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Farber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *
Barry Farber Barry Morton Farber (May 5, 1930 – May 6, 2020) was an American conservative radio talk show host, author, commentator and language-learning enthusiast. In 2002, industry publication '' Talkers magazine'' ranked him the 9th greatest radio talk ...
(1930–2020), American radio talk show host * Barry J. Farber, American motivational speaker *
Bernie Farber Bernie M. Farber (born 1951) is a Canadian writer, commentator, and the former chief executive officer of the Canadian Jewish Congress and a social activist. He has testified before the Canadian courts as an expert witness on hate crime. He wa ...
(born 1951), former CEO of Canadian Jewish Congress * Celia Farber (born c. 1965), American print journalist and author * David J. Farber (born 1934), American professor of computer science * Dennis H. Farber (1946–2017), American painter and photographer *
Eduard Farber Eduard Farber, also ''Eduard Färber'' or ''Eduard Faerber'', (17 April 1892, in Brody, Galicia – 15 July 1969) was an Austrian-American industrial chemist and historian of chemistry. Biography Färber (spelling changed in 1938) grew up in Leip ...
(1892–1969), Austrian-American chemist and historian of chemistry *
Emmanuel Farber Emmanuel Farber (October 19, 1918, Toronto, Canada – August 3, 2014, Columbia, South Carolina) was a Canadian-American physician, pathologist, biochemist, and oncologist. He is known for his research on the biochemistry of carcinogenesis. Biogr ...
(1918–2014), Canadian-American physician, pathologist, biochemist, and oncologist * Hap Farber (born 1948), American football player *
Jerry Farber Gerald H. 'Jerry' Farber (born 1935) is an American educator, writer, activist, and former child actor. Early life and education Farber was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1935. As an undergraduate student at UCLA in December 1954, he was nominated ...
(born 1935), American educator and writer *
Manny Farber Emanuel Farber (February 20, 1917 – August 18, 2008) was an American painter, film critic and writer. Often described as "iconoclastic",Grimes, William (August 19, 2008) ''New York Times''Kiderra, Inga (August 21, 2008Obituary: Artist and Crit ...
(19172008), American painter, film critic and writer *
Marvin Farber Marvin Farber (December 14, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American philosopher and educator. Early life and education Farber was born in Buffalo, New York, to Jewish parents Simon and Matilda (Goldstein) Farber. He was the second oldest of ...
(1901–1980), American philosopher *
Norma Farber Norma Holzman Farber (6 August 1909 – 21 March 1984) was an American children's book writer and poet. The Poetry Society of America presents the Norma Farber First Book Award, which is awarded for a first book of original poetry written by an A ...
(19091984), American children's book writer and poet *
Robert Farber (disambiguation) Robert Farber may refer to: * Robert Farber (artist) (1948–1995), American artist and actor * Robert Farber (photographer) Robert Farber is an American photographer and lecturer known for his work with nudes, fashion, landscapes and stil ...
, multiple people *
Sam Farber Samuel Farber (November 16, 1924 – June 16, 2013) was an American industrial designer and businessman. Farber and his son, John Farber, co-founded OXO, a manufacturer of kitchen utensils and housewares. Farber is credited with revolutioniz ...
(19242013), American industrial designer and businessman * Samuel Farber (born 1939), American writer born and raised in Cuba *
Sasha Farber Aleksandr Mikhailovich "Sasha" Farber (born 9 May 1984) is an Australian and American professional dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his appearances on the reality competition series ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), D ...
(born 1984), professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars *
Sidney Farber Sidney Farber (September 30, 1903 – March 30, 1973) was an American pediatric pathologist at Boston Children's Hospital. He is regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy for his work using folic acid antagonists to combat leukemia, which l ...
(1903–1973), "father" of modern chemotherapy *
Stacey Farber Stacey Farber (born August 25, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She played Ellie Nash in seasons 2 through 8 of the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the CBC series '' 18 to Life.'' From 2014 t ...
(born 1987), Canadian actress *
Zulima Farber Zulima Farber (born 1944) is the former Attorney General of New Jersey and the first Latina (Cuban) to serve as Acting Governor of New Jersey. She was appointed Attorney General in 2006 by Governor Jon Corzine and resigned on August 31, 2006. She ...
(born 1944), former Attorney General, Acting Governor of New Jersey


Fictional characters

*Chris Farber, a character in the 1994 American TV miniseries ''
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See also

* Faerber, also spelled Färber, a surname * Ferber *
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute Dana–Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dana-Farber is the founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard's Comprehensive Cancer Center designated ...
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Farber disease Farber disease (also known as Farber's lipogranulomatosis, acid ceramidase deficiency, "Lipogranulomatosis", and ''ASAH1''-related disorders) is an extremely rare, progressive, autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency ...
{{surname, Farber Surnames of Jewish origin