Kushner is a German variation of a central European surname and may refer to:
- Alexander Kushner, Russian poet
- Boris Kushner, mathematician, poet and essayist
- Burton J. Kushner, ophthalmologist
- Charles Kushner, real estate mogul
- Dave Kushner, U.S. guitarist
- David Kushner, writer
- David Howard Kushner American gynecologist-obstetrician and infertility specialist.
- Donald Kushner, American film producer
- Ellen Kushner, Jewish fantasy author
- Harold (Samuel) Kushner, Conservative rabbi and author
- Harold J. Kushner, U.S. applied mathematics professor at Brown University
- Jared Kushner, son of Charles Kushner, real estate mogul
- Lawrence Kushner, Reform rabbi and author
- Tony Kushner, U.S. playwright
- Yvonne Levy Kushner American actress and fund raiser.
- William Stone Kushner, college professor.