Messner is a surname. It is an occupational name of Austro-Bavarian origin, in which dialect it means sacristan/sexton.
People with the name Messner include:
- Carrie Messner (born 1977), American long-distance runner
- Franz Josef Messner (1896âÂÂ1945), Austrian resistance leader
- Fritz Messner (1912âÂÂ1945), German field hockey player
- Gabriel Messner (born 1997), Italian snowboarder
- Günther Messner (1946âÂÂ1970), Italian mountaineer
- Heinrich Messner (1939âÂÂ2023), Austrian alpine skier and Olympic medalist
- Johannes Messner (1891âÂÂ1984), Austrian economist
- Johnny Messner (1909âÂÂ1986), American big/swing bandleader
- Johnny Messner (born 1970), American actor
- Joseph Messner (1893âÂÂ1969), Austrian composer
- Karl Messner (born 1970), American musician
- Mark Messner (born 1965), American football player
- Marland Messner (1934âÂÂ1993), American actor and writer of soap operas
- Michael Messner (born 1952), American sociologist
- Mirko Messner (born 1948), Austrian Slavist
- Pat Messner (born 1954), Canadian water skier
- Reinhold Messner (born 1944), Italian mountaineer
- Roe Messner (1935âÂÂ2025), American building contractor
- Tammy Faye Messner (1942âÂÂ2007), American evangelist
- Tony Messner (born 1939), Australian politician
- Willi Messner (born 1940), German swimmer
- William Messner-Loebs (born 1949), American comic book writer
- Wolfgang Messner (born 1971), German Professor of International Management
- Zbigniew Messner (1929âÂÂ2014), Polish economist and politician
See also