Kirchner is an

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of German origin, derived from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...

word (' sexton', 'priest', 'church assistant' or 'church property administrator'). Notable people with the name include:

Arts

Alfred Kirchner Alfred Kirchner (born 22 May 1937) is a German actor, theatre director (especially for opera) and theatre manager who is based in Berlin. He worked at theatres such as Theater Bremen, Schauspielhaus Bochum, the Burgtheater in Vienna and the Sta ...

(born 1937), German actor, theatre director, opera director, theatre manager *

Athanasius Kircher Athanasius Kircher (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Society of Jesus, Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jes ...

, a/k/a Athanasius Kirchner (1602–1680), German Jesuit scholar and polymath *

Claude Kirchner Claude Kirchner (February 11, 1916 – March 8, 1993), was an American television announcer and personality whose 50-year career in radio and television included hosting popular children's programs in Chicago and New York City from 1949 until 19 ...

(1916–1993), American television announcer and children's personality * Emma Kirchner (1830–1909), German photographer who lived and worked in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German Expressionism, expressionist Painting, painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expr ...

(1880–1938), German Expressionist artist *

Ignaz Kirchner Ignaz Kirchner (born Hanns-Peter Kirchner-Wierichs; 13 July 1946 – 26 September 2018) was a German actor who made a career on German-speaking stages, especially at Vienna's Burgtheater where he played for 30 years. A character actor, he worked w ...

(1946–2018), German actor *

Jaime Lee Kirchner Jaime Lee Kirchner (born August 23, 1981) is an American actress, dancer and singer, known for her roles on television. She is best known for the role of Danny James in ''Bull''. Life and career Kirchner was born in Nuremberg, Germany but was ra ...

(1981), American actress *

Leon Kirchner Leon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he won a Pulitzer Pr ...

(1919–2009), American composer * Marilena Kirchner (1997), German volksmusik and schlager singer * Paul Kirchner (1952), American illustrator and comic-book author *

Raphael Kirchner Raphael Kirchner (5 May 1875 – 2 August 1917) was an Austrian artist, principally a portrait painter and illustrator best known for Art Nouveau and early pin-up work, especially in picture postcard format. His work served as an early inspiratio ...

(1876–1917), Austrian artist and illustrator *

Shabier Kirchner Shabier Kirchner (born 1987/1988) is an Antiguan cinematographer and director based between London, New York, and the Caribbean. He won a BAFTA for his work on Steve McQueen's five-part anthology series '' Small Axe'' (2020). Early life Kirchner ...

(born 1987/1988), Antiguan cinematographer and filmmaker *

Theodor Kirchner Fürchtegott Theodor Kirchner (10 December 1823 – 18 September 1903) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Musical career Kirchner enjoyed the friendship and admiration of many leading composers of the 19th cen ...

(1823–1903), German composer *

Volker David Kirchner Volker David Kirchner (25 June 1942 – 4 February 2020) was a German composer and violist. After studies of violin and composition at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory, the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, he ...

(1942–2020), German violist and composer

Politics

Alicia Kirchner Alicia Margarita Kirchner Ostoić (born 18 July 1946) is an Argentine politician. She is the elder sister of the late former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she held under P ...

(born 1946), Argentine politician *

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and former politician who served as the 56th president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, and later as the 37th Vice ...

(born 1953), Argentine politician, former President and Vice-President of Argentina *

Máximo Kirchner Máximo Carlos Kirchner Fernández (born 16 February 1977) is an Argentine politician who has served as a Argentine Chamber of Deputies, National Deputy since 2015. He is the son of two former presidents of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner and Cristin ...

(born 1977), Argentine politician *

Néstor Kirchner Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (; 25 February 195027 October 2010) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Governor of Sa ...

(1950–2010), former President of Argentina * Russ Kirchner Jr., American businessman *

William G. Kirchner William George "Bill" Kirchner (December 12, 1916 – March 2, 1999) was an American businessman and politician. Kirchner was born in Plymouth County, Iowa and went to the public schools in Marcus, Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree from ...

(1916–1999), American politician and businessman

Sports

* Albert Edward Lester "Alby" Kirchner (1888–1942), Australian rules footballer *

Andreas Kirchner Andreas Kirchner (17 August 1953 – 10 November 2010) was an East German hammer thrower and bob pusher for record holder Wolfgang Hoppe. He competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in t ...

(1953–2010), German hammer thrower and bob pusher *

H. E. Kirchner Harry Ernest Kirchner Jr. (June 13, 1937 – February 20, 1993) was an American college basketball player. He played for the TCU Horned Frogs from 1956 to 1959. Basketball career Standing , Kirchner was the tallest Horned Frogs player until the ...

(1937–1993), American basketball player *

Mark Kirchner Mark Kirchner (born 4 April 1970) is a German former biathlete. Life and career Kirchner won gold in the 10 km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the ...

(1970), German biathlete *

Michael Kirchner Michael James Penzel (September 7, 1957 – December 22, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Corporal Kirch ...

or Corporal Kirchner (1957–2021), American professional wrestler *

Zane Kirchner Zane Kirchner (born 16 June 1984) is a retired South African professional rugby union player. Previously he played at fullback for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended ...

(1984), South African rugby player

Other

* 16441 Kirchner, asteroid discovered in 1989 *

Friedrich Kirchner Friedrich Kirchner (26 March 1885 – 6 April 1960) was a German general during World War II who commanded 1st Panzer Division and the LVII Panzer Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. C ...

(1885–1960), German General during the Second World War *

James Kirchner James W. Kirchner is professor of Earth and Planetary Science at University of California, Berkeley. His current research spans the fields of geomorphology, hydrology, environmental geochemistry, evolutionary ecology, and paleobiology. He currentl ...

, University of California professor *

Johanna Kirchner Johanna "Hanna" Kirchner (née Johanna Stunz; 24 April 1889 – 9 June 1944) was a German German resistance to Nazism, opponent of the Nazism, Nazi régime. Life Johanna Stunz came from a social-democratic family from Frankfurt, Hesse-Nassau. ...

(1889–1944), anti-Nazi dissident * Kirchner's viscacha rat, species of rodents in the family Octodontidae described in 2014, one of two species in the genus ''

Tympanoctomys ''Tympanoctomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Octodontidae. There are three extant species in the genus: ''Tympanoctomys barrerae, T. barrerae'', ''Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum, T. kirchnerorum'' and ''Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum, T. l ...

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Kirchner Cultural Centre The Libertad Palace, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Cultural Center () is a cultural centre located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the largest of Latin America, and the third or fourth largest in the world.Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, Argentina * Kirchneriella, genus of green algae in the family SelenastraceaeSee the

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Data extracted from the * Kirchner Peak, isolated peak in Antarctica *

Kirchnerism Kirchnerism ( ) is an Argentine political movement based on ideals formed by the supporters of spouses Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Although considered a branch of Pero ...

, Argentine political movement * Kirchner v. Venus (1859), English Law case precedent that defined freight as "the reward payable to the carrier of for the safe carriage and delivery of goods" *

Oskar von Kirchner Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (15 September 1851, in Breslau – 25 April 1925, in Venice) was a German botanist and agronomist. He studied botany at the University of Breslau, receiving his doctorate in 1873 with a dissertation on the botani ...

(1851–1925), German botanist and agronomist

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