Bamberger is a Bavarian and Southern German

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Maria Bamberger (born 1966), Romanian physician and playwright *

Ármin Vámbéry Ármin Vámbéry (born Hermann Wamberger; 19 March 183215 September 1913), also known as Arminius Vámbéry, was a Hungarian Turkologist and traveller. Early life Vámbéry was born in 1832 in the Hungarian city of Szentgyörgy within the ...

(born Bamberger) (1832–1913), Hungarian orientalist *

Bernard Jacob Bamberger Bernard Jacob Bamberger (May 30, 1904 – June 14, 1980) was an American rabbi, scholar, author, translator, head of major Jewish organizations, and congregational spiritual leader for over 50 years during the middle decades of the 20th century. ...

(1904–1980), American rabbi and Biblical scholar * Clarence Bamberger (1886–1984), American mining executive, politician and philanthropist * Cyril Stanley Bamberger (1919–2008), Battle of Britain pilot *

Eugen Bamberger Eugen Bamberger (19 July 1857 – 10 December 1932) was a German chemist and discoverer of the Bamberger rearrangement. Life and achievements Bamberger started studying medicine in 1875 at the University of Berlin, but changed subjects and unive ...

(1857–1932), German chemist * Eugen von Bamberger (1858–1921), Austrian internist * Florence E. Bamberger (1882–1965), American pedagogue * Fritz Bamberger (painter) (1814–1873), German painter *

Fritz Bamberger (scholar) Fritz Bamberger (7 January 1902 – 21 September 1984) was a German Jewish Scholar, educator and magazine editor who directed the school system for the education of Jews in pre- World War II, was the editor-in-chief of ''Coronet (magazine), Coronet ...

(1902–1984), German Jewish scholar *

George Bamberger George Irvin Bamberger (August 1, 1923 – April 4, 2004) was an American professional baseball player, pitching coach and manager. In Major League Baseball, the right-handed pitcher appeared in ten games, nine in relief, for the 1951–52 New Y ...

(1923–2004), American baseball player *

Heinrich von Bamberger Heinrich von Bamberger (27 December 1822, Prague, Zwornarka, Kingdom of Bohemia – 9 November 1888, Vienna) was an Austrian pathologist. He was father to internist Eugen von Bamberger (1858-1921). Biography In 1847, he earned his doctorate from t ...

(1822–1888), Austrian pathologist *

Jakob Bamberger Jakob "Johnny" Bamberger (11 December 1913 – 1989) was a Sinti boxer and later an activist in the Romani civil rights movement. Life Jakob Bamberger was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, the son of Julius Bamberger, a horse trader and owner o ...

(1913–1989), German boxer and Porajmos survivor * Jeanne Bamberger (1924–2024), American music educator * Judith Bamberger, American mechanical engineer *

Lesley Bamberger Lesley Bamberger (born 3 June 1965) is a Dutch billionaire businessman, and the owner of Kroonenberg Groep, a privately held real estate company founded by his grandfather, Jacob Kroonenberg.Louis Bamberger Louis Bamberger (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was a citizen of Newark, New Jersey, from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. He and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld co-founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

(1855–1944), founder of the Institute for Advanced Study **

Bamberger's Bamberger's was a department store chain with branches primarily in New Jersey and other locations in Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. The chain was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. History 19th century Newark was known for m ...

, retail store that he founded *

Ludwig Bamberger Ludwig Bamberger (22 July 1823 – 14 March 1899) was a German Jewish economist, politician, revolutionary and writer. Early life Bamberger was born into the wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish Bamberger family in Mainz. After studying at Giessen, Heid ...

(1823–1899), German deputy, political economist and founder of Deutsche Bank *

Michael Bamberger Michael F. Bamberger (born April 15, 1960) is a senior writer for Golf.com and the author of multiple books. Early life Bamberger was born and raised in Patchogue, New York. He attended its public schools (graduating from Patchogue-Medford High ...

(born 1960), writer *

Seligman Baer Bamberger Seligman Baer (Isaac Dov) Bamberger (born Wiesenbronn, near Kitzingen, Bavaria, 6 November 1807; died Würzburg 13 October 1878) was a Talmudist and a leader of Orthodox Judaism in Germany. Between 1840 and his death he served as rabbi of Würzbu ...

(1807–1878), German rabbi, author and educator *

Simon Bamberger Simon Bamberger (February 27, 1845October 6, 1926) was a German-American entrepreneur and politician who served as the fourth governor of Utah (1917–1921) after it achieved statehood from territorial status in 1896. Bamberger retains the disti ...

(1846–1926), U.S. politician, governor of Utah (1917–1921) Bamberger may also refer to a citizen of the German city of

or to organisations connected with that city: *

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra The Bamberg Symphony (German: Bamberger Symphoniker – Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie) is a renowned German orchestra top-class orchestra that has been residing in Bamberg since its foundation in 1946 and travels the world as a touring orchestra. ...

(''Bamberger Symphoniker'')

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