Wiener

Wiener is German for Viennese, but may also refer to:

A hot dog, from German "Wiener Würstchen", meaning "Viennese small sausage"
A US slang term for penis
A pejorative term used to describe a person who is notorious for acting foolishly

Wiener is the surname of:

Alexander S. Wiener (1907-76), leader in the fields of forensic medicine, serology, and immunogenetics
Alfred Wiener, German Jewish campaigner against Nazism and anti-semitism
- Wiener Library, London institute for the study of the Holocaust
Charles Wiener (1851-1919) was an Austrian-French scientist-explorer best known as the explorer who traveled extensively in Peru and came close to re-discovering Machu Picchu.
Great Wiener, The, character in the tale of the Ultimate Wiener, by author Eric Sweet
Hugo Wiener (1904-93), Austrian Jewish composer, singer, pianist, entertainer, and author
Jacques Wiener (1815-99), Belgian Jewish-Flemish engraver
Jamie Stern-Weiner, Israeli political journalist
Jean Wiener (born 1896), French pianist, composer
Leo Wiener (1862–1939) American historian, linguist, author, and translator of Lev Tolstoy's collected works.
Martin Wiener, U.S. political historian
Michael J. Wiener Canadian cryptologist
Norbert Wiener, American mathematician
- Wiener process, a mathematical model related to Brownian motion
  - Wiener equation
- Wiener filter
- Paley–Wiener theorem
- Wiener–Khinchin theorem
- Shannon index, sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Shannon–Wiener index"
- Norbert Wiener Prizes:
  - Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
  - Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility
- Wiener (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon
Robert Wiener, CNN senior producer in Baghdad 1990-91 during the Gulf War
Rosalind Wiener Wyman, Los Angeles politician

See also