Goldberg is a surname of

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 **Ge ...

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 ve ...

origin, meaning 'gold mountain', which is common among

Ashkenazi Jews Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

Entertainment

Adam Goldberg Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American character actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as '' Dazed and Confused'', '' Saving ...

(born 1970), American actor * Adam F. Goldberg (born 1976), American screenwriter and producer * Andrew Goldberg (director) (born 1968), American film producer/director * Andrew Goldberg (writer) (born 1978), American television writer *

Daniel Goldberg (producer) Daniel Goldberg is a Canadian film producer and screenwriter. He was a writer in the film ''Feds'' and producer of the 2003 film '' Old School''. Goldberg is also a producer of ''The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy f ...

, Canadian film producer and writer *

Eric Goldberg (animator) Eric Allen Goldberg (born May 1, 1955) is an American animator, voice actor and film director known for his work at both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Life and career Goldberg was born and raised in Levittown, Penns ...

(born 1955), American animator *

Eric Goldberg (game designer) Eric Goldberg is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career For Simulations Publications, Incorporated (SPI), Eric Goldberg designed ''Commando'', a man-to-man tactical combat game featuring character cr ...

(born 1959), American designer of board, role-playing, and computer games *

Evan Goldberg Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American filmmaker and comedian. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on the films '' Superbad'', ''Pineapple Express'', ''This Is the End'', '' The Interview'', and '' ...

(born 1982), Canadian screenwriter, film producer and director *

Gary David Goldberg Gary David Goldberg (June 25, 1944 – June 22, 2013) was an American writer and producer for television and film. Goldberg was best known for his work on ''Family Ties'' (1982–89), ''Spin City'' (1996–2002), and his semi-autobiographical seri ...

(1944–2013), American writer and producer for television and film *

Gina Goldberg The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe wa ...

(born 1963), Finnish model, actress and singer *

Marc Goldberg (playwright) Marc Goldberg is a French theatre director, playwright, actor, and translator. Biography Goldberg studied Philosophy before joining the Compagnie des Théâtrophages and his first play, ''Les Rendez-vous'', was staged in 1993. As a theatre direc ...

(born 1968), French playwright and theatre director *

Marc Wallice Marc Wallice (born Marc Stephen Goldberg; October 3, 1959) is a former American pornographic actor. He performed in over 1,700 pornographic films and has directed as well. Wallice was inducted into both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. He test ...

(born Marc Stephen Goldberg, 1959), American porn actor *

Mike Goldberg Mike Goldberg (born November 24, 1964) is an American play-by-play commentator, mainly known for his work with the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 1997 until his departure in 2017. He also worked for Bellator MMA from June 2017 until April 20 ...

(born 1964), American sportscaster * Rube Goldberg (1883–1970), American cartoonist *

Sarah Goldberg Sarah Goldberg (born May 31, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Sally Reed in the HBO dark comedy series '' Barry'' (2018–2023), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporti ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress *

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

(born 1955), American actress

Music

Aaron Goldberg Aaron Goldberg (born April 30, 1974), is an American jazz pianist. Described by ''The New York Times'' as a "post-bop pianist of exemplary taste and range," Goldberg has released five albums as a solo artist and has performed and collaborated wi ...

(born 1974), American pianist *

Barry Goldberg Barry Joseph Goldberg (born December 25, 1942) is an American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg has co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's ve ...

(born 1942), American blues musician *

Ben Goldberg Ben Goldberg is an American clarinet player and composer. Career In the early 1990s, Ben Goldberg performed alongside electric bassist Dan Seamans and percussionist Kenny Wollesen as the New Klezmer Trio. They went on to produce three albums an ...

(born 1959), American clarinetist *

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (; baptized 14 March 1727 – 13 April 1756) was a German virtuoso harpsichordist, organist, and composer of the late Baroque and early Classical period. He is best known for lending his name, as the probable original pe ...

(1727–1756), German harpsichordist and composer of the late Baroque period * Reiner Goldberg (born 1939), German opera singer (heroic tenor)

Politics

* Alan Goldberg (judge) (1940–2016), Federal Court of Australia judge *

Arthur Goldberg Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. Secretary of Labor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States Ambassador to ...

(1908–1990), U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice, and Ambassador to the United Nations * Daniel Goldberg (politician) (born 1965), French Socialist politician * Karl Raimund Goldberg (1836–1897), Mayor of

Varnsdorf Varnsdorf (; german: Warnsdorf, hsb, Warnoćicy) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Germany. Administrative parts Villages of Studánka and Světliny 1.díl ...

, Member of the Bohemian Diet * Marilyn Goldberg, Manitoba judge

Science

(1917–2014), American botanist *

Abraham Goldberg Sir Abraham Goldberg (7 December 1923 – 1 September 2007) was a British physician who was a Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and the Universit ...

(1923–2007), British professor of medicine * Adele Goldberg (computer scientist) (born 1945), American computer scientist who wrote or co-wrote books on the programming language Smalltalk-80 * Adele Goldberg (linguist) (born 1963), American researcher in the field of linguistics *

Alexander Goldberg Alexander Barnett Goldberg (born 1974) is the Dean of Religious Life and Belief, Coordinating and the Jewish Chaplain to the University of Surrey, England, a rabbi, barrister, and human rights activist. Biography His family originates from Ire ...

(1906–1985), Israeli chemical engineer and ex-president of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology * Anatolii Goldberg (1930–2008), Soviet-Israeli mathematician * Andrew J Goldberg (born 1970), British consultant orthopaedic surgeon * Andrew V. Goldberg (born 1960), American computer scientist * David Goldberg (psychiatrist), British academic and social psychiatrist * David E. Goldberg (born 1953), American computer scientist * Deborah Goldberg, American ecologist * Elkhonon Goldberg (born 1946), Latvia-born American neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist *

Emanuel Goldberg Emanuel Goldberg ( he, עמנואל גולדברג; yi, עמנואל גאָלדבערג; russian: Эмануэль Гольдберг) (born: 31 August 1881; died: 13 September 1970) was an Israeli physicist and inventor. He was born in Moscow a ...

(1881–1970), Israeli cinema pioneer, computer pioneer, and inventor in photography * Irma Goldberg (1871), Russian-born German organic chemist * Joshua N. Goldberg (1925–2020), American theoretical physicist *

Leo Goldberg Leopold Goldberg (26 January 1913 – 1 November 1987) was an American astronomer who held professorships at Harvard and the University of Michigan and the directorships of several major observatories. He was president of both the International As ...

(1913–1987), American astronomer *

Lewis Goldberg Lewis R. Goldberg is an American personality psychologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Oregon. He is closely associated Goldberg, L.R. (1993). The structure of phenotypic personality traits. ''American Psychologist, 48'', 2 ...

(born 1932), American personality psychologist and a professor emeritus *

Murray Goldberg Murray Goldberg (born October 1962) is a noted Canadian educational technologist and a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Goldberg is best known for being the founder of ...

(born 1962), Canadian e-learning pioneer * Nieca Goldberg (born 1957), American cardiologist *

Paul Goldberg (geologist) Paul Goldberg is a geologist specializing in geomorphology and geoarchaeology who had done extensive worldwide field researches. Education Paul Goldberg studied geology at the University of Colorado where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 1 ...

, American geologist *

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg Pinelopi "Penny" Koujianou Goldberg (born 1963) is a Greek-American economist who served as chief economist of the World Bank from 2018 until 2020. She holds the named chair of Elihu Professor of Economics at Yale University. She is also a non-re ...

, Greek-American economist and former chief economist of the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...

Sports

* Aaron Goldberg (golfer) (born 1985), American professional golfer *

Adam Goldberg (American football) Adam David Goldberg (born August 12, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) in 2003, played for the Vikings from 2003 to 2005, and played for the St. Lo ...

(born 1980), American football player (St. Louis Rams) * Benny Goldberg (1918–2001), Polish bantamweight boxer *

Bill Goldberg William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966), often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is best known for his tenures in WCW and WWE. One of the most ...

(born 1966), American professional wrestler, film actor and former American football player (Atlanta Falcons) * Brad Goldberg (born 1990), American baseball pitcher *

Chelsey Goldberg Chelsey Goldberg (born January 30, 1993) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for Team Adidas in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). Previously, Goldberg had signed with the Boston Blades, in the Canadian ...

(born 1993), American ice hockey player * Dan Goldberg (tennis) (born 1967), American tennis player * Jared Goldberg (born 1991), American Olympic skier * Les Goldberg (1918–1985), English footballer *

Mark Goldberg (football manager) Mark Goldberg is an entrepreneur and English football club chairman and manager. Business Mark Goldberg started out in the recruitment industry in 1984. Between 1992 and 1998 he built one of the UK's fastest growing IT contracting companies wh ...

, English football manager and businessman *

Marshall Goldberg Marshall Goldberg (October 24, 1917 – April 3, 2006) was a National Football League (NFL) All-Pro American football player. He played college football as a halfback and fullback at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pittsburgh, Goldberg wa ...

(1917–2006), American NFL All-Pro football halfback (

Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ...

)

Writers and journalists

Anatol Goldberg Anatoly "Anatol" Maksimovich Goldberg (russian: link=no, Анатолий Максимович Гольдберг; 7 May 1910 in St Petersburg – 5 March 1982 in London) was a broadcaster and writer who became head of the BBC Russian Ser ...

(1910–1982), Soviet-British head of the BBC Russian Service during the Cold War * Ben Zion Goldberg (1895–1972), Belarusian-American Yiddish journalist *

Bernard Goldberg Bernard Richard Goldberg (born May 31, 1945) is an American author, journalist, and political pundit. Goldberg has won fourteen Emmy Awards and was a producer, reporter and correspondent for CBS News for twenty-eight years (1972–2000) and a p ...

(born 1945), American writer, journalist, and political commentator and author * Itche Goldberg (1904–2006), American-Yiddish writer and publisher *

J.J. Goldberg Jonathan Jeremy Goldberg is editor emeritus of the newspaper ''The Forward'', where he served as editor in chief for seven years (2000–07). He served in the past as U.S. bureau chief of the Israeli news magazine '' The Jerusalem Report'', m ...

(born 1949), American writer and editor *

Jeffrey Goldberg Jeffrey Mark Goldberg (born September 22, 1965) is an American journalist and editor-in-chief of ''The Atlantic'' magazine. During his nine years at ''The Atlantic'' prior to becoming editor, Goldberg became known for his coverage of foreign affa ...

(born 1965), American author and journalist * Joshua Ryne Goldberg (born 1995), American convicted felon, Jewish Neo-Nazi and internet troll *

Kaarina Goldberg Kaarina Goldberg (born January 28, 1956) is a Finnish author and journalist who lives in Vienna. She is best known for her children's books ''Petokylän Ilona Ilves'', ''Rämäpäinen robotti'' and her comic strip ''Senni ja Safira'' in the Finni ...

(born 1956), Finnish author and journalist *

Leah Goldberg Leah Goldberg or Lea Goldberg ( he, לאה גולדברג; May 29, 1911, Königsberg – January 15, 1970, Jerusalem) was a prolific Hebrew-language poet, author, playwright, literary translator, and comparative literary researcher. Her writ ...

(1911–1970), Israeli poet and writer *

Miriam Goldberg Miriam Goldberg (née Harris; May 18, 1916 – January 8, 2017) was an American newspaper publisher. From 1972 to 2017 she was the editor and publisher of the ''Intermountain Jewish News'' in Denver, Denver, Colorado. She was inducted into the C ...

(1916–2017), American newspaper publisher and editor * Steven Goldberg (born 1941), American academic and author

Other

* Aharon Goldberg, Israeli rabbi convicted of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and murder-for-hire * Alan Goldberg (architect), American architect * Alan E. Goldberg (born 1949), American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer * Arthur A. Goldberg (born 1940), American businessman, co-founder and co-director of Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing *

Bertrand Goldberg Bertrand Goldberg (July 17, 1913 – October 8, 1997) was an American architect and industrial designer, best known for the Marina City complex in Chicago, Illinois, the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world at the time of complet ...

(1913–1997), American architect and industrial designer * Billy Goldberg (born 1966),American physician, New York City emergency medicine physician *

Carin Goldberg Carin Goldberg (June 12, 1953 – January 19, 2023) was an American graphic designer A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to cre ...

(1953-2023), American graphic artist * Dave Goldberg (1967–2015), American Internet entrepreneur *

David Theo Goldberg David Theo Goldberg (born January 8, 1952) is a South African professor working in the United States, known for his work in critical race theory, the digital humanities, and the state of the university. Goldberg was born and raised in South Africa ...

(born 1952), South African philosopher, director of the University of California Humanities Research Institute *

Denis Goldberg Denis Theodore Goldberg (11 April 1933 – 29 April 2020) was a South African social campaigner, who was active in the struggle against apartheid. He was accused No. 3 in the Rivonia Trial, alongside the better-known Nelson Mandela and Walter ...

(1933–2020), South African anti-apartheid activist * Eric Goldberg (artist) (1890–1969), Canadian painter *

Ian Goldberg Ian Avrum Goldberg (born March 31, 1973) is a cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is best known for breaking Netscape's implementation of SSL (with David Wagner), and for his role as chief scientist of Radialpoint (formerly Zero Knowledge Syste ...

(born 1973), Canadian cryptographer *

Jonah Goldberg Jonah Jacob Goldberg (born March 21, 1969) is an American conservative syndicated columnist, author, political analyst, and commentator. The founding editor of ''National Review Online'', from 1998 until 2019 he was an editor at '' National Revie ...

(born 1969), American conservative pundit * Joshua L. Goldberg (1896–1994), Belarusian-born American rabbi *

Lucianne Goldberg Lucianne Goldberg ( née Steinberger; April 29, 1935 – October 26, 2022), also known as Lucianne Cummings, was an American literary agent and author. She was named as one of the "key players" in the 1998 impeachment of President Clinton, as ...

(born 1935), American literary agent who was an important figure in the Monica Lewinsky scandal *

Max Goldberg YTMND, an initialism for "You're the Man Now, Dog", is an online community centered on the creation of hosted memetic web pages (known within the community as ''fads'', ''YTMNDs'' or ''sites'') featuring a juxtaposition of an image (still or sh ...

, owner of YTMND *

Merle S. Goldberg Merle S. Goldberg (April 13, 1936 – November 29, 1998) was an American journalist and an abortion activist. She was head of the National Women's Health Coalition which later became the International Women's Health Coalition. Goldberg also foun ...

(1936–1998), American abortion activist * Michael Goldberg (1924–2007), American abstract expressionist painter and teacher * Richard Steve Goldberg (born 1945), American convicted child pornographer * Rube Goldberg (1883–1970), American cartoonist and inventor of the eponymous machines * Suzanne Goldberg (1940–1999), New Zealand painter *

Thorsten Goldberg Thorsten Goldberg born 26 December 1960 in Dinslaken is a German multimedia artist. Life From 1982 to 1991 Thorsten Goldberg studied sculpture at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart in the class of Inge Mahn. In 1991 he won the first p ...

(born 1960), German multimedia artist * Werner Goldberg (1919–2004), half-Jewish German (mischling) soldier and politician who was depicted in a German newspaper during World War II as "The Ideal German Soldier" *

William Goldberg (diamond dealer) William Goldberg (March 19, 1925 – October 20, 2003) was an American diamond dealer and the founder of the William Goldberg Diamond Corporation. Goldberg was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He started cutting diamonds in 1948, but found tha ...

(1925–2003), American diamond dealer

Fictional characters

* Edward Goldberg, in the animated series ''Drawn Together'' * Greg Goldberg, from the Mighty Ducks movies *

Joe Goldberg Joe Goldberg is a fictional character and protagonist of the ''You'' book series, written by Caroline Kepnes, as well as the television series of the same name, where he is portrayed by American actor Penn Badgley and by Gianni Ciardiello, Aid ...

, main protagonist of the

You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...

book series by Caroline Kepnes, as well as the television series of the same name

References

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