Eisner ( , ) or Eissner is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Alexey Eisner (1905–1984), a Russian poet, translator and writer Ali Eisner (born 1973), a Canadian composer, director and photographer for children's television Bertold Eisner (1875–1956), Croatian law professor, pioneer of Croatian jurisprudence and writer Betty Grover Eisner (1915–2004), an American psychologist, pioneering researcher on LSD and psychedelic drugs Brian Eisner (born c. 1942), American tennis player and coach Breck Eisner, son of Michael Eisner and film director Bruce Eisner (1948–2013), pen name of Bruce Jay Ehrlich, American psychologist and author of the book Ecstasy: The MDMA Story Clara Eissner, see Clara Zetkin Curt Eisner (1890–1981), a German entomologist, specialised in snow butterflies David A. Eisner, British physiologist David Eisner (born 1958), Canadian actor Edward Eisner (1929–1987), Hungarian-born physicist Elliot W. Eisner, Professor of Art and Education at Stanford University Eric Eisner, son of Michael and film producer Eric Eisner (lawyer), former head of The Geffen Film Company Gilbert Eisner, American fencer Herbert Sigmund Eisner (1921–2011), British-German physicist and playwright Hubert Eisner (1897–date of death unknown), Austrian Nazi and became Kreisleiter of Voitsberg Ib Eisner (1925–2003), Danish artist Jacob Eisner (born 1947), Israeli basketball player Kurt Eisner (1867–1919), German-Jewish journalist, leader of the 1918 revolution in Bavaria Lotte H. Eisner (1896?–1983), German writer Maggie Eisner (1947–2022), British general practitioner Manuel Eisner, British academic and researcher on the history of interpersonal violence Mark Eisner, American prominent lawyer, tax expert, and politician Maria Eisner (1909–1991), Italian photographer Mary Eisner, American politician Michael Eisner, former head of The Walt Disney Company Pavel Eisner (or Paul Eisner; 1889–1958), Czech-German linguist and translator Philip Eisner, American screenwriter, author of the screenplay for the 1997 film Event Horizon Shiri Eisner, Israeli writer and activist Sigmund Eisner, Austrian entrepreneur Sigmund Eisner (academic) (1920–2012), American scholar of medieval literature Simon Eisner, Swedish philanthropist Sol Eisner, American soccer player Tanja Eisner (born 1980), Ukrainian and German mathematician Thomas Eisner, chemical ecologist and author of several books, including For the Love of Insects Will Eisner (1917–2005), comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Spirit