Gerber (; ) is a surname that is of Ashkenazi Jewish,

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, or Swiss origin, depending on the family. Notable people with the surname include: * Aisha Gerber, (born 1999), Canadian artistic gymnast * Bob Gerber (1916–2002), American basketball player * Carl Friedrich Gerber (1823–1891), German jurist *

Christoph Gerber Christoph Gerber is a titular professor at the Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland. Christoph Gerber is the co-inventor of the atomic force microscope. Born in Basel, Switzerland, on 15 May 1942, he was among the 250 most cit ...

, Swiss physicist * Craig Gerber (creator), invented two Disney animated shows * Craig Stuart Gerber, baseballer *

Danie Gerber Danie Gerber (born 14 April 1958 in Port Elizabeth, Union of South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992. He played mainly at inside or outside centre, but also on the wing. Hi ...

(born 1958), South African rugby player *

Daniel Frank Gerber Daniel Frank Gerber (May 6, 1898 – March 16, 1974) was an American manufacturer of baby food, and founder of Gerber Food Products. He had a management college education and then started working for his father's canning company in Michigan and ...

(1898–1974) founder of the Gerber Products Company *

Ernst Ludwig Gerber Ernst Ludwig Gerber (29 September 1746 in Sondershausen, Germany – 30 June 1819 in Sondershausen) was a German composer, organist, cellist, and author of a famous dictionary of musicians. His father, Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber (1702–1775), ...

(1746–1819), composer and author * Eugene John Gerber (1931-2018), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Fred Gerber Fred Gerber is an American film and television director and television producer. Gerber has directed several popular television series which include ''The X-Files'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' House''. Gerber has also served as a produce ...

, American film and television director and producer * Heiko Gerber (born 1972), German football player * Heinrich Gerber (architect), (1831–1920), German architect *

Heinrich Gerber (civil engineer) Heinrich Gerber (Johann Gottfried Heinrich Gerber; November 18, 1832 in Hof, Bavaria – January 3, 1912 in Munich, Germany) was a German civil engineer and inventor of the Gerber girder. He received several patents for his systems for buil ...

(1832-1912), German civil engineer * Joel Gerber (1940-2022), American judge * John Gerber (disambiguation) *

Joseph Gerber Heinz Joseph Gerber (17 April 1924 – 8 August 1996) was an American inventor and businessman. An Austrian-born Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrated in 1940, he pioneered computer-automated manufacturing systems for an array of industries. ...

(1924–1996), founder of Gerber Scientific *

Kaia Gerber Kaia Jordan Gerber (born September 3, 2001) is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber. After starring in a series of ad campaigns for fashion brands since debuting at Fashi ...

(born 2001), American model and actress * Leah Gerber, American conservation scientist * Magda Gerber, pioneer in infant care *

Martin Gerber Martin Gerber (born 3 September 1974) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (232nd overall) by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played in the National Hockey League (N ...

(born 1974), Swiss ice hockey player * Michael Gerber (disambiguation) * Mikaela Gerber, Canadian artistic gymnast and UCLA Bruin * Naomi Lynn Gerber, American internist and physician-scientist *

Niklaus Gerber Niklaus Gerber (8 June 1850 – 9 February 1914) was a Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist. He was born in 1850 in Thun, Switzerland. He attended the University of Bern and University of Zurich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Un ...

(1850-1914), Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist *

Nina Gerber Nina Gerber is an American guitarist who first came to attention when she accompanied singer-songwriter Kate Wolf from 1979 until Wolf's death in 1986. Gerber was born and raised in Sebastopol, California. In 1975, Gerber was still at high schoo ...

, American guitarist * Paul Gerber (1854-1909), German physicist * Peter Gerber (disambiguation) *

Rande Gerber Rande Gerber (born April 27, 1962) is an American businessman and former model. He founded tequila brand Casamigos alongside actor George Clooney and real estate businessman Mike Meldman, as well as nightlife companies Midnight Oil, Caliche ...

(born 1962), model and businessman, father of Kaia * Rayno Gerber (born 1981), South African rugby footballer *

Sally Gerber Sally Gerber (born 1927 in Fremont, Michigan) is the daughter of Daniel Frank Gerber who established the baby food enterprise Gerber Products Company.Ingham, p. 444 Sally Gerber was ill as a baby, and when she was seven months old, her pediatricia ...

, daughter of Daniel * Simon Gerber, Swiss musician *

Steve Gerber Stephen Ross Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include '' Man-Thing'', '' Omega the Unknown,'' '' Marvel Spotlig ...

(1947-2008), comic book writer, co-creator of Howard the Duck

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