Steiner is a German surname (derived from Stein, meaning a stone). According to some sources, the surname has also English origins.
Notable people with this surname include:
Achim Steiner (born 1961), German expert in environmental politics
Anton Steiner (born 1958), Austrian former alpine skier
Ben Steiner (1921–1988), Major League Baseball player
Bryan Steiner (born 1979), American Musician
Cecil C. Steiner (1896–1989), American orthodontist
Charley Steiner (born 1949), American sportscaster
Christophe Steiner (born 1958), Monegasque politician.
Claude Steiner (born 1935), clinical psychologist and transactional analyst; author of A Warm Fuzzy Tale
Emil Steiner (born 1978), Washington Post journalist and author of the novel Drunk Driving
Endre Steiner (1901–1944), Hungarian chess player
Felix Steiner (1896–1966), German Waffen-SS officer
Ferdinand Steiner, gymnast from Bohemia
Franz Baermann Steiner (1909–1952), German/Czech anthropologist, polymath and poet
Fred Steiner (1923–2011), American composer
George Steiner (born 1929), literary critic
Gerolf Steiner (1908–2009), German zoologist
Gitta Steiner (1932–1990), American composer
Herman Steiner (1905–1955), American chess champion, organizer, and columnist
Herman G. Steiner (1897–1982), American college sports coach
Hillel Steiner, Canadian professor of Political Philosophy
Hugo Steiner, Swiss endocrinologist
Jakob Steiner (1796–1863), Swiss geometer and mathematician, cf. Steiner tree
John Steiner (born 1941), English actor
John Michael Steiner (1925-2014), Czech-American Sociologist and Holocaust researcher
Kilian von Steiner (1833–1903), German banker and industrialist
Lajos Steiner (1903–1975), Hungarian–born Australian chess master
Lewis Henry Steiner (1827–1892), United States physician and librarian
Matthias Steiner (born 1982), Austrian-German weightlifter
Max Steiner (1888–1971), Hollywood film composer
Maximilian Steiner (1839–1880), Austrian actor and theatre manager
Paul Steiner (born 1957), former German soccer player
Peter "Cool Man" Steiner (1917–2007), music-making Swiss advertising character
Ralph Steiner (1899–1986), American photographer
Red Steiner (1915–2001), Major League Baseball player
Richard C Steiner (born 1945), Professor of Semitics at Yeshiva University
Rick Steiner (born 1961), American professional wrestler
Robert Steiner (born 1973), Swedish footballer
Rolf Steiner (born 1933), German soldier of fortune
Roswitha Steiner (born 1963), former Austrian alpine skier
Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian philosopher, educator, and mystic, founder of anthroposophy
Scott Steiner (born 1962), American professional wrestler
Stjepan Steiner (1915–2006), Croatian physician, cardiologist and personal physician of Josip Broz Tito
Tito Steiner (born 1952), Argentine decathlete
Victor Steiner, Sr.
Walter Steiner (born 1951), Swiss ski jumper
William Steiner (born 1937), California politician and child advocate
Joshua Steiner (born ca. 1980), Colorado author in science fiction