Silver is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abba Hillel Silver (1893–1963), Lithuanian-American rabbi
Adam Silver (born 1962), American sports executive; NBA commissioner (2014–present)
Bernard Silver (1924/1925–1963), an early developer of barcode technology
Cheyenne Silver, stage name of American pornographic actress Cara Fawn (born 1978)
Eliezer Silver (1882–1968) Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi and American human rights activist
Emily Silver (born 1985), retired American swimmer
George Silver (ca. 1560s–1620s), British swordsman
George Silver (Scotland), agricultural innovator
Horace Silver (1928–2014), American jazz pianist and composer
Joe Silver (1922–1989), American actor
Joel Silver (born 1952), Jewish-American Hollywood film producer
John Silver (musician) (born 1950), former second drummer for the rock band Genesis
Joseph Silver (1868–1918), South African criminal
Josh Silver (born 1962), keyboardist and producer for the band Type O Negative
Joshua Silver, British scientist
Leon Silver (born 1925), professor of Geology at Caltech and instructor to Apollo astronaut crews
Monroe Silver (fl. 1910–1940), American dialect-comedian.
Nate Silver (born 1978), sports and political journalist, founder of FiveThirtyEight.com
Paul Silver (1948–2009), American seismologist
Philip Silver (1909–1999), American philatelist
Ron Silver (1946–2009), American actor
Sheldon Silver (born 1944), speaker of the New York State Assembly
Spencer Silver (born 1941), inventor
Thomas B. Silver (1947–2001), author and president of the Claremont Institute
Warren Silver (born 1948), state supreme court justice in Maine
