Silberman or Silbermann is a German surname meaning "silver man". Notable people with the surname include:

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Benedict Silberman Benedict Silberman, originally ''Boruch Hirsch-Benedigton Silberman'' (December 5, 1901 in Helsinki, Finland – December 11, 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands), was a Dutch composer and conductor of Austrian Jewish descent. Silberman was the son ...

(1901–1971), composer and conductor *

Charles E. Silberman Charles Eliot Silberman (January 31, 1925 – February 5, 2011) was an American journalist and author. Silberman was born in Des Moines, Iowa. After service in the Pacific during World War II, he gained a B.A. in Economics from Columbia Unive ...

(1925–2011), American journalist *

Curt Silberman Curt C. Silberman (May 23, 1908 – September 9, 2002) was a German-Jewish and American attorney, community leader, and member of Jewish organizations in both Germany and the United States. Born Kurt Leo Silbermann in Würzburg, Germany, he and ...

(1908-2002), attorney and member of Jewish organizations in Germany and the U.S. * Jerome Silberman (1933–2016), American actor known professionally as Gene Wilder *

Laurence Silberman Laurence Hirsch Silberman (October 12, 1935 – October 2, 2022) was an American lawyer, diplomat, jurist, and government official who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia C ...

(1935–2022), American federal judge *

Linda J. Silberman Linda J. Silberman is an American lawyer, currently the Martin Lipton Professor of Law at New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, ...

, American lawyer *

Neil Asher Silberman Neil Asher Silberman (born June 19, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American archaeologist and historian with a special interest in biblical archaeology. He is the author of several books, including ''The Hidden Scrolls'', '' The Message an ...

(born 1950), archaeologist and historian * Robert S. Silberman (born 1957), a U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army *

Rosalie Silberman Abella Rosalie Silberman Abella (born July 1, 1946) is a Canadian jurist. In 2004, Abella was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, becoming the first Jewish woman and refugee to sit on the Canadian Supreme Court bench. She retired from the fede ...

(born 1946), Canadian jurist *

Serge Silberman Serge Silberman (1 May 1917 – 22 July 2003) was a French film producer. Early life Silberman was born in Łódź, then a part of the Regency Kingdom of Poland in a Jewish family. During World War II, Silberman survived Nazi concentration camps ...

(1917–2003), French film producer *

Steve Silberman Steve Silberman is an American writer for ''Wired (magazine), Wired'' magazine and has been an editor and contributor there for 14 years. In 2010, Silberman was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS "Kavli Science ...

, American journalist and author

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Alphons Silbermann Alphons Silbermann (August 11, 1909 – March 4, 2000) was a German Jewish sociologist, musicologist, entrepreneur and publicist. Born in Cologne, he studied musicology, sociology and law at the Universities of Cologne, Freiburg i. Br. and Gre ...

(1909–2000), German Jewish sociologist, musicologist, entrepreneur and publicist *

Ben Silbermann Ben Silbermann (born July 14, 1982) is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Pinterest, a visual discovery engine. which lets users organize images, links, recipes and other things. Early life Silberm ...

(born 1982), co-founder of Pinterest *

Gottfried Silbermann Gottfried Silbermann (January 14, 1683 – August 4, 1753) was a German builder of keyboard instruments. He built harpsichords, clavichords, organs, and fortepianos; his modern reputation rests mainly on the latter two. Life Very little is know ...

(1683–1753), German builder of pipe organs **

Andreas Silbermann Andreas Silbermann (16 May 1678 – 16 March 1734) was a German organ builder, who was involved in the construction of 35 organs, mostly in Alsace. Andreas also established the Silbermann family tradition of organ building, training his brother Go ...

(1678–1734), German builder of pipe organs, older brother of Gottfried **

Johann Andreas Silbermann Johann Andreas Silbermann, also known as Jean-André Silbermann (26 June 1712, in Strasbourg – 11 February 1783, in Strasbourg) was an 18th-century organ-builder, as were his father Andreas Silbermann and his paternal uncle Gottfried Silbermann ...

(1712–1783), German builder of pipe organs, son of Andreas *

Heinrich Silbermann Heinrich Silbermann (unknown — unknown), was a Romanian chess player, Romanian Chess Championship winner (1935). Biography In the mid-1930s Heinrich Silbermann was one of the strongest Romanian chess players. In 1935, in Bucharest he won Rom ...

, Romanian chess master *

Jake Silbermann Jake Silbermann (; born on June 1, 1983) is an American actor, writer and producer. Biography Silbermann was born June 1, 1983, and is a native of New York City. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Syracuse University,

(born 1983), American actor who plays Noah Mayer on the soap opera As the World Turns

Fictional characters

* Dr. Peter Silberman, fictional character from the Terminator franchise

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