Venier

Venier is a Venetian surname, derived from the Medieval name Venerius. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Andrea Venier, castellan of Scutari
 * Annibale Venier (born 1951), an Italian rower
 * Anton Venier, Austrian luger
 * Antonio Venier (c. 1330–1400), Doge of Venice
 * Cecilia Venier-Baffo (1525–1583), principal consort and later legal wife of Sultan Selim II (supposed Jewish, Greek, Venetian)
 * Francesco Venier, Doge of Venice
 * Giacopo Antonio Venier (died 1400), Doge of Venice, called the Cardinal of Cuenca
 * Giacopo Venier (1422–1479), Italian cardinal
 * Glauco Venier (born 1963), Italian jazz pianist and composer
 * Jean-Baptiste Venier (18th-century), French violinist and music publisher
 * Mara Venier (born 1950), Italian actress and television presenter
 * Marco Venier, Lord of Cerigo (died 1311), Lord of Cerigo
 * Marco Venier, Marquess of Cerigo
 * Marie Dorion Venier Toupin (ca. 1786–1850), explorer, the only female member of the Pacific Fur Company to the Pacific Northwest in 1810
 * Marie Venier (c.1590–1627), French actress
 * Maurizio Venier (born 1994), South African
 * Nicolò Venier (ca. 1483–1530), Lord of Paros
 * Pietro Venier, Governor of Cerigo (died 1372), Governor of Cerigo
 * Sebastiano Venier (c. 1496–1578), Doge of Venice
 * Simone Venier (born 1984), Italian rower
 * Stephanie Venier (born 1993), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer
 * Zuan Francesco Venier (died 1518), Co-Lord of Cerigo

Other uses

 * House of Venier, a prominent family in the Republic of Venice
 * Casa Venier, a small Gothic-style palace in Campo Santa Maria Formosa, in the Sestiere of Castello, Venice, Italy
 * Palazzo Venier-Manfrin, a Baroque-style palace located facing the Cannaregio Canal in the sestiere of Cannaregio of Venice, Italy
 * Teatro Venier, prominent in the operatic life of Venice in the 18th and early 19th centuries.