Sperber (surname)

Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German 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 (1935–1994), American biographer
 * Dan Sperber (born 1942), French anthropologist
 * Daniel Sperber (born 1940), Israeli historian
 * Devorah Sperber (born 1961), American artist
 * Ed Sperber (1895–1976), American baseball player
 * Isadore Sparber (1906–1958), American filmmaker
 * Jonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historian
 * Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer
 * Manès Sperber (1905–1984), French writer
 * Milo Sperber (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
 * Murray Sperber (born 1939), American writer
 * Silvia Sperber (born 1965), German sports shooter
 * Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005), American actress
 * David H Sperber(1946-)American Hero