Leitner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artistAloysius Leitner, United States Marine CorpsAnton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisherDummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball playerEdward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838), German physician and botanistErika Leitner, Italian lugerFerdinand Leitner (1912–1996), German conductorFranz Leitner (politician) (1918–2005), Austrian politicianFranz Leitner (motorcyclist) (born 1968), Austrian motorcycle speedway riderFriedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economistGottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalistHias Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skierJan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athleteKarl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner (1800–1890), Austrian writerKarl Leitner (born 1937), Austrian sprint canoerLudwig Leitner (1940–2013), West German alpine skierMiroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineerMoritz Leitner (born 1992), German footballerPatric Leitner (born 1977), German lugerSebastian Leitner (1919–1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author, inventor of the Leitner system using flashcardsTammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestantThea Leitner (born 1921), Austrian writerTed Leitner, American sportscasterVladimir Leitner (born 1974), Slovak footballerWolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman