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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 40.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Winter'' were residents of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

(frequency 1:992), 22.9% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

(1:7,932), 9.5% of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(1:2,952), 4.4% of

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 ...

(1:974), 3.9% of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

(1:3,034), 3.4% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1:30,666), 3.0% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(1:6,132), 1.7% of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(1:4,879), 1.4% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

(1:20,013) and 1.3% of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

(1:26,529). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:974) in the following states: * 1.

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

(1:671) * 2.

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

(1:798) * 3.

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

(1:802) * 4.

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

(1:848) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:992) in the following states: * 1.

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

(1:674) * 2.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

(1:695) * 3.

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...

(1:719) * 4.

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

(1:737) * 5.

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

(1:831) * 6.

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

(1:839) * 7.

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 ...

(1:887) * 8.

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

(1:895) * 9.

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ...

(1:910) * 10.

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

(1:977) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,952) in the following counties:Winter surname distribution
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East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...

(1:1,284) * 2.

County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East E ...

(1:1,291) * 3.

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

(1:1,470) * 4.

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

(1:1,521) * 5.

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

(1:1,597) * 6.

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

(1:1,637) * 7.

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastl ...

(1:1,638) * 8.

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

(1:1,698) * 9.

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

(1:1,766) * 10.

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

(1:1,864) * 11.

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

(1:2,018) * 12.

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

(1:2,102) * 13.

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

(1:2,143) * 14.

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

(1:2,150) * 15.

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

(1:2,232) * 16.

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

(1:2,259) * 17.

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

(1:2,270) * 18.

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

(1:2,288) * 19.

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...

(1:2,464) * 20.

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council wa ...

(1:2,476) * 21.

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

(1:2,581) * 22.

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

(1:2,592) * 23.

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

(1:2,593) * 24.

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

(1:2,596) * 25.

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...

(1:2,780) * 26.

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...

(1:2,835) * 27.

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

(1:2,910) * 28.

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

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Disambiguation pages

* Edward Winter (disambiguation), multiple people * John Winter (disambiguation), multiple people * Michael Winter (disambiguation), multiple people * Ralph Winter (disambiguation), multiple people * William Winter (disambiguation), multiple people

Arts and entertainment

Agnes-Nicole Winter Agnes-Nicole Winter, also known by the name Nicole Winter, is a Swedish television personality, model, and skincare professional. After producing and starring in '' The Gold & The Beautiful'', Agnes-Nicole's rise to prominence quickly advanced wi ...

(born 1956), Swedish television personality * Alex Winter (born 1965), British-American actor and director *

Amalie Winter Amalie Winter was the pen name used by Amalie Karoline Charlotte Wilhelmine Henriette von Seebach (1802-1879), a German poet and novelist. Biography Amalie Karoline Charlotte Wilhelmine Henriette von Seebach was born in Weimar, Germany, 1802. Her ...

(1802–1879), poet and novelist * Andrew Winter (1893–1958), American artist * Andy Winter, British comics writer *

Ariel Winter Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress. She starred as Alex Dunphy in the ABC comedy series ''Modern Family'', for which she and her co-stars won four consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble ...

(born 1998), American actress and voice actress * Carl Winter (1906–1966), British art historian and museum curator *

Chelsea Winter Chelsea Winter is a New Zealand celebrity chef A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and r ...

, New Zealand celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food writer, and television personality *

Claude Winter Claude Winter (18 February 1931 in Tianjin (China) – 25 April 2011 in Paris) was a French stage and film actress. Biography She is admitted at the Comédie-Française 1 September 1953, becomes sociétaire on 1 January 1960, then dean 1 J ...

(1931–2011), actress *

Cris Winter Cris Winter is an American radio personality on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's WDVE radio station. For six years she provided the voice of "Thundergirl" on the NickToons animated series '' Action League Now!''. Winter was one of two original disc jock ...

, radio personality *

Damon Winter Damon Winter (born December 24, 1974) is a New York based photographer who specializes in documentary, editorial, and travel photography. He received a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2009 while with ''The New York Times.'' Life Born on ...

(born 1974), New York based photographer *

David Alexandre Winter David Alexandre Winter (born Lion Kleerekoper; 4 April 1943) is a Dutch-born international pop singer. Winter found fame in Luxembourg and France. Early life Winter was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands into a Jewish family. Both he and his parent ...

(born 1943), Dutch-born pop singer *

Donovan Winter Donovan Winter (1933 – 6 February 2015) was a British film director, actor and writer. He was born to Irish parents in London in 1933 and died on 6 February 2015 in the UK aged 82. Select credits *''The Trunk'' (1961) *''World Without Shame'' (1 ...

(?–2015), British film director, actor, and writer *

Dorothea Winter Dorothea Angelika Winter (November 27, 1949 – November 11, 2012) was a German recorder player and recorder teacher. She taught recorder at the Conservatory of Zwolle, Maastricht and at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. She was a founder and a m ...

(1949–2012), German recorder player and recorder teacher * Edgar Winter (born 1946), American musician * Eric Winter (born 1976), American actor *

Ethel Winter Ethel Winter (June 18, 1924 – March 10, 2012) was an American dancer and dance instructor. Winter was specifically a modern dancer - a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company from the 1940s through the 1960s, working with other notable membe ...

(1924–2012), American dancer and dance instructor * Ezra Winter (1886–1949), prominent American muralist *

Faith Winter (artist) Faith Winter (née Ashe; 1927–2017) was a British sculptor, notable for the statues and memorials to military and historical figures she created for British towns and cities. Biography Winter was born at Richmond outside of London and studied ...

(1927–2017), British sculptor *

Faye Winter Faye Nicole Winter (born 21 June 1995) is an English television personality. In 2021, she was a finalist on the seventh series of '' Love Island'' and in 2022, she appeared as a contestant on ''Celebrity MasterChef''. Life and career Winter w ...

(born 1995), English television personality *

Fritz Winter Fritz Winter (22 September 1905 in Altenbögge (now part of Bönen) – 1 October 1976 in Herrsching) was a German painter of the postwar period best known for his abstract works in the Art Informel style. Life Like his father, Winter ...

(1905–1976), German painter *

Glen Winter Glen Winter is a Canadian television director, cinematographer, and producer who is well known for his work on The WB/The CW's '' Smallville'' and for his significant contributions to the Arrowverse. Career Winter began his career as a filmlo ...

, Canadian television director, cinematographer, and producer * Guilherme Winter (born 1979), Brazilian actor * H. Edward Winter (1908–1976), American enamel artist * Harald Winter (born 1953), artist *

Harry A. Winter Harry Anderson Winter (February 3, 1889 – May 30, 1969) was a lawyer, journalist, judge and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Port de Grave from 1923 to 1924 and Harbour Grace from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland ...

(1889–1969), lawyer, journalist, judge, and political figure *

Harry Winter Harry Winter (24 September 1914 - 3 December 2001), born Horst Winter, was a German-Austrian singer, musician and band director. Biography Born in Beuthen, Upper Silesia (present-day Bytom, Poland), his family moved to Berlin after the Silesian Up ...

(1914–2001), German-Austrian singer, musician, and band director * Johnny Winter (1944–2014), American singer, songwriter, musician *

Julia Winter ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Hi ...

(born 1993), Swedish-British actress * Katia Winter (born 1983), Swedish actress * Kurt Winter (1946–1997), Canadian guitarist *

Laska Winter Laska Winter (August 28, 1905 – August 8, 1980) was an American film actress active during the silent and early sound era. She was also known as Winter Blossom. Filmography * ''What Ho, the Cook'' (1921) * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) * '' ...

(1905–1980), American actress *

Ophélie Winter Ophélie Kleerekoper-Winter (born 20 February 1974) is a French pop and R&B singer, songwriter, model and actress. The daughter of Dutch singer, David Alexandre Winter and French fashion model, Catherine Fefeu. She rose to prominence in much o ...

(born 1974), French singer and actress *

Paul Winter Paul Winter (born August 31, 1939) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He is a pioneer of world music and earth music, which interweaves the voices of the wild with instrumental voices from classical, jazz and world music. The ...

(born 1939), American musician *

Peter Winter Peter Winter, later Peter von Winter, (baptised 28 August 1754 – 17 October 1825) was a German violinist, conductor and composer, especially of operas. He began his career as a player at the Mannheim court, and advanced to conductor. When the ...

(1754–1825), German dramatic composer *

Ralph Winter (producer) Ralph Frederick Winter (born April 24, 1952) is an American film producer who has helped to produce blockbuster movies such as the ''X-Men (film series), X-Men'', ''Fantastic Four (2005 film), Fantastic Four'' and ''Star Trek (film series), Star T ...

(born 1952), American film producer *

Ronnie Winter The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American Rock music, rock band that was formed in Middleburg, Florida, in 2003. The band has released five studio albums to date. The current members are Ronnie Winter (lead vocals), Joey Westwood (bass), Josh Bu ...

, lead singer of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus * Samira Winter (born 1991), singer in the pop band Winter * Terence Winter (born 1960), Emmy Award-winning American screenwriter and television producer * Thelma Frazier Winter (1908–1977), American ceramist * Veronika Winter (born 1965), German soprano *

Vincent Winter Vincent Winter (29 December 1947 – 2 November 1998) was a Scottish child film actor who, as an adult, continued to work in the film industry as a production manager and in other capacities. Career Winter was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and ...

(1947–1998), Scottish child actor

Business

Benjamin Winter, Sr. Benjamin Winter Sr. (February 5, 1881 – June 16, 1944) was a real estate developer in New York City and founder of Winter Incorporated. Winter served as president of the American Federation of Polish Jews. Biography Born in Łódź, Poland, to ...

(1882–1944), American real estate developer *

Edwin Winter Edwin Wheeler Winter (born November 18, 1845, in Bloomfield, Vermont – June 28, 1930, in Little Compton, Rhode Island) was president of Northern Pacific Railway in 1896 then president of Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Brooklyn Heights Railroa ...

(1845–?), president of Northern Pacific Railway * Eirik Winter, international banker

Journalism and literature

Alice Ames Winter Alice Ames Winter (November 25, 1865 – April 5, 1944) was an American litterateur, author and clubwoman. She served as president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC). Early years and education Alice Vivian Ames was born in Albany, ...

(1865–1944), American litterateur, author, clubwoman, suffragist *

Brenno de Winter Brenno de Winter (born 6 December 1971, in Ede) is a former Dutch ICT and investigative journalist. He writes for ''Linux Magazine'', ''Computer!Totaal'', NU.nl, and Webwereld, and is a commenter for the ''PowNews'' programme on PowNed TV. Bre ...

(born 1971), Dutch ICT and investigative journalist *

Douglas E. Winter Douglas E. Winter (born October 30, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American writer, critic and lawyer. Winter grew up in Granite City, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1975 and became a lawyer in Washington, DC, currently w ...

(born 1950), American author and editor *

Henry Winter Henry Winter (born 18 February 1963) is an English sports journalist. He is currently the Chief Football Writer for ''The Times'', and previously a Football Correspondent for ''The Daily Telegraph''. Education Winter was educated at Westmi ...

(born 1963), British journalist *

John Strange Winter Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard (née Palmer; 1856–1911) writing under the pseudonym of John Strange Winter, was a British novelist. She was founding president of the Writers' Club in 1892, and president of the Society of Women Journalists in ...

(1856–1911), pen-name of Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard, English novelist *

Robert Winter Dr. Robert W. Winter (July 17, 1924 - February 9, 2019) was an architectural historian. He was the Arthur G. Coons Professor of the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Occidental College, Los Angeles. He is particularly known for his contributions ...

(1924–2019), Californian historian *

Samuel Vincent Winter Samuel Vincent "Stormy" Winter (23 March 1843 – 16 October 1904) was a newspaper proprietor and editor in the colony of Victoria, Australia. He served two terms as mayor of Richmond, Victoria, in the second instance being distinguished as the ...

(1843–1904), Australian newspaperman and mayor of Richmond, Victoria *

Zikmund Winter Zikmund Winter (27 December 1846 - 12 June 1912) was a Czech writer and historian. The author of many historical novels and essays, he maintained an interest in Bohemian life from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. He died in 1912 and he ...

(1846–1912), Czech novelist and historian

Military

* August Winter (1897–1979), German general *

Donald C. Winter Donald Charles Winter (born June 15, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as United States Secretary of the Navy. A former top executive of TRW, Aerospace & Defense, he was nominated in 2005 by President George W. Bush, conf ...

(born 1947), US Secretary of the Navy * Ormonde Winter (1875-1962), British general and intelligence officer

Politics and law

Beth Winter Bethan Winter (born 4 October 1974) is a Welsh Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley since the 2019 general election. She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus. Early li ...

, British Member of Parliament elected 2019 *

Bob Winter Robert Rickaby Winter (born 31 March 1937) is a Scottish former politician who was Lord Provost of Glasgow from 2007 until 2012. Early life Winter was born on 31 March 1937 in the Maryhill area in the north of the city and was educated at Allan ...

(born 1937), Lord Provost of Glasgow *

Brad Winter Brad Winter is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. He served as the 25th Secretary of State of New Mexico from December 18, 2015 to December 9, 2016, being appointed to the position by New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez followi ...

(born 1952), American politician from the state of New Mexico *

Elmer Winter Elmer Louis Winter (March 6, 1912 – October 22, 2009) was an American lawyer who co-founded the Manpower Inc. temporary employment agency in 1948, after his law firm encountered difficulties hiring secretarial assistance in an emergency. By ...

(1912–2009), American lawyer who co-founded the Manpower Inc. *

Faith Winter Faith Winter (born May 7, 1980) is a Colorado Democratic Party, Democratic Party legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. She represents Colorado's 25th Senate district, District 25 in the Colorado State Senate. Her district covers portions of ...

(born 1980), U.S. legislator *

Frank Winter Frank David Winter (5 January 1906 – 28 March 1976) was a well-known South Island Māori leader, and later a resident of Wellington. He was chairman of the Ngāi Tahu Maori Trust Board for almost a decade and was also the chairman of the ...

(1906–1976), South Island Māori leader * Gordon Arnaud Winter (1912–2003), Canadian politician *

Harrison Lee Winter Harrison Lee Winter (April 18, 1921 – April 10, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Di ...

(1921–1990), United States federal judge *

James Spearman Winter Sir James Spearman Winter, (1 January 1845 – 6 October 1911) was a Newfoundland politician and Premier. Life Winter served in the Conservative government of Sir William Whiteway as Solicitor-General from 1882 to 1885 when he resigned alo ...

(1845–1911), Canadian politician * Klaus Winter (1936–2000), German judge * Ludwig Georg Winter (1778–1838), German politician * Martin Winter (mayor) (born 1962), Mayor of Doncaster, England *

Ralph K. Winter Jr. Ralph Karl Winter Jr. (July 30, 1935 – December 8, 2020) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education and career Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Winter graduated from the Taft Scho ...

(1935–2020), American judge *

Steven Winter Steven Winter is a law professor. He is the Walter S. Gibbs Professor of Constitutional Law at Wayne State University Law School. In 2017 he was promoted to distinguished professor. Biography Winter attended Yeshiva University and Columbia Law S ...

, American law professor * Ty Winter, American politician from Colorado

Religion

Allen Winter Allen Ernest Winter (8 December 1903 – 8 July 1997) was an Australia Anglican bishop. He was the long-serving second bishop of the Anglican Diocese of St Arnaud, former Diocese of St Arnaud in north-west Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Winte ...

(1903–1997), Anglican Bishop *

Bruce W. Winter Bruce William Winter (born 2 July 1939) is a conservative evangelicalism, evangelical New Testament scholar and Director of the Institute for Early Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World. Winter was warden of Tyndale House (Cambridge), Tyndale H ...

(born 1939), conservative evangelical New Testament scholar *

Colin Winter Colin O'Brien Winter (10 October 1928 – 17 November 1981), was an English Anglicanism, Anglican bishop, who served as Bishop of Damaraland, a diocese of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) ...

(1928–1981), English Anglican bishop *

Cornelius Winter Cornelius Winter (1742–1808) was an American Methodist preacher, an understudy of and assistant to George Whitefield, with whom he went to the American colony of Georgia as a catechist to Negro slaves, an educator who established two Dissentin ...

(1742–1808), Methodist preacher * Daniel Winter, one of the three main founders of the

Orange Order The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage. It also ...

Miriam Therese Winter Sister Miriam Therese Winter (born Gloria Winter; 1938, Passaic, New Jersey) is a Roman Catholic Medical Mission Sister, theologian, writer and songwriter. Her hymns include "Joy Is Like the Rain" (1966), "Knock Knock" (1968), and "Wellspring o ...

(born 1938), Catholic theologian *

Terry Winter (televangelist) Terry Winter (November 1, 1942 – December 10, 1998) was a Canadians, Canadian televangelist, who hosted ''The Terry Winter Show'' on Vision TV. Unlike some other Christian televangelists, Winter took an intellectual approach to faith. He taug ...

(1942–1998), Canadian religious leader

Sciences

Andreas Winter Andreas J. Winter (born 14 June 1971, Mühldorf, Germany) is a German mathematician and mathematical physicist at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in Spain. He received his Ph.D. in 1999 under Rudolf Ahlswede and Friedrich Götze at th ...

(born 1971), German mathematician and mathematical physicist * Ernst Florian Winter (1923–2014), Austrian-American historian and political scientist *

Ernő Winter Ernő Winter (15 March 1897 – 2 June 1971) "Fizikai Szemle 1999/5 - Zsolt Bor: OPTICS BY HUNGARIANS" (with Ernő Winter József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary, 1999, webpage:KFKI-Hungary-Bor was an engineer who developed barium lamps."GE Li ...

(1897–1971), engineer who developed barium lamps * George D. Winter (1927–1981), British medical researcher *

Greg Winter Sir Gregory Paul Winter (born 14 April 1951) is a Nobel Prize-winning English people, English Molecular Biologist, molecular biologist best known for his work on the therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies. His research career has been based ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

2000s), British antibodies researcher *

Hannspeter Winter Hannspeter Winter (born in Wels on 22 August 1941; died in Vienna on 8 November 2006) was an Austrian plasma physicist who did research on hollow atoms and held a full professorship at the TU Wien. He won the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science a ...

(1941–2006), Austrian plasma physicist *

Heinrich Georg Winter Heinrich Georg Winter (1 October 1848, Leipzig – 16 August 1887) was a German mycologist. Beginning in 1870, he studied natural sciences at the Universities of Leipzig, Munich and Halle, obtaining his habilitation in 1875 from the Polytec ...

(1848–1887), German mycologist

Sports

Adrian Winter Adrian Winter (born 8 July 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Winter has also been capped for Switzerland. Career In July 2015, it was announced that Winter was acquired by Major League Soccer team Or ...

(born 1986), Swiss professional footballer * Andy Winter (born 2002), Scottish footballer *

Aron Winter Aron Winter (born 1 March 1967) is a Dutch former professional football midfielder and manager for Suriname. He has played for Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands, for Italian sides Lazio and Inter Milan, and for the Netherlands nationa ...

(born 1967), Dutch footballer * Arthur Winter (1844–1937), English priest and cricketer *

Blaise Winter Blaise Winter (born January 31, 1962) is a motivational speaker as well as a former American football player and coach. Winter played defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers in the National Football Le ...

(born 1962), American football coach and former player *

Brian Winter Brian Winter (born 21 January 1968) is a Scottish former football referee. In September 2010 he had to be talked out of quitting as a referee after he failed to send off Steven Anderson despite showing two yellow cards to the player in the sp ...

(born 1968), Scottish former football referee * Cliff Winter (1884–1918), English footballer * Elaine Winter (athlete) (born 1932), South African sprinter * Elaine Winter (figure skater) (1895–?), German figure skater * Fred Winter (1926–2004), British National Hunt racing racehorse jockey and trainer *

Nick Winter Anthony William "Nick" Winter (25 August 1894 – 6 May 1955) was an Australian sportsman. He won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the process setting a new world record. His medal-winning jump re ...

(1894–1955), Australian athlete *

Peter Winter (athlete) Peter John Winter (born 17 January 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired male decathlete from Australia. He first represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in 1990. He further represented at the World Student Games in 1993. He ...

(born 1971), Australian decathlete * Rudolf Winter, Czechoslovakian 1928 Olympic sailor *

Stefan Winter Stefan Winter (born 16 March 1968''List of licenses ordered by country''

(born 1988), German national ski mountaineering coach and alpine sports author * Tex Winter (1922–2018), American basketball coach *

Trevor Winter Trevor Winter (born January 7, 1974, in Slayton, Minnesota) is am American former professional basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7'0" center from the University of Minnesota played just one ga ...

(born 1974), American basketball player

Other

Christopher Winter (pirate) Christopher Winter ( fl. 1716–1723) was an English pirate active in the Caribbean. He is best known for sailing in Spanish service and launching the career of Edward England. History Winter was active in the Nassau, Bahamas area in 1716. The f ...

, English pirate active in the Caribbean * David A. Winter (1930–2012), distinguished professor emeritus of the University of Waterloo * Ella Winter (1898–1980), Australian-British journalist and activist *

Elly Winter Elly Winter (1 November 189813 May 1987) was a German communist and notable political activist. The eldest daughter of East German president Wilhelm Pieck, Elly Winter was a longtime activist in the anti-fascist movement and was a well-recogniz ...

(1898–1987), German communist and notable political activist * Howie Winter (1929–2020), American convicted criminal *

Jay Winter Jay Murray Winter (born May 28, 1945) is an American historian. He is the Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University, where he focuses his research on World War I and its impact on the 20th century. His other interests include re ...

(born 1945), Professor of History *

Miriam Winter Miriam Winter (maiden surname Winter, married surname "Orlowska"; 2 June 1933 – 19 July 2014) was a notable Holocaust survivor. She was born in Lodz, Poland to Tobiasz (Tuvyeh) Winter and Majta Laja (Leah) Winter (maiden surname Kohn). Winter is ...

(1933–2014), German Nazi Holocaust survivor *

Solomon Winter Solomon Winter, Hungarian philanthropist; born in the county of Zips, Hungary, in 1778; died at Hunsdorf, in the same county, February 24, 1859, after laboring for sixty years for the advancement of the Jewish race in his locality. The erection o ...

(1778–1859), Hungarian philanthropist *

Timothy Winter Abdal Hakim Murad (born: Timothy John Winter; 15 May 1960) is an English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar who is a proponent of Islamic neo-traditionalism. His work includes publications on Islamic theology, modernity, and Anglo-Muslim ...

(born 1960), British Islamic scholar

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