Ferber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Ferber (1911–1987), Swiss pianist *

Brenda A. Ferber Brenda A. Ferber (born April 23, 1967) is an author of children's literature. She is an alumna of the University of Michigan. She won the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for her book ''Julia's Kitchen'' before it was published, and the Sydney Tay ...

(born 1969), American children's book author *

Christine Ferber Christine Ferber (born 11 May 1960) is a French pastry chef and chocolatier, who co-owns ''La Maison Ferber'' in Niedermorschwihr, Alsace region of France. She sells over 200,000 jars of jam a year across the world. Personal life Ferber was bo ...

(born 1960), French pastry chef *

Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), ''Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Cim ...

(1885–1968), American novelist, author and playwright *

Ferdinand Ferber Louis Ferdinand Ferber (8 February 1862 – 22 September 1909) was a French Army officer who played an important role in the development of aviation during the early 1900s. Although his aircraft experiments were belatedly successful, his early ...

(1862–1909), French Army captain who played an important role in the development of aeroplanes *

Herbert Ferber Herbert Ferber (1906 – 1991) was an American Abstract Expressionist, sculptor and painter, and a "driving force of the New York School." Background Herbert Ferber Silvers was born on April 30, 1906, in New York City. In 1923, he beg ...

(1906–1991), American sculptor and painter *

Markus Ferber Markus Ferber (born 15 January 1965) is a Politics of Germany, German engineer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1994. He is a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian Social U ...

(born 1965), German politician *

Marianne Ferber Marianne A. Ferber (January 30, 1923 – May 11, 2013) was an American feminist economist and the author of many books and articles on the subject of women's work, the family, and the construction of gender. She held a Ph.D. from the Univers ...

(1923–2013), American feminist economist and author *

Mauritius Ferber Mauritius Ferber ( pl, Maurycy Ferber; 1471 – 1 July 1537) was a member of the patrician Ferber family. As Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), he prevented most towns in his diocese from converting to Protestantism while the surrou ...

(1471–1537), bishop of Ermland *

Mel Ferber Mel Ferber (October 2, 1922 – June 19, 2003) was a television director and producer, who oversaw the live two-hour TV presentation of ''Wonderful Town'' and the pilot for ''60 Minutes'' and other shows. Ferber was an executive producer of ' ...

(1922–2003), Emmy-nominated TV director and producer * Nicolaus Ferber (1485–1534), German Franciscan and controversialist *

Richard Ferber Richard Ferber is a physician and the director of The Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, at Children's Hospital Boston. He has been researching sleep and sleep disorders in children for over 30 years. He is best known for his methods—popular ...

, American physician, inventor of the Ferber method * Tzvi Hirsch Ferber (1879–1966), Rabbi

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