Widener is a surname. Notable people with the surname are as follows:
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Chris Widener
Christopher Widener (born August 22, 1963) was the President pro Tempore of the Ohio Senate, and represented the 10th Senate District, which includes Madison, Clark and Greene counties. Before the Senate, he served three terms non-consecutive ...
(born 1963), American politician
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Chris Widener (author) (born 1966), American author and motivational speaker
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Christine Ourmières-Widener
Christine Jeanne Ourmières-Widener (born 21 September 1964) is a French businesswoman and currently the Chief Executive Officer of TAP Air Portugal.
Early life
Ourmières-Widener was born in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. She studied ...
(born 1964), French businesswoman
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Eleanor Elkins Widener
Eleanor Elkins Widener ( Elkins, later known as Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice or Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice; 1937) was an American heiress, socialite, philanthropist, and adventuress best remembered for her donation to Harvard University of th ...
(c. 1862–1937), American heiress
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George Widener (born 1962), autistic savant
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George Dunton Widener
George Dunton Widener (June 16, 1861 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''.
Early life
Widener was born in Philadelphia on June 16, 1861. He was the eldest son of Hannah Josephine Du ...
(1861–1912), American businessman who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic''
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H. Emory Widener, Jr. (1923–2007), American judge
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Harry Elkins Widener
Harry Elkins Widener (January 3, 1885 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman and bibliophile, and a member of the Widener family. His mother built Harvard University's Widener Memorial Library in his memory, after his death on the founde ...
(1885–1912), American book collector who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic''
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Jeff Widener
Jeff Widener (born August 11, 1956) is an American photographer, best known for his image of the Tank Man confronting a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 which made him a nominated f ...
(born 1956), American photographer
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Joseph E. Widener
Joseph Early Widener (August 19, 1871 – October 26, 1943) was a wealthy American art collector who was a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A major figure in thoroughbred horse racing, he was head of New ...
(1871–1943), American art collector and founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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Peter Arrell Browne Widener
Peter Arrell Browne Widener (November 13, 1834 – November 6, 1915) was an American businessman, art collector, and patriarch of the Widener family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Widener was ranked #29 on the ''American Heritage'' list of the f ...
(1834–1915), Philadelphia transit magnate
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Peter Arrell Browne Widener II (1895–1948), American race horse breeder and owner
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Taylor Widener
Taylor Browning Widener (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the NC Dinos of the KBO League. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2020 to 2022.
Career Amateur career
Widener att ...
(born 1994), American baseball player
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Warren Widener
Warren Hamilton Widener (25 March 1938 – 25 June 2013) was a former Mayor of Berkeley, California, and former member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. He was the first African American mayor of Berkeley, serving two terms from 19 ...
(1938–2013), American politician
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