Berg is a surname of North European origin. In several Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish anish: Bjerg, the word means "mount", "mountain" or "cliff".

Notable people sharing the surname "Berg"

In music

Alban Berg Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( , ; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively sma ...

(1885–1935), Austrian composer * Andrea Berg, German singer *

Bill Berg (musician) Bill Berg is an American jazz and fusion drummer known for his work with the group Flim & the BB's, as well as with guitarist Wayne Johnson. Early life Berg is a native of Hibbing, Minnesota. Career Berg worked as the drummer on the Bo ...

, American drummer *

Bob Berg Robert Berg (April 7, 1951 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Berg started his musical education at the age of six when he began studying classical piano. He be ...

(1951–2002), American jazz saxophonist *

Cia Berg Cia Berg formed the Swedish alternative pop band Whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infr ...

(born 1963), Swedish singer and television presenter * Cy Berg, vaudeville performer and the "Berg" in the group Witt and Berg *

Else Berg Else Berg (19 February 1877, Ratibor – 19 November 1942, Auschwitz) was a German-born Dutch painter of Jewish descent; associated with the Bergense School. She was married to the Dutch painter, Mommie Schwarz. She and her husband were both mu ...

(1877–1942), Dutch painter * Emil Berg, Swedish singer *

Espen Berg Espen Berg (born 6 July 1981) is a Norwegian humanitarian. Espen is the founder and CEO of the United Youth Development Organization. Espen completed a BA (Hons) in International Business at Bournemouth University and an Msc in Development ...

(born 1983), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer *

Gunnar Berg (composer) Gunnar Berg (11 January 1909 – 25 August 1989) was a Swiss-born Danish composer. A leading exponent of serialism in Denmark, he is considered to have written the first Danish serial piece, his ''Cosmogonie'' for two pianos, in 1952. Berg was ...

(1909–1989), Swiss-born Danish composer *

Joakim Berg Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of Swedish Rock/Pop band Kent. Berg rarely gives interviews, saying in one: less is more. Berg ...

(born 1970), lead singer of the Swedish band Kent * Lillie Berg (1845–1896), American musician, musical educator * Moe Berg (musician) (born 1959), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Shelly Berg Shelton "Shelly" Glen Berg (born August 18, 1955) is an American classical and jazz pianist and music educator. He is the dean of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and the school's Patricia L. Frost P ...

(born 1955), American jazz pianist and educator *

Yung Berg Christian J. Ward (born September 9, 1985), professionally known as Hitmaka, is an American record producer and former rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Ward began his career as a rapper under the name Yung Berg, having released his debut album '' ...

(born 1986), American rapper

In media and the arts

A. Scott Berg Andrew Scott Berg (born December 4, 1949) is an American biographer. After graduating from Princeton University in 1971, Berg expanded his senior thesis on editor Maxwell Perkins into a full-length biography, ''Max Perkins: Editor of Genius'' (1 ...

(born 1949), American biographer *

Adam Berg (director) Adam Berg (born 6 December 1972) is a Swedish director and writer. Career Berg has created and directed a number of television and cinema commercials. In 2009, '' Carousel'', a 139-second advertisement directed by Berg for Philips, won the Film ...

(born 1972), Swedish music video director, brother of Joakim Berg *

Alan Berg Alan Harrison Berg (January 18, 1934 – June 18, 1984) was an American talk radio show host in Denver, Colorado. Born to a Jewish family, he had outspoken atheistic and liberal views and a confrontational interview style. Berg was murdered b ...

(1934–1984), American talk radio host *

Alec Berg Alec Berg is an American television writer, director and executive producer. He wrote for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' and is co-creator and executive producer of ''Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including ...

, American television writer * Bengt Berg (born 1946), Swedish poet and politician *

Carol Berg Carol Berg (born 1948) is the author of fantasy novels, including the books from the ''Rai-Kirah'' series, ''Song of the Beast'', the books from ''The Bridge of D'Arnath'' series, the ''Lighthouse'' novels, and ''Collegia Magica''. She also writ ...

, fantasy writer *

Dave Berg (cartoonist) Dave Berg (Brooklyn, June 12, 1920 – May 17, 2002) was an American cartoonist, most noted for his five decades of work in '' Mad'' of which '' The Lighter Side of...'' was the most famous. Early life Berg showed early artistic talents, a ...

(1920–2002), American cartoonist for ''MAD'' *

Dick Berg Richard Berg (February 16, 1922 – September 1, 2009) was an American screenwriter as well as a film and television producer. Among his credits is the 1985 miniseries ''Space'' and ''Wallenberg: A Hero's Story''. Biography Berg was born in ...

(1922–2009), American screenwriter and producer *

Elizabeth Berg (author) Elizabeth Berg (born December 2, 1948) is an American novelist. Berg was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, and lived in Boston prior to her residence in Chicago. She studied English and Humanities at the University of Minnesota, but later e ...

(born 1948), American novelist *

Gertrude Berg Gertrude Berg (Born Tillie Edelstein; October 3, 1899 – September 14, 1966) was an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. A pioneer of classic radio, she was one of the first women to create, write, produce, and star in a long-running h ...

(1894–1966), American radio and television actress * Gretchen J. Berg, American television producer *

Gunnar Berg (painter) Gunnar Berg (21 May 1863 – 23 December 1893) was a Norwegian painter, known for his paintings of his native Lofoten. He principally painted memorable scenes of the everyday life of the local fishermen. Background Gunnar Berg was born o ...

(1863–1893), Norwegian painter * Guri Berg (born 1963), Norwegian sculptor * John Berg (actor) (1949–2007), American actor *

John Berg (art director) John Hendrickson Berg (January 12, 1932 – October 11, 2015) was an American art director best known for his works at Columbia Records. Throughout his career, he won four Grammy Awards out of twenty-six nominations. Biography Berg was born in ...

, (1932–2015), American art director * Lene Berg, (born 1965), Norwegian film director * Mary Berg, Canadian chef and television personality * Nancy Berg (born 1931), American model and actress *

Peter Berg Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), the action comedy ''The Rundown'' (2003), the sports drama '' Friday Night Lig ...

, American actor, film director, producer and writer

In politics and religion

* Axel Berg (born 1959), German politician *

Bill Berg (politician) William "Bill" H. Berg (1941 – October 1, 1967)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235870612/william-harvey-berg was a Royal Canadian Mounted police man, game outfitter and a territorial level politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He ...

(1939-1967), Royal Canadian Mounted police man *

Bruno II von Berg Bruno II of Berg (German: ''Bruno II von Berg'') (c. 1100 1137) was the Archbishop of Cologne from 1131 until 1137. Bruno II of Berg was a son of Count Adolf III of Berg. In 1119 he was mentioned as a Provost in Cologne, and he became the Provo ...

(c. 1100 – 1137), Archbishop of Cologne * Charles A. Berg (1927-2014), American farmer and politician *

David Berg David Brandt Berg (February 18, 1919 – October 1, 1994), also known as King David, Mo, Moses David, Father David, Dad, or Grandpa to followers, was the founder and leader of the new religious movement currently known as The Family Internationa ...

(1919–1994), founder of the religious movement Children of God *

Delmer Berg Einsley Delmer "Del" Berg (December 20, 1915 – February 28, 2016) was an American soldier and union organizer who volunteered to serve with the XV International Brigade (nicknamed the Abraham Lincoln Brigade) during the Spanish Civil War. He wa ...

(1915-2016), American member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; labor union activist * Eivinn Berg (1931–2013), Norwegian diplomat and politician *

Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert Graf von Berg (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg, russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Берг, tr. ; ) was a Baltic German nobleman, statesman, diplomat and general who served in the Imperial Russian Army. ...

(1793–1874), Russian statesman and military figure * Gordon Berg (1927–2013), American farmer and politician *

Gunnar Berg (politician) Gunnar Berg (13 September 1923 – 23 December 2007) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordl ...

(1923–2007), Liberal Party politician *

Gunner Berg Gunner Berg (22 November 1764 – 19 August 1827) was a Norwegian priest, writer and politician. He was born in Stjørdalen. He finished his secondary education in Throndhjem in 1782, and graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1786. He was h ...

, Norwegian priest, writer and politician * Harry Berg (1943-2020), American politician and educator *

Herbert Berg (religion) __NOTOC__ Herbert Berg is a scholar of religion. Trained at the University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of Religion in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College. He ...

, religious studies professor at the University of North Carolina * John Berg (priest) (born 1970), American Catholic cleric * Jónína Kristín Berg (born 1962), Icelandic neopagan leader, art teacher and aromatherapist * Julius S. Berg (1893–1938), New York politician * Kim Berg (born 1974), Finnish politician * Michael Berg (born 1945), politician and anti-war activist, father of Nick Berg *

Philip Berg Philip S. Berg (original name Feivel Gruberger, he, שרגא פייבל; August 20, 1927 – September 16, 2013) was an American rabbi and dean of the worldwide Kabbalah Centre organization. Berg was a great populariser of Ashlagian Kabbalah. ...

(1927–2013), founder of the Kabbalah Centre *

Philip J. Berg Philip Jay Berg (born April 13, 1944), previously an American attorney, brought a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit charging president George W. Bush and 154 others with complicity in the September 11 attacks, and ...

(born 1944), activist and former deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania *

Moe Berg Morris Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball, who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he played 15 seasons in the major leagues, ...

(1902–1972), U.S. baseball player and spy *

Nick Berg Nicholas Evan Berg (April 2, 1978 – May 7, 2004) was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist mi ...

(1978–2004), American businessman beheaded in Iraq * Ove H. Berg (1840-1922), American politician * Stephen Jay Berg (born 1951), American Catholic bishop * Thomas K. Berg (born 1940), American lawyer and politician

In science, medicine and technology

Carlos Berg Carlos Berg ( lv, Kārlis Bergs, german: Karl Berg) or Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Berg ( lv, Frīdrihs Vilhelms Kārlis Bergs, german: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Berg) (21 March 1843, Courland – 19 January 1902 Buenos Aires) was an Argentinian natu ...

(1843-1903), Latvian-born Argentine naturalist and entomologist * Christine Berg, American radiation oncologist and physician-scientist *

Gabriele Berg Gabriele Berg (born 1963 in Potsdam, East Germany) is a biologist, biotechnologist and university lecturer in Environmental and Ecological Technology at the Technical University of Graz. Her research emphasis is on the development of sustainable ...

(born 1963), German biologist and ecologist *

Jeremy M. Berg Jeremy Mark Berg was founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Personalized Medicine. He holds positions as Associate Senior Vice Chancellor for Science Strategy and Planning and Professor of Computational and Systems Biology ...

, the director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences *

Lev Berg Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (russian: Лев Семёнович Берг; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical So ...

(1876–1950), biologist and geographer *

Max Berg Max Berg (17 April 1870 – 22 January 1947) was a German architect and urban planner. Biography Berg was born in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in Pomerania, then part of the German Empire. He attended the Technical University in Charlotte ...

(1870–1947), German architect and urban planner * Nathaniel Berg, president of the Guam medical society *

Otto Berg (scientist) Otto Berg (23 November 1873 – 1939) was a German scientist. He is one of the scientists credited with discovering rhenium, the last element to be discovered having a stable isotope. Rhenium In 1925 in Germany, Walter Noddack, Ida Tacke, and Ott ...

(1873–1939), German chemist, co-discoverer of the element rhenium *

Otto Karl Berg Otto Karl Berg (15 August 1815 in Stettin – 20 November 1866 in Berlin) was a German botanist and pharmacist. The official abbreviation of his name, in botany, is O. Berg. He was the son of Johann Friedrich and Wilhelmine Friederike Ber ...

(1815–1866), German botanist and pharmacist *

Paul Berg Paul Berg (born June 30, 1926) is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their con ...

(born 1926), American biochemist *

Raissa L. Berg Raissa L'vovna Berg (russian: Раиса Львовна Берг; 1913–2006) was a Russian geneticist and evolutionary biologist. Early life Raissa Berg was born in St. Petersburg, the second child of Lev Semyonovitch Berg and Polina Abramovna ...

(1913–2006), Russian geneticist and evolutionary biologist

In sport

* Aki-Petteri Berg (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player *

Allen Berg Allen Bernard Berg (born August 1, 1961) is a Canadian former racing driver who raced for the Osella team in Formula One. Racing career Berg was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began in karting in 1978 and switched to cars when he was ...

(born 1961), Canadian racing driver * Andrea Berg (volleyball) (born 1981), German volleyball player *

Bill Berg (ice hockey) William Daniel Berg (born October 21, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Berg was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. Playing on both wing and defense, Berg had ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Dave Berg (infielder) (born 1970), retired

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player * Esmé Emmanuel Berg (born 1947), South African tennis player * Grégoire Berg (1896–1944), French footballer *

Henning Berg Henning Stille Berg (; born 1 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC. His career lasted from 1988 to 2004, most notably in the Premier League where h ...

(born 1969), Norwegian football player *

Herbert Berg (bobsleigh) Herbert Berg is a bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the Internati ...

, German bobsledder * Jan Berg (footballer born 1943), Norwegian footballer * Jan Berg (footballer born 1965), Norwegian footballer * Jan Berg (Finnish footballer) (born 1985) * Justin Berg (born 1984),

player *

Lindsey Berg Lindsey Napela Berg (born July 16, 1980) is an American volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul in Turkey. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and played volleyball for the University of Minnesota. She played in three Olympic Games fo ...

(born 1980), American volleyball player *

Marcus Berg Bengt Erik Markus Berg (; born 17 August 1986) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg, which he captains. Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in the early 2000s, ...

(born 1986), Swedish football player *

(1902–1972), American baseball player and spy * Odd Berg (footballer) (born 1952), Norwegian football player * Odd Berg (cyclist) (born 1923), Norwegian cyclist * Otto Berg (athlete) (1906–1991), Norwegian long jumper *

Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006) was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a fem ...

(1918–2006), American golfer *

Per Berg Per Berg (born 6 August 1961) is a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Da ...

(born 1961), Danish curler * Rainer Berg (born 1965), French footballer *

Viktor Berg Viktor Berg (born October 8, 1977 in Edmonton, Alberta) technically in Estonia and Finland ''count Viktor Berg de Sangaste'', is a Finnish-origin professional male squash player who represented Canada during his career. He reached a career-high w ...

(born 1977), Canadian squash player *

Wilma van den Berg Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina "Wilma" van Gool (née van den Berg on 11 August 1947, commonly known as Wilma van den Berg) is a Dutch former sprinter, two-time Olympian, silver medalist in the European Championships and Universiade, Dutch n ...

(born 1947), Dutch sprinter

In other fields

* Bryan Berg (born 1975) professional cardstacker *

Gunnar Berg (Scouting) Gunnar H. Berg (June 30, 1897 – August 28, 1987) was a national director of the Boy Scouts of America. Career Berg was born in Oslo and came to the United States at age 13. He was a graduate of Columbia University, and received a doctora ...

(1897–1987), Norwegian American director of the Boy Scouts of America * Odd Berg (ship-owner born 1894) (1894–1973), Norwegian ship-owner * Odd Berg (ship-owner born 1907) (1907–2005), Norwegian ship-owner * Paavo Berg (1911–1941), Finnish fighter ace *

Richard Berg Richard Harvey Berg (1943 – July 26, 2019) was a prolific American wargame designer. He was inducted into the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame in 1987. Early life, army, student and lawyer Richard Berg was born in New York City. ...

, wargame designer