Winkler (family name)

Origin and meaning

In Low German and Dutch, the designation angle for house corner was carried over to general store and so to Winkler , the small trader.

variants

Name bearer

A.

Adalbert Winkler (1857–1938), Austro-Hungarian monk priest, administrator and curator

Adolf Winkler (composer) (1938–2014), Austrian composer and conductor

Adolf Winkler (musician) (* 1939), Togolese jazz musician

Agathe Winkler (1925–2013), German actress and painter

Albert Winkler (architect) (1854–1901), German architect

Albert Winkler (entomologist) (1881–1945), Austrian company owner, entomologist , beetle collector and publisher

Albert Winkler (photographer) (1923–1978), Swiss photographer

Albert Winkler (historian) , American historian and archivist

Albert Winkler (artist) (* 1955), Austrian artist

Alberto Winkler (1932–1981), Italian rower

Alexander Winkler (1888–1961), Baltic German educator and librarian, see Theodor Ferdinand Alexander Winkler

Alexander Winkler (* 1992), German soccer player

Alfons Winkler (1891 – after 1954), Austrian internist, pulmonologist and clinic director

Alfred Winkler (entrepreneur) (1872–1945), German company founder

Alfred Winkler (General) (* 1926), German Lieutenant General of the Police

Alfred Winkler (skier) (* 1943), German Nordic combined athlete and ski jumper

Alfred Winkler (politician) (* 1946), German politician (SPD), Member of the State Baden-Württemberg

Alois Winkler (politician) (1838–1925), Austrian politician and Catholic priest

Alois Winkler (sculptor) (1848–1931), Austrian sculptor

Andrea Winkler (author) (* 1972), Austrian author

Andrea Winkler (artist) (* 1975), Swiss artist

Andreas Winkler (book printer) (1498–1575), German book printer and teacher

Andreas Winkler (painter) (1793–1832), Austrian painter

Andreas Winkler (lawyer) (1825–1916), Austrian lawyer and politician

Andreas Winkler (politician) , Austrian politician, member of the Salzburg state parliament

Andreas Winkler (architect) (* 1955), German architect

Andreas Winkler (racing driver) (* 1963), German racing driver

Andreas Winkler (violinist) (* 1964), German violinist, painter and sound artist

Andreas Winkler (neurologist) (* 1965), Austrian neurologist

Andreas Winkler (soccer player) (* 1969), German soccer player

Andreas Winkler (singer) (* 1971), Austrian opera singer

Andreas J. Winkler (* 1974), German musician, composer and lecturer

Angela Winkler (* 1944), German actress

Anna Löffler-Winkler (1890–1967), German painter and draftsman

Anne Winkler (* 1994), German cross-country skier

Anneliese Winkler (1907–1981), German hygienist and bacteriologist

Annette Winkler (* 1959), German manager

Anthony C. Winkler (1942-2015), Jamaican writer

Anton Winkler (1954–2016), German luge rider

Arnold Winkler (1882–1969), Austrian historian

Arthur Winkler (sculptor) (1865–1944), German merchant and sculptor

Arthur Winkler (Mayor) (1890–1944), German politician, Mayor of Engelsdorf near Leipzig

Arthur Winkler von Hermaden (1858–1934), Austrian field marshal lieutenant

Arthur Winkler-Hermaden (geologist) (1890–1963), Austrian geologist and university professor

Arthur Winkler-Hermaden (diplomat) (* 1965), Austrian diplomat

August Winkler (General) (1844–1921), Austrian Major General

August Winkler (art historian) (1861–1900), German art historian

August Winkler (architect) (? –2004), German architect

August Christian Winkler (1900–1961), German politician (center, CSU) and activist Catholic

August Fürchtegott Winkler (1770–1807), German metallurgist

August Heinrich Winkler (1724–1790), German printer

August Theodor Winkler (1773–1840), German doctor

B.

Benedikt Winkler (1579–1648), German lawyer
Bernd Winkler (painter) (* 1951), German painter and graphic artist
Bernd Winkler (* 1979), Austrian soccer player
Bernhard Winkler (cameraman) (* 1956), German cameraman and photographer
Bernhard Winkler (film editor) (* 1962), Swedish film editor
Bernhard Winkler (painter) (* 1964), Swiss painter and draftsman
Bernhard Winkler (soccer player) (* 1966), German soccer player and coach
Brigitta Seidler-Winkler (* 1936), German singer (soprano)
Bruno Winkler (historian) (* 1946), Austrian historian and museum curator
Bruno Seidler-Winkler (1880–1960), German conductor, pianist and arranger

C.

Carl Winkler (entrepreneur) (1877–1954), German-Swiss printer, entrepreneur and company founder
Carl Friedrich Winkler-Hagedorn (1897–?), German painter
Charles Winkler (architect) (born Karl Winkler ; 1834–1908), French architect
Charles Winkler (Director) , American film director and producer
Christian Winkler (Germanist) (1904–1988), German Germanist and speech scientist
Christian Winkler (ski jumping trainer) (* 1969), German ski jumping trainer
Christian Winkler (ice hockey trainer) (* 1972), German ice hockey trainer and manager
Christian Winkler (soccer player) (* 1973), Austrian soccer player
Christian Winkler (author) (* 1981), Austrian author and playwright
Christoph Winkler (painter) (* 1952), German painter, restorer and exhibition technician
Christoph Winkler (* 1967), German choreographer
Claus Winkler (politician) (1912–1971), German politician, mayor of Wedel
Claus Winkler (architect) (* 1929), German architect
Claus Winkler (* 1974), German graffiti artist, see Seak
Clemens Winkler (1838–1904), German chemist
Constantin Georg Alexander Winkler (1848–1900), Baltic German botanist
Cuno Winkler (1919–2003), German nuclear medicine specialist

D.

Daniel Winkler (physician) (1599–1658), German physician, physicus in Brieg and personal physician to the Elector of Brandenburg
Daniel Winkler (literary scholar) (* 1973), German-Austrian literary and film scholar
Daniel Winkler (soccer player) (* 1973), German soccer player
Daniel Winkler (presenter) (* 1981), Italian radio presenter and columnist
Daniel Winkler (climber) (* 1986), Swiss sport climber
Daniel Winkler (baseball player) (* 1990), American baseball player
Daniela Winkler (politician) (* 1980), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Daniela Winkler (comic artist) (* 1988), German comic artist
Danny Winkler (* 1973), German soccer player
Dario Winkler (* 1997), Austrian ice hockey player
David Winkler (Director) , American film producer and director
David Winkler (composer) (born 1948), American composer
David Winkler (ski jumper) (* 1989), German ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete
David W. Winkler (* 1955), American ornithologist
Debby Winkler (1959–2011), American show jumper
Dieter Winkler (* 1956), German writer
Dietmar W. Winkler (* 1963), Austrian theologian

E.

Eberhard Winkler (theologian) (* 1933), German theologian
Eberhard Winkler (soccer player) (* 1939), German soccer player
Eberhard Winkler (philologist) (* 1955), German Finnougrist
Eduard Winkler (1799–1862), German botanist
Eduard Winkler (artist) (1884–1978), German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
Eike-Meinrad Winkler (1948–1994), Austrian anthropologist
Emil Winkler (1835–1888), German engineer
Emil Winkler (Romanist) (1891–1942), Austrian Romanist
Erhart Winkler (1921–2005), Austrian economist and geographer
Erich Winkler (* 1968), German disabled cyclist
Ernst Winkler (painter) (1877–?), German painter
Ernst Winkler , known as the gold fountain pen king (1886–1974), Viennese impostor and city original
Ernst Winkler (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player
Ernst Winkler (politician) (1899–1976), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Ernst Winkler (geographer) (1907–1987), Swiss geographer
Ernst Winkler (ski racer) (* 1955), Austrian ski racer
Eugen Gottlob Winkler (1912–1936), German essayist

F.

Federico Winkler (1942–2013), Swiss artist
Felix Cantlivres-von Winkler , real name of Adolphe Villemart (1867–1927), Swiss writer
Ferdinand Winkler (1870–1936), Austrian dermatologist and hematologist
Frank Winkler (* 1962), German volleyball player
Franz Winkler (entomologist) (1861–1927), Austrian hospital director and insect researcher (beetle collector)
Franz Winkler (painter, 1887) (1887–1945), Austrian painter
Franz Winkler (1890–1945), Austrian politician (Landbund)
Franz Winkler (painter, 1899) (1899–1947), German painter and wood carver
Franz Winkler (musician) (1906–1962), Austrian composer and musician
Franz Winkler (mathematician) (* 1955), Austrian mathematician and university professor
Franz Winkler von Forazest (1791–1860), Austrian merchant and manufacturer
Friedrich Winkler (art historian) (1888–1965), German art historian
Friedrich Winkler (medic) ( Friedrich Wolfgang Winkler , also Wolfgang Friedrich Winkler ; 1890–1972), German medic
Friedrich Winkler (resistance fighter) (1902–1943), Austrian railway official and resistance fighter
Fritz Winkler (chemist) (1888–1950), German chemist
Fritz Winkler (publisher) (1889 – after 1968), German newspaper publisher
Fritz Winkler (painter) (1894–1964), German painter
Fritz Winkler (local history researcher) (1931–2019), Austrian pedagogue and local history researcher

G

Gabriele Winkler (actress) (stage name Gabriele Klerwin ; 1880–1914), German singer and actress

Gabriele Winkler (* 1940), German liturgist

Georg Winkler (mountaineer) (1869–1888), German alpinist

Georg Winkler (sculptor) (1910–2002), German sculptor and restorer

Georg Winkler (composer) (* 1930), Austrian music teacher and composer of German origin

Georg Carl Winkler (1902–1989), German pianist, conductor and composer

Georg Friedrich Winkler (1772–1829), German theater painter, see George Friedrich Winckler

Georg Hellmuth Winkler (1899–1983), German architect

Georg Johann Winkler von Brückenbrandt (1776–1853), Austrian mathematician and forester

Gerd Winkler (director) (1929–1978), German author and director

Gerhard Winkler (architect) (1898–1975), German architect

Gerhard Winkler (composer) (1906–1977), German composer

Gerhard Winkler (art historian) (1921–2001), director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig

Gerhard Winkler (agricultural economist) (* 1924), German agricultural economist

Gerhard Winkler (epigraphist) (1935–2012), Austrian ancient historian, epigraphist and classical philologist

Gerhard Winkler (painter) (* 1939), Austrian painter

Gerhard Winkler (mathematician) (1946–2014), German biomathematist and university lecturer

Gerhard Winkler (biathlete) ( Gerd ; * 1951), German biathlete

Gerhard Winkler (soccer player) (* 1963), Austrian soccer player

Gerhard Bernhard Winkler (* 1931), Austrian Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian and church historian

Gerhard J. Winkler (1956–2012), Austrian musicologist

Geri Winkler ( Gerhard Winkler , * 1956), Austrian mountaineer and adventurer

Gert Winkler (1942–2016), Austrian director

Gertrud Nunner-Winkler (* 1941), German psychologist and sociologist

Gottfried Winkler (* 1956), Austrian trade union official

Gunnar Winkler (1931–2019), German social scientist

Gunnar Winkler (football player) (* 1974), German American football player

Günter Winkler (* 1969), Austrian cameraman

Günther Winkler (painter, 1923) (1923–2006), German painter

Günther Winkler (* 1929), Austrian lawyer

Günther Winkler (painter, 1946) (1946–2011), Austrian painter and musician

Gustav Winkler (textile manufacturer) (1867–1954), German textile industrialist

Gustav Winkler (architect) (1872–1947), German architect

Gustav Winkler (designer) , German vehicle designer , see Winkler (car brand)

Gustav Winkler (engineer) (* 1940), German engineer and designer

Gustav Georg Winkler (1820-1896), German geologist

H

Hal Winkler (1892–1956), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper

Hans Winkler (botanist) (1877–1945), German botanist

Hans Winkler (racing driver) (1898–1936), German motorcycle racing driver
Hans Winkler (bobsleigh driver) , German bobsleigh driver
Hans Winkler (resistance fighter) (1906–1987), judicial officer, resistance fighter against National Socialism
Hans Winkler (painter) (1919–2000), German painter
Hans Winkler (poet) (* 1933), German architect, entrepreneur and poet
Hans Winkler (pharmacologist) (* 1939), Austrian pharmacologist and university professor
Hans Winkler (diplomat) (* 1945), Austrian diplomat
Hans Winkler (ornithologist) (* 1945), Austrian ornithologist
Hans Winkler-Dentz , artist name of Johann Ferdinand Winkler (1884–1952), German painter and draftsman
Hans Alexander Winkler (1900–1945), German orientalist
Hans Günter Winkler (1926–2018), German show jumper
Hans-Günther Winkler (* 1965), German photographer
Hans-Heinrich Winkler (* 1954), German luge rider
Hans Hs Winkler (* 1955), German artist
Hans-Joachim Winkler (1928–1995), German trade unionist (FDGB) and politician (SED)
Harald Winkler (* 1962), Austrian bobsledder
Hartmut Winkler (* 1953), German media scientist
Heino Winkler (1912–1964), German actor
Heinrich Winkler (linguist) (1848–1930), German linguist
Heinrich Winkler (architect) , German architect
Heinrich Winkler (theologian) (1895–1981), German theologian and religious educator
Heinrich Winkler (General) (1929–2019), German major general
Heinrich August Winkler (* 1938), German historian
Heinrich Johann Winkler (1798–1864), Baltic German teacher, school inspector, landowner and book collector
Heinz Winkler (politician) (1910-1958), German politician (GDR CDU)
Heinz Winkler (cook) (* 1949), German cook
Hellmuth Winkler (1906–1970), German gynecologist and university professor
Helmut Winkler (1900–1983), German entrepreneur
Helmut Winkler (biologist) (* 1950), German biologist
Helmut GF Winkler (1915–1980), German mineralogist
Henry Winkler (* 1945), American actor
Herbert Winkler (1896–1946), German psychologist
Hermann Winkler (soldier) (1888–1946), German lieutenant general
Hermann Winkler (singer) (1924–2009), German singer
Hermann Winkler (politician) (* 1963), German politician (CDU)
Hermann Erich Winkler (1738–1793), German clergyman
Herta Winkler (1917–2003), Austrian politician
Horst Winkler (* 1922), German politician (NDPD)
Hubert Winkler (1875–1941), German botanist and university professor

I.

Immanuel Winkler (1886–1932), German pastor and author
Ingrid Winkler (* 1958), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Iris Winkler (musicologist, 1964) (* 1964), German musicologist and university professor
Iris Winkler (Germanist) (* 1968), German Germanist and university professor for didactics of German literature
Iris Winkler (musicologist, 1969) (* 1969), German musicologist, assistant director, music theater teacher and author
Irwin Winkler (* 1931), American film producer and director
Iuliu Winkler (* 1964), Romanian politician of the Hungarian minority (UDMR)

J

Jacob Winkler Prins (1849–1904), Dutch writer
Jakob Winkler (theologian) (1864–1944), Swiss theologian and politician
Jakob Winkler (SS member) (1892–1948), German SS Obersturmführer
Jenny Winkler (* 1979), German actress
Joachim Winkler (* 1951), German sociologist and historian
Joey Grit Winkler (* 1975), German presenter and journalist
Johan Winkler (1898–1986), Dutch journalist and author
Johann Winkler (painter) (1795– ??), Austrian painter
Johann Winkler (politician, 1805) (1805–1863), Swiss lawyer and politician
Johann Winkler (politician, 1817) (1817–1887), German politician, MdL Bavaria
Johann Winkler (politician, 1845) (1845–1918), Swiss lawyer, federal judge and politician
Johann Winkler (librarian) (* 1946), Austrian librarian
Johann Baptist Winkler (1866– ??), German choir director
Johann Ferdinand Winkler (stage name Hans Winkler-Dentz ; 1884–1952), German painter and draftsman
Johann Heinrich Winkler (1703–1770), German philosopher, philologist and natural scientist, see Johann Heinrich Winckler
Johann Jakob Winkler (1831–1893), Swiss arithmetic artist
Johannes Winkler (physician) (1874–1958), German doctor, missionary and ethnologist
Johannes Winkler (space engineer) (1897–1947), German space engineer
Johannes Winkler (conductor) (1950–1989), German conductor
John J. Winkler (1943–1990), American classical philologist
Josef Winkler (theologian) (1826–1903), Austrian theologian
Josef Winkler (politician, Salzburg) , Austrian postmaster and politician, member of the Salzburg state parliament
Josef Winkler (soccer coach) (also Csibi Winkler ), Hungarian soccer coach
Josef Winkler (painter) (* 1925), Austrian painter
Josef Winkler (politician, 1950) (* 1950), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
Josef Winkler (author) (* 1953), Austrian writer
Josef Winkler (music journalist) (* 1972), German music journalist
Josef Winkler (politician, 1974) (* 1974), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
Josef R. Winkler ( Josef Rudolf Winkler ; 1930–1993), Czech entomologist
Joseph Winkler (stonemason) (1665–1748), Austrian stonemason
Joseph Winkler (theologian) (1809–1886), Swiss theologian and canon lawyer
Joseph Winkler (painter) (1839–1877), German painter
József Winkler (1905–1981), Hungarian clergyman
Julius von Winkler († 1806), Austrian major general
Julius Winkler (1855–1938), Austrian violinist and music writer
Jürgen Winkler (mountaineer) (* 1940), German mountaineer and photographer
Jürgen Winkler (neurologist) (* 1958), German neurologist, neurobiologist and university professor
Jürgen Winkler (athlete) (* 1959), German pole vaulter
Jürgen R. Winkler (* 1955), German political scientist
Juri Winkler (* 2003), German actor

K

Karl Winkler (painter, 1827) (1827–1874), German painter and graphic artist
Karl Winkler (entrepreneur) (1845–1900), German entrepreneur in St. Petersburg
Karl Winkler (Austrian politician, I) , Austrian politician, MdL Carinthia
Karl Winkler (police officer) (1884–1965), German police officer
Karl Winkler (local researcher) (1891–1961), German local researcher, literary historian and teacher
Karl Winkler (soccer player) (1899-1960), German soccer player and coach
Karl Winkler (composer) (1899–1964), Austrian conductor and composer
Karl Winkler (Austrian politician, II) , Austrian politician
Karl Winkler (politician, 1909) (1909–1982), German politician (FDP), MdL Bavaria
Karl von Winkler (1912–1988), Austrian entrepreneur, see Karl von Winckler
Karl Winkler (teacher) (* 1939), Austrian teacher for special schools
Karl Winkler (lawyer) (* 1941), German lawyer and author
Karl Winkler (painter, 1970) (* 1970), Austrian painter
Karl Alexander von Winkler (1860–1911), Baltic German painter
Karl Gottfried Theodor Winkler , real name of Theodor Hell (1775-1856), German writer and publicist
Karl Gottlieb von Winkler (1722–1790), German lawyer, see Carl Gottfried von Winckler
Karl-Heinz Winkler (* 1948), German politician (PRO)
Karl-Ulrich Winkler ( Kalle Winkler ; 1960–1994), German songwriter
Karl Wilhelm Winkler (1842–1910), German astronomer
Katharina Winkler (* 1979), Austrian author
Kati Winkler (* 1974), German figure skater
Kay Winkler (* 1956), German sculptor and installation artist
Klaus Winkler (theologian) (1934–2000), German Protestant theologian and training analyst
Klaus Winkler (soccer player) (1949–1985), German soccer player
Konrad Winkler (* 1955), German Nordic combined athlete
Kurt Winkler (historian) (* 1956), German historian, curator and museum director
Kurt Alexander Winkler (1794–1862), German metallurgist
Kurt Winkler (soccer coach)

L.

Lajos Winkler ( Ludwig Wilhelm Winkler ; 1863–1939), Hungarian chemist
Laura Winkler (* 1988), Austrian jazz singer and composer
Lisa Barthel-Winkler (1893–1966), German writer
Ljiljana Winkler (* 1981), opera singer (soprano)
Lorenz Winkler-Horaček (* 1963), German classical archaeologist
Lothar Winkler (1933–2014), German civil engineer, water management expert and local researcher
Ludwig Winkler (writer) (1826–1883), German manufacturer and writer
Ludwig Winkler (pharmacist) (1873–1935), Austrian pharmacist and pharmacy historian
Ludwig Winkler (politician) (* 1937), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Ludwig Wilhelm Winkler (1863–1939), Hungarian chemist, see Lajos Winkler

M.

Madeline Winkler-Betzendahl (1899–1995), German photographer
Malte Ristau-Winkler (* 1952), German ministerial official (SPD)
Manfred Winkler (1922–2014), Israeli writer
Manuela Söller-Winkler (* 1961), German Ministerial Officer and State Secretary (Schleswig-Holstein)
Maria Elikowska-Winkler (* 1951), Sorbian teacher and journalist
Markus Winkler (philologist) (* 1955), German linguist and literary scholar and university professor
Markus Winkler (baseball player) (* 1981), German baseball player and trainer
Markus Winkler (referee) (* 1981), Austrian football referee
Markus Maria Winkler (* 1975), German actor and singer
Martin Winkler (politician) (1885–1959), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
Martin Winkler (author) (* 1965), German medic and writer
Martin Winkler (singer) (* 1968), Austrian opera singer (bass baritone)
Martin Winkler (presenter) (* 1980), German sports journalist and television presenter
Martin Eduard Winkler (1893–1982), German historian
Martina Winkler (* 1970), German modern historian and university lecturer
Matthias Winkler (1682–1753), Austrian stonemason
Max Winkler (philologist) (1866–1930), American Germanist and university lecturer of Austro-Hungarian origin
Max Winkler (politician, 1875) (1875–1961), German politician (DDP, NSDAP) and Reich official
Max Winkler (politician, 1876) (1876–1946), German politician (SPD), MdL Saxony
Max Winkler (Director) (* 1983), American television director, screenwriter and actor
Max Joseph Winkler (1810–1884), German composer and choir director
Micha Winkler (* 1958), German freelance photographer
Michael Winkler (publisher) (1878–1965), German stenographer and publisher
Michael Winkler (educator) (* 1953), German educator and university lecturer
Michael Winkler (columnist) (* 1957), German columnist and author
Michael-Christfried Winkler (* 1946), German organist, conductor and university lecturer
Monika Winkler (* 1962), German journalist and politician (AfD)

O

Olof Winkler (1843–1895), German landscape painter and illustrator
Oskar Winkler (entrepreneur) ( OWI ; 1894–1959), German entrepreneur
Oskar Winkler (architect) (1909–1970), Slovak architect
Othmar Winkler (1907–1999), Italian painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Otto Winkler (1885–1960), German sculptor
Otto Winkler (conductor) (1908–1988), German conductor and general music director
Otto Winkler Sky (* 1954), Austrian painter

P

PW Gabriel Winkler (* 1935), German graphic artist and sculptor
Paul Winkler (writer) (also Paul Winckler ; 1630–1686), German lawyer and writer
Paul Winkler (publisher) (1898–1982), French author and publisher
Paul Winkler (educator) (1901–1985), Swiss educator and local researcher
Paul Winkler (soccer player) (1913–1994), German soccer player
Paul Winkler (filmmaker) (* 1939), German-Australian filmmaker
Paul Winkler (physicist) (* 1975), Austrian physicist
Paul Winkler-Leers (1877 – after 1961), German painter and graphic artist
Paul G. Winkler (1904 – after 1981), German painter and graphic artist
Paula Winkler (* 1980), German photographer
Peter Winkler (politician) (1873–1934), German politician, MdL Bavaria
Peter Winkler (composer) (* 1936), German conductor and composer
Peter Winkler (meteorologist) (* 1941), meteorologist and science historian
Peter Winkler (musicologist) (* 1943), American musicologist and composer
Peter Winkler (mathematician) (* 1946), American mathematician
Peter Winkler (soccer player) (* 1947), German soccer player
Peter Winkler (painter, 1949) (* 1949), Austrian painter and graphic artist
Peter Winkler (journalist) (* 1956), Swiss journalist
Peter Winkler (psychologist) (* 1963), German psychologist and author
Peter Winkler (communication scientist) (* 1981), Austrian communication scientist and university professor
Peter Winkler (painter, II) , Swiss painter
Peter Winkler von Mohrenfels (* 1943), German lawyer
Peter Winkler-Payot (* 1968), Swiss comedian and humorist, member of Lapsus (comedian duo)
Peter Alois Winkler (* 1956), Italian neurosurgeon and university professor
Peter L. Winkler (* 1956), American biographer and film historian
Peter Paul Winkler (1912–1993), German musician and composer
Philipp Winkler (politician) (1875–1962), German lawyer and politician (NLP)
Philipp Winkler (writer) (* 1986), German writer

R.

Rainer Winkler (1940–2016), German doctor and book author
Ralf Winkler (author) (1915–2009), Swiss writer and peace activist
Ralf Winkler (set designer) (1936–2009), German set and costume designer
Ralf Winkler, real name of AR Penck (1939–2017), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Reiner Winkler (* 1961), German manager
Reinhard Winkler (* 1965), Austrian photographer
Richard Winkler (publisher) (1849–1937), German newspaper publisher
Richard Winkler (entrepreneur) (1898–1972), German entrepreneur and inventor
Richard Winkler (writer) , writer
Richard Winkler (musician) , musician
Robert Winkler (engineer) (1861–1922), Swiss engineer
Robert Winkler (architect, 1878) (1878–1926), German architect
Robert Winkler (architect, 1898) (1898–1973), Swiss architect
Robert Winkler (producer) (* 1966), Austrian cameraman and film producer
Robert Winkler (soccer player) (1968-2017), Austrian soccer player
Robert Winkler (freestyle skier) (* 1991), Austrian freestyle skier
Roland Winkler (1939–1995), German painter
Rolf Winkler (illustrator) (1884–1942), Austrian illustrator, graphic artist and etcher
Rolf Winkler (sculptor) (1930–2001), German sculptor and graphic artist
Rolf Dieter Winkler (* 1942), German cultural worker, regional historian, author and editor
Ron Winkler (* 1973), German writer
Ronny Winkler (* 1971), German figure skater
Rudolf Winkler (clergyman) (1855–1917), German Protestant pastor and local researcher
Rudolf Winkler (pianist) (1889–1970), German pianist
Rudolf Winkler (politician, 1920) (1920–1977), German politician (CDU)
Rudolf Winkler (civil servant) (1927–2007), German local politician, town planning director and founder of the foundation
Rudolf Winkler (politician, 1955) (* 1955), Swiss politician (BDP)
Rudolf Winkler (mushroom expert) (* 1959), Swiss teacher and mushroom expert

S.

Scott Winkler (1990-2013), Norwegian ice hockey player
Sebastian Winkler (actor, 1978) (* 1978), German actor
Sebastian Winkler (actor, 1982) (* 1982), German actor
Sebastian Winkler (moderator) (* 1982), German moderator and voice actor
Sieglinde Winkler (* 1966), Austrian ski racer
Stefan Winkler (geographer) (* 1966), German geographer and university professor
Stefan Winkler (* 1968), German painter
Steffen Winkler (* 1952), German ethnographer and museologist
Stephan Winkler (painter) (* 1961), German painter
Stephan Winkler (* 1967), German composer

T

Theodor Winkler (musician) (1834–1905), German flautist and composer
Theodor Winkler (journalist) (1844–1895), German journalist and writer
Theodor Ferdinand Alexander Winkler (1888–1961), German-Baltic pedagogue
Theodor H. Winkler ( Theodor Heinrich Winkler ; * 1951), Swiss diplomat
Therese Winkler ( Winkler-Messerer ; 1824–1907), German teacher and writer ( works together with her husband Ludwig Winkler (writer) under the pseudonym Th. Messerer )
Thomas Winkler (screenwriter) (* 1972), German screenwriter
Thomas Winkler (ice hockey player) (* 1998), Austrian ice hockey player
Thomas Winkler (soccer player) (* 1984), Austrian soccer player
Thomas Winkler (politician) , Mayor of Mörfelden-Walldorf since July 2019
Thomas Laszlo Winkler (* 1985), Swiss singer
Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (1822–1897), Dutch naturalist and zoologist
Tim Winkler (* 1986), Danish handball player

U

Udo Winkler (* 1949), German painter and art theorist
Ulrich Winkler (theologian) (* 1961), Austrian theologian and religious scholar
Ulrich Winkler (soccer player) (* 1985), Austrian soccer player

V

Volker Winkler (politician) (* 1945), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
Volker Winkler (cyclist) (* 1957), German racing cyclist
Volkmar Winkler (politician, 1929) (1929–1980), German politician (SED)
Volkmar Winkler (politician, 1959) (* 1959), German politician (SPD)

W.

Walfried Winkler (1904–1982), German motorcycle racing driver
Walter Winkler (racing driver, 1926) (1926–2010), German motorcycle racing driver and motorsport official

Walter Winkler (physicist) (1927–2015), Swiss physicist

Walter Winkler (entrepreneur) (* 1937), German company founder and inventor in the logistics sector

Walter Winkler (judge) (* 1942), German lawyer and judge

Walter Winkler (soccer player) (1943-2014), Polish soccer player

Walter Winkler (racing driver, 1948) (* 1948), Austrian motorcycle racing driver
Walter Theodor Winkler (1914–1984), German psychiatrist
Werner Winkler (chemist) (1913–1964), German chemist and politician (SED)
Werner Winkler (psychologist) (1924–2019), German traffic psychologist
Werner Winkler (theater director) (* 1950), German author, director and actor
Werner Winkler (author) (* 1964), German author, consultant and calligrapher
Werner Winkler (soccer player) (* 1964), Austrian soccer player
Wilfried Winkler (* 1948), Swiss geologist and professor for sedimentology
Wilhelm Winkler (teacher) (1842–1927), German teacher and historian
Wilhelm Winkler (painter) (1882–1964), German painter
Wilhelm Winkler (statistician) (1884–1984), Austrian statistician
Wilhelm Winkler (musician) (1892–1973), Austrian cellist
Wilhelm Winkler (archivist) (1893–1958), German archivist, general director of the Bavarian State Archives
Wilhelm Winkler (politician) (1908-1993), German politician (CSU)
Wilibald Winkler (1933–2010), Polish politician (AWS) and voivode of Silesia
Willi Winkler (KPD) (1899–1938), German economist and party official (KPD)
Willi Winkler (soccer player) (1903-1967), German soccer player
Willi Winkler (author) (* 1957), German author and journalist
Willibald Winkler (1914–1984), German jazz musician and lecturer
Willy Winkler (1904–1986), German local researcher, poet, printer owner and museum founder
Woldemar Winkler (1902–2004), German painter, draftsman and sculptor
Wolfgang Winkler (District Administrator) (1902 – after 1945), German lawyer and district administrator
Wolfgang Winkler (District President) (1924–2005), German lawyer and District President
Wolfgang Winkler (musician) (* 1935), German jazz drummer
Wolfgang Winkler (luge) (* 1940), German luge rider
Wolfgang Winkler (actor) (1943-2019), German actor
Wolfgang Winkler (Intendant) (* 1945), Austrian Intendant, musician, editor and presenter
Wolfgang Winkler (tennis player) , German tennis player

Individual evidence

^ Friedrich Kluge: Etymological dictionary. de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1995, ISBN 3-11-012922-1 .