Horner
Horner can refer to:
- An English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin,[1] that derives from the Middle English word for the occupation horner, meaning either horn-worker, horn-maker, or even horn-blower.[2]
People
- Billy Horner (born 1942), English footballer and manager
- Bob Horner (born 1957), American professional baseball player
- Brigitta Horner (1632-1640), a German child witch see Witchcraft and children [3]
- 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
- Henry Horner (1879–1940), Illinois Governor
- James Horner (1953–2015), American composer of film scores
- Jack Horner (disambiguation), the name of several persons
- John Horner (disambiguation), the name of several persons
- Johann Caspar Horner (1734–1834), Swiss physicist and astronomer
- Johann Friedrich Horner (1831–1886), an ophthalmologist, the namesake of the Horner's syndrome
- John Henry Horner, also known as Cactus Jack (1927–2004), Canadian rancher, politician, and former cabinet minister
- Leonard Horner (1785–1864), Scottish geologist
- Phil Horner (born 1966), English footballer
- Red Horner (1909–2005), Canadian hockey player
- Stephanie Horner (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
- William George Horner (1786–1837), British mathematician, the namesake of the Horner scheme
- George William Horner (1849–1930), biblical scholar
Places
- Horner, Somerset, England
- River Horner also known as Horner Water, Somerset
- Horner Junior High School, a school in Fremont, California, of the United States
References
- ↑ http://www.houseofnames.com/horner-family-crest
- ↑ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 214.
- ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=QcZTcdaCKUMC&lpg=PA133&ots=R-t_e5BYwo&dq=brigitta%20horner%20witch&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q=brigitta%20horner%20witch&f=false
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