Sperling

Sperling is a German and Jewish surname, meaning "sparrow" in English. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexander Sperling (1890–1973), German gymnast
 * Andrea Sperling, American film producer
 * Bert Sperling (born 1950), American author
 * Bodo Sperling (born 1952), German artist
 * Daniel Sperling (born 1951), American professor
 * Dee Dee Sperling, musical entertainer
 * Eduard Sperling (1902–1985), German wrestler
 * Edward Sperling (1889–1946), official in the British Mandate of Palestine, and Zionist
 * Elliot Sperling (1951–2017), American associate professor
 * Fritz Sperling (born 1945), Austrian bobsledder
 * Gene Sperling (born 1958), American economist and attorney
 * George Sperling (born 1934), American cognitive psychologist
 * Gerhard Sperling (born 1937), East German race walker
 * Gustav Sperling (1800s-1900s), German wrestler
 * Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908–1981), German tennis player
 * Jack Sperling (1922–2004), American musician
 * James Sperling, governor of the Bank of England
 * Jody Sperling, American dancer
 * Johann Sperling (1603–1658), German physician, zoologist, physicist, deacon, and rektor
 * John Sperling (1921–2014), American billionaire and University of Phoenix founder
 * Leon Sperling (1900–1941), Polish footballer
 * Lilian Sperling, British nanny
 * Louise Sperling (born 1952), US humanitarian scientist, seed security/conflict zones
 * Marcos Von Sperling, Brazilian professor
 * Martijn Sperling (1873–1946), Dutch captain and diver, who rescued 15 shipwrecked victims from the SS Berlin in 1907
 * Matthew Sperling, British-American writer
 * Matthew Sperling (Magic: The Gathering player), American Magic: The Gathering player
 * Max Sperling (1905–1984), German officer
 * Milton Sperling (1912–1988), producer and screenwriter
 * Norman Sperling (born 1947), American telescope designer
 * Otto Sperling (1913–19??)
 * Peter Sperling (born 1960), founder of the Apollo Group
 * Rolf Sperling (born 1940), German diver
 * Rowland Sperling (1874–1965), British diplomat
 * Sacha Sperling (born 1990), French novelist and screenwriter
 * Ted Sperling, musical director
 * Vibeke Sperling, (1945–2017), Danish journalist
 * Wolfram Sperling (born 1952), German swimmer

Places

 * Sperling, Manitoba, Canada