Brenner (family name)
Brenner is a family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Brenner (1800–1891), Austrian painter
- Adam Brenner , birth name of Adam Bomb (* 1963), American musician
- Adolf Brenner (1905–1996), Australian conductor, choirmaster, pianist and immigration officer of Austrian origin (1939 emigration)
- Adolph von Brenner-Felsach (1814–1883), Austrian diplomat
- Albert Brenner (architect) (1860–1938), Swiss architect
- Albert Brenner (production designer) (* 1926), American production designer
- Alexander Brenner (physician) (1859–1936), Austrian physician
- Alexander Brenner (diplomat) (1925–2015), German diplomat, chairman of the Berlin Jewish Community
- Alexander Brenner (architect) (* 1958), German architect
- Alfons Brenner (1889–1966), German politician (SPD)
- Alfred Brenner (hotelier) (1894–1985), German hotelier and functionary
- Alfred Brenner (playwright) (1916–2011), American playwright and screenwriter
- Andreas Brenner (* 1963), German-Swiss philosopher and university professor
- Anita Brenner (1905–1974), Mexican-American anthropologist, art critic, journalist and author
- Anthony Brenner (* 1959), German ice hockey player and coach of Canadian origin
- Anton Brenner (architect) (1896–1957), Austrian architect
- Anton Jakob Brenner (1738–1779), Austrian-German actor and writer
- August Brenner (1879–1946), Swiss politician
- August Rudolf Brenner (1821–1884), German doctor
- Axel Brenner (1889–1944), Austrian doctor and urologist
B.
- Barbara Brenner (1951–2013), American activist
- Bernd Brenner (* 1951), German painter, sculptor and writer
- Bernhard Brenner (1950–2017), German physiologist
- Birgit Brenner (* 1964), German artist
- Bror Brenner (1855–1923), Finnish sailor
C.
- Carl Brenner (1807–1864), German judge and politician
- Carmina Brenner (* 1957), German politician (CDU)
- Charles Brenner (1913–2008), American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- Christiane Brenner (* 1963), German historian
- Cody Brenner (* 1997), German-Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
D.
- Daniel Elias Brenner (* 1981), German composer
- David Brenner (comedian) (1936-2014), American comedian
- David Brenner (film editor) , American film editor
- David Brenner (politician) (* 1971), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Don J. Brenner (* 1936), American microbiologist
E.
- Eduard Brenner (archaeologist) (1877–1915), German prehistoric
- Eduard Brenner (Anglist) (1888–1970), German Anglist and politician
- Eduard Brenner (politician) (before 1916 – after 1919), German soldier and politician
- Erich Brenner (1930–1995), Austrian public educator, aquarist and director of the House of the Sea in Vienna
- Ernst Brenner (1856–1911), Swiss politician
- Ernst Brenner von Felsach (1865–1903), Austrian nobleman and fossil collector
- Eva Brenner (* 1976), German interior designer and presenter
- Ewald Brenner (* 1975), Austrian soccer player
F.
- Fabienne Brenner (* 1997), Swiss floorball player
- Felix Brenner (* 1987/1988), German American football player
- Franz Brenner (1863–1928), German manager in hard coal mining
- Franz Brenner (painter) (1873–1945), Austrian painter
- Frédéric Brenner (* 1959), French photographer
- Friedrich Brenner (architect) , German architect and builder
- Friedrich Brenner (theologian) (1784–1848), German theologian and dogmatist
- Friedrich Brenner (psychiatrist) (1809–1874), Swiss psychiatrist
- Friedrich Brenner (musician) ( Friedrich Christian August Brenner ; 1815–1898), German musician and composer
- Friedrich Brenner (sculptor) (* 1939), German sculptor and medalist
- Fritz Brenner (1877–1969), German doctor and pathologist
G
- Gerhard Brenner (1929–1981), German journalist and politician (CDU)
- Gerhart Brenner (1918–2006), German entrepreneur
- Günter Brenner (1928–2007), German lawyer and author
- Günther Brenner (* 1971), German actor
- Gustav von Brenner (1861–1916), German Ministerialrat and District President
H
- Hannelore Brenner (* 1963), German dressage rider
- Hannelore Brenner-Wonschick (* 1951), German author
- Hans Brenner , pseudonym of Hanny Brentano (1872–1940), Austrian publicist and writer
- Hans Brenner (swimmer) (1912– ??), Swiss swimmer
- Hans Brenner ( Johann Brenner ; 1938–1998), Austrian actor
- Hans-Dieter Brenner (* 1952), German banker
- Hans Georg Brenner (1903–1961), German writer
- Hans Leonhard Brenner (* 1943), German homeland researcher
- Hatto Brenner (* 1940), German entrepreneur
- Hedwig Brenner (1918–2017), Israeli lexicographer and writer of Austrian origin
- Heide Brenner (* 1956), German athlete
- Heinrich Brenner (sculptor) (1883–1960), German-Baltic painter and sculptor, member of the Chemnitz artist group
- Heinrich Brenner (resistance fighter) (1908–1986), German resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Heinrich Brenner (journalist) (1910–?), Also: Heinrich Maria Brenner , Austrian graphic artist, journalist and writer in Vienna
- Heinz Brenner (1924–2008), German resistance fighter
- Helmut Brenner (1957–2017), Austrian ethnomusicologist
- Henny Brenner (1924-2020), German writer
- Hermann Brenner (architect) (1899–1984), German architect
- Hermann Brenner (epidemiologist) (* 1958), German epidemiologist, aging researcher and university professor (German Cancer Research Center)
- Hildegard Brenner (* 1927), German literary scholar
- Holger Brenner (* 1966), German mathematician
- Howard Brenner (1929–2014), American chemical engineer
I.
- Ignatz Brenner von Felsach (1772–1849), Austrian orientalist
- Isabell Brenner (* 1980), German actress
J
- Jakob Brenner (* 1985), German conductor, composer and arranger
- János Brenner (clergyman) (1931–1957), Hungarian Roman Catholic priest and martyr
- János Brenner (urban planner) (* 1954), Hungarian-German urban planner
- Jean Brenner (1937–2009), French painter
- Joachim von Brenner-Felsach (1859–1927), Austrian photographer
- Johann Brenner (architect) (1815–1879), Austrian master builder
- Johann Brenner (1938–1998), Austrian actor, see Hans Brenner
- Johann Georg Brenner (1820–1890), German mill owner, member of the Hessian municipal council
- Johann Joachim Brenner (1815–1886), Swiss architect
- Johannes Brenner (bishop) (1578–1629), auxiliary bishop in Passau
- Johannes Brenner (soccer player) (1906–1975), Estonian soccer player
- Johannes Brenner (football player) (* 1983), German football player
- Johannes Brenner von Löwenstein (before 1483–1537), German nobleman and clergyman
- John Brenner (athlete) (born 1961), American athlete
- John Lewis Brenner (1832–1906), American politician
- Josef Brenner (sculptor) (1881–1952), German wood sculptor
- Josef Brenner (politician) (1899–1967), German politician
- Josef Chaim Brenner (1881–1921), Hebrew writer
- Joseph von Brenner (1807-1859), German physician
K
- Karl Brenner (architect) (before 1810–1864), German architect and builder
- Karl Brenner (actor) (* 1928), German actor and singer
- Karl Jakob Heinrich Brenner (also Karl-Heinrich Brenner ; 1895–1954), German military and police officer
- Karl Johann Brenner (1814–1883), Swiss lawyer and politician
- Katja Brenner (* 1973), German actress
- Klaus-Peter Brenner (* 1958), German ethnomusicologist and instrument expert
- Klaus Theo Brenner (* 1950), German architect
- Kurt Brenner (* 1935), German cultural mediator, Germanist and Romanist
L.
- Lenni Brenner (* 1937), American critic of Zionism
- Leo Brenner , pseudonym of Spiridon Gopčević (1855–1928), Austrian writer and astronomer
- Leo Brenner (painter) (* 1940), German painter
- Lisa Brenner (* 1974), American actress
- Ludwig von Brenner (1833–1902), German conductor and composer
- Ludwig Brenner (1904–1984), German wood model carver
M.
- Martin Brenner (also Prenner, 1548–1616), Austrian clergyman, Prince-Bishop of Seckau
- Martin Joseph Brenner (* 1986), Uruguayan-Austrian football player
- Matthias Brenner (* 1957), German actor
- Max Brenner (1907–1968), Swiss engineer and machine manufacturer
- Max Brenner (chemist) (1915–2011), Swiss chemist
- Michael Brenner (Impresario) (1952–2011), German music manager
- Michael Brenner (legal scholar) (* 1960), German legal scholar
- Michael Brenner (historian) (* 1964), German historian
- Michael P. Brenner (* 1968), American physicist
- Mireille Brenner (1939–2015), Senegalese administrative lawyer, see Mireille Ndiaye
- Monika Brenner (1946–2014), German artist
N
- Neil Brenner (* 1969), American urban researcher
O
- Oskar Brenner (1854–1920), German Germanist and professor at the University of Würzburg
- Otto Brenner (1907–1972), German trade unionist
P
- Paolo Brenner (* 1966), German heart surgeon
- Paul Brenner (metallurgist) (1897–1973), German metallurgist
- Paul Brenner (politician) (1905–1988), German lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Paul Brenner (director) (* 1988), German animation filmmaker
- Paul Adolf Brenner (1910–1967), Swiss poet
- Peter Brenner (* 1930), German theater director, opera director and translator
- Peter Brenner (civil engineer) (1937–2019), Swiss civil engineer, geologist and author
- Peter J. Brenner (* 1953), German specialist in German studies and archivist, director of the archive at the Technical University of Munich
- Philipp Brenner (1802–1870), German mill owner, member of the Electoral Hessian Estates Assembly
R.
- Reinhard Brenner (* 1944), German librarian
- Rich Brenner (1946–2012), American sports reporter
- Richard Brenner (1833–1874), German Africa explorer
- Robbie Brenner , American film producer
- Robert Brenner (mining engineer) (1862–1935), German mining engineer
- Robert Brenner (writer) (* 1931), Austrian writer and physicist
- Robert Brenner (businessman) (* 1944), German businessman and writer
- Robert Paul Brenner (* 1943), American historian and university professor
- Rudolf Brenner (1854–1927), German choir director and conductor
S.
- Sophia Brenner (1659–1730), Swedish writer
- Sydney Brenner (1927-2019), British biologist
T
- Thomas Brenner (* 1968), German economist and regional scientist
- Tobias Brenner (master builder) (1842–1912), South Tyrolean master builder
- Tobias Brenner (politician) (* 1961), German lawyer and politician (SPD)
U
- Ulli Brenner (* 1962), German DJ and music producer
- Ulrich Brenner (* 1946), German journalist
V
- Valerian Brenner (1652–1715), Austrian master builder
- Veronica Brenner (* 1974), Canadian freestyle skier
W.
- Walter Brenner (medic) (1908 – after 1965), German pediatrician and university professor
- Walter Brenner (* 1958), German business IT specialist
- Walter Brenner-Kruckenberg , pseudonym of Walther Blachetta (1891–1959), German writer, theater director and SS leader
- Walter Gustav Brenner (1899–1973), German engineer (agricultural engineering) and university professor
- Werner Brenner (* 1951), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Wilhelm Brenner (1929–2011), German hydraulic engineer
- Willus Brenner (1902–1984), German painter
- Wolfgang Brenner (* 1954), German journalist and writer
- Wolfgang Brenner (artist) (* 1956), German painter
Fictional people
- Simon Brenner , protagonist of the Brenner crime novels by Wolf Haas