Vilner

Vilner/Wilner is a German and Jewish surname meaning (in Yiddish) "from Wilna/Vilne" (). Alternative form: Vilensky/Wilenski. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alan M. Wilner (born 1937), American jurist * Eleanor Wilner (born 1937), American poet and editor * Chaim Vilner, a name Chaim Grade used in his semi-biographical works * Izrael Chaim Wilner (1917 - 1943), Jewish resistance fighter and participant in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. * Liron Vilner (born 1979), Israeli footballer * Max Wilner, (1895-1956) Yiddish Actor * Max R. Wilner, (1881-??), David Kessler's step-son. Involved in early Yiddish Theatre * Meir Vilner (1918–2003), Israeli politician * Robert F. Wilner (1889-1960), Suffragan Bishop of the Philippine Islands * Sheri Wilner (born 1969) American playwright * Thomas Wilner (born 1944), partner of Shearman & Sterling's International Trade and Global Relations Practice * Sidney (Sid) Wilner (born 1929) American actor of Yiddish Theatre * Yakov Vilner (1899–1931), Ukrainian chess player Provided by Wikipedia