title: Messinger
text: # Messinger
  
  Messinger is a surname of Germanic origin. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948), American philanthropist; daughter of John D. Rockefeller III
  * Dominic Messinger (contemporary), American composer of soap-opera music
  * Evelyn Messinger (contemporary), American journalist and media activist
  * Gertrude Messinger (1911–95), American actress 1930s–1950s
  * Jonathan Messinger (contemporary), American author and editor
  * Ruth Messinger (born 1940), American politician from New York City; unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of New York 1997
  * Rama Messinger, Israeli actress and singer
  