Gender:
Origin:
German
3151 famous people named Werner found on Wikipedia.
3371 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
10631-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
638-th in year 1930
Used in: Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Werner is a name of Germanic origins. It is common both as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavian Verner.
The oldest known usage of the name was in the Habsburg family.
Werner I (Bishop of Strasbourg) (c. 980 – 1028)
Werner I, Count of Habsburg (c. 1025 – 1096)
Werner II, Count of Habsburg (d. 1167)
Combine of war (guard) and heri (army). Defending army, army guard; army defender.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner Herzog | 1942 | German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director |
| 2 | Werner Heisenberg | 1901 | German theoretical physicist |
| 3 | Werner Klemperer | 1920 | American actor and musician |
| 4 | Jack Werner | 1989 | Swedish journalist |
| 5 | Timo Werner | 1996 | German footballer |
| 6 | Werner Forssmann | 1904 | German Nazi physician, politician |
| 7 | Werner Erhard | 1935 | Critical Thinker and Author |
| 8 | Tom Werner | 1950 | American television producer, screenwriter, director, and businessman |
| 9 | Oskar Werner | 1922 | Actor |
| 10 | Werner Faymann | 1960 | Austrian politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| 11 | Werner von Blomberg | 1878 | German field marshal |
| 12 | Werner Pinzner | 1947 | |
| 13 | Werner Goldberg | 1919 | German soldier |
| 14 | Werner Mölders | 1913 | German officer and fighter pilot during World War II |
| 15 | Werner Vogels | 1958 | Dutch computer scientist, CTO and VP of Amazon.com |
| 16 | Ernst Werner von Siemens | 1816 | German inventor and industrialist |
| 17 | Björn Werner | 1990 | German-American football player |
| 18 | Werner von Fritsch | 1880 | German general |
| 19 | Werner von Haeften | 1908 | German resistance fighter |
| 20 | Werner Schulze-Erdel | 1952 | German actor and television presenter |
| 21 | Werner von Strucker | ||
| 22 | Gottlieb Wendehals | 1941 | German musician |
| 23 | Werner von Trapp | 1915 | American-American singer, soldier |
| 24 | Werner Voss | 1897 | German flying ace |
| 25 | Susana Werner | 1977 | Brazilian model |
| 26 | Werner Haase | 1900 | SS officer and physician |
| 27 | Werner Best | 1903 | German general |
| 28 | Lucille Werner | 1967 | Dutch female television presenter |
| 29 | Werner Gruber | 1970 | Austrian physicist and author |
| 30 | Werner Schneyder | 1937 | Austrian television presenter |
| 31 | Werner Sombart | 1863 | German economist, sociologist, historian |
| 32 | Werner J. Patzelt | 1953 | German political scientist |
| 33 | Werner Spitz | 1926 | German foresic pathologist |
| 34 | Helmut Werner | 1984 | |
| 35 | Werner Naumann | 1909 | Nazi politician |
| 36 | Alfred Werner | 1866 | Swiss chemist |
| 37 | Margot Werner | 1937 | Austrian ballet dancer, singer and actor |
| 38 | Werner Mang | 1949 | Swiss physician |
| 39 | Werner Stiller | 1947 | |
| 40 | Werner Pluskat | 1912 | German army major |
| 41 | Gerda Johanna Werner | 1914 | German art model |
| 42 | Werner Schmidbauer | 1961 | German television presenter |
| 43 | Werner Wolff | 1922 | Recipient of the Knight's Cross |
| 44 | Daniel Werner | 1957 | German actor |
| 45 | Werner Stengel | 1936 | German roller coaster designer |
| 46 | Werner Krauss | 1884 | Actor |
| 47 | Jana Werner | 2000 | German voice actor |
| 48 | Werner Hansch | 1938 | German actor |
| 49 | Werner Riepel | 1922 | German actor and voice actor |
| 50 | Axel Werner | 1996 | Argentinian association football player |
| 51 | Werner Hartenstein | 1908 | German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II |
| 52 | Werner Bruhns | 1928 | German actor and voice actor |
| 53 | Werner Gladow | 1931 | German criminal and leader of the Gladow-Gang |
| 54 | Werner Ferrari | 1946 | |
| 55 | Werner Arber | 1929 | Swiss microbiologist and geneticist |
| 56 | Werner Kempf | 1886 | German general |
| 57 | Werner Georg Haverbeck | 1909 | German opinion journalist, historian and diplomat |
| 58 | Werner Daehn | 1967 | German actor |
| 59 | Rieke Werner | 1987 | German voice actor |
| 60 | Anton von Werner | 1843 | German painter |
| 61 | Werner Ostendorff | 1903 | German general |
| 62 | Jos Werner | 1943 | Dutch politician |
| 63 | Wendelin Werner | 1968 | Mathematician and Fields Medallist |
| 64 | Werner Heyking | 1913 | Danish actor |
| 65 | Werner I, Count of Habsburg | 1025 | German noble |
| 66 | Mike Werner | 1971 | German football player |
| 67 | Werner E. Klatten | 1945 | |
| 68 | Werner Braune | 1909 | SS officer |
| 69 | Werner Baumann | 1962 | German manager |
| 70 | Werner Wölbern | 1961 | German actor |
| 71 | Tobias Werner | 1985 | German footballer |
| 72 | Anne Werner | 1982 | German actress |
| 73 | Marcel Werner | 1952 | German actor |
| 74 | Werner Reinke | 1946 | German radio host |
| 75 | Werner | Cartoon character | |
| 76 | Werner Wenning | 1946 | |
| 77 | Werner Habiger | 1957 | German association football player |
| 78 | Werner Schröer | 1918 | German World War II fighter pilot |
| 79 | Richard Werner | 1967 | German economist |
| 80 | Werner Henke | 1909 | German World War II U-boat commander |
| 81 | Abraham Gottlob Werner | 1749 | German geologist |
| 82 | Werner Tiki Küstenmacher | 1953 | German author and television presenter |
| 83 | Werner D'Inka | 1954 | German journalist and author |
| 84 | Werner Baumbach | 1916 | German bomber pilot |
| 85 | Kenny Werner | 1951 | American jazz musician |
| 86 | Werner II, Count of Habsburg | 1025 | German nobleman |
| 87 | Peter Werner | 1947 | American film and television director |
| 88 | Werner Kok | 1993 | South African rugby player |
| 89 | Werner March | 1894 | German architect |
| 90 | Werner Sonne | 1947 | German journalist and author |
| 91 | Werner Tietze | 1940 | German actor and screenwriter |
| 92 | Werner Jaeger | 1888 | German-american classical philologist |
| 93 | Werner Kniesek | 1946 | |
| 94 | Werner Lorenz | 1891 | German general |
| 95 | Carlos Werner | 1921 | German actor |
| 96 | Werner Freund | 1933 | German soldier |
| 97 | Werner Amon | 1969 | Austrian editor-in-chief and politician |
| 98 | Werner Streib | 1911 | German general and fighter pilot during World War II |
| 99 | Małgorzata Werner | 1971 | Polish actress |
| 100 | Herbert Werner | 1920 | German U-boat commander |
| 101 | Werner Israel | 1931 | Canadian physicist |
| 102 | Werner Rom | 1946 | German actor |
| 103 | Werner Heyde | 1902 | SS officer and psychiatrist |
| 104 | Werner Klemke | 1917 | German graphic designer |
| 105 | Werner Schreyer | 1970 | Austrian actor and model |
| 106 | Buddy Werner | 1936 | American alpine skier |
| 107 | Werner Schlager | 1972 | Austrian table tennis player |
| 108 | Werner Holzer | 1926 | German journalist |
| 109 | Werner Hartmann | 1902 | German World War II U-boat commander |
| 110 | Pierre Werner | 1913 | Luxembourg politician |
| 111 | Werner Junck | 1895 | German military general |
| 112 | Susan Werner | 1965 | American musician |
| 113 | Werner Spinner | 1948 | German manager |
| 114 | Werner Brombach | 1939 | |
| 115 | Werner Olk | 1938 | German football player and manager |
| 116 | Werner Baer | 1930 | American economist |
| 117 | Werner Peters | 1918 | Actor |
| 118 | Werner Schroeter | 1945 | German film director and screenwriter |
| 119 | Werner Lindemann | 1926 | German writer |
| 120 | Werner J. Egli | 1943 | Swiss writer |
| 121 | Werner Boote | 1965 | Austrian film director and author |
| 122 | Werner Hoyer | 1951 | German politician |
| 123 | Werner von Gilsa | 1889 | German general |
| 124 | Werner Bartens | 1966 | German author |
| 125 | Werner Grothmann | 1915 | German SS officer |
| 126 | Werner Günthör | 1961 | Athletics competitor |
| 127 | Werner Zeussel | 1941 | German actor and author (1941-2009) |
| 128 | Ilse Werner | 1921 | German actress |
| 129 | Werner Meyer-Eppler | 1913 | German physicist |
| 130 | Zack Werner | Canadian music executive | |
| 131 | Dan Werner | 1987 | American basketball player |
| 132 | Werner Sobotka | 1965 | Austrian actor |
| 133 | Werner Lierck | 1920 | German actor |
| 134 | Werner Michael Bahlsen | 1949 | |
| 135 | Werner Zimmer | 1936 | German television presenter and radio host |
| 136 | Werner Lorant | 1948 | German footballer and manager |
| 137 | Werner Pötschke | 1914 | SS officer |
| 138 | Werner Gegenbauer | 1950 | German entrepreneur |
| 139 | Werner Marcks | 1896 | German general and Knight's Cross recipient |
| 140 | Werner Kieser | 1940 | Swiss entrepreneur and author |
| 141 | Werner Koch | 1961 | German free software developer |
| 142 | Werner Rügemer | 1941 | German journalist and author |
| 143 | Werner Berg | 1904 | German painter |
| 144 | Werner Schinko | 1929 | German illustrator |
| 145 | Werner Stocker | 1955 | German actor |
| 146 | Werner Lieven | 1909 | German actor and voice actor |
| 147 | Götz Werner | 1944 | German businessman and Basic income advocate |
| 148 | Emmy Werner | 1929 | American psychologist |
| 149 | Werner Sauber | 1947 | Swiss photographer |
| 150 | Werner Janssen | 1899 | American conductor |
| 151 | Werner Gruner | 1904 | German university teacher |
| 152 | Werner Bockelmann | 1907 | German politician |
| 153 | Werner Kogler | 1961 | Austrian politician |
| 154 | Werner Egk | 1901 | German composer |
| 155 | Werner Mummert | 1897 | German general |
| 156 | Werner Walter | 1957 | |
| 157 | Werner Pieper | 1948 | German publisher |
| 158 | Werner Eberlein | 1919 | German politician and translators and interpreters |
| 159 | Werner Keller | 1909 | German writer |
| 160 | Werner Metzen | 1945 | |
| 161 | Werner Breitschwerdt | 1927 | German engineer and entrepreneur |
| 162 | Gustav Werner | 1809 | German theologian and educationist |
| 163 | Werner von Janowski | 1904 | German spy |
| 164 | Marcus Werner | 1974 | German voice actor, author and writer |
| 165 | Werner Brandt | 1954 | |
| 166 | Roland Werner | 1957 | German translator and theologian |
| 167 | Marco Werner | 1966 | German motorsports driver |
| 168 | Werner Teske | 1942 | Stasi colonel, executed for treason |
| 169 | Werner Düttmann | 1921 | German architect |
| 170 | Werner Schnappauf | 1953 | German politician |
| 171 | Werner Bischof | 1916 | Swiss photographer and photojournalist |
| 172 | Werner Thomas | 1931 | Swiss musician |
| 173 | Werner Drechsler | 1923 | World War II German POW murdered by fellow POWs for informing |
| 174 | Werner Vögeli | 1930 | |
| 175 | Werner Wichtig | 1962 | German singer |
| 176 | Werner Biskup | 1942 | German association football player |
| 177 | Werner Zeyer | 1929 | German politician |
| 178 | Max Werner | 1953 | Dutch musician |
| 179 | Werner Catel | 1894 | German eugenicist |
| 180 | Werner Spies | 1937 | German art historian |
| 181 | Werner Grossmann | 1929 | German politician |
| 182 | Werner Kreipe | 1904 | German World War II Luftwaffe General der Flieger |
| 183 | Werner Kruger | 1985 | South African rugby union player |
| 184 | Werner O. Feißt | 1929 | German television presenter and journalist |
| 185 | Werner Fenchel | 1905 | German mathematician |
| 186 | Werner Felfe | 1928 | German politician |
| 187 | Werner Fasslabend | 1944 | Austrian politician |
| 188 | Werner Koller | 1942 | Übersetzungswissenschaftler |
| 189 | Werner Lotze | 1952 | German criminal |
| 190 | Werner Hinz | 1903 | Actor |
| 191 | Edward Werner | 1878 | Polish politician |
| 192 | Werner Hackmann | 1947 | |
| 193 | Werner Otto von Hentig | 1886 | German diplomat |
| 194 | Werner Buchholz | 1922 | American computer scientist |
| 195 | Werner Mauss | 1940 | German Private investigator, police consultant |
| 196 | Werner Flume | 1908 | German legal historian |
| 197 | Werner Seelenbinder | 1904 | German sportsman |
| 198 | Werner Mezger | 1951 | German germanist |
| 199 | Werner E. Reichardt | 1924 | German physicist and biologist |
| 200 | Johannes Werner | 1468 | German mathematician |