Steiner (surname)

Steiner is a German surname (derived from Stein, meaning a stone, or rock). The name is of Bavarian origin and refers to a person dwelling near a stone, or rock boundary. The name Steiner is common in Bavaria, Switzerland (9th most common surname) and Austria (7th most common surname). Notable people with the surname include:

• Abby Steiner (born 1999), American sprinter
• Achim Steiner (born 1961), German expert in environmental politics
• Adalbert Steiner II (1907–1984), Romanian football defender
• A. L. Steiner (born 1967), American multimedia artist, author and educator
• Andreas Steiner (athlete) (born 1964), Austrian athlete
• André Steiner (photographer) (1901–1978), Hungarian-born French photographer and photojournalist
• André Steiner (rower) (born 1970), retired German rower
• Andrew Steiner (1908–2009), Czechoslovak-American architect
• Anton Steiner (born 1958), Austrian skier
• April Steiner Bennett (born 1980), American pole vaulter
• Ben Steiner (1921–1988), American baseball player
• Bernard Christian Steiner (1867–1926), United States educator, librarian and jurist
• Betty Wilson Steiner-Conduit (1920–1994), Canadian psychiatrist working with transgender and intersex people
• Bob Steiner (c. 1946–2020), Canadian football player
• Brandon Steiner (born 1959), American sports marketer
• Catherine Steiner-Adair, American clinical psychologist and school consultant
• Cecil C. Steiner (1896–1989), American orthodontist
• Charley Steiner (born 1949), American sportscaster
• Christian Steiner (soldier) (1843–1880), German-born American soldier in the U.S. Army
• Christian Steiner (ice dancer) (1960–2025), German ice dancer
• Christoph Steiner (born 1988), Austrian politician
• Christophe Steiner (born 1958), Monegasque politician
• Claude Steiner (1935–2017), clinical psychologist and transactional analyst
• David Steiner (AIPAC), American real estate developer, former President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
• David Eduard Steiner (1811–1860), Swiss painter
• David J. Steiner (1965–2016), American documentary filmmaker, educator and political activist
• David P. Steiner (born 1960), American businessman and director for Vulcan Materials
• Daniel Steiner (born 1973), Austrian actor and film director
• Derik Steiner (born 1987), American football fullback
• Donald Frederick Steiner (1930–2014), American biochemist and professor
• Douglas Craig Steiner (born 1960), American Brooklyn-based real estate developer
• Elio Steiner (1904–1965), Italian stage and film actor
• Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (born c. 1963), American Democratic member of the Oregon Senate
• Elsa Steiner (born 1968), French film, TV, and stage actress
• Emma Roberto Steiner (1856–1929), American composer and conductor
• Endre Steiner (1901–1944), Hungarian-born chess player
• Felix Steiner (1896–1966), German Waffen-SS officer
• Ferdinand Steiner, gymnast from Bohemia
• Ferenc Steiner (born 1888, date of death unknown), Hungarian cyclist
• Frances Steiner (born 1937), American conductor, cellist and professor emeritus
• Franz Baermann Steiner (1909–1952), German/Czech anthropologist, polymath and poet
• Fred Steiner (1923–2011), American composer
• Gabriel Steiner (1883–1965), German-American neurologist known for his research of multiple sclerosis
• George Steiner (1929–2020), literary critic
• Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist
• Gitta Steiner (1932–1990), American composer
• Giuseppe Steiner (disambiguation), several people
• Guenther Steiner (born 1965), Italian motorsport engineer and manager
• H. Steiner, Austro-Hungarian Klezmer violinist of the early twentieth century
• Hans Steiner (1946–2022), Austrian professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Heidemarie Steiner (born 1944), German figure skater and coach
• Heinrich Steiner (1911–2009), German painter and printmaker
• Helen Steiner Rice (1900–1981), American writer of religious and inspirational poetry
• Henry Steiner (born 1934), Austrian graphic designer, best known for his corporate identity designs
• Shelley Steiner (born 1961), Canadian Olympic fencer
• Helena de Figueiredo Steiner (born 1953), Brazilian judge, member of the International Criminal Court from 2003 to 2016
• Herman Steiner (1905–1955), American chess champion, organizer, and columnist
• Herman G. Steiner (1897–1982), American sports coach
• Hermann Steiner (1913-2005), Swiss inventor and businessman
• Hillel Steiner (born 1942), Canadian professor of political philosophy
• Hugo Steiner, Swiss endocrinologist
• Jacqueline Steiner (1924–2019), American folk singer, songwriter and social activist
• Jean-François Steiner (born 1938), French-Jewish writer
• Jakob Steiner (1796–1863), Swiss geometer and mathematician, cf. Steiner tree
• Jacob D. Steiner (1861–date of death unknown), American member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
• Jeffrey Steiner (1937–2008), Austrian CEO of the Fairchild Corporation
• Jerry Steiner (1918–2012), American professional basketball player
• Jessica Steiner (born 1990), German politician
• Joan C. Steiner (1943–2010), American illustrator and puzzle designer
• John Steiner (1941–2022), English actor
• John Steiner (psychoanalyst) (born 1934), author and trainer at the British Psychoanalytical Society
• John A. Steiner (1816–1902), American politician and military officer from Maryland
• John Michael Steiner (1925–2014), Czech-American sociologist and Holocaust researcher
• Josef Steiner (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joshua Steiner (born ca. 1980), Colorado author in science fiction
• Josy Gyr-Steiner (1949–2007), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council (2003–2007)
• Karel Steiner (1895–1934), Czech footballer
• Karlo Å tajner (1902–1992), Austrian-Yugoslav communist activist and prominent gulag survivor
• Kate Stilley Steiner, American award-winning filmmaker, editor, and producer
• Kenneth Donald Steiner (born 1936), American Catholic auxiliary bishop
• Kilian von Steiner (1833–1903), German banker and industrialist
• Lajos Steiner (1903–1975), Hungarian–born Australian chess master
• Leo Steiner (c. 1939–1987), Jewish American restaurateur
• Leonardo Ulrich Steiner (born 1950), Brazilian Catholic archbishop
• Lewis Henry Steiner (1827–1892), American physician and librarian
• Liliana Fernández Steiner (born 1987), Spanish beach volleyball player
• Linda Claire Steiner (born 1950), American academic and journalist
• Lisa Steiner, Austrian-born American immunologist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Lisl Steiner (1927–2023), Austrian-American photojournalist and documentary filmmaker
• Manfred Steiner (disambiguation), several people
• Marc Steiner, American radio talk show and podcast host
• Maria Steiner, Austrian honored as one of the Righteous Among the Nations
• Marie Steiner-von Sivers (1867–1948), second wife and close colleague of Rudolf Steiner
• Mario Steiner (born 1982), Austrian football midfielder
• Mark Steiner (1942–2020), professor of philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Matthias Steiner (born 1982), Austrian-German weightlifter
• Max Steiner (1888–1971), Hollywood film composer
• Maximilian Steiner (1839–1880), Austrian actor and theatre manager
• Mel Steiner (1916–1997), American professional baseball umpire
• Michael Steiner (born 1949), German diplomat, head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
• Monika Steiner (born 1972), Swiss-born artist and sculptor
• Nancy Steiner, American costume designer
• Pál Steiner (born 1953), Hungarian politician, mayor of the 5th district of Budapest (2002-2006)
• Paul Steiner (born 1957), German football player
• Paul Steiner (language creator), German volapükist
• Pavol Steiner (1908–1969), Czechoslovak/Slovak Olympic water polo player and cardiac surgeon
• Peter Steiner (cartoonist) (born 1940), American cartoonist, painter and novelist
• Peter "Cool Man" Steiner (1917–2007), music-making Swiss advertising character
• Peter Otto Steiner (1922–2010), American economist and former President of the American Association of University Professors
• Philipp Steiner (born 1986), Austrian football defender
• Ralph Steiner (1899–1986), American photographer
• Ray G. Steiner, retired American basketball player
• Rebel Roy Steiner, Sr. (1927–2014), American football offensive end
• Red Steiner (1915–2001), American baseball player
• Richard C Steiner (born 1945), Professor of Semitics at Yeshiva University
• Rick Steiner (born 1961), ring name of American professional wrestler Robert Rechsteiner
• Richard Harris Steiner (1946–2016), American five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer
• Robert Steiner (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roland A. Steiner (c. 1840–1906), American physician, planter, folklorist, and amateur archaeologist
• Rolf Steiner (born 1933), German soldier of fortune
• Ronald John Steiner (1938–2015), American football and baseball coach
• Roswitha Steiner (born 1963), Austrian alpine skier
• Rubin Steiner (né Frédérick Landier; 1974), French DJ, guitar, bass, and keyboard musician
• Rudolf Steiner (disambiguation), several people
• Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian writer and spiritual leader, founder of anthroposophy and related movements
• Samuel Ray Delany Jr. (born 1942), American author and literary critic
• Scott Steiner (born 1962), ring name of American professional wrestler Scott Rechsteiner
• Scott A. Steiner (born 1973), Judge of the Orange County Superior Court in California
• Sigfrit Steiner (1906–1988), Swiss actor
• Stan Steiner (1925–1987), American historian and teacher
• Stjepan Steiner (1915–2006), Croatian physician, cardiologist and personal physician of Josip Tito
• Thomas Steiner (director) (born 1956), Austrian experimental film director, and painter
• Thomas Steiner (politician) (born 1967), Austrian politician
• Tim Steiner (born 1965), British composer
• Tim Steiner (businessman) (born 1969), British businessman, CEO of Ocado
• Tito Steiner (born 1952), Argentine decathlete
• Tommy Shane Steiner (born 1973), American country music artist
• Udo Steiner (born 1939), Judge at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1995 to 2007
• Victor Steiner, Sr., Salvadoran scouting official
• Vicky Steiner (born 1956), American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
• Walter Steiner (born 1951), Swiss ski jumper
• Walter Steiner (rower) (1946–2020), Swiss rower
• Walter Steiner (sailor) (born 1946), Swiss sailor
• Wernher Steiner (1492–1542), military chaplain and chronicler of the Swiss history
• William G. Steiner (1937–2022), American politician and child advocate
• Yeshaya Steiner (1851–1925), rabbi, founder of the Kerestir Hasidic dynasty
• Zara Steiner, FBA (née Shakow; 1928–2020), American-born British historian and academic

Fictional characters

• Adelbert Steiner, fictional character from the video game Final Fantasy IX
• Daisy Steiner, fictional character from the television comedy series Spaced
• Friedrich Steiner, fictional Nazi scientist and antagonist from the video game '
• House Steiner, fictional Inner Sphere family from the BattleTech game franchise
• Kurt Steiner, fictional Oberst (Colonel) in the German Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers) in the John Sturges directed World War II film The Eagle Has Landed
• Rion Steiner, fictional character and protagonist of the video game Galerians
• Rolf Steiner, fictional German Platoon Sergeant in the Sam Peckinpah directed World War II film Cross of Iron
• Rudy Steiner, fictional character of the book The Book Thief