Sapir is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Sapir, Belgian economist *

Edward Sapir Edward Sapir (; January 26, 1884 – February 4, 1939) was an American Jewish anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the development of the discipline of linguistics in the United States. Sa ...

, American anthropologist and linguist **

J. David Sapir J. David Sapir, son of Edward Sapir, is a linguist, anthropologist and photographer. He is Emeritus professor of Anthropology at the University of Virginia. He is known for his research on Jola languages Jola (Joola) or Diola is a dialect cont ...

, his son, also an anthropologist and linguist *

Esteban Sapir Esteban Sapir (born June 6, 1967, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine cinematographer, film director, and screenplay writer. In the 1990s he began directing commercials and music videos. He is of Jewish descent but is not practicing. Filmography ...

, Argentine cinematographer and director * Estelle Sapir, Polish Holocaust survivor *

Gal Sapir Gal Sapir is an Israeli footballer who plays for F.C. Holon Yermiyahu. Honours *Liga Leumit: **''Runner-up (1):'' 2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represent ...

, Israeli footballer *

Jacques Sapir Jacques Sapir is a French economist, born in 1954 in Puteaux. He is the son of psychoanalyst Michel Sapir. Career Since 1996, he has been the director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and head of the ...

, French economist *

Mark Sapir Mark Sapir (February 12, 1957 - October 8, 2022)Mark Sapir's CV
Department of Mathematics,

, Russian-American mathematician *Michael Sapir, American businessperson, founder of

ProShares ProShares is an issuer of exchange-traded funds, including inverse exchange-traded funds, and similar products. History ProFunds Group was founded in 1997 with $100,000 by former Rydex employees Louis Mayberg and Michael Sapir. That year, it in ...

Pinchas Sapir Pinchas Sapir ( he, פנחס ספיר, born Pinchas Kozlowski 15 October 1906 – 12 August 1975) was an Israeli politician during the first three decades following the country's founding. He held two important ministerial posts, Minister of Fin ...

, Israeli politician *

Richard Sapir Richard Ben Sapir (; 1936–1987) is best known for '' The Destroyer'' series of novels that he co-created with Warren Murphy. The first ''Destroyer'' was written in 1963, while Sapir worked as a city hall reporter in Jersey City and Murphy se ...

, American novelist *

Tamir Sapir Tamir Sapir (born Temur Sepiashvili, ka, თემურ სეფიაშვილი; 1946/1947 – September 26, 2014) was a Georgia (country), Georgian-born, Georgian-American businessman, real estate developer and investor. He was the foun ...

, American businessman *

Yosef Sapir Yosef Sapir ( he, יוסף ספיר; January 27, 1902 – February 26, 1972) was an Israeli politician and Knesset member of the 1st to 7th Knessets. He served as head of the General Zionists and was a founding member of the Gahal party. Sapir ...

, Israeli politician

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