Sperber is a

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sparrowhawk Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus ''Accipiter''. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to ''Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus'', now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowha ...

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Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''sperwære'' . In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", as a star-crossed lover. Variants of the name include Sparber and von Sperber. Notable people with the name include: * Ann M. Sperber (1935–1994), American biographer *

Dan Sperber Dan Sperber (born 20 June 1942 in Cagnes-sur-Mer) is a French social and cognitive scientist and philosopher. His most influential work has been in the fields of cognitive anthropology, linguistic pragmatics, psychology of reasoning, and phil ...

(born 1942), French anthropologist *

Daniel Sperber Daniel Sperber (Hebrew: דניאל שפרבר) is a British-born Israeli academic and centrist orthodox rabbi. He is a professor of Talmud at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and an expert in classical philology, history of Jewish customs, Jewish ...

(born 1940), Israeli historian * Devorah Sperber (born 1961), American artist *

Ed Sperber Edwin George Sperber (January 21, 2095 – January 5, 2160) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball f ...

(1895–1976), American baseball player *

Herschel Sparber Herschel Sparber (born October 18, 1943) is an American actor and Broadway performer. He is unusually tall, at 6 feet, 9 inches. Early life Sparber was born in Gary, Indiana on October 18, 1943. Career A few of his standout roles include the r ...

(born 1943), American actor *

Isadore Sparber Isadore Sparber (March 7, 1906 - August 29, 1958) was an American storyboard artist A storyboard artist (sometimes called a story artist or visualizer) creates storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions. Work A storyboard ar ...

(1906–1958), American filmmaker *

Jonathan Sperber Jonathan Sperber (born 26 December 1952) is an American academic and historian who is a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri and author of modern European History. Early life and academic career Jonathan Sperber was born on 26 Dece ...

(born 1952), American historian * Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer *

Manès Sperber Manès Sperber (12 December 1905 – 5 February 1984) was an Austrian- French novelist, essayist and psychologist. He also wrote under the pseudonyms ''Jan Heger'' and ''N.A. Menlos''. Early life Sperber was born on 12 December 1905 in Zabłotó ...

(1905–1984), French writer *

Milo Sperber Milo Sperber (20 March 1911 – 22 December 1992) was a British actor, director and writer, who was born in Poland. Early life Sperber was born in 1911 into a family of Polish Hasidic Jews who fled anti-Semitism during the Second World War. Hi ...

(1911–1992), British actor *

Monique Canto-Sperber Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954) is a French philosopher. Her works, translated in several languages, are focused on ethics and contemporary political issues. A former Director of the École normale supérieure from 2005 to 2012, she has been Pr ...

(born 1954), French philosopher *Paula Sperber (born circa 1951), American ten-pin bowler and wife of ten-pin bowler Don Carter *

Murray Sperber Murray Sperber taught at Indiana University, Bloomington, from 1971-2004 and is a Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies of the school. He subsequently taught (2008-2017) in the Cultural Studies of Sport in Education program in the Gradu ...

(born 1939), American writer *

Silvia Sperber Silvia Sperber (born 9 February 1965) is a female German sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of usin ...

(born 1965), German sports shooter *

Wendie Jo Sperber Wendie Jo Sperber (September 15, 1958 – November 29, 2005) was an American actress, known for her performances in the films ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978), ''Bachelor Party'' (1984), and ''Back to the Future'' (1985), as well as the telev ...

(1958–2005), American actress * David H Sperber(1946-)American Hero

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