Geller () is a surname. Depending on one's ancestors' origins, the name may derive from a place name (

Geldern Geldern ( nl, Gelderen, archaic English: ''Guelder(s)'') is a city in the federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the district of Kleve, which is part of the Düsseldorf administrative region. Geography Location Geldern l ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

) or the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

word ''gellen'' ('to yell';

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 ...

''geln'', ''gëllen'') meaning 'one who yells'; less probably from the

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

word ''gel'' ('yellow') meaning the 'yellow man', or the Yiddish word ''geler'', an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a Russianized respelling of Heller or a variant of the Hungarian first name

Gellért Gellért may refer to: People * Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715–1769), German poet * (born 1961), Danish children's book illustrator * Hugo Gellert (1892–1985), Hungarian-American illustrator and muralist * Imre Gellért (1888–1981), Hu ...

. The name appears with some frequency in northwestern

, near the city of

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

. The following people have the last name Geller: *

Axel Geller Axel Geller (born 1 April 1999) is an Argentine former tennis player. Geller was ranked as high as world No. 539 in singles, which he achieved in August 2019, by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and had claimed six singles and doub ...

(born 1999), Argentine tennis player *

Andrew Geller Andrew Michael Geller (April 17, 1924 – December 25, 2011) was an American architect, painter, and graphic designer. He is widely known for his uninhibited, sculptural beach houses in the coastal regions of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticu ...

(1924–2011), American architect *

Bruce Geller Bruce Bernard Geller (October 13, 1930 – May 21, 1978) was an American lyricist, screenwriter, director, and television producer. Life and education Geller was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy (Friedlander) and General Sessions Judge ...

(1930–1978), American composer, screenwriter, and television producer *

Efim Geller Efim Petrovich Geller (russian: Ефим Петрович Геллер, uk, Юхим Петрович Геллер; 8 March 1925 – 17 November 1998) was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Champi ...

(1925–1998), Soviet chess player * E. Scott Geller (born 1942), American behavioral psychologist *

Esther Geller Esther Geller (October 26, 1921 – October 22, 2015) was an American painter mainly associated with the abstract expressionist movement in Boston in the 1940s and 1950s. She was one of the foremost authorities on encaustic painting techniques ...

(1921–2015), American painter * Harold Geller (1916-2005), Australian-born American conductor and composer. * Harvey Geller (1922-2009), American lyricist *

Herb Geller Herbert Arnold Geller (November 2, 1928 – December 19, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life His mother, Frances ''(née'' Frances Mildred Fullman, al ...

(1928-2013), Jazz musician and composer *

Jamie Geller Jamie Geller ( he, ג'יימי גלר, born May 29, 1978) is the Chief Media and Marketing Officer at Aish. She is also a best-selling cookbook author, celebrity chef, television producer and businesswoman. She is an author of 8 cookbooks and the ...

(born 1978), American-born Israeli cookbook author and chef *

Jordan Geller Jordan Michael Geller (born 1977) is an American sneaker collector who founded and operated the ShoeZeum, the world's first sneaker museum. In 2012, Geller was certified by ''Guinness World Records'' for having the largest sneaker collection in ...

(born 1977), American sneaker collector * Kenneth Geller (born 1947), American lawyer and Managing Partner of the law firm

Mayer Brown Mayer Brown is a global white-shoe law firm, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It has offices in 27 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New Y ...

Laurence S. Geller Laurence Stephen Geller, CBE, (born November 1947) is a British-American real estate investor, author and philanthropist. He served as the founder, president and chief executive officer of Strategic Hotels & Resorts from 1997 to 2012. He is the ch ...

(born 1947), British real estate investor *

Margaret Geller Margaret J. Geller (born December 8, 1947) is an American astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian. Her work has included pioneering maps of the nearby universe, studies of the relationship between galaxies and their ...

(born 1947), American astronomer and astrophysicist * Max Geller (wrestler) (born 1971), Israeli Olympic wrestler *

Max Geller (artist) Max Geller is an American performance artist and human rights activist. An outspoken voice on the Jewish left, Geller is an organizer and activist for the BDS movement and Palestinian human rights, and a frequent speaker against Zionism. Despite ...

(born 1984), American performance artist *

Pamela Geller Pamela Geller (born 1958) is an American anti-Muslim, far-right, political activist, blogger and commentator. Geller promoted birther conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama, saying that he was born in Kenya and that he is a Muslim. Sh ...

(born 1958), American blogger, author, political activist, and commentator *

Raul Geller Dr. Raul Geller (ראול גלר; born January 23, 1936) is a Peruvian-Israeli former professional footballer, who played as a forward, and an orthopedic surgeon. In Peru he played for Deportivo Municipal, Porvenir Miraflores, and the Peru na ...

(born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer *

Richard Geller (meditation instructor) Richard Geller (born 1952) is president of Boston-based MedWorks Corporate Meditation Programs that provides stress reduction courses based on meditation to corporations and their employees. ''Subscription required'' His company serves corporatio ...

(born 1952), president of MedWorks Corporate Meditation Programs *

Richard Geller (physicist) Richard Geller (25 April 1927 – 1 July 2007) was an experimental nuclear and plasma physicist. He was born on Monday, 25 April 1927, in Vienna and died on Sunday, 1 July 2007, at the age of 80, in Grenoble. Geller received his undergraduate de ...

(1927–2007), experimental nuclear and plasma physicist *

Simon Geller Simon Geller (1919/1920 - 1995) was an American classical music station radio personality who ran a one-man radio station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Radio career Geller was a radio engineer before starting his own station. The station, WVCA ...

(1919-1995), American classical music station radio personality *

Steven Geller Steven Anthony Geller (born November 4, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020, Geller was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. H ...

(born 1958), American statesman *

Uri Geller Uri Geller ( ; he, אורי גלר; born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli-British illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other ill ...

(born 1946), Alleged Israeli psychic, magician, and television personality The following fictional characters also have the last name Geller: *

Monica Geller Monica E. Geller is a fictional character, one of the six main characters who appears on the American sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004). Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and portrayed by actress Courteney Cox, Monica appears in all of ...

, a character from the American television sitcom ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'' *

Ross Geller Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer, is one of the six main characters of the NBC sitcom ''Friends''. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is noted for his goofy but lovable demeanor. His relations ...

, a character from the American television sitcom ''

'' *

Paris Geller Paris Eustace Geller is a fictional character on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' and its spin-off ''A Year in the Life'', played by Liza Weil. Paris is introduced as an ambitious high-school student from a wealthy family, who was raised ...

, a character from the American television drama ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...

'' Geller may also refer to: * Geller House, a modernist house designed by

Marcel Breuer Marcel Lajos Breuer ( ; 21 May 1902 – 1 July 1981), was a Hungarian-born modernist architect and furniture designer. At the Bauhaus he designed the Wassily Chair and the Cesca Chair, which ''The New York Times'' have called some of the most im ...

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