Family name Lightner (Lightner 
) , worldwide, is quite a common last name. The last name Lightner is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Sweden. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Canada, and Sweden.
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| Lightner | Germany, Canada, United States, Sweden, New Zealand |
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mary elizabeth rollins lightner US (b. 1818) |
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| adam mortimer lightner American artist (1815-1840) (b. 1815) |
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lightner henderson American civil engineer, US (b. 1866) |
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lightner witmer American psychologist (1867-1957), US (b. 1867) |
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winnie lightner actress (1899-1971), US (b. 1899) |
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| mahlon t. lightner American politician, US (b. 1854) |
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edwin allan lightner US embassy official and employee of the United States Department of State, US (b. 1907) |
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| calvin e. lightner American architect, building contractor, and mortician (b. 1877) |
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| milton c. lightner American politician – Minnesota -- "M.C." House 1921-30 (District 40); Senate 1931-54 (District 40), US (b. 1886) |
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| charley lightner American baseball player, US (b. 1892) |
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| theodore lightner American bridge player (1893-1981), US (b. 1893) |
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| joseph lightner American football player and coach (1900-1988), US (b. 1900) |
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| a. m. lightner American author of young adult science fiction; and non-fiction (1904-1988), US (b. 1904) |
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| clarence lightner American politician (1921-2002), US (b. 1921) |
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| gwendolyn rosetta capps lightner American gospel pianist, arranger, and choir director (b. 1925) |
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