Weber (surname)
family name
Weber (, or (also or ); German: [ˈveːbɐ]) is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning "weaver". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or 'Weaver'.
Notable people with the surname include:
Disambiguation of common given names with this surname
Ann Weber (disambiguation), several people
Arthur Weber (disambiguation), several people
Ben Weber (disambiguation), several people
Bruce Weber (disambiguation), several people
Bruno Weber (disambiguation), several people
Carl Weber (disambiguation), several people
Charlie Weber (disambiguation), several people
Charles Weber (disambiguation), several people
Christiane Weber (disambiguation), several people
David Weber (disambiguation), several people
Ernst Weber (disambiguation), several people
Friedrich Weber (disambiguation), several people
George Weber (disambiguation), several people
Gerard Weber (disambiguation), several people
Hans Weber (disambiguation), several people
Heinrich Weber (disambiguation), several people
Hubert Weber (disambiguation), several people
John Weber (disambiguation), several people
Karl Weber (disambiguation), several people
Marc Weber (disambiguation), several people
Max Weber (disambiguation), several people
Otto Weber (disambiguation), several people
Paul Weber (disambiguation), several people
Pete Weber (disambiguation), several people
Ricardo Weber (disambiguation), several people
Richard Weber (disambiguation), several people
Robert Weber (disambiguation), several people
Rudolf Weber (disambiguation), multiple people
Steven Weber (disambiguation), several people
Werner Weber (disambiguation), several people
Academic
Albrecht Weber (1825–1901), German Indologist and historian
Alfred Weber (1868–1958), German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture
Annemarie Weber (1923–2012), German-born American physiologist
Beda Weber (1798–1859), German professor, author, and politician
Caroline Weber (author) (1969), American historian
Eugen Weber (1925–2007), French historian
Francis J. Weber, American Catholic scholar
Hans Hermann Weber (1896–1974), German biochemist and physiologist
Hermann Weber (1928–2014), German historian and political scientist
Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann (1918–1993), German folklorist, anthropologist and ethnologist
Isabella Weber (born 1987), German economist active in the United States
Marianne Weber (1870–1954), sociologist and women's rights activist
Shlomo Weber (born 1949), Russian economist
Theodor Weber (1836–1906), German theologian and professor of philosophy
Arts
Alain Weber (1930–2019), French composer
Albert Weber Sr. (1829–1879), musician and founder of the Weber Piano Company
Albert Weber Jr. (1858–1908), Son of Albert Weber Sr.
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