Widener (surname)

Widener is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows:


 * Chris Widener (born 1963), American politician
 * Chris Widener (author) (born 1966), American author and motivational speaker
 * Christine Ourmières-Widener (born 1964), French businesswoman
 * Eleanor Elkins Widener (c. 1862–1937), American heiress
 * George Widener (born 1962), autistic savant
 * George Dunton Widener (1861–1912), American businessman who died in the sinking of the Titanic
 * H. Emory Widener, Jr. (1923–2007), American judge
 * Harry Elkins Widener (1885–1912), American book collector who died in the sinking of the Titanic
 * Jeff Widener (born 1956), American photographer
 * Joseph E. Widener (1871–1943), American art collector and founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
 * Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915), Philadelphia transit magnate
 * Peter Arrell Browne Widener II (1895–1948), American race horse breeder and owner
 * Taylor Widener (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Warren Widener (1938–2013), American politician