Leitner

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

• Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist
• Aloysius Leitner, United States Marine Corps
• Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher
• Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player
• Edward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838), German physician and botanist
• Erika Leitner, Italian luger
• Ferdinand Leitner (1912–1996), German conductor
• Franz Leitner (motorcyclist) (born 1968), Austrian motorcycle speedway rider
• Franz Leitner (politician) (1918–2005), Austrian politician
• Friedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economist
• Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
• Hias Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skier
• Jan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athlete
• Karl Leitner (born 1937), Austrian sprint canoer
• Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800–1890), Austrian writer
• Ludwig Leitner (1940–2013), West German alpine skier
• Miroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineer
• Moritz Leitner (born 1992), German footballer
• Patric Leitner (born 1977), German luger
• 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, German chemist
• Wolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman

See also

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