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Horner is an English and German surname that derives from the Middle English word for the occupation horner, meaning horn-worker or horn-maker, or even horn-blower.[1]
People
- Alison Horner (born 1966), British businesswoman
- Arthur Horner (disambiguation), several people
- Billy Horner (born 1942), English footballer and manager
- Bob Horner (born 1957), American baseball player
- Brigitta Horner (1632-1640), German child witch: see Witchcraft accusations against children
- Chris Horner (born 1971), American bicyclist
- Christopher C. Horner, American attorney and author
- Christian Horner (born 1973), team principal of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team
- Chuck Horner (born 1936), American General
- Constance Horner (born 1942), American public official and businesswoman
- Craig Horner (born 1983), Australian actor
- Cynthia Horner, American writer and magazine editor
- David Horner (born 1948), Australian military historian
- Francis Horner (1778–1817), Scottish politician and economist
- George William Horner (1849–1930), biblical scholar
- Geri Horner (born 1972), British singer
- Henry Horner (1879–1940), Illinois Governor
- James Horner (1953–2015), American film composer
- Jack Horner (disambiguation), the name of several persons
- Jocelyn Horner (1902–1940), English sculptor
- John Horner (disambiguation), the name of several persons
- Johann Caspar Horner (1734–1834), Swiss physicist and astronomer
- Johann Friedrich Horner (1831–1886), ophthalmologist, Horner's syndrome
- John Henry Horner(1927–2004), also known as Cactus Jack , Canadian rancher, politician, and cabinet minister
- Leonard Horner (1785–1864), Scottish geologist
- Norman Gerald Horner (1882–1954), English physician and medical editor
- Penelope Horner (born 1939), British actress
- Phil Horner (born 1966), English footballer
- Red Horner (1909–2005), Canadian hockey player
- Stephanie Horner (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
- Violet Horner, silent film actress
- William Horner (cricketer) (1830–1905), English cricketer
- William George Horner (1786–1837), British mathematician, the namesake of the Horner scheme
- Yvette Horner (1922–2018), French accordionist
References
- ↑ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 214.
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