Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German sperwære. In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," as a star-crossed lover. Variants of the name include Sparber and von Sperber.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Ann M. Sperber (1935–1994), American biographer
  • Dan Sperber (born 1942), French anthropologist
  • Daniel Sperber (born 1940), Israeli historian
  • Devorah Sperber (born 1961), American artist
  • Ed Sperber (1895–1976), American baseball player
  • Isadore Sparber (1906–1958), American filmmaker
  • Jonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historian
  • Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer
  • Manès Sperber (1905–1984), French writer
  • Milo Sperber (1911–1992), British actor
  • Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopher
  • Paula Sperber (born circa 1951), American ten-pin bowler and wife of ten-pin bowler Don Carter
  • Murray Sperber (born 1939), American writer
  • Silvia Sperber (born 1965), German sports shooter
  • Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005), American actress

See also

  • Sperber (disambiguation)

References

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