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male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער) was derived (

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with "bear") which was common among East European Jews.

People

* Dov Ber of Mezeritch (1700/1704/1710?–1772 OS), second leader and main architect of Hasidic Judaism * Dov Ber Abramowitz (1860–1926), American Orthodox rabbi and author * Dov Charney (born 1969), president and chief executive officer of clothing manufacturer American Apparel * Dov Feigin (1907–2000), Israeli sculptor * Dov Forman (born 2003), English born Author and social media star * Dov Frohman (born 1939), Israeli electrical engineer and business executive * Dov Gabbay (born 1945), logician and professor of logic and computer science * Dov Groverman (born 1965), Israeli Olympic wrestler * Dov Grumet-Morris (born 1982), American ice hockey player * Dov Gruner (1912–1947), Jewish Zionist leader hanged by the British Mandatory authorities * Dov Hikind (born 1950), American politician * Dov Hoz (1894–1940), a leader of the Labor Zionism movement, one of the founders of the Haganah organization, and a pioneer of Israeli aviation * Dov Jaron, American engineer * Dow Baer (Berek) Joselewicz (1764–1809), Polish military commander *

Dov Karmi Dov Karmi ( he, דב כרמי; ‎1905 – 14 May 1962) was a renowned architect of Mandate Palestine and Israel. Biography Dov Karmi was born in 1905, the son of Hannah and Sholom Weingarten, in Zhvanets, Russian Empire. In 1921 the Weinga ...

(1905–1962), Israeli architect * Dov Khenin (born 1958), Israeli political scientist, politician and lawyer *

Dov Lior Dov Lior ( he, דב ליאור, born 30 October 1933) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi who served as the Chief Rabbi of Hebron and Kiryat Arba in the southern West Bank until late 2014. He is the rosh yeshiva of the Kiryat Arba Hesder Yeshiva and ...

(born 1933), controversial Israeli rabbi *

Dov Lopatyn DOV or Dov could refer to: ''דב'' or ''דוב'', a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער) was derived ( cognate with "bear") which was common among East European Jews. People * Dov Ber of Mezeritch (170 ...

(died 1944), head of the Judenrat in Łachwa, Poland, and leader of a ghetto uprising *

Dov Lupi Dov (Dubi) Lupi (born August 24, 1948) is a retired Israeli-American Olympic gymnast who competed as well for Washington State University. He competed for Israel in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Interna ...

(born 1948), Israeli-American gymnast * Dov Markus (born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player * Dov-Ber Rasofsky (Barney Ross), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer * Dov Sadan (1902–1989), Israeli academic and politician * Dov Schwartzman (1921–2011), Haredi Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva *

Dov Seltzer Dov (Dubi) Seltzer ( he, דב (דובי) זלצר; born 26 January 1932) is a Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor. Biography Dov (Dubi) Seltzer began studying music at an early age. He studied theory and harmony with professors Alfred ...

(born 1932), Israeli composer and conductor *

Dov Shilansky Dov Shilansky ( he, דב שילנסקי, 21 March 1924 – 9 December 2010) was an Israeli lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Knesset from 1988 to 1992. Biography Dov Shilansky (born Berelis Šilianskis) was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. H ...

(1924–2010), Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset * Dov Sternberg, American karateka * Dov Tamari (1911–2006), French mathematician * Dov Yosef (1899–1980), Israeli politician and government minister *

Dov S. Zakheim Dov S. Zakheim (born December 18, 1948) is an American businessman, writer, and former official of the United States government. In the Reagan administration, he held various Department of Defense positions. Early life and education Zakheim was ...

(born 1948), American former government official, economist and businessman

Fictional characters

* Dov, a character in Michael Tippett's 1970 opera '' The Knot Garden'' * Dov Epstein, one of the series protagonists of Canadian TV show ''

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Other uses

* DOV Pharmaceutical * Dover Corporation, stock exchange symbol DOV * Dover (Amtrak station), New Hampshire, United States; Amtrak station code DOV * German Eastern Marches Society; german: Deutscher Ostmarkenverein * A type of pulsating white dwarf * Dulwich OnView, a community-based online blog/magazine in Dulwich, London, UK * Dover Air Force Base {{disambiguation, given name