# Keener

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'''Keener''' or '''Keeners''' may refer to:

==People==
An English or Irish surname or an [anglicized](/source/Anglicisation) version of the German surname '''Kühner,''' which is derived from [Kühn](/source/K%C3%BChn_(surname)) and the Old German kühn (keen). Alternate spellings include '''Khner''', '''Kienar''', '''Kinar''', '''Kiener''', '''Keene''', '''Kunner''', '''Kenner''', '''Koener''', '''Crossman''' and other variants.

* [Brandon Keener](/source/Brandon_Keener) (born 1974), American actor
* [Catherine Keener](/source/Catherine_Keener) (born 1959), American actress
* [Craig S. Keener](/source/Craig_S._Keener) (born 1960), American professor at Asbury Theological Seminary
* [Dean Keener](/source/Dean_Keener) (born 1965), men's basketball coach for the James Madison University Dukes
* [Elmore Keener](/source/Elmore_Keener) (1935–1973),  co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League team
* [Emily Keener](/source/Emily_Keener) (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
* [Harry Keener](/source/Harry_Keener) (1871–1912), American baseball pitcher
* [Hazel Keener](/source/Hazel_Keener) (1904–1979), American film actress
* [James Keener](/source/James_Keener), American mathematician 
* [Jason LaRay Keener](/source/Jason_LaRay_Keener) (born 1985), American filmmaker
* [Jeff Keener](/source/Jeff_Keener) (born 1959), American baseball relief pitcher
* [Joe Keener](/source/Joe_Keener) (born 1953), American baseball pitcher
* [John Christian Keener](/source/John_Christian_Keener) (1819–1906), American Methodist bishop 
* [Stephen Keener](/source/Stephen_Keener) (1942–2022), voice actor on ''Transformers''

==Places==
* [Keener, Alabama](/source/Keener%2C_Alabama)
* [Keeners, Missouri](/source/Keeners%2C_Missouri)
* [Keener Cave, Missouri](/source/Keener_Cave%2C_Missouri)
* [Keener, North Carolina](/source/Keener%2C_North_Carolina)
* [Keener-Johnson Farm](/source/Keener-Johnson_Farm), historic house in Seymour, Tennessee
* [Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana](/source/Keener_Township%2C_Jasper_County%2C_Indiana)

==Other uses==
* Keener, [professional mourner](/source/professional_mourner) in Gaelic Irish tradition
* Keener, a primarily [Canadian English](/source/Canadian_English) term for an enthusiastic person

==See also==
* [Keening](/source/Keening), lamenting as by a keener
* [Keen (disambiguation)](/source/Keen_(disambiguation))
* [Kenner (disambiguation)](/source/Kenner_(disambiguation))

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