 1959), American sports marketer * Catherine Steiner-Adair, American clinical psychologist and school consultant * Cecil C. Steiner (1896–1989), American orthodontist *

Charley Steiner Charley Steiner (born ) is an American sportscaster and broadcast journalist. He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, paired with Rick Monday. Early career Steiner grew up a Bro ...

(born 1949), American sportscaster * Christian Steiner (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 from 1991 to 2000. He served as the vice president of the National Council from 2013 to 2016, and he has served as its president from 2 ...

(born 1958), Monegasque politician * Claude Steiner (1935–2017), clinical psychologist and transactional analyst * David Steiner (AIPAC), 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, Business mediator, mediator and Activism, political activist, best known for the documentary film ''Saving Ba ...

(1965–2016), American documentary filmmaker, educator and political activist * David P. Steiner (born 1960), American businessman and director for Vulcan Materials *

Daniel Steiner Daniel Steiner (born 1973) is a German actor and film director. Life and career Steiner was born in Rheda. In the 90s, he visited the University of Leeds, where he finished his ''Broadcasting study'' with a bachelor's degree. After he worked ...

(born 1973), Austrian actor and film director * Derik Steiner (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 Elio Steiner (1904–1965) was an Italian stage and film actor. Steiner appeared in forty films during his career, including ''The Song of Love'' (1930), the first Italian sound film.Mancini p.207 Selected filmography * ''The Golden Vein'' (1928 ...

(1904–1965), Italian stage and film actor *

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Elizabeth Steiner (born April 5, 1963) is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing the 17th District. Steiner was appointed to the Senate in 2011 by commissioners from Multnomah and Washington counties following the resignation o ...

(born c. 1963), American Democratic member of the Oregon Senate * Elsa Steiner (born 1968), French film, TV, and stage actress * Emma Roberto Steiner (1856–1929), American composer and conductor *

Endre Steiner Endre (Andreas) Steiner (27 June 1901 – 29 December 1944) was a Hungarian chess player, born in Budapest. Endre Steiner played for Hungary in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads. * In 1927, he played at first reserve board at 1st ...

(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 t ...

(1896–1966), German Waffen-SS officer * Ferdinand Steiner, gymnast from Bohemia * Ferenc Steiner (born 1888, date of death unknown), Hungarian cyclist * Frances Steiner (born 1937), American conductor, cellist and professor emeritus * Franz Baermann Steiner (1909–1952), German/Czech anthropologist, polymath and poet *

Fred Steiner Frederick Steiner (February 24, 1923 – June 23, 2011) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film. Steiner wrote the theme music for ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'' an ...

(1923–2011), American composer * Gabriel Steiner (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 Gerolf Steiner (22 March 1908 – 14 August 2009) was a German zoologist. Life and career Steiner was born in Strasbourg, Alsace in March 1908. He earned his doctorate in 1931 at the University of Heidelberg. He completed his habilitation in 19 ...

(1908–2009), German zoologist *

Gitta Steiner Gitta Hana Steiner (April 17, 1932 – January 1, 1990) was a Czech-American composer and pianist who is best known for her works for percussion instruments. Steiner was born in Prague to Erna Bondy and Erhard (Eric) Steiner. The family moved to ...

(1932–1990), American composer * Giuseppe Steiner (disambiguation), several people *

Guenther Steiner Guenther Steiner (born 7 April 1965) is a motorsport engineer and team manager who holds dual Italian and American citizenship. He is the current team principal of the Haas Formula One Team (since 2014), and the previous managing director of Ja ...

(born 1965), Italian motorsport engineer and manager *

H. Steiner H. Steiner was a klezmer violinist who recorded for two discs of violin and cimbalom duets for the Gramophone Company in around 1909. Although he had a small musical output and his biography is mostly unknown, his recordings serve an important fun ...

, 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 (1946–2022), Austrian professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry * Heidemarie Steiner (born 1944), German figure skater and coach *

Heinrich Steiner Heinrich Steiner (October 16, 1911 – January 29, 2009) was a German painter and printmaker.Traueranzeige der Familie und Freunde, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 7. März 2009, Ausgabe 56, Seite 36 Life and work Heinrich Steiner was bor ...

(1911–2009), German painter and printmaker *

Helen Steiner Rice Helen Steiner Rice (May 19, 1900 – April 23, 1981) was an American writer of both inspirational and Christian poetry. Biography Helen Steiner was born in Lorain, Ohio on May 19, 1900. Her father, a railroad worker, died in the influenza epid ...

(1900–1981), American writer of religious and inspirational poetry * Henry Steiner (born 1934), Austrian graphic designer, best known for his corporate identity designs *

Shelley Steiner Shelley Steiner, also known as Shelley Steiner-Wetterberg (born 23 October 1961) is a Canadian fencing, fencer, who fenced in three Olympic Games and won a gold medal in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Biography Steiner was born in Toronto, ...

(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 his ...

(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 and field, track coach, athletic trainer, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils football prog ...

(1897–1982), American sports coach * Hermann Steiner (1913-2005), Swiss inventor and businessman *

Hillel Steiner Hillel Isaac Steiner (; born 1942) is a Canadian political philosopher and is Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Manchester. He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1999. Work Steiner's writings ar ...

(born 1942), Canadian professor of political philosophy *

Hugo Steiner Hugo Steiner is a Swiss citizen who graduated from the University of Zurich as a physician specialising in endocrinology. He worked for several years as the leader of a research group in experimental endocrinology for Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd in ...

, Swiss endocrinologist *

Jacqueline Steiner Jacqueline Steiner (September 11, 1924 – January 25, 2019) was an American folk singer, songwriter and social activist. Steiner is known for having written the lyrics to the song " M.T.A.", about a man stuck on the Boston subway because he could ...

(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 w ...

(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 st ...

(1796–1863), Swiss geometer and mathematician,

cf. The abbreviation ''cf.'' (short for the la, confer/conferatur, both meaning "compare") is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed. Style guides recommend that ''cf.'' be used onl ...

Steiner tree In combinatorial mathematics, the Steiner tree problem, or minimum Steiner tree problem, named after Jakob Steiner, is an umbrella term for a class of problems in combinatorial optimization. While Steiner tree problems may be formulated in a n ...

* Jacob D. Steiner (1861–date of death unknown), American member of the South Dakota House of Representatives *

Jeffrey Steiner Jeffrey Steiner (April 3, 1937, Vienna – November 1, 2008) was the chief executive officer of the Fairchild Corporation, the successor corporation of Fairchild Industries, Inc. Steiner was born in Vienna, Austria. His family fled to Turkey during ...

(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 i ...

(1941–2022), English actor *

John Steiner (psychoanalyst) John Steiner (born 1934) is a psychoanalyst, author and trainer at the British Psychoanalytical Society. Steiner, a "prolific London post- Kleinian", is best known for his conceptions of the "pathological organisation" or the "psychic retreat"...b ...

(born 1934), author and trainer at the British Psychoanalytical Society * John Michael Steiner (1925–2014), Czech-American sociologist and Holocaust researcher * Josef Steiner (born 1950), Austrian long-distance runner * Joshua Steiner (born ca. 1980), Colorado author in science fiction * Josy Gyr-Steiner (1949–2007), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council (2003–2007) * Karel Steiner (1895–1934), Czech footballer *

Karlo Štajner Karlo Štajner (15 January 1902 – 1 March 1992) was an Austrian-Yugoslav communist activist and a prominent Gulag survivor. Štajner was born in Vienna, where he joined the Communist Youth of Austria, but emigrated to the Kingdom of Serbs, C ...

(1902–1992), Austrian-Yugoslav communist activist and prominent gulag survivor * Kate Stilley Steiner, American award-winning filmmaker, editor, and producer * Kenneth Donald Steiner (born 1936), American Catholic auxiliary bishop *

Kilian von Steiner Kilian von Steiner (; 9 October 1833 – 25 September 1903) was a German banker and industrialist. Life and career Born in Laupheim as the eighth child of Jewish merchant Viktor Steiner and his wife Sophie, Kilian Steiner spent his youth in t ...

(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 Leo Steiner ( – December 31, 1987) was an American restaurateur who was co-owner of the Carnegie Deli, located next to Carnegie Hall at 55th Street and Seventh Avenue in the New York City borough of Manhattan. While his partner, Milton Parker, ...

(c. 1939–1987), Jewish American restaurateur *

Leonardo Ulrich Steiner Leonardo Ulrich Steiner (born 6 November 1950) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Manaus since 2020. A member of the Franciscans since 1976 and a bishop since 2005, he was an auxiliary bishop of the ...

(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 (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, 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 Mark Steiner (May 6, 1942 – April 6, 2020) was an American-born Israeli professor of philosophy. He taught philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Steiner died after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-1 ...

(1942–2020), professor of philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *

Matthias Steiner Matthias Steiner (; born 25 August 1982 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian-German weightlifter, and Olympic gold medalist. As a native Austrian, he competed for Austria internationally from 1998 to 2005, in European Championships, World Champions ...

(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 Maximilian Steiner (27 August 1830 – 29 May 1880) was an Austrian actor and theater director and manager. He is known particularly for his leadership of Vienna's Theater an der Wien from 1869 to 1880, a period during which the theater reduced th ...

(1839–1880), Austrian actor and theatre manager *

Mel Steiner Melvin James Steiner (November 29, 1916 – May 6, 1997) was a professional baseball umpire (baseball), umpire who worked in the National League (baseball), National League from 1961 to 1972. Steiner umpired 1,917 Major League Baseball, major ...

(1916–1997), American professional baseball umpire * Michael Steiner (born 1949), German diplomat, head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) * Monika Steiner (born 1972), Swiss-born artist and sculptor * Nancy Steiner, American costume designer * Pál Steiner (born 1953), Hungarian politician, mayor of the 5th district of Budapest (2002-2006) *

Paul Steiner Paul Steiner (born 23 January 1957) is a German retired professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender. Club career Born in Waldbrunn, Baden-Württemberg, Steiner began playing football in his hometown with TSV Strümpfelbrunn ...

(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 Summe ...

(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 A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Ca ...

(born 1986), Austrian football defender *

Ralph Steiner Ralph Steiner (February 8, 1899 – July 13, 1986) was an American photographer, pioneer documentarian and a key figure among avant-garde filmmakers in the 1930s. Photographer Born in Cleveland, Steiner studied chemistry at Dartmouth, but in ...

(1899–1986), American photographer * Ray G. Steiner, retired American basketball player * Rebel Roy Steiner, Sr. (1927–2014), American football offensive end *

Red Steiner James Harry "Red" Steiner (January 7, 1915 – November 16, 2001) was a professional baseball catcher. He played a total of 38 games in Major League Baseball during 1945 for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , he batted left ...

(1915–2001), American baseball player * Richard C Steiner (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 was ...

(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 Rolf Steiner (born 3 January 1933) is a German retired mercenary. He began his military career as a French Foreign Legion paratrooper and saw combat in Vietnam, Egypt, and Algeria. Steiner rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel commanding the ...

(born 1933), German soldier of fortune * Ronald John Steiner (1938–2015), American football and baseball coach * Roswitha Steiner (born 1963), Austrian alpine skier * Rubin Steiner (né Frédérick Landier; 1974), French DJ, guitar, bass, and keyboard musician * Rudolf Steiner (disambiguation), 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 a ...

(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 Sigfrit Steiner (31 October 1906 – 21 March 1988) was a Swiss actor. His first stage performance was in 1928 in Gera. He performed in more than one hundred films. He was married to journalist and author Anne Rose Katz. Selected filmography ...

(1906–1988), Swiss actor * Stan Steiner (1925–1987), American historian and teacher *

Stjepan Steiner Stjepan Steiner (16 October 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Croatian physician, cardiologist, Major general in the Yugoslav People's Army and personal physician of Josip Broz Tito. Early life and family Steiner was born into a middle class J ...

(1915–2006), Croatian physician, cardiologist and personal physician of Josip Tito * Thomas Steiner (director) (born 1956), Austrian experimental film director, and painter *

Thomas Steiner (politician) Thomas Steiner (born 27 January 1967) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He has served as Mayor of Eisenstadt, the capital of the state of Burgenland, since 2011. He was chairman of the state ÖVP branch from 2015 t ...

(born 1967), Austrian politician * Tim Steiner (born 1965), British composer *

Tim Steiner (businessman) Tim Steiner (born December 1969) is the co-founder and chief executive (CEO) of Ocado, the FTSE 100 online grocery and technology business. As of June 2020, Ocado had a market capitalisation of nearly £14 billion. The 2020 '' Sunday Times Ric ...

(born 1969), British businessman, CEO of

Ocado Ocado Group is a British business based in Hatfield, England, which licenses grocery technology. It owns a 50% share of Ocado.com (the other 50% is owned by UK retailer Marks & Spencer) and licenses its grocery fulfilment technology to global ...

Tito Steiner Tito Steiner (born March 1, 1952 in Paraguay) is a retired decathlete of German descent who represented Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the current Argentine record holder in the event. __TOC__ Career He set a national record in ...

(born 1952), Argentine decathlete *

Tommy Shane Steiner Tommy Shane Steiner (born October 9, 1973) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 2001 with the single "What If She's an Angel", which reached a peak of No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It wa ...

(born 1973), American country music artist *

Udo Steiner Udo Steiner (born September 16, 1939 in Bayreuth) was a justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1995 to 2007. He grew up in Franconia, and went on to study law in Erlangen, Saarbrücken and Cologne. In 1965, he earned a doctor ...

(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 Wernher Steiner (1492–1542) was a chronicler of Zug. His writings are among the important sources for Swiss history during the first half of the 16th century. As a military chaplain he witnessed the Battle of Marignano The Battle of Mar ...

(1492–1542), military chaplain and chronicler of the Swiss history * William Steiner (born 1937), American politician and child advocate * Yeshaya Steiner (1851–1925), rabbi, founder of the Kerestir Hasidic dynasty *

Zara Steiner Zara Steiner, (''née'' Shakow; 6 November 1928 – 13 February 2020) was an American-born British historian and academic. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of Frances (née Price) and Joseph Shakow.) Her father was an outfitter who pr ...

, FBA (née Shakow; 1928–2020), American-born British historian and academic

Fictional characters

Adelbert Steiner The characters of the PlayStation role-playing game ''Final Fantasy IX''. Filling four CD-ROMs,''FINAL FANTASY IX'' English game manual, Published by Square Electronic Arts L.L.C., 2000. ''Final Fantasy IX'' featured a cast containing a variety ...

, 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 Swedish ...

(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'' (1963 ...

directed World War II film The Eagle Has Landed * Rion Steiner, fictional character and protagonist of the video game ''

Galerians is a 1999 survival horror video game developed by Polygon Magic for the PlayStation. The game follows a boy named Rion who discovers he has psychic powers. He has amnesia, and in the process of learning his identity, he discovers that he is hum ...

'' *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 Institute ...

directed World War II film

Cross of Iron ''Cross of Iron'' (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. Set on the Eastern Front ...

*Rudy Steiner, fictional character of the book ''

The Book Thief ''The Book Thief'' is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, and is his most popular book. Published in 2005, ''The Book Thief'' became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 mil ...

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