Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word ''Hube'' meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the

German-speaking world This article details the geographical distribution of speakers of the German language, regardless of the legislative status within the countries where it is spoken. In addition to the German-speaking area (german: Deutscher Sprachraum) in Europ ...

, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population. Variants arising from varying dialectal pronunciation of the surname include

Hueber Hueber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aubin Hueber (born 1967), former French rugby union footballer and a current coach * Charles Hueber Charles Louis Hueber (21 August 1883 – 18 August 1943) was an Alsatian politici ...

Hüber Hüber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Fortunatus Hueber (1639–1706), West German Franciscan historian and theologian * Joseph Hueber (1715 or 1717–1787), Austrian baroque master builder * Sven Hüber (born 1964), Eas ...

, Huemer, Humer, Haumer, Huebner and (anglicized)

Hoover Hoover may refer to: Music * Hoover (band), an American post-hardcore band * Hooverphonic, a Belgian band originally named Hoover * Hoover (singer), Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s * "Hoover" (song), a 2016 ...

People with the surname Huber

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Adam Huber Adam Huber (born May 8, 1987) is an American actor and model. He is known for playing Liam Ridley in the CW series ''Dynasty(2018-2022)'' Early life Born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Huber graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School in 20 ...

(born 1987), American actor and model. * Alexander Huber (born 1968), German climber and mountaineer * Alexander Huber (football) (born 1985), German football player *

Alyson Huber Alyson Lewis (formerly Huber, born March 1, 1972) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2008–2012. She is currently a judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California for a term that expires ...

(born 1972), Californian legislator elected to the State Assembly in 2008 * Anja Huber (born 1983), German skeleton racer * Anke Huber (born 1974), German tennis player *Anthony Huber (born 1994), killed in the Kenosha unrest shooting

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* Bruno Huber (1930–1999), Swiss astrologer, husband of Louise Huber

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Cheri Huber Cheri Huber (born c. 1944) is an American meditation teacher in the Sōtō School of Zen Buddhism tradition. Biography Huber is the founder and guiding teacher of Zen Monastery Peace Center located in Murphys, California, which was constructed i ...

(born c. 1944), American independent Soto Zen teacher * Charles M. Huber (born 1956), German politician *

Chuck Huber Chuck Huber is an American voice actor, ADR director, and writer primarily known for his work for Funimation and OkraTron 5000. He has provided numerous voices for Japanese anime series and video games. He is best known for his roles as Hiei ...

(born 1971), American voice actor

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* Don Huber (born 1957), American soccer (football) forward

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* Erwin Huber (born 1946), German conservative politician

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François Huber François Huber (2 July 175022 December 1831), also known as Francis in English publications and Franz in German publications, was a Switzerland, Swiss Entomology, entomologist who specialized in honey bees. His pioneering work was recognized a ...

(1750–1831), Swiss naturalist *

Franz Josef Huber Franz Josef Huber (22 January 1902 – 30 January 1975) was an SS functionary who was a police and security service official in both the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. Huber joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and worked closely with Gestapo chief ...

(1902–1975), German SS general and ''Generalmajor der Polizei'' in Austria

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Gerold Huber Gerold Huber (born 1969) is a German classical pianist, best known as the regular duo partner of baritone Christian Gerhaher and accompanist of other singers. Career Born in Straubing, Huber studied on a scholarship at the , piano with Fried ...

(born 1969), German pianist * Gregory Huber (born 1956), American lawyer and Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge * Grischa Huber (1944–2021), German theatre and film actress *

Gusti Huber Auguste "Gusti" Huber (July 27, 1914 – July 12, 1993) was an Austrian-American actress. She had a successful career on Broadway and was critically acclaimed as Edith Frank in the 1956 production of ''The Diary of Anne Frank''. Early life an ...

(1914–1993), Austrian-American actress

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Harold Huber Harold Huber (born Harold Joseph Huberman, December 5, 1909September 29, 1959) was an American actor who appeared on film, radio and television. Early life Huber was born in the Bronx to Jewish immigrants from Imperial Russia, who had arrived in ...

(1909–1959), American character actor of the 1930s/1940s *

Herbert Huber (botanist) Herbert Franz Josef Huber (1 January 1931 – 1 October 2005) was a German botanist. At the time of his death in 2005 he was professor emeritus at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is known for his contributions to the classification o ...

(1931–2005), German botanist * Herbert Huber (luger), Italian luger in the 1980s * Herbert Huber (skier) (1944–1970), Austrian skier * Hermann J. Huber (1954–2009), German writer and journalist * Herta Huber (born 1926), German writer and poet

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* Jacques Huber (1867–1914), Swiss-Brazilian botanist * Jessica Huber (born 1970), American speech scientist * Johannes Huber (born 1987), German politician * JoKarl Huber (1902–1996), German artist *

Jon Huber Jonathon Lloyd "Jon" Huber (born July 7, 1981) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Huber played two seasons in Major League Baseball, both with the Seattle Mariners. Over his major league career, Huber compiled a win-loss record of 2–1 ...

(1979–2020), American professional wrestler better known as Brodie Lee and Luke Harper *

(born 1981), American baseball pitcher *

Justin Huber Justin Patrick Huber (; born 1 July 1982) is an Australian former professional baseball player. A first baseman and outfielder, Huber has played in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Australian Baseball League. He has a ...

(born 1982), Australian baseball player

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Klaus Huber Klaus Huber (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017) was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg. Among his students were Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Jarrell, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm, and Kaija Saariaho ...

(1924–2017), Swiss composer and academic teacher * Kurt Huber (1893–1943), German professor, executed by the Nazis in 1943 *

Kurt Huber (tenor) Kurt Huber (born 4 May 1937) is a Swiss tenor for concert and Lieder. Career Born in Zürich, Kurt Huber studied voice in Vienna with Anton Dermota.

(born 1937), Swiss tenor

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* Larry Huber (born 1950), American television producer, writer, and animator * Lee Huber (1919–2005), American basketball player *

Liezel Huber Liezel Huber (née Horn; born 21 August 1976) is a South African-American retired tennis player who represented the United States internationally since August 2007. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Blac ...

(born 1976), South African tennis player *

Liza Huber Liza Victoria Huber (born February 22, 1975) is an American television actress, best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap '' Passions''. She is the daughter of actress Susan Lucci. In 2008, she retired from acting to spend ...

(born 1975), American television actress * Lotti Huber (1912–1998), German actress * Louise Huber (1930–1999), Swiss astrologer, wife of Bruno Huber

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* Max Huber (disambiguation), several people

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* Nicolaus A. Huber (born 1939), German composer *

Norbert Huber Norbert Huber (born 3 September 1964) is an Italian former luger who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Huber was born in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Competing in four Winter Olympics, ...

(born 1964), Italian luger

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* Oscar E. Huber (1917–2017), American politician, rancher, and farmer

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Peter J. Huber Peter Jost Huber (born 25 March 1934) is a Swiss statistician. He is known for his contributions to the development of heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors. A native of Wohlen, Aargau, Huber earned his Ph.D. at the ETH Zürich in 1962, ...

(born 1934), Swiss statistician * Peter W. Huber (born 1952), American writer and lawyer * Pierre Antoine François Huber (1775–1832), French general

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Robert Huber Robert Huber (; born 20 February 1937) is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate. known for his work crystallizing an intramembrane protein important in photosynthesis and subsequently applying X-ray crystallography to elucidate the protein's st ...

(born 1937), German biochemist *

Robert Huber (engineer) Robert Huber (7 July 1901 - 7 April 1995) was born in Freienstein, Switzerland. He attended a primary school in Freienstein from 1908 to 1914 and a secondary school in Freienstein from 1914 to 1916. From 1916 to 1920 he attended a high school in ...

(1901–1995), Swiss engineer * Robert Huber (sport shooter) (1878–1946), Finnish sport shooter *

Robert J. Huber Robert James Huber (August 29, 1922 - April 23, 2001) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Huber was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He attended the University of Detroit 1935–1937, and graduated f ...

(1922–2001), U.S. Representative from Michigan *

Roi Huber Roi Huber ( he, רועי הובר; born February 10, 1997) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Early life Huber was born in Kadima, Israel. He played for Hapoel Lev Hasharo ...

(born 1997), Israeli basketball player * Rupert Huber (born 1967), Austrian composer and musician

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* Sophie Huber (born 1985), French freestyle swimmer

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* Thaddäus Huber (1742–1798), Austrian violinist and composer *

Therese Huber Therese Huber (7 May 1764 – 15 June 1829) was a German author. She was one of the so-called , a group of five academically active women during the mid-18th and early 19th centuries. The group consisted of daughters of academics at Göttingen Un ...

(1764–1829), German author * Thomas Huber (born 1966), German climber and mountaineer * Tomáš Huber, Czech footballer *

Tytus Maksymilian Huber Tytus Maksymilian Huber (also known as Maksymilian Tytus Huber; 4 January 1872 in Krościenko nad Dunajcem – 9 December 1950) was a Polish mechanical engineer, educator, and scientist. He was a member of the pre-war Polish scientific foundati ...

(1872–1950), Polish mechanical engineer, educator, and scientist

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Ulrik Huber Ulrik Huber (13 March 1636 in Dokkum – 8 November 1694 in Franeker), also known as Ulrich Huber or Ulricus Huber, was a professor of law at the University of Franeker and a political philosopher. Huber studied in Franeker, Utrecht and Heidelber ...

(1636–1694), Dutch jurist

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Vernon Huber Vernon Huber (August 28, 1899 – June 17, 1967) was a United States Navy rear admiral, and the 36th governor of American Samoa from April 22, 1947, to June 15, 1949. He was born in Philadelphia, Illinois, and was appointed to the United St ...

(1899–1967), 36th Governor of American Samoa * Victor Aimé Huber (1800–1869), German social reformer, travel writer and a literature historian

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Wilfried Huber Wilfried Huber (born 15 November 1970 in Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1985 to 2010. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lilleham ...

(born 1970), Italian luger * William Russel Huber (1903–1982), US Navy sailor, Medal of Honor awardee *

Willie Huber Wilhelm Heinrich "Willie" Huber (January 15, 1958 – June 28, 2010) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Phila ...

(1958–2010), German born professional ice hockey defenceman *

Wolf Huber The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

(c. 1485–1553), Austrian painter *

Wolfgang Huber Wolfgang Huber (born 12 August 1942 in Strasbourg, Germany) is a prominent German theologian and ethicist. Huber served as bishop of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia until November 2009. Huber succeeded Ma ...

(born 1940), German physician and specialist in internal and environmental medicine *

(born 1942), German bishop

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