Greenberg is a surname common in North America, with anglicized spelling of 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
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Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""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 ve ...
Grinberg, an artificial surname.Beider, Alexander (1993). ''A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire''. Teaneck: Avotaynu, pages 53–57.
Notable people with the surname Greenberg include:
Aharon-Ya'akov Greenberg
Aharon-Ya'akov Greenberg ( he, אהרן-יעקב גרינברג, 15 March 1900 – 2 April 1963) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1949 until 1951, and again from 1955 until his death in 1963.
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Allan Greenberg
Allan Greenberg (born September 1938) is an American architect and one of the leading classical architects of the twenty-first century, also known as New Classical Architecture.
He was the originator and leading practitioner of "canonical c ...
(born 1938), American new classical architect
* Andrew Greenberg, American video game designer
* Andrew C. Greenberg (born 1957), video game designer
* Ari Greenberg (born 1981), American bridge player
* Bernard Greenberg, American programmer and computer scientist
* Brad Greenberg (born 1954), American basketball coach, brother of Seth Greenberg
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Bryan Greenberg
Bryan Greenberg (born May 24, 1978) is an American actor and singer, known for his starring role as Ben Epstein in the HBO original series ''How to Make It in America'' as well as a recurring role as Jake Jagielski in the WB series '' One Tree ...
(born 1978), American actor
* Brooke Greenberg (1993–2013), American with "Syndrome X" condition
* Carl Greenberg (1908–1984), American journalist
* Charles Greenberg (born 1953) American composer
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Clement Greenberg
Clement Greenberg () (January 16, 1909 – May 7, 1994), occasionally writing under the pseudonym K. Hardesh, was an American essayist known mainly as an art critic closely associated with American modern art of the mid-20th century and a formali ...
(1909–1994), American art critic
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Craig Greenberg
Craig Greenberg (born August 22, 1973) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Kentucky.
(born 1973), American politician
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Dan Greenberg
Daniel Greenberg (born December 9, 1965) is an American nonprofit executive and former politician. He is a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, who served from 2006 through 2011. Greenberg, who lives in Little Ro ...
Gary Greenberg
Gary Greenberg is an American author and comedian. He is known for writing comedic material for Comedy Central. He has appeared on Comedy Central and Bravo. , he is a staff writer on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' on ABC Television. In 2012, he won a Pr ...
, American TV writer, author and comedian
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Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major Leagu ...
(1911–1986), American Hall of Fame baseball player
* Harold Greenberg (1930–1996), Canadian film producer
* Hayim Greenberg (1889–1953), American philosopher of Judaism
* Ivan Greenberg (1896–1966), English journalist
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Irving Greenberg
Irving Yitzchak Greenberg (born May 16, 1933), also known as Yitz Greenberg, is an American scholar, author and rabbi. He is known as a strong supporter of Israel, and a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity.
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Joanne Greenberg
Joanne Greenberg (born September 24, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American author who published some of her work under the pen name of Hannah Green. She was a professor of anthropology at the Colorado School of Mines and a volunteer Emerge ...
(born 1932), American writer
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Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.
Life Early life and education
Joseph Greenberg was born on ...
(1915–2001), American linguist
* Joshua Greenberg (born 1976), American academic
* L. J. Greenberg (1861–1931), British Jewish journalist
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Martin Greenberg
Martin Greenberg (June 28, 1918 – October 20, 2013) was an American book publisher and editor of science fiction anthologies.
Biography
Greenberg married in 1941. He was in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 where he attained the rank of corporal ...
(1918–2013), American science fiction anthologist and publisher
* Martin Greenberg (poet) (1918–2021), American poet and translator
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Martin H. Greenberg
Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ov ...
(1941–2011), American speculative fiction anthologist
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Maurice R. Greenberg
Maurice Raymond “Hank” Greenberg (born May 4, 1925) is an American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG).
Early life
Greenberg was born into a Jewish family in Greenwich Vil ...
Mike Greenberg
Michael Robinette Greenberg (born August 6, 1967) is a television anchor, television show host, radio show host for ESPN and ABC, and novelist. At ESPN, he hosted the weekday evening, most often Monday, ''SportsCenter'' and previously ESPN Radi ...
(born 1967), American television and radio host
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Morton Ira Greenberg
Morton Ira Greenberg (March 20, 1933 – January 28, 2021) was a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 11, 1987 and was confirme ...
(1933–2021), United States Circuit Court judge
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Moshe Greenberg Moshe Greenberg (Hebrew: משה גרינברג; July 10, 1928 – May 15, 2010) was an American rabbi, Bible scholar, and professor emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
BiographyNoah Greenberg, (1919–1966), American choral conductor
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Oscar W. Greenberg
Oscar Wallace Greenberg (born February 18, 1932) is an American physicist and professor at University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. In 1964, he posited the existence of quarks that obeyed parastatistics as ...
(born 1932), American physicist
* Ralph Greenberg (born 1944), American mathematician
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Richard Greenberg
Richard Greenberg (born February 22, 1958) is an American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He has had more than 25 plays premiere on and Off-Broadway in New York City ...
(born 1958), American playwright and television writer
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Robert Greenberg
Robert M. Greenberg (born April 18, 1954) is an American composer, pianist, and musicologist who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has composed more than 50 works for a variety of instruments and voices, and has recorded a number of lecture seri ...
(born 1954), American composer, pianist, and musicologist
* Roman Greenberg (born 1982), Israeli heavyweight boxer
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* Samuel Greenberg (1893–1917), American poet
* Samuel L. Greenberg (1898–1992), New York state senator
* Sanford Greenberg American philanthropist most well known for his efforts toward the goal of ending blindness
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Seth Greenberg
Seth Vincent Greenberg (born April 18, 1956) is an American college basketball broadcaster who works as an analyst for ESPN.
Prior to taking the position at ESPN he was a coach for 34 years, the last 22 as a head coach. Greenberg has been the he ...
, American coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies basketball team, brother of Brad Greenberg
* Seymour Greenberg (1920–2006), American tennis player
* Shawn Greenberg, Manitoba judge
* Stan Greenberg, American political strategist
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Steve Greenberg (record producer)
Steve Greenberg is an American record producer currently heading the S-Curve Records label. He also manages the pop band AJR and is the host/writer of the podcast "Speed of Sound".
He is noted for "discovering" popular musical acts such as Hans ...
, American noted for "discovering" popular musical acts such as Hanson, Baha Men and Joss Stone
* Steven Greenberg (musician), American musician best known for writing the 1980 hit song "Funkytown", performed by Lipps Inc.
* Steven Greenberg (rabbi), American rabbi, educator and author