Kerner

Kerner is a surname. Notable people and organizations bearing this name include:

In literature:

• Elizabeth Kerner, fantasy author
• Justinus Kerner (1786–1862), a German lyric poet of the Swabian school

In politics:

• Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908–1976), Illinois Governor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Otto Kerner, Sr. (1884–1952), an Illinois Attorney General and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Kerner Commission, established in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the causes of race riots in the United States

In entertainment and media:

• Debby Kerner, American singer
• Nena (Gabriele Susanne Kerner), German singer who became famous with the New German Wave songs "Nur geträumt" and "99 Luftballons"
• Jordan Kerner, film producer
• KernerFX, a motion picture visual effects company
• Kerner Optical, special effects company
• Avnet–Kerner Productions, film production company
• Johannes B. Kerner, German television broadcaster

In sports:

• Jonathan Kerner, American basketball player
• Marlon Kerner, American football player

In science and mathematics:

• Boris Kerner, German physicist
• Durand–Kerner method, root-finding algorithm for solving polynomial equations in numerical analysis
• Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Austrian botanist

In other fields:

• Ian Kerner, American sex counselor

See also

• Kerner (grape), a variety of white grape
• Kerning, adjusting the spaces between typeset letters