Winkler (surname)

Last updated March 22, 2025

Winkler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Albert J. Winkler (1894–1989), American professor of viticulture
Alberto Winkler (1932–1981) Italian rower and Olympian
Alexander Winkler (disambiguation), multiple people
Angela Winkler (born 1944), German actress
Angelina Virginia Winkler (1842–1911), American journalist, editor, magazine publisher
Anthony Winkler Prins (1817-1908), Dutch writer and encyclopedist
Austin John Winkler (born 1981), American singer-songwriter, former lead singer for Hinder
Ben Winkler (1902–1979), American sound engineer
Bernhard Winkler (born 1966), German footballer
Charles Winkler, American film director
Clemens Winkler (1838–1904), German chemist, discoverer of germanium
Clinton McKamy Winkler (1821–1882), American politician and Confederate soldier, namesake of Winkler County, Texas
Dan Winkler (born 1990), American baseball player
Emil Winkler (1835–1888), German engineer
Eric Winkler (1920–1995), Canadian politician
Eugen Gottlob Winkler (1912–1936), German essayist

Frank Winkler, American astronomer
Gerhard Winkler (disambiguation), multiple people
Gernot M. R. Winkler (1922-2016), time measurement specialist at USNO
Gus Winkler (1901-1933), American gangster and associate of Al Capone
Gustav Winkler (1867–1954), German industrialist
Hans Winkler (1877–1945), German botanist
Hans Günter Winkler (1926-2018), German show jumping rider
Hans-Heinrich Winkler, East German luger
Harald Winkler (born 1962), Austrian bobsledder
Harry Winkler (disambiguation), multiple people
Heinrich August Winkler (born 1938), German historian
Helmut Gustav Franz Winkler (1915–1980), German geologist
Henry Winkler (born 1945), American actor
Hermann Winkler (born 1963), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
Hubert Winkler (1875–1941), German botanist
Irwin Winkler (born 1931), American film producer and director
Jim Winkler (American football) (1927–2001), American footballer
Jim Winkler, leading member of the United Methodist Church
Joe Winkler (1922–2001), American football player
John E. Winkler (1941–2007), American author and photographer
John J. Winkler (1943-1990), American philologist and Benedictine monk
Johannes Winkler (1897–1947), German rocket pioneer
Johannes Winkler (composer), German film composer, multi-instrumentalist and music producer
Jonathan Reed Winkler (born 1975), American historian
Josef Winkler (disambiguation), multiple people

Kati Winkler (born 1974), German figure skater
Kenneth Winkler (born 1950), American philosopher
Konrad Winkler (skier) (born 1955), East German Nordic combined skier
Konrad Winkler (fencer) (1882–1962), Polish fencer
Lajos Winkler (1863–1939), Hungarian chemist, a.k.a. Ludwig Wilhelm Winkler, who developed Winkler titration
Malcolm Winkler, American biologist
Margaret J. Winkler (1895–1990), American animator
Margo Winkler (born 1930s), American actress
Mary Winkler (born 1973), American murderer
Matthew Winkler (disambiguation), multiple people
Max Winkler (1875–1961), German Reich Trustee and Reich Commissioner for German Cinema
Mel Winkler (1941–2020), American actor
Mike Winkler, American politician
Myra Carroll Winkler (1880-1963), American educator and politician

Paul Winkler (director) (born 1939), German film director active in Australia
Paul Winkler (publisher) (1898–1982), Jewish-Hungarian journalist, writer, publisher active in France
Paul Winkler (footballer) (1913–1996), German soccer player
Peter Winkler, American mathematician
Ralf Winkler (1939-2017), also known as A. R. Penck, German painter
Randy Winkler (born 1943), American football player
Rita Winkler, Canadian hydrologist
Ronny Winkler (born 1971), German figure skater
Rudy Winkler (born 1994), American Olympic track and field athlete
Scott Winkler, American Paralympic track and field athlete
Sieglinde Winkler (born 1966), Austrian alpine skier
Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (1822–1897), Dutch anatomist and paleontologist
Tobias Winkler (born 1978), German politician