Tanner is a surname which may refer to:
In the arts and entertainment:
- Alain Tanner (born 1929), Swiss film-maker
- Beatrice Stella Tanner (1865–1940), British actress known as Mrs. Patrick Campbell
- Erin Tanner (born 1985), American singer
- Gid Tanner (1885–1960), American fiddler
- Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), American painter
- James T. Tanner (1858 - 1915), English dramatist
- Libby Tanner (born 1970), Australian actress
- Marion Tanner (born 1929), American actress known as Marion Marshall
- Nick Tanner (actor), British comedian
- Paul Tanner (born 1917), American musician
- Robin Tanner (1904–1988), British artist
- Twila Tanner (born 1962), reality television contestant
- William Cunningham Deane-Tanner (1872–1922), American film director know as William Desmond Taylor
In works of fiction:
- Bill Tanner, from the James Bond series
- Elsie Tanner, from the British soap opera Coronation Street
- D.J. Tanner, from the television series Full House
- Danny Tanner, from the television series Full House
- Evan Michael Tanner, from the novels of Lawrence Block
- Michelle Tanner, from the television series Full House
- Officer Tanner, protagonist in the Driver video game series
- Stephanie Tanner, from the television series Full House
- Willie Tanner, from the television series ALF
In health and science:
- Adam Tanner (mathematician) (1572–1632), Austrian Jesuit mathematician and philosopher
- Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson (1864–1901), African-American physician
- Henry Schenck Tanner (1786–1858), American cartographer
- Joseph R. Tanner (born 1950), American astronaut
- James Mourilyan Tanner (born 1920), British pediatrician
- Zorica Pantic-Tanner (born c. 1951), engineer
In politics:
- Charles Albert Tanner (1887–1970), Canadian politician
- John Riley Tanner (1844–1901), former governor of Illinois
- John S. Tanner (born 1944), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
- Lindsay Tanner (born 1956), Australian politician
- Myra Tanner Weiss (1917–1997), American communist
- Väinö Tanner (1881–1966), Finnish Prime Minister
In religion:
- Conrad Tanner (1752–1825), Swiss abbot
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner (1938–2006) and (born 1941), American critics of the LDS (Mormon) Church
- Matthias Tanner (1630–1692), German Jesuit
- Nathan Eldon Tanner (1898–1982), Canadian politician & LDS (Mormon) leader
- Simon the Tanner (10th century), Coptic saint
- Thomas Tanner (bishop) (1674–1735), English bishop and antiquary
- Thomas Tanner (writer) (1630–1682), English clergyman and writer
In sports:
- Adam Tanner (footballer) (born 1972), English footballer
- Chuck Tanner (born 1929), American baseball manager
- Elaine Tanner (born 1951), Canadian swimmer
- Evan Tanner (born 1971), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Haydn Tanner (born 1917), Welsh rugby player
- Nick Tanner (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer
- Ray Tanner (born 1958), American baseball coach
- Roscoe Tanner (born 1951), American tennis player
- Troy Tanner (born 1963), American volleyball player
See also:
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