Weber (, or ; German: ) is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning "

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". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'. Notable people with the surname include:

Disambiguation of common given names with this surname

Arthur Weber (disambiguation) Arthur Weber may refer to: * Arthur E. Weber (1879–1975), German cardiologist * Arthur L. Weber, American chemist {{hndis, Weber, Arthur ...

, several people *

Ben Weber (disambiguation) Ben Weber may refer to: * Ben Weber (composer) (1916–1979), American composer *Ben Weber (baseball) (born 1969), Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher *Ben Weber (actor) (born 1972), American film and television actor *Bernardus Weber ...

, several people *

Bruce Weber (disambiguation) Bruce Weber may refer to: * Bruce Weber (administrator) (1951–2006), Australian sports administrator *Bruce Weber (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball coach *Bruce Weber (photographer) Bruce Weber (born March 29, 1946) is an Amer ...

, several people * Bruno Weber (disambiguation), several people *

Carl Weber (disambiguation) Carl Weber may refer to: * Carl Weber (theatre director) (1925–2016), theatre director and professor of drama * Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer * Carl Albert Weber (1856–1931), German botanist * Karl Ivanovich Weber (1841� ...

, several people *

Charlie Weber (disambiguation) Charlie Weber may refer to: * Charlie Weber (baseball) (1868–1914), Major League Baseball pitcher * Charlie Weber (actor) (born 1978), American actor * Charlie Weber (alderman) (born c. 1882), Chicago Alderman (45th Ward) 1926–60 See also *C ...

, several people *

Charles Weber (disambiguation) Charles Weber may refer to: *Charles Maria Weber, founder of Stockton, California *Charles Weber (baseball), general manager of the Chicago Cubs *Chuck Weber (American football) (1930–2017), former American football linebacker *Chuck Weber (ice h ...

, several people *

Christiane Weber (disambiguation) Christiane Weber may refer to: * Christiane Weber (fencer) (born 1962), German fencer * Christiane Weber (rower), German rower * Christiane Weber (producer), American producer for the Discovery Channel {{hndis, Weber, Christiane ...

, several people *

David Weber (disambiguation) David Weber (born 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. David Weber may also refer to: * David Weber (clarinetist) (1913–2006), American classical clarinetist *David J. Weber (1940–2010), American historian whose research f ...

, several people *

Ernst Weber (disambiguation) Ernst Weber may refer to: * Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878), German physician; founder of experimental psychology * Ernst Weber (engineer) (1901–1996), Austrian-American electrical engineer * Ernst Weber (footballer) Ernst Weber (16 Decem ...

, several people *

Friedrich Weber (disambiguation) Friedrich Weber may refer to: * Friedrich Weber (veterinarian) (1892–1954), German veterinarian; a principal conspirator in the Beer Hall Putsch * Friedrich Weber (entomologist) (1781–1823), German entomologist and botanist * Friedrich Weber (g ...

, several people *

Georg Weber (disambiguation) Georg Weber may refer to: * Georg Weber (historian) (1808-1888), German historian * Georg F. Weber (born 1962), cancer researcher See also * George Weber (disambiguation) George Weber may refer to: * George Weber (radio personality) (1961–20 ...

, several people *

George Weber (disambiguation) George Weber may refer to: * George Weber (radio personality) (1961–2009), American radio personality * George D. Weber (1925–2012), American politician from Missouri * George Heinrich Weber (1752–1828), German botanist See also

* Geor ...

, several people * Gerard Weber (disambiguation), several people *

Gottfried Weber (disambiguation) Gottfried Weber may refer to: * Gottfried Weber (1779–1839), German music theorist * Gottfried Weber (general) __NOTOC__ Gottfried Ludwig Weber (31 January 1899 – 16 August 1958) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht du ...

, several people *

Heinrich Weber (disambiguation) Heinrich Weber may refer to: *Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843–1912), German physicist *Heinrich Martin Weber (1842–1913), German mathematician *Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795-1878), German physician and psychologist *Heinrich Emil Weber, Swiss mathem ...

, several people *

John Weber (disambiguation) Jo(h)n Web(b)er may refer to: Politicians * John B. Weber (1842–1926), U.S. Representative from New York *Vin Weber (John Vincent Weber, born 1952), former Republican congressman from Minnesota * John Weber (Pennsylvania politician) (1768–1 ...

, several people * Karl Weber (disambiguation), several people * Ludwig Weber (disambiguation), several people * Marc Weber (disambiguation), several people * Max Weber (disambiguation), several people **

Max Weber Maximilian Karl Emil Weber (; ; 21 April 186414 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist and political economist, who is regarded as among the most important theorists of the development of modern Western society. His ideas profo ...

(1864–1920), German political economist and sociologist * Michel Weber (disambiguation), several people * Otto Weber (disambiguation), several people * Paul Weber (disambiguation), several people * Pete Weber (disambiguation), several people * Richard Weber (disambiguation), several people *

Robert Weber (disambiguation) __NOTOC__ Robert Weber may refer to: * Robert R. Weber (born 1925), American politician Cartoonists *Bob Weber (cartoonist) (1934–2020), creator of the comic strip ''Moose and Molly'' * Robert Weber (cartoonist) (1924–2016), ''New Yorker'' car ...

, several people *

Steven Weber (disambiguation) Steven Weber (born 1961) is an American actor Steven or Stephen Weber is also the name of: * Steven Weber (professor), professor at the University of California, Berkeley, studying open source * Steve Weber Steven P. Weber (June 22, 1943 ...

, several people *

Werner Weber (disambiguation) Werner Weber may refer to: * Werner Weber (canoeist) (b. 1939), Swiss athlete in the 1960 Olympics *Werner Weber (mathematician) (1906–1975), German student of Emmy Noether, wartime cryptographer, and Nazi * Werner Weber (artist), mural painter of ...

, several people

Academic

Albrecht Weber Friedrich Albrecht Weber (; 17 February 1825 – 30 November 1901) was a Prussian - German Indologist and historian who studied the history of Jainism in India. Some older sources have the first and middle names interchanged. Weber was born in B ...

(1825–1901), German Indologist and historian * Alfred Weber (1868–1958), German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture *

Beda Weber Johann Chrysanth "Beda" Weber (26 October 1798 – 28 February 1859) was a German Benedictine professor, author, and member of the Frankfurt Parliament. Biography Weber was born at Lienz, Tyrol, quite talented, completing high-school coursework ...

(1798–1859), German professor, author, and politician *

Caroline Weber (author) Caroline Elizabeth Weber (born 1969) is an American author and fashion historian. She is a professor of French and Comparative Literature at Barnard College within Columbia University. Her book ''Proust's Duchess'' was a finalist for the 2019 P ...

(1969), American historian * Eugen Weber (1925–2007), French historian *

Francis J. Weber Monsignor Francis J. Weber (born January 22, 1933) is an American Roman Catholic priest, author and archivist. He is a noted Catholic scholar, an Honorary Chaplain to His Holiness, and archivist for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 1962. Bi ...

, American Catholic scholar *

Hans Hermann Weber Hans Hermann Julius Wilhelm Weber (17 June 1896 – 12 June 1974) was a German physiologist and biochemist who worked on muscle structure and function. He was among the pioneers who helped establish the mechanism of muscle relaxation and contractio ...

(1896–1974), German biochemist and physiologist * Hermann Weber (1928-2014), German historian and political scientist *

Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann (26 June 1918 – 12 June 1993) was a German folklorist, anthropologist and ethnologist. She was an academic teacher, from 1946 at the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin in East Berlin and from 1961 at the University of ...

(1918–1993), German folklorist, anthropologist and ethnologist * Marianne Weber, sociologist and women's rights activist * Shlomo Weber (born 1949), Russian economist *

Theodor Weber Theodor Hubert Weber (28 January 1836, Zülpich, Rhine Province - 12 January 1906) was a German theologian and professor of philosophy. Biography Weber was born in Zülpich. He was the second bishop of the German Old Catholic Church, and one of ...

(1836–1906), German theologian and professor of philosophy

Arts

Alain Weber Alain Weber (8 December 1930 — 14 November 2019) was a French composer and music educator. Training and activities Born in Château-Thierry, Weber began his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1941. First Grand Prix de Rome in 1952, he w ...

(1930–2019), French composer *

Albert Weber Sr. The Weber Piano Company is a former piano manufacturing company based in New York City and East Rochester, New York from the middle of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, and continued as a division of Aeolian-American at ...

(1829–1879), musician and founder of the Weber Piano Company *

Albert Weber Jr. The Weber Piano Company is a former piano manufacturing company based in New York City and East Rochester, New York from the middle of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, and continued as a division of Aeolian-American a ...

(1858–1908), Son of Albert Weber Sr. and 2nd president of the Weber Piano Company *

Anna Weber Anna Weber (1814–1888) was a Canadian Mennonite Fraktur artist. Life Weber was born June 3, 1814, in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to a Mennonite family of Swiss descent. She was the fifth of ten children born to Johannes W ...

(1814–1888), Canadian Mennonite Fraktur artist * Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer * Carlo Weber (born 1934), German architect * Chris Weber (born 1966), American musician * Eberhard Weber (born 1940), German musician * Henrik Weber (1818–1866), Hungarian portrait painter * Joan Weber (1935–1981), American popular music singer * Joseph Miroslav Weber (1854-1906) Czech composer and violinist * Josepha Weber (1758–1819), German soprano *

Jon Weber (musician) Jon Weber (born 1961, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a New York City and Chicago-based jazz pianist and composer whose compositions and performances have met critical and popular acclaim in many countries around the world. Largely self-taught, Weber ha ...

(born 1961), American jazz pianist and composer *

Kem Weber Karl Emanuel Martin "Kem" Weber (1889–1963) was an American furniture and industrial designer, architect, art director, and teacher who created several iconic designs of the 'Streamline' style. Early career Born in Berlin, Germany, Weber ...

(1889–1963), German furniture and industrial designer, architect, and teacher *

Michael Weber Michael Peter Weber (17 March 19662 January 1999) was the lead guitarist of Australian punk rockers Seminal Rats, from 1984 to 1988. Weber also worked as a technician at the Maton guitar facility. He was a member of punky power poppers Slush P ...

(1966–1999), Australian musician; lead guitarist of rock band Seminal Rats

Business

Gerhard Weber (designer) Gerhard Weber (3 June 194124 September 2020) was a German fashion designer and entrepreneur, who founded Gerry Weber, a fashion manufacturer and retailer in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia. He signed tennis player Steffi Graf for public relations ...

(1941–2020), German fashion designer and entrepreneur

Entertainment

* Amy Weber (born 1970), American actress, model, film producer, and former professional wrestling valet *

Billy Weber Billy Weber is an American film editor with several film credits dating from '' Days of Heaven'' (1978). One of Weber's first editing roles was as associate editor (as William Weber) on Terrence Malick's first feature as a director, '' Badlands' ...

, American film editor * Clark Weber, American radio personality in Chicago *

Dreya Weber Dreya Weber is an American actress, producer, director, and aerialist. Career Weber toured with Cher during her '' Living Proof'' farewell tour and choreographed the performances by aerialists. She produced and starred in '' The Gymnast'' ...

, American actress * Jacques Weber (born 1949), French actor, director and writer * Jake Weber (born 1964), English actor * Joe Weber (vaudevillian) (1867–1942), part of comic double-act Weber and Fields * Lois Weber (1881–1939), American silent film actress * Steven Weber (born 1961), American actor, voice actor, comedian and singer

Finance

* Axel A. Weber (born 1957), German economist, former president of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Literature

Anne Weber Anne Weber (born 13 November 1964) is a German-French author, translator and self-translator.Wolton, Dominique (2006): ''Auteurs et livres de langue française depuis 1990''. Association pour la diffusion de la pensée française, p. 328-332. (in ...

, German-French author *

Katharine Weber Katharine Weber (born November 12, 1955) is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She has taught fiction and nonfiction writing at Yale University, Goucher College, the Paris Writers Workshop and elsewhere. She held the Visiting Richard L. T ...

(born 1955), American novelist *

Ken Weber Ken J. Weber (November 28, 1943 – August 2, 2007), born in Ottoville, Ohio, was a Rhode Island journalist and nature writer. He worked for the Providence Journal from 1971 until 1996, when he retired as section editor. He continued to wri ...

(1943–2007), American journalist and nature writer * Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895–1971), American young-adult author

Mathematics

* Eduard Ritter von Weber (1870–1934) German mathematician

Politics

Albert J. Weber Albert J. Weber (November 19, 1859 – August 8, 1925)"Long Illness Ends In Death", ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' (August 9, 1925), p. 22.State Bar Association of Utah, ''Proceedings of the 21st Annual Session and the 22nd Annual Session of the State ...

(1859–1925), Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court * Becky Weber (born 1954), American politician *

Carmen Weber Georgina del Carmen Weber Aliaga (21 February 1941 in Valdivia – August 8, 2007 in Concón) was the first wife of Chilean ex-President of Chile, president Ricardo Lagos and mother of politician Ricardo Lagos Weber. Carmen Weber met and married R ...

(1945–2007), first wife of former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos * Ed Weber (born 1931), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Gabi Weber (born 1955), German politician *

Gérard Weber Gérard Weber (1948 – 2016) was a French politician. Born in French Algeria, he became a kinesiotherapist. He served as a member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower h ...

(1948–2016), French politician * Gerald J Weber (1914–1989), American judge and military officer *

Henri Weber Henri Weber (23 June 1944 – 26 April 2020) was a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on ...

(1944–2020), French politician *

Johann Weber Johann Weber (19 June 1828 (or 1823) – 23 April 1878) was a Switzerland, Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States (1869/1870). He was born in Seeberg. External links

* * 1828 births 1878 deaths People from Obe ...

(1828-1878), Swiss politician * Manfred Weber (born 1972), German politician * Olivier Weber (born 1958), French writer, novelist and journalist, ambassador of France, former war correspondent * Randy Weber, U.S. Representative from Texas *

Renate Weber Renate Weber (born 3 August 1955 in Botoșani, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian lawyer and human rights activist who, in November 2007, was elected as Member of the European Parliament. She is the first Romanian appointed as Chief o ...

, Romanian lawyer and human rights activist *

Ricardo Lagos Weber Ricardo Andrés Lagos Weber (born February 21, 1962), son of former Chilean President of Chile, president Ricardo Lagos, is a politician who served as the Ministry General Secretariat of Government (Chile), Ministry General Secretariat of Governm ...

(born 1962), Chilean lawyer and politician, son of former president Ricardo Lagos and Carmen Weber * Rosa Weber Brazilian judge * Vin Weber (born 1952), U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Religion

Johann Weber (bishop) Johann Weber (26 April 1927 – 23 May 2020) was an Austrian Catholic bishop. Weber was born in Austria and was ordained to the priesthood in 1950. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau, Diocese of Graz-Seckau, Aus ...

(1927-2020), Austrian Roman Catholic bishop

Science

Ann E. Weber Ann E. Weber is the Senior Vice President for Drug Discovery at Kallyope Inc. in New York City. She previously worked with Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), joining the company in 1987 and retiring from the position of Vice President for Lead Op ...

, American chemist * Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber (1830-1903), French botanist * Frederick Parkes Weber (1863–1962), English dermatologist; son of Hermann David Weber *

Georg Heinrich Weber Georg Heinrich Weber (27 July 1752 Göttingen – 25 July 1828 Kiel) was a German botanist, physician and professor at the University of Kiel. He was also the father of Friedrich Weber, the German entomologist. In botany, Weber was known for his ...

(1752–1828), German botanist * Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843–1912), German physicist, sometimes confused with Heinrich Martin Weber * Joseph Weber (1919–2000), American physicist; developed the laser and gravitational wave detector *

Mary Ellen Weber Mary Ellen Weber (born August 24, 1962) is an American executive, scientist, aviator, and a former NASA astronaut. Education Weber was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Bedford Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Bedford High School in 198 ...

(born 1963), American former astronaut' *

Neal A. Weber Cornelius "Neal" Albert Weber (December 14, 1908, Towner, North Dakota – January 21, 2001) was an internationally known American myrmecologist, specializing in the fungus-growing ants (the attines). Biography Weber graduated from the University ...

(1908–2001), American entomologist * Weber (unit) is the SI unit of magnetic flux * Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804–1891), physicist and telegraphy pioneer, after whom the SI unit of magnetic flux is named *

William Alfred Weber William Alfred Weber (November 16, 1918 – March 18, 2020) was an American botanist and lichenologist. He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado at Boulder and former curator of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, ...

(1918-2020), American botanist and professor; originator of herbarium acronyms

Sport

* Adam Weber (born 1987), American football player *

Alson Weber Alson Menno Weber (; November 7, 1910 – December 29, 2005) was a Canadian volleyball player. He played for the Kitchener-Waterloo Y.M.C.A. Volleyball Team from 1932 to 1946. The K-W YMCA team won the Ontario Senior Open Championship eve ...

(1910–2005), Canadian volleyball player *

Anthony Weber Anthony Weber (born 11 June 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Reims Sainte-Anne. Career Born and raised in Strasbourg, Weber started playing for his hometown's main football club, Strasbourg, at the a ...

(born 1987), French footballer *

Brianté Weber Brianté Weber (born December 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams. High school career Weber attended Great B ...

(born 1992), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

* Caroline Weber (gymnast) (born 1986), Austrian rhythmic gymnast * Craig Weber (born 1974), Professional boxer *

Darren Weber Darren Douglas Weber (born 5 February 1972) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Matabeleland cricket team, Matabeleland. He was born in Bulawayo. Weber made two first ...

(born 1972), Zimbabwean cricketer * Garrett Weber-Gale (born 1985), American swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events * Gerd Weber (born 1956), German footballer * Gerard Weber (born 1938), Dutch football player and manager * Gerard Weber (born 1941), Dutch football player * Hartmut Weber (born 1960), German sprinter * Heiko Weber (born 1965), German football manager * Heribert Weber (born 1955), Austrian football player * Javier Weber (born 1966), Argentinian volleyball player * Josip Weber (born 1964), Croatian-Belgian footballer * Jozef Weber, Czech football player and manager *

Julian Weber Julian Weber (born 29 August 1994) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, European Junior Championship in 2013. Biography Weber was born in Mainz on 29 Aug ...

, German javelin thrower *

Manuel Weber Manuel Weber (born 28 August 1985 in Villach) is an Austrian footballer who plays for SV Rosegg. Club career He formerly played for FC Kärnten. He was the captain of Austria Kärnten until he signed with Sturm Graz in June 2009. In summer 2 ...

(born 1985), Austrian football player * Marco Weber (born 1982), German speed skater *

Mauricio Weber Mauricio Weber (born 26 October 1982) is a Uruguayan football player that currently plays for F.C. Motagua in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. He previously played for C.A. Rentistas, Rampla Juniors, Instituto de Córdoba, Santiago Mornin ...

(born 1982), Uruguayan football player * Mike Weber (born 1987), American ice hockey player * Mike Weber (American football) (born 1997), American football player *

Philipp Weber Philipp Weber (born 15 September 1992) is a German handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ...

(born 1992), German handballer *

Ralf Weber Ralf Weber (born 31 May 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Seligenstadt, Ralf Weber started playing football in 1974 at SpVgg Hainstadt before moving to Kickers Offenbach in 1982 ...

(born 1969), German footballer * Regina Weber (born 1963), German rhythmic gymnast *

Renê Weber Renê Carmo Kreuz Weber (16 July 1961 – 16 December 2020) was a Brazilian football player and manager. Biography Between 2004 and 2005, Weber managed the Brazilian national under-20 team, which finished in third place at the 2005 FIFA World ...

aka Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber (born 1961), Brazilian footballer and coach * Ryan Weber (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher * Shea Weber (born 1985), professional ice hockey defenceman *

Wally Weber Walter J. Weber (February 27, 1903 – April 14, 1984) was an American football player and coach at the University of Michigan. He played Halfback (American football), halfback and Fullback (American football), fullback for the Michigan Wolverines ...

(1903–1984), American football player * Willi Weber (born 1942), German manager of Formula One driver, Michael Schumacher * Wolfgang Weber (born 1944), German former footballer *

Yannick Weber Yannick Cyril Weber (born 23 September 1988) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round (73rd overall) of the ...

(born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player

Weber/Mozart family

* Relatives by marriage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart **

Constanze Weber Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart (née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had six ...

, Mozart's wife **

Aloysia Weber ''Aloysia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are known generally as beebrushes.

, her sister ** Josepha Weber, her sister **

Sophie Weber Maria Sophie Weber (1763–1846) was a singer of the 18th and 19th centuries. She was the younger sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's wife, Constanze, and is remembered primarily for the testimony she left concerning the life and death of her brot ...

, her sister ** Cäcilia Weber, their mother ** Carl Maria von Weber composer; cousin of the Weber sisters ** Max Maria von Weber, civil engineer; son of Carl Maria von Weber