Sperling

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Sperling is a German and Jewish surname, meaning "sparrow" in English. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alexander Sperling (1890–1973), German gymnast
  • Andrea Sperling, American film producer
  • Bert Sperling (born 1950), American author
  • Bodo Sperling (born 1952), German artist
  • Daniel Sperling (born 1951), American professor
  • Dee Dee Sperling, musical entertainer
  • Eduard Sperling (1902–1985), German wrestler
  • Edward Sperling (1889–1946), official in the British Mandate of Palestine, and Zionist
  • Elliot Sperling (1951–2017), American associate professor
  • Fritz Sperling (born 1945), Austrian bobsledder
  • Gene Sperling (born 1958), American economist and attorney
  • George Sperling (born 1934), American cognitive psychologist
  • Gerhard Sperling (born 1937), East German race walker
  • Gustav Sperling [Wikidata] (1800s-1900s), German wrestler
  • Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908–1981), German tennis player
  • Jack Sperling (1922–2004), American musician
  • James Sperling, governor of the Bank of England
  • Jody Sperling, American dancer
  • Johann Sperling (1603–1658), German physician, zoologist, physicist, deacon, and rektor
  • John Sperling (1921–2014), American billionaire and University of Phoenix founder
  • Leon Sperling (1900–1941), Polish footballer
  • Lilian Sperling, British nanny
  • Louise Sperling (born 1952), US humanitarian scientist, seed security/conflict zones
  • Marcos Von Sperling, Brazilian professor
  • Martijn Sperling [Wikidata] (1873–1946), Dutch captain and diver, who rescued 15 shipwrecked victims from the SS Berlin in 1907
  • Matthew Sperling, British-American writer
  • Matthew Sperling (Magic: The Gathering player), American Magic: The Gathering player
  • Max Sperling (1905–1984), German officer
  • Milton Sperling (1912–1988), producer and screenwriter
  • Norman Sperling (born 1947), American telescope designer
  • Otto Sperling [Wikidata] (1913–19??)
  • Peter Sperling (born 1960), founder of the Apollo Group
  • Rolf Sperling (born 1940), German diver
  • Rowland Sperling (1874–1965), British diplomat
  • Sacha Sperling (born 1990), French novelist and screenwriter
  • Ted Sperling, musical director
  • Vibeke Sperling, (1945–2017), Danish journalist
  • Wolfram Sperling (born 1952), German swimmer

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Surname list
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