Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German sperwære and was a name for a small but belligerent person. 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.
The name may refer to:-
Dan Sperber (born 1942), French anthropologistDaniel Sperber (born 1940), Israeli historianDevorah Sperber (born 1961), American artistEd Sperber (1895–1976), American baseball playerHerschel Sparber (born 1943), American actorIsadore Sparber (1906–1958), American filmmakerJonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historianKlaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singerManès Sperber (1905–1984), French writerMilo Sperber (1911–1992), British actorMonique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopherMurray Sperber (born 1939), American writerSilvia Sperber (born 1965), German sports shooterWendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005), American actressDaniel Sperber (born 1986), Canadian Health EconomistThe Sperber Prize, Prestigious Literature Award awarded annually for biographies of Journalists 