Leitner is an Austrian and southern German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist
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Aloysius Leitner, United States Marine Corps
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Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher
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Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player
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Edward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838), German physician and botanist
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Erika Leitner, Italian luger
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Ferdinand Leitner (1912–1996), German conductor
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Franz Leitner (motorcyclist) (born 1968), Austrian motorcycle speedway rider
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Franz Leitner (politician) (1918–2005), Austrian politician
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Friedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economist
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Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
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Hias Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skier
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Jan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athlete
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Karl Leitner (born 1937), Austrian sprint canoer
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Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800–1890), Austrian writer
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Ludwig Leitner (1940–2013), West German alpine skier
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Miroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineer
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Moritz Leitner (born 1992), German footballer
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Patric Leitner (born 1977), German luger
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Sándor Leitner (1889–1972), Hungarian Jewish trader
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Sebastian Leitner (1919–1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author, inventor of the Leitner system using flashcards
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Tammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant
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Tarek Leitner (born 1972), Austrian news presenter
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Ted Leitner, American sportscaster
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Thea Leitner (1921–2016), Austrian writer
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Vladimir Leitner (born 1974), Slovak footballer
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Walter Leitner, German chemist
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Wolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman
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