Hübner

Hübner is a Germanic surname, sometimes spelled Huebner or Hubner.

The name means an agricultural worker, a farmer, possibly and specifically one who worked a "hube", which was a piece of land roughly equivalent to the English measurement of a "hide", about 120 acres. The appearance of this surname is attributed to medieval feudal Germany.^[1]

Notable people with this surname include:

Academics

• Arthur Hübner, German philologist
• Chris Huebner, Canadian Mennonite theologian
• Emil Hübner (1834–1901), German classical scholar, son of Julius Hübner
• Franz Hübner (1846–1877), German entomologist
• Hans Hübner (1837-1884), German chemist
• Jacob Hübner, (1761–1826), German entomologist
• Johann Hübner (1668–1731), German geographer and scholar
• Karolina Hübner, American philosopher
• Robert Hübner (born 1948), German chess grandmaster and papyrologist
• Sabine Renate Hübner (born 1976), German professor of ancient history

Artists

• Julius Hübner (1806–1882), German painter, father of Emil Hübner
• Karl Hübner (1814–1879), German painter
• Mentor Huebner (1917–2001), American storyboard artist
• Ulrich Hübner (1872–1932), German painter

Military personnel

• Alfred Hübner (1891–?), German World War I flying ace
• Clarence R. Huebner, American lieutenant general
• Rudolf Hübner, German World War II general

Performers

• Bruno Hübner (1899–1983), Austrian actor
• Charly Hübner (born 1972), German actor
• Christian Hübner (born 1977), German opera bass
• Fritz Hübner (1933–2000), German opera bass
• Herbert Hübner (1889–1972), German actor
• Karin Hübner (1936-2005), German actress
• Ralf Hübner, German percussionist
• Zygmunt Hübner (1930-1989), Polish actor and director

Politicians

• Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy
• David Huebner, American lawyer and U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
• Johannes Hübner, Austrian politician
• John Hubner (1840–1920), American politician and real estate developer
• Jorge Hübner, Chilean politician
• Count Joseph Alexander Hübner (1811–1892), Austrian diplomat, real name Josef Hafenbredl

Sportspeople

• Andrea Hübner (born 1957), German swimmer
• Benjamin Hübner (born 1989), German football player
• Christopher Hübner, German footballer
• Dario Hübner, Italian footballer
• Florian Hübner, German footballer
• Frank Hübner (born 1950), German sailor
• Johan Hübner von Holst (1881–1945), Swedish sport shooter
• Michael Hübner (born 1959), German sprint track cyclist
• Ramon Menezes Hubner (born 1972), Brazilian footballer
• Rudi Hübner, German footballer
• Rudolf Hübner (athlete), Czech athlete
• Stefan Hübner (born 1975), German volleyball player
• Wolfgang Hübner, German weightlifter

Writers

• Andrew Huebner, American author
• Sara Hübner de Fresno, Chilean author

Others

• Berna Huebner, Filmmaker and Alzheimer's advocate
• George Huebner (1910–1996), American automotive engineer
• Martin Hübner (1723-1795), Danish jurist
• Robert Huebner (1924–1998), American physician

See also

• All pages with titles containing Hübner
• All pages with titles containing Huebner
• All pages with titles containing Hubner
• Hübener

References

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Hübner.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

This page was last edited on 27 December 2023, at 01:36