Leitner

Leitner is an Austrian and southern German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist
• Alexandru Leitner, Romanian footballer
• Aloysius Leitner, United States Marine Corps
• Andreas Leitner (born 1994), Austrian footballer
• Annelie Leitner (born 1996), Austrian footballer
• Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher
• Ben-Zion Leitner (c. 1927–2012), Israeli soldier
• Birgit Leitner (born 1981), Austrian former football player
• Clemens Leitner (born 1998), Austrian ski jumper
• Daniela Leitner, Austrian-American physicist
• David Leitner, American chemist
• Doc Leitner (1865–1937), American baseball player
• Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player
• Edward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838), German physician and botanist
• Erika Leitner, Italian luger
• Ernst Leitner (1912–1951), Austrian hurdler
• Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born 1943), Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher
• Felix Leitner (born 1996), Austrian biathlete
• Ferdinand Leitner (1912–1996), German conductor
• Franz Leitner (disambiguation), various people
• Friedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economist
• Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
• Helga Leitner, Austrian geographer
• Hermann Leitner (1927–2013), Austrian film editor and film director
• Hias Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skier
• Jan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athlete
• Joseph F. Leitner (1871–1930), American architect
• Jürgen Leitner (born 1975), Austrian former footballer
• Karin Leitner, Austrian flautist and composer
• Karl Leitner (born 1937), Austrian sprint canoer
• Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800–1890), Austrian writer
• Karsten Leitner (born 1995), Canadian rugby union player
• Kurt Leitner (1946–2018), Austrian football player and manager
• Lisa Leitner (born 1995), Austrian slalom canoeist
• Ludwig Leitner (1940–2013), West German alpine skier
• Maria Leitner (1892–1942), Hungarian writer and journalist
• Maria Leitner (ice hockey) (born 1981), Italian ice hockey player
• Mario Leitner (born 1997), Austrian slalom canoeist
• Matt Leitner (born 1990), American ice hockey player
• Max Leitner (1958–2024), Italian criminal
• Miroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineer
• Moritz Leitner (born 1992), German footballer
• Patric Leitner (born 1977), German luger
• Patrik Leitner (born 2002), Slovak footballer
• Paul Albert Leitner, Austrian photographer
• Peter Leitner (born 1956), West German ski jumper
• Reinhold Leitner (born 1966), Austrian butterfly swimmer
• Sándor Leitner (1889–1972), Hungarian Jewish trader
• Sebastian Leitner (1919–1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author, inventor of the Leitner system using flashcards
• Tammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant
• Tarek Leitner (born 1972), Austrian news presenter
• Ted Leitner, American sportscaster
• Thea Leitner (1921–2016), Austrian writer
• Vladimir Leitner (born 1974), Slovak footballer
• Walter Leitner (born 1963), German chemist
• William Zachariah Leitner (1829–1888), American lawyer, state senator, Secretary of State, and Confederate officer
• Wolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman

See also

• Leitner Creek, a small tributary of the Upper Mississippi River
• Leitner Ropeways, an Italian ropeway manufacturer