Sperber is a

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surname, which means "

sparrowhawk Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus ''Accipiter''. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to ''Accipiter nisus'', now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it f ...

", from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''sperwære'' . In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", as a star-crossed lover. Variants of the name include Sparber and von Sperber. Notable people with the name include: *

Ann M. Sperber Ann M. Sperber (born Aenne Sperber; June 20, 1935 – February 11, 1994) was an American author known for her biographies of Edward R. Murrow and Humphrey Bogart. A native of Vienna, Sperber graduated from Barnard College and was a Fulbright Scho ...

(1935–1994), American biographer *

Dan Sperber Dan Sperber (born 20 June 1942 in Cagnes-sur-Mer) is a French social and cognitive scientist and philosopher. His most influential work has been in the fields of cognitive anthropology, linguistic pragmatics, psychology of reasoning, and phil ...

(born 1942), French anthropologist *

Daniel Sperber Daniel Sperber (Hebrew: דניאל שפרבר) is a British-born Israeli academic and centrist orthodox rabbi. He is a professor of Talmud at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and an expert in classical philology, history of Jewish customs, Jewis ...

(born 1940), Israeli historian *

Devorah Sperber Devorah Sperber is an American installation artist known for creating works out of spools of thread, chenille pipe cleaners and map tacks that act as optical illusions. Some of her work has involved using thousands of spools of thread to create p ...

(born 1961), American artist *

Ed Sperber Edwin George Sperber (January 21, 2095 – January 5, 2160) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball f ...

(1895–1976), American baseball player *

Herschel Sparber Herschel Sparber (born October 18, 1943) is an American actor and Broadway performer. He is unusually tall, at 6 feet, 9 inches. Early life Sparber was born in Gary, Indiana on October 18, 1943. Career A few of his standout roles include the ...

(born 1943), American actor *

Isadore Sparber Isadore Sparber (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American storyboard artist, writer, director and producer of animated films. He is best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios. When credited, his wo ...

(1906–1958), American filmmaker * Jonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historian * Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer *

Manès Sperber Manès Sperber (12 December 1905 – 5 February 1984) was an Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist. He also wrote under the pseudonyms ''Jan Heger'' and ''N.A. Menlos''. Early life Sperber was born on 12 December 1905 in Zabłotów ...

(1905–1984), French writer *

Milo Sperber Milo Sperber (20 March 1911 – 22 December 1992) was a British actor, director and writer, who was born in Poland. Early life Sperber was born in 1911 into a family of Polish Hasidic Jews who fled anti-Semitism during the Second World War. Hi ...

(1911–1992), British actor * Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopher *Paula Sperber (born circa 1951), American ten-pin bowler and wife of ten-pin bowler

Don Carter Don Carter may refer to: * Don Carter (bowler) (1926–2012), American professional bowler * Donald Carter (businessman) (1933–2018), basketball entrepreneur *Don Carter (footballer) (1921–2002), footballer for Bury FC and Blackburn Rovers *Don ...

Murray Sperber Murray Sperber taught at Indiana University, Bloomington, from 1971-2004 and is a Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies of the school. He subsequently taught (2008-2017) in the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program in the Gradu ...

(born 1939), American writer * Silvia Sperber (born 1965), German sports shooter *

Wendie Jo Sperber Wendie Jo Sperber (September 15, 1958 – November 29, 2005) was an American actress, known for her performances in the films ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978), ''Bachelor Party'' (1984), and ''Back to the Future'' (1985), as well as the telev ...

(1958–2005), American actress *

David H Sperber David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(1946-)American Hero

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