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'''Berger''' may refer to:
===Places===
*[[Berger, Missouri]]
=== People ===
'''Berger''' is a relatively common last name. It means ''mountaineer'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[German language|German]], and ''shepherd'' in [[French language|French]]. Notable people by that name include:
====Politics====
*[[Maria Berger]] (born 1956), Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament
*[[Óscar Berger]] (born 1946), former President of Guatemala
*[[Philip E. Berger]] (born 1952), US politician
*[[Sandy Berger]] (born 1945), US National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton
*[[Thomas Berger (Canadian politician)|Thomas Berger]] (born 1933), Canadian politician
*[[Victor L. Berger]] (1860–1929), US politician
====Sport====
*[[David Mark Berger]] (1944–1972), American-born Israeli weightlifter and one of the 11 hostages murdered in the Munich massacre
*[[Gerhard Berger]] (born 1959), Austrian Grand Prix racing driver
*[[Johann Berger]] (1845–1933), Austrian chess master, theorist, endgame study composer, author and editor
*[[Lars Berger]] (born 1979), Norwegian biathlete
*[[Patrik Berger]] (born 1973), Czech football (soccer) player
*[[Sam Berger]] (1900–1992), Canadian football team owner
====Music====
*[[Christian Wilhelm Berger]] (b. 1964), Romanian composer and musician
*[[Erna Berger]] (1900–1990), German soprano singer
*[[Henri Berger]] (1844–1929), Hawaii musician
*[[Karl Berger]] (born 1935), German jazz musician
*[[Michel Berger]] (1947–1992), French singer and songwriter
*[[Wilhelm Berger]] (1861-1911), composer
*[[Wilhelm Georg Berger]] (1929–1993), composer
*[[Wilhelm Peterson Berger]] (1867-1942), Swedish musician
====Culture====
*[[Helmut Berger]] (born 1944), Austrian actor
*[[John Berger]] (born 1926), British art critic, novelist, painter, and author
*[[Karen Berger]], British comic book editor
*[[Oscar Berger (cartoonist)]] (1901–1997), cartoonist
*[[Senta Berger]] (born 1941), Austrian actress
*[[Thomas Berger (US novelist)|Thomas Berger]] (born 1924), US novelist
*[[Wiesław Adam Berger]], Polish writer
====Science====
*[[Alwin Berger]] (1871–1931), German botanist
*[[Hans Berger]] (1873–1941), German neuroscientist
*[[Lee R. Berger]] (born 1965), Explorer and Paleoanthropologist
*[[Peter L. Berger]] (born 1929), American sociologist and theologian
*[[Richard Berger]] (1894–1984), Swiss professor of design, decoration, and art history
*[[Marcel Berger]], (born 1927), French mathematician
====Other people====
*[[Gottlob Berger]] (1896–1975), German SS general
*[[Josef Berger]] (1903–1981), American journalist, accused of being a Soviet spy
*[[Roland Berger]] (born 1937), entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of [[Roland Berger Strategy Consultants]]
*[[Roza Berger]] (1889–1945), 1945 Krakow [[pogrom]] victim
=== Other uses ===
*[[Berger's disease]], or IgA-Nephropathie (IgAN), a form of the Glomerulonephritis disease
*[[Roland Berger Strategy Consultants]], European strategy consultancy firm
==See also==
*[[Birger]]
*[[Bürger]]
*[[Burger]]
*[[Burgers]]
*[[Burgher (disambiguation)|Burgher]]
[[Category:Dutch surnames]]
[[Category:French surnames]]
[[Category:German surnames]]
[[Category:Jewish surnames]]
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[[ja:ベルガー]]
[[ru:Бергер]]