Berger 337825 224559892 2008-07-09T12:20:07Z Aesopos 3138216 {{wiktionarypar|berger}} {{tocright}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[de:Berger]] [[fr:Berger (homonymie)]] [[he:ברגר]] [[ja:ベルガー]] [[ru:Бергер]]