Namesakes
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Werner Faymann 2008-2016 
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 medicine, 1 physics
(physics) Werner Heisenberg 1932
(medicine) Werner Forssmann 1956
(medicine) Werner Arber 1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
August Schellenberg (a.k.a. Werner) 1936-2013
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Werner Herzog 1942-
Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1945-1982
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor, 1 physicist
Werner von Siemens 1816-1892
Werner Heisenberg 1901-1976
Notable Writers:
1 playwright
Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1945-1982
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold, 1 silver
(silver) Harry Werner Storz 1928 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Werner Lueg 1952 1500 m
(gold) Werner Camichel 1972 bobsleigh
(bronze/silver) Werner Lampe 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Werner Obschernikat 1984 water polo
(bronze) Werner Günthör 1988 shot put
Romanian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Klaus Iohannis (a.k.a. Werner) 2014-