Wexler is a surname of German and Yiddish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

In arts and entertainment

In film and television

David Wexler (director) David Wexler is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Wexler is a New York City native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he majored in communication arts. Prior to his feature films ('' Evil Weed ...

(born 1983), American filmmaker *

Eleonora Wexler Eleonora Wexler (born April 2, 1974, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an ACE Awarded Argentine actress, who started her career in Argentine version of the musical '' Annie'', aged nine. Theatre Films Television *'' Mesa de noticias'' (1984) ...

, Argentine actress * Geoffrey “Jeff” Wexler, American animation film producer and distributor * Haskell Wexler (1922–2015), American cinematographer and director *

Karen Wexler ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the ...

, fictional character from the soap opera ''General Hospital'' *

Kim Wexler Kimberly Kim Wexler is a fictional Character (arts), character from the television series ''Better Call Saul'', a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Breaking Bad''. Kim is primarily portrayed by Rhea Seehorn, and was created by Vince Gilligan and P ...

, fictional character from ''Better Call Saul'' * Miriam Wexler, fictional character from ''

Turning Red ''Turning Red'' is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi in her feature directorial debut, written by Shi ...

'' *

Norman Wexler Norman Wexler (August 16, 1926 – August 23, 1999) was an American screenwriter whose work included films such as ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Serpico'' and ''Joe''. A New Bedford, Massachusetts native and 1944 Central High School graduat ...

(1926–1999), American screenwriter * Paul Wexler (actor) (1929–1979), American actor *

Sy Wexler Sy Wexler (1916-2005) was an American filmmaker best known for the hundreds of educational short films he made, mostly during the 1960s and 1970s. The most famous was ''Squeak the Squirrel''. He also co-produced a short film titled ''The Searchin ...

, American film maker *

Victor Raider-Wexler Victor Raider-Wexler is an American film and television actor. He is best known for roles as Stan in the sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2004), the dual roles of Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Kaufman in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (2001–2 ...

, American television and film actor * Skyler Wexler, Canadian child actress

In other arts

* Aaron Wexler (born 1974), artist based in New York * Dan Wexler, see Icon (band) *

Django Wexler Django Wexler is an American fantasy author. He has published the "flintlock fantasy" series ''The Shadow Campaigns'' (2013–2018), the young adult ''Forbidden Library'' fantasy series, and other works. Career Wexler obtained degrees in creative ...

, American fantasy writer * Donald Wexler, American architect *

Elmer Wexler Elmer Wexler (August 14, 1918 - October 3, 2007) was an American illustrator and cartoonist. He is most famous for his work on comic strips and comic books in the 1940s, including being the inventor of the DC comic hero '' Miss America'' in 1941. ...

, American graphic designer *

Glen Wexler Glen Wexler is an American photographer who is best known for his elaborately staged digital photocompositions of improbable situations. Biography Wexler was born in Palm Springs, California. His father, Donald Wexler FAIA, is a noted mid-ce ...

, American photographer *

Glenn Wexler Glenn Thomas Walksler (born 1963) is an American contemporary artist based in Chicago. He is known primarily for works involving silkscreen printing and photographic site-specific installations. His Far East travels and interest in the urban envi ...

, American contemporary artist *

Jerry Wexler Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fil ...

(1917–2008), American music writer and producer * Natalie Wexler, American novelist and historian * Robert Freeman Wexler, American writer

In government and politics

* Anne Wexler (1930–2009), political advisor and lobbyist * Leonard D. Wexler (1924-2018), American judge *

Max Wexler Max Wexler (also spelled Vexler or Wechsler, 4 November 1870 – 14 May 1917) was a Romanian socialist activist and journalist, regarded as one of the main Marxist theorist of the early Romanian workers' movement. Active in the first Romania ...

, Romanian Marxist activist *

Robert Wexler Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Represe ...

, American politician

In other fields

Bernardo Wexler Bernardo Wexler (Bucharest, 1 April 1925 – Buenos Aires, 30 June 1988''Ajedrez de Estilo'' N° 106, October 1988pages 866-7/ref>) was an Argentinian chess master. He holds the only victory over Bobby Fischer in the English Opening. Biography Bor ...

(1925–1992), chess International Master * David B. Wexler, American law professor *

Harry Wexler Harry Wexler (March 15, 1911 – August 11, 1962) was an American meteorologist, born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Biography Wexler attended Harvard University, and in 1939 he was awarded a Ph.D. in meteorology under Carl-Gustaf Rossby from the ...

(1911–1962), American meteorologist *

Jacqueline Grennan Wexler Jacqueline Grennan Wexler (born Jean Marie Grennan; August 2, 1926 – January 19, 2012), commonly known as Sister J, was an American Catholic religious sister who rose to prominence when she, as President of Webster College, strove to convince ...

(1926-2012), American academic administrator * Jerrold Wexler (1924–1992), American businessman *

Joan Wexler Joan Gottesman Wexler (born 1946) is an American attorney who is a former dean and president of Brooklyn Law School. She is also a former president of the Federal Bar Council. Education Wexler attended Cornell University, (B.S., 1968), Harvard ...

(born 1946), American Dean and President of

Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. Brookly ...

* Nancy Wexler, geneticist, contributor to the identification of the gene that causes Huntington's disease *

Paul Wexler (linguist) Paul Wexler (born November 6, 1938, he, פאול וקסלר, ) is an American-born Israeli linguist, and Professor Emeritus of linguistics at Tel Aviv University. His research fields include historical linguistics, bilingualism, Slavic linguis ...

, Israeli linguist * Robert Wexler (rabbi), university president {{Surname, Wexler German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Occupational surnames