Leitner is an Austrian and southern German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alan Leitner (born 1947), American artist
  • Alexandru Leitner, Romanian footballer
  • Aloysius Leitner, United States Marine Corps
  • Andreas Leitner (born 1994), Austrian footballer
  • Annelie Leitner (born 1996), Austrian footballer
  • Anton G. Leitner (born 1961), German writer and publisher
  • Ben-Zion Leitner (c. 1927–2012), Israeli soldier
  • Birgit Leitner (born 1981), Austrian former football player
  • Clemens Leitner (born 1998), Austrian ski jumper
  • Daniela Leitner, Austrian-American physicist
  • David Leitner, American chemist
  • Doc Leitner (1865–1937), American baseball player
  • Dummy Leitner (1872–1960), American baseball player
  • Edward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838), German physician and botanist
  • Erika Leitner, Italian luger
  • Ernst Leitner (1912–1951), Austrian hurdler
  • Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born 1943), Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher
  • Felix Leitner (born 1996), Austrian biathlete
  • Ferdinand Leitner (1912–1996), German conductor
  • Franz Leitner (disambiguation), various people
  • Friedrich Leitner (1874–1945), German economist
  • Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899), Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
  • Helga Leitner, Austrian geographer
  • Hermann Leitner (1927–2013), Austrian film editor and film director
  • Hias Leitner (born 1935), Austrian alpine skier
  • Jan Leitner (born 1953), Czech athlete
  • Joseph F. Leitner (1871–1930), American architect
  • Jürgen Leitner (born 1975), Austrian former footballer
  • Jurgen Leitner, fictional character in The Magnus Archives
  • Karin Leitner, Austrian flautist and composer
  • Karl Leitner (born 1937), Austrian sprint canoer
  • Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800–1890), Austrian writer
  • Karsten Leitner (born 1995), Canadian rugby union player
  • Kurt Leitner (1946–2018), Austrian football player and manager
  • Lisa Leitner (born 1995), Austrian slalom canoeist
  • Ludwig Leitner (1940–2013), West German alpine skier
  • Maria Leitner (1892–1942), Hungarian writer and journalist
  • Maria Leitner (ice hockey) (born 1981), Italian ice hockey player
  • Mario Leitner (born 1997), Austrian slalom canoeist
  • Matt Leitner (born 1990), American ice hockey player
  • Max Leitner (1958–2024), Italian criminal
  • Miroslav Leitner (born 1966), Slovak ski mountaineer
  • Moritz Leitner (born 1992), German footballer
  • Patric Leitner (born 1977), German luger
  • Patrik Leitner (born 2002), Slovak footballer
  • Paul Albert Leitner, Austrian photographer
  • Peter Leitner (born 1956), West German ski jumper
  • Reinhold Leitner (born 1966), Austrian butterfly swimmer
  • Sándor Leitner (1889–1972), Hungarian Jewish trader
  • Sebastian Leitner (1919–1989), Austrian-German science popularizer, journalist and author, inventor of the Leitner system using flashcards
  • Tammy Leitner (born 1972), U.S. journalist and reality television contestant
  • Tarek Leitner (born 1972), Austrian news presenter
  • Ted Leitner, American sportscaster
  • Thea Leitner (1921–2016), Austrian writer
  • Vladimir Leitner (born 1974), Slovak footballer
  • Walter Leitner (born 1963), German chemist
  • William Zachariah Leitner (1829–1888), American lawyer, state senator, Secretary of State, and Confederate officer
  • Wolfgang Leitner (born 1953), Austrian businessman

See also

  • Leitner Creek, a small tributary of the Upper Mississippi River
  • Leitner Ropeways, an Italian ropeway manufacturer