Faber (surname)

Faber is the Latin word for "smith". Like a few other Latin occupational names (e.g.

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for farmer,

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for sailor), it was adopted as a surname in the Low Countries and Germany. It is also common in England, perhaps due to Norman French influence. Notable people with the surname include: * Adele Faber (1928–2024), American author on parenting * Andreas Faber-Kaiser (1944–1994), Spanish writer of German descent * Antonius Faber (1557–1624), Savoisian nobleman and jurist *

Armin Faber ''Oberleutnant'' Armin Faber was a German ''Luftwaffe'' pilot in World War II who mistook the Bristol Channel for the English Channel and landed his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fw 190) intact at RAF Pembrey in South Wales. His plane was the first Fw 190 t ...

(c. 1916 – c. 2000), German World War II pilot * Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (born 1986), Spanish swimmer of Dutch origin * Ate Faber (1894–1962), Dutch fencer * Basil Faber (1520–1576), Lutheran theologian *

Brock Faber Brock Faber (born August 22, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Faber was drafted 45th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2020 NHL entry draft. Playing career ...

(born 2002), American ice hockey player * Carla Faber (born 1971), Dutch art historian and politician * Caroline Faber (1923–2016), English peer, daughter of PM Harold Macmillan * Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur (1780–1857), Württemberg painter and army officer * Claire Faber (born 1998), Luxembourgish racing cyclist * Dave Faber (born 1975), Canadian singer and guitarist of Faber Drive * David Faber (1928–2015), Polish Holocaust survivor * David A. Faber (born 1942), United States federal judge * David Faber (born 1950), American master printer * David Faber (born 1961), British schoolmaster, formerly a politician * David Faber (born 1964), American market news analyst * Denison Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham (1852–1931), British peer * Donna Faber (born 1971), American tennis player * Edmund Faber, 1st Baron Faber (1847–1920), British Conservative politician * Eli Faber (1943–2020), American historian * Elmar Faber (1934–2017), German book publisher * Emmanuel Faber (born 1964), French CEO * Erik Faber (born 1977), Norwegian pop/rock singer-songwriter *

Ernest Faber Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born 27 August 1971) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently consulting as the technical director at A-League Men side Adelaide United, subject to his visa. Faber grew up in ...

(born 1971), Dutch footballer * Erwin Faber (1891–1989), Austrian actor * Eugeniusz Faber (1939–2021), Polish footballer * Felix Faber (1441–1502), Swiss/German Dominican theologian * Floreta Faber (born 1968), Albanian ambassador to the United States *

François Faber François Faber (; 26 January 1887 – 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgish racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. He died in ...

(1887–1915), Luxembourgish cyclist * Frands Faber (1897–1933), Danish field hockey player * Frédéric Théodore Faber (1782–1844), Belgian landscape and genre painter *

Frederick William Faber Frederick William Faber (28 June 1814 – 26 September 1863) was a noted English hymnwriter and theologian, who converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism in 1845. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood subsequently in 1847. His best-kn ...

(1814–1863), British hymn writer and theologian * Frederik Faber (1796–1828), Danish ornithologist *

Gastón Faber Gastón Faber (born 21 April 1996) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bella Italia.Geke Faber (born 1952), Dutch politician *

Geoffrey Faber Sir Geoffrey Cust Faber (23 August 1889, Great Malvern – 31 March 1961) was a British academic, publisher, and poet. He was a nephew of the noted Catholic convert and hymn writer, Father Frederick William Faber, C.O., founder of the Brompton ...

(1889–1961), British academic, publisher and poet, founder of Faber and Faber Limited *

Georg Faber Georg Faber (5 April 1877 – 7 March 1966) was a German mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numb ...

(1877–1966), German mathematician * George Henry Faber (1839–1910), British insurance underwriter and Liberal Party politician * George S. J. Faber (born 1959), co-founder of British production company ''Company Pictures'' *

George Stanley Faber George Stanley Faber (often written G. S. Faber; 25 October 1773 – 27 January 1854) was an Anglican theologian and prolific author. He was a typologist, who believed that all the world's myths were corrupted versions of the original st ...

(1773–1854), Anglican theologian * Giovanni Faber né Johann Faber (1574–1629), German papal doctor, botanist, and member of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' * Gordon Faber (1930–2014), American politician, in Oregon * Heike Faber (born 1965), German actress * Heinrich Faber (before 1500–1552), German music theorist, composer, and Kantor * Horst Faber (1921–2022), German figure skater * Jack Faber (1903–1994), American microbiologist and lacrosse coach * Jacob Faber (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1516 – c. 1550), French artist and publisher (active in Switzerland), easily confused with: * Jacob Faber Stapulensis (c. 1455 – c. 1536), French Renaissance humanist and theologian * Jacob Faber of Deventer (1473 – c. 1517), Dutch Renaissance humanist *

Jared Faber Jared Faber (also known as J-Radical) is an American musician, composer, and producer who works primarily in television and film. He composed the theme songs for '' Oobi'', '' As Told by Ginger'', '' Emily's Reasons Why Not'', and ''Suburgatory' ...

, American musician, composer and producer * Jean-Paul Faber (1930–2018), French sports shooter * Jeannette Faber (born 1982), American long-distance runner * Jelle Faber (1924–2004), Dutch-Canadian theologian * Joachim Faber (born 1950), German lawyer and business executive * Johan Adam Faber (1692–1759), Flemish composer * Johann Faber (1478–1541), German Catholic theologian * Johann Faber of Heilbronn (1504–1558), German Catholic preacher * Johann Augustanus Faber (1470–1531), Swiss theologian * Johann Joachim Faber (1778–1846) German landscape painter *

John Faber the Elder Johan Faber,; . anglicized as John Faber (–1721), commonly referred to as John Faber the Elder, was a Dutch miniaturist and portrait engraver active in London, where he set up a shop for producing and marketing his own work. His son John Faber ...

(c. 1660 – 1721), Dutch portrait engraver active in London *

John Faber the Younger John Faber the Younger (1684 – 2 May 1756)Johan Faber II
at the RKD was a Dutch portrait engraver active in L ...

(1684–1756), Dutch portrait painter active in London * John Faber, Kansas politician *

John Eberhard Faber John Eberhard Faber (sometimes Johann Eberhard Faber; December 6, 1822 – March 2, 1879) was a German-born American manufacturer of pencils in New York. Biography Johann Eberhard Faber was born on December 6, 1822, in the village of Stein, nea ...

(1822–1879), German-born American pencil manufacturer * Jules Faber, Australian cartoonist and illustrator * Julian Faber (1917–2002), British insurance businessman * Karl Faber (1773–1853), German historian *

Kaspar Faber Kaspar Faber (1730 – 1784) was a German entrepreneur. He was the founder of the well-known stationery company now known as Faber-Castell. Life and work After finishing school, Faber trained as a carpenter. In 1758 he moved from the town ...

(1730–1784), German founder of the stationery company Faber-Castell * Katherine Faber, American researcher * Keith Faber (born 1966), American (Ohio) politician *

Klaas Carel Faber Klaas Carel Faber (20 January 1922 – 24 May 2012) was a convicted Dutch- German war criminal. He was the son of Pieter and Carolina Josephine Henriëtte (née Bakker) Faber, and the brother of Pieter Johan Faber, who was executed for war crime ...

(1922–2012), Dutch collaborator with the Nazis * Leslie Faber (1879–1929), English stage actor * Linda Faber (born 1960), Dutch freestyle swimmer * Lo Faber (born 1966), American guitarist and songwriter *

Lothar von Faber Johann Lothar Freiherr von Faber (born 12 June 1817 in Unterspitzgarten near Stein, Bavaria – 26 July 1896 in Stein) was a German industrialist. He inherited the pencil company Faber-Castell (then called A.W. Faber) in 1839 after the death of h ...

(1817–1896), German industrialist, born Lothar Faber * Lucien Faber (born 1952), Luxembourgish racewalker * Lykele Faber (1919–2009), Dutch commando and radio operator during World War II * Marc Faber (born 1946), Swiss economist and investor * Marcus Faber (born 1984), German politician *

Marjolein Faber Marjolein Hillegonda Monica Faber-van de Klashorst (born 16 June 1960) is a Dutch politician for the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV), who served as Minister of Asylum and Migration in the Schoof cabinet from 2 July 2024 to 3 June ...

(born 1960), Dutch politician * Mark Faber (1950–1991), English cricketer * Martin Hermann Faber (1586–1648), German painter, architect, and cartographer * Mary Faber (1798–1857), African slave trader * Mary Faber (born 1979), American singer, actress, and dancer * Mary Eliza Faber (1850–1936), English novelist and non-fiction writer *

Matthew Faber Matthew Faber (January 31, 1973 – March 28, 2020) was an American actor best known for his roles in films and television series such as ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'', ''Natural Born Killers'', ''Law & Order'' and ''Palindromes''. Faber died a ...

, (1973–2020), American television actor * Matthias Faber (1587–1653), German Jesuist priest * Michael Faber (1929–2015), British economist * Michael Faber (born 1995), German footballer *

Michel Faber Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel ''The Crimson Petal and the White'', and '' Under the Skin'' (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett ...

(born 1960), Dutch novelist *

Oscar Faber Oscar Faber (5 July 1886 – 7 May 1956) was a British structural engineer. He was influential in the development of the use of reinforced concrete in the United Kingdom. Because many engineers were not certain of the material, Faber pioneered si ...

(1886–1956), British structural engineer * Olaf Wildeboer Faber (born 1983), Spanish swimmer of Dutch origin *

Pamela Faber Pamela Faber Benítez (born 1950) is an American/Spanish linguist. She has held the Chair of Translation and Interpreting at the Department of Translation and Interpreting of the University of Granada since 2001. She received her Ph.D. from th ...

(born 1950), American/Spanish linguist * Patrick Faber (born 1964), Dutch field hockey player * Patrick Faber (born 1978), Belizean politician *St.

Peter Faber Peter Faber, SJ (, ) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Francis announced his canonization in 2013. Life Ea ...

(1506–1546), co-founder of the

Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 ...

(1810–1877), Danish songwriter, photographer and telegraphy expert *

(born 1943), Dutch film and television actor * Philip Faber (1564–1630), Italian Franciscan theologian and philosopher * Phyllis M. Faber (born 1927), American botanist * Pierre Faber (born 1978), German rugby union player * Rasmus Faber (born 1979), Swedish DJ, pianist and music producer *

Red Faber Urban Clarence "Red" Faber (September 6, 1888 – September 25, 1976) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from through , playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox. He was a member of the 1919 Chicago White So ...

(1888–1976), American baseball pitcher * Roland Faber (born 1960), American theologian * Samantha "Sam" Faber (born 1987), American ice hockey player * Sandra Faber (born 1944), American astronomer * Simon Faber (born 1968), German politician and mayor * Steve Faber, American screenwriter * Tanaquil Faber (1615–1672), French classical scholar * Tobias Faber (1915–2010), Danish architect * Tom Faber (1927–2004), British physicist and publisher * Toos Faber-de Heer (1929–2020), Dutch TV presenter and civil servant *

Urijah Faber Urijah Christopher Faber ( ; born May 14, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist and actor. He competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the founder of Team Alpha Male ...

(born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter * Vance Faber (born 1944), American mathematician * Walter Vavasour Faber (1857–1928), English Conservative politician and soldier * Wenzel Faber (1455–1518), Bohemian astronomer, astrologer and theologian * William F. Faber (bishop) (1860–1934), American Episcopalian bishop * William F. Faber (politician) (1858–1951), American politician Fictional characters: *Faber, a former professor in ''

Fahrenheit 451 ''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 1953 Dystopian fiction, dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" Book burning, burn any that are found. The novel follows in the ...

'' *Emil Faber, Founder of

Faber College Faber may refer to: People * Faber (surname) Companies * Faber & Faber Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. E ...

in the film

Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller (writer), Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom ...

*Henry Faber, German spy in the Ken Follett novel '' Eye of the Needle'' *Jacky Faber, female protagonist in the novel '' Bloody Jack'' and its sequels *Mike Faber, character in

Homeland (TV series) ''Homeland'' (stylized as ''HOMƎLAND'') is an American espionage thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. Based on the Israeli series '' Prisoners of War'' (, literally "Abductees"), it was created by Gideon Raf ...

*Daniel Aurifaber (Goldsmith), character in The Sanctuary Sparrow, a Cadfael novel by

Ellis Peters Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of ...

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