Tanner (surname)
Tanner may be a surname of either English, German or Finnish origin. The Anglo-saxon Tanner was an occupational surname while the German form, also spelled Danner, is likely topographic from German 'Tanne', meaning fir tree an 'Tann', a place name referring to this. In the Finnish language surname the word 'tanner' is a synonym for field or ground.
Arts and entertainment
- Alain Tanner (born 1929), Swiss film-maker
- Antwon Tanner (born 1975), American actor
- Beatrice Stella Tanner (1865–1940), British actress known as Mrs. Patrick Campbell
- Charles R. Tanner (1896–1974), American science fiction and fantasy author
- Dorothy Tanner, (born 1923), American artist
- Elmo Tanner (1904–1990), American whistler, bandleader, singer, and radio personality
- Erin Tanner (born 1985), American singer
- Franz Tanner, Swiss curler, World and European champion
- Gid Tanner (1885–1960), American fiddler
- Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), American painter
- James T. Tanner (1858–1915), English dramatist
- John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), British engraver, originally from Coburg in the Holy Roman Empire
- Jürg Tanner, Swiss curler, World and European champion
- Libby Tanner (born 1970), Australian actress
- Marion Tanner (born 1929), American actress known as Marion Marshall
- Nick Tanner (actor), British comedian
- Paul Tanner (1917-2013), American musician
- Robin Tanner (1904–1988), British artist
- Stella Tanner (1925-2012), British actress
- Twila Tanner (born 1962), reality television contestant
- William Cunningham Deane-Tanner (1872–1922), American film director known as William Desmond Taylor
Characters
- Bill Tanner, from the James Bond series
- Elsie Tanner, a character in Coronation Street British soap opera
- D.J. Tanner, a character in Full House television series
- Danny Tanner, a character in Full House television series
- Evan Michael Tanner, from the novels of Lawrence Block
- Dennis Tanner, a character in Coronation Street British soap opera
- John "Jack" Tanner, a lead character in the George Bernard Shaw play Man and Superman (1903)
- Michelle Tanner, a character in Full House television series
- Officer John Tanner, main protagonist in the Driver video games
- Stephanie Tanner, a character in Full House television series
- Thomas and Cyril Tanner, characters from "The Infernal Devices" series by Cassandra Clare
- Tanner family, a character in ALF television series
- Tanner, a title character in an episode of the Daniel Boone television series
- Eric Tanner, a main character in American Crime tv series season 2
Health and science
- Adam Tanner (mathematician) (1572–1632), Austrian Jesuit mathematician and philosopher
- Amy Tanner (1870–1956), American psychologist
- Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson (1864–1901), African-American physician
- Henry Schenck Tanner (1786–1858), American cartographer
- Joseph R. Tanner (born 1950), American astronaut
- James Mourilyan Tanner (1920–2010), British pediatrician
- Rosalind Tanner (1900-1992), German-English mathematician
- Väinö Tanner (1881–1948), Finnish geographer and diplomat
- Wilmer W. Tanner (1909–2011), American zoologist
- Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906), American naval officer, inventor, and oceanographer
- Zorica Pantic-Tanner (born c. 1951), engineer
Politics
- Charles Albert Tanner (1887–1970), Canadian politician
- Gloria Tanner (born 1935), American politician
- John Riley Tanner (1844–1901), American politician
- John S. Tanner (born 1944), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
- Klaudia Tanner (born 1970), Austrian politician
- Lindsay Tanner (born 1956), Australian politician
- Myra Tanner Weiss (1917–1997), American communist
- Nathan Eldon Tanner (1898–1982), Canadian politician
- Tazewell B. Tanner (1821-1881), American politician
- Väinö Tanner (1881–1966), Finnish Prime Minister
Religion
- J. Paul Tanner (b. 1950), professor and author in the field of Old Testament studies
- Conrad Tanner (1752–1825), Swiss abbot
- Jacob Tanner (1865–1964), Norwegian American Lutheran educator and author
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner (1938–2006 and born 1941), American critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Matthias Tanner (1630–1692), German Jesuit
- Nathan Eldon Tanner (1898–1982), Canadian politician & LDS leader
- Simon the Tanner (10th century), Coptic saint
- Thomas Tanner (bishop) (1674–1735), English bishop and antiquary
- Thomas Tanner (writer) (1630–1682), English clergyman and writer
Sports
- Adam Tanner (footballer) (born 1973), English footballer
- Chuck Tanner (born 1929), American baseball manager
- Elaine Tanner (born 1951), Canadian swimmer
- Evan Tanner (1971–2008), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Hamp Tanner (1927–2004), American football player
- Haydn Tanner (1917–2009), Welsh rugby player
- Lauri Tanner (1890–1950), Finnish gymnast and international footballer
- Nick Tanner (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer
- Ray Tanner (born 1958), American baseball coach
- Roscoe Tanner (born 1951), American tennis player
- Troy Tanner (born 1963), American volleyball player
Other
- Stephen J. Tanner, Canadian police officer
- Joseph Robson Tanner, English historian
See also
- Tanner (disambiguation)
- John Tanner (disambiguation)
- Thomas Tanner (disambiguation)
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