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AJR is an American pop band founded by brothers Met (), collectively a trio of vocalists, , and songwriters. The brothers grew up in New York City, primarily focused on busking, singing covers and street tap dancing until shifting to songwriting ...

Alex Metzger Alexander Metzger (born 22 February 1973) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 2001 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. Metzger also finished fifth in the four-man event at ...

(born 1973), German bobsledder * Alex Metzger (footballer) (fl. 1979–1984), New Zealand footballer * Arnold Metzger, German philosopher *

Bert Metzger Bertram L. Metzger (January 31, 1909 – March 7, 1986) was an American gridiron football player, best known for playing college football for the University of Notre Dame at the end of the 1920s. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fa ...

(1909–1986), American football player *

Bruce M. Metzger Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the ...

(1914–2007), American biblical scholar, Bible translator, and professor *

Butch Metzger Clarence Edward Metzger (born May 23, 1952) is an American professional baseball scout and former pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Initially drafted by the San Francisco Giants, he played two-and-a-half seasons wit ...

(born 1952), American baseball pitcher * Clark W. Metzger (1868–1946), American politician from Ohio *

Dagmar Metzger Dagmar Metzger (born 10 December 1958 in Berlin) is a German lawyer and politician, and a former member of the Parliament of Hesse for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). She has been a member of the SPD since 1990, and was elected to ...

(born 1958), German lawyer and politician *

David Metzger David Metzger (born December 12, 1960) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, and orchestrator who has worked on many Disney Animation films, including ''Wish'', '' Frozen'', ''Frozen 2'', '' Moana'', '' Planes'', ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Tarz ...

(born 1960), American orchestrator and composer * Ed Metzger (born 1946), American actor and writer * Erich Metzger (1892–1942), German journalist *

Erika Metzger Erika Metzger was a German international table tennis player. Table tennis career She lived in Berlin. In 1929 she and Mona Rüster won the first place medal for Germany in doubles in the Table Tennis World Championships. Leading up to this wi ...

(fl. 1927–1929), German table tennis player *

Georg Balthasar Metzger Georg Balthasar Metzger (23 September 1623 – 9 October 1687) was a German physician and scientist notable as one of the four founding members of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Schweinfurt. Biography He was born in Schweinfurt. In ...

(1623–1687), German physician *

Gustav Metzger Gustav Metzger (10 April 1926, Nuremberg – 1 March 2017, London) was a statelessness, stateless artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike. Together with John Sharkey, he initiated the ...

(1926–2017), German-born artist and political activist *

Heinz-Klaus Metzger Heinz-Klaus Metzger (6 February 1932 – 25 October 2009) was a German music critic and theorist. Born in Konstanz, Metzger studied piano under Carl Seemann in Freiburg im Breisgau and composition under Max Deutsch in Paris. Later, he met Theod ...

(1932–2009), German music critic and theoretician *

Henri Metzger Henri Metzger (; 19 August 1912 – 2 October 2007) was a French archaeologist and Hellenist, a member of the Institut de France. He specialized in pottery of ancient Greece, particularly from Athens, and archaeology in Anatolia, specifically in ...

(1912–2007), French archaeologist and hellenist *

Henry Metzger Henry Peter Metzger (March 23, 1932 – November 20, 2018) was an American immunologist. Metzger was born to a Jewish family in Mainz on March 23, 1932, to a hardware store owner and a homemaker. Some of his relatives were murdered in the Holoc ...

(1932–2018), American immunologist *

Jill Metzger Major Jill Metzger is a United States Air Force personnel officer who gained worldwide attention as the result of a three-day disappearance in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Sporting achievements and family She was the women's winner of the ...

(born 1973), American air force officer *

Kurt Metzger Kurt Metzger is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He won an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award for his work on the television series '' Inside Amy Schumer''. Early life Metzger was raised in Toms River, New Jersey. He was raised as ...

(born 1977), American comedian, actor, and writer *

Mike Metzger Michael Metzger (born November 19, 1975) is an American freestyle motocross rider. Metzger has been riding motorcycles for 27 years of his life, but he began his focus on Freestyle in the late '90s. Early life Metzger was born in Huntington Bea ...

(born 1975), American freestyle motocross rider *

Otto Metzger Otto Metzger was a German-British engineer, and inventor of an Impact extrusion, impact-extrusion process for forming seamless zinc and brass cans. Family Otto Metzger was the son of Jewish parents: Ludwig Metzger (18521931) and Gretchen (Guldma ...

(1885–1961), German-British engineer and inventor *

Radley Metzger Radley Metzger (January 21, 1929 – March 31, 2017) was an American filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic pornographic films, including '' Thérèse and Isabelle'' (1968), '' Camille 2000'' (1969), '' The Lickerish ...

(1929–2017), American filmmaker and film distributor *

Richard Metzger Richard Metzger (born July 28, 1965) is a television host and author. He was the host of the TV show ''Disinformation'' (United Kingdom Channel 4, 2000–01), The Disinformation Company and its website, Disinfo.com. He is currently the host of ...

(born 1965), American television host and author *

Robert A. Metzger Robert A. Metzger (born 1956) is an American electrical engineer and science fiction author. He was a Nebula Award finalist in the novel category in 2002 for his second novel, ''Picoverse''. Metzger began writing science fiction stories as a chil ...

(born 1956), American electrical engineer and science fiction author *

Roger Metzger Roger Henry Metzger (pronounced "Met-ZEE-ger", born October 10, 1947) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop who played most of his career for the Houston Astros (1971–1978). He also played for the Chicago Cubs (1970) and the San ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Sol Metzger Sol S. Metzger (December 29, 1880 – January 18, 1932) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, college athletics administrator, and sports journalist. He served as the head football coach at Baylor University (1904), ...

(1880–1932), American football coach and syndicated sports writer *

Thomas Metzger (sinologist) Thomas A. Metzger (born 1933, Chinese Character: 墨子刻) is a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He is the son of the German philosopher Arnold Metzger (1892–1974). He specializes in the intellectual and institutiona ...

(born 1933), American scholar of Chinese politics and society *

Tom Metzger Thomas Linton Metzger (April 9, 1938 – November 4, 2020) was an American white supremacist, neo-Nazi leader and Klansman. He founded White Aryan Resistance (WAR), a neo-Nazi organization, in 1983. He was a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan i ...

(1938–2020), American founder of the White Aryan Resistance * William E. Metzger (1868–1933), American automotive pioneer, co-founder of E-M-F Company * Wolfgang Metzger (1899–1979), German psychologist *

Yona Metzger Yona Metzger (; born 1953) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. In 2013, while chief rabbi, a fraud investigation was opened. Metzger later pleaded guilty to a number of corruption charges, was tried and ...

(born 1953), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel * Delbert E. Metzger (1875–1967), American politician

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* Caroline Mezger (1787–1843), Swiss painter, printmaker, and teacher *

Eduard Mezger Friedrich Eduard Mezger (13 February 1807 – 16 September 1894) was a Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavarian architect, painter, professor, and a high civil officer of the royal buildings administration, called ''Oberbaurat'' (literally "top architect") ...

(1807–1894), Bavarian architect and professor * Francis Mezger (1632–1701), Austrian Benedictine academic and writer *

Guy Mezger Guy Mezger (born January 1, 1968) is an American martial artist, who competed in professional combat sports including full contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Mezger retired fro ...

(born 1968), American martial artist *

Hans Mezger Hans Mezger (18 November 1929 – 10 June 2020) was a German automotive engineer well known for his work at Porsche. Career Mezger was born in Besigheim, in Free People's State of Württemberg, Württemberg, Weimar Republic, Germany. He graduated ...

(1929–2020), German automotive engineer *

Joseph Mezger Joseph Mezger (5 September 1635 – 26 October 1683) was an Austrian Benedictine of St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg. Life Mezger was born at Eichstädt. He took vows at the same time as his brother Francis Mezger in 1651, and was ordained pr ...

(1635–1683), Austrian Benedictine *

Paul Mezger Paul Mezger (born 23 November 1637, at Eichstädt; died 12 April 1702 at Salzburg) was an Austrian Benedictine theologian and academic of St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg. Life He took vows in 1653 and was ordained priest in 1660. He taught at the ...

(1637–1702), Benedictine theologian and academic

In fiction

Karl Metzger The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Cast timeline : Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits) : Secondary cast (" ...

, a Nazi correctional officer in the HBO drama series ''Oz'' * Metzger is the name of a lawyer in Thomas Pynchon's ''

The Crying of Lot 49 ''The Crying of Lot 49'' is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon. It was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. on April27, 1966. The shortest of Pynchon's novels, the plot follows Oedipa Maas, a young Californian woman who begins to embr ...

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