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'''Weber''' is a surname of [[German language|German]] origin, derived from the noun meaning "[[Weaving|weaver]]". The German pronunciation is "{{IPA2|ˈveˌbɐ}}", while in English it is more likely to be pronounced "{{IPAEng|ˈwɛbɚ}}" or "{{IPA|/ˈweɪbɚ/}}". In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it has been anglicised to the English surname 'Webber' or even 'Weaver'.
== People ==
* [[Albert Weber, Sr.]] (born 1829), German, Bavarian piano manufacturer
* [[Alfred Weber]] (1868-1958), German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture
* [[Alson Menno Weber]] (1910-2005), Canadian volleyball player
* [[Aloysia Weber]] (ca. 1759-1839), German soprano; second eldest sister to Constanze Weber
* [[Beda Weber]] (1798-1859), German professor, author, and politician
* [[Brian R. Weber]] (1976 - present) Writer, game show host and former professional bowler.
* [[Bruce Weber (coach)|Bruce Weber]] (born 1956), University of Illinois varsity men's basketball coach.
* [[Carl Maria von Weber]] (1786-1826), German composer; cousin to the four Weber sisters, [[Josepha Weber|Josepha]], [[Aloysia Weber|Aloysia]], [[Constanze Mozart|Constanze]], and [[Sophie Weber|Sophie]].
* [[Carlo Weber]] (born 1934), German architect
* [[Chris Weber]] (born 1966), American musician
* [[Constanze Weber]] (1763-1842), German, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
* [[David Weber (clarinetist)|David Weber]], a noted classical clarinetist
* [[David Weber]] (born 1952), American science fiction author
* [[Dick Weber]] (1929-2005), American ten-pin bowler
* [[Edoardo Weber]], Italian engineer, and creator of the [[automotive]] [[Weber carburetor]]
* [[Ernst Heinrich Weber]] (1795-1878), German physician; founder of experimental psychology
* [[Eugen Weber]] (1925-2007), French historian
* [[Francis J. Weber]], American Catholic scholar
* [[Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber]] (1830-1903), French botanist
* [[Frederick Parkes Weber]] (1863-1962), English dermatologist; son of Hermann David Weber
* [[Georg F. Weber]] (born 1962), cancer researcher
* [[Heinrich Friedrich Weber]] (1843-1912), German physicist, sometimes confused with Heinrich Martin Weber
* [[Heinrich Martin Weber]] (1842-1913), German mathematician, sometimes confused with Heinrich Friedrich Weber
* [[Hermann David Weber]] (1823-1918), English personal physician to Queen Victoria; Father of Frederick Parkes Weber
* [[Joe Weber (vaudevillian)]] (1867-1942), part of comic team of Weber and [[Lew Fields|Fields]]
* [[Joe Weber]] (born 1974), Firefighter/Paramedic
* [[Joseph Weber]] (1919-2000), American physicist; developed the laser and gravitational wave detector
* [[Karl Jakob Weber]] (1712-1764), Swiss architect and engineer; lead first organized excavations at Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae
* [[Karl Ivanovich Weber]] (born 1841), Russian diplomat of the Russian Empire
* [[Karl Wehber]] German medical researcher; one of the developers of the 17th century red fever vaccine
* [[Kem Weber]] (1889-1963), German furniture and industrial designer, architect, and teacher
* [[La Vern E. Weber]], American Lieutenant General; former chief of the United States National Guard
* [[Lenora Mattingly Weber]], American young-adult author
* [[Marc Weber]] (born 1973), Swiss ice hockey player
* [[Marianne Weber]], sociologist and women's rights activist
* [[Mary E. Weber]] (born 1963), American former astronaut
* [[Max Weber]] (1864-1920), sociologist
* [[Max Weber (artist)]] (1881-1961), American cubist painter
* [[Max Weber (politician)]] (1897-1974), Swiss politician; former member of the Swiss Federal Council
* [[Michael J. Weber]] (born 1947) American, Life's Scholar, Constitutional Scholar
* [[Michael Weber]] (1966-1991), Australian musician; lead guitarist of punk/indie rock band, Seminal Rats, of Melbourne
* [[Otto Weber]] (1921-2001), Romanian politician
* [[Pete Weber]] (born 1962), American professional bowler
* [[Richard Weber]] (born 1959), Canadian Arctic and polar explorer
* [[Richard Weber (mathematician)]], English mathematician; fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge
* [[Robert C. Weber]], British Fulbright Scholar; former Provost, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
* [[Robert "Teddybear" Weber]], Former GM executive, Jeopardy winner and Master Disco champion 1978
* [[Renê Weber]] aka Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber (born 1961), Brazilian footballer and coach
* [[Stefan Weber]] (born 1946), Austrian art teacher; lead singer and Kapellmeister of the Viennese band Drahdiwaberl
* [http://www.tedweber.com [Ted Weber]] (born 1951), American designer and manufacturer of loudspeakers and other musical instrument products.
* [[Wilhelm Eduard Weber]] (1804-1891), physicist and telegraphy pioneer, after whom the SI unit of magnetic flux is named
* [[William A. Weber]] (born 1918), American professor of Natural History; originator of herbarium acronyms
* [[Willi Weber]] (born 1942), German manager of formula one driver, Michael Schumacher
== Places ==
''Weber'' is the name of several places including:
* [[Weber City, Virginia]]
* [[South Weber, Utah]]
* [[Weber County, Utah]]
* Weber Street, (pronounced "weeber") is a main city street in [[Waterloo, Ontario]]
* [[Weber, New Zealand]], in the region of [[Hawke Bay]]
== Companies ==
* [[Weber-Stephen Products Co.]], an American company, known for its line of [[barbecue]] [[grill (cooking)|grill]]s, known as Weber Grills.
* Weber's is the name of a North American [[hamburger]] chain.
* Weber is an American manufacturer of pianos founded in 1852 by Albert Weber.
* [http://www.tedweber.com Weber] is an American manufacturer of loudspeakers and other products for musical instrument amplifiers.
* [[Weber carburetor]] is an [[Italy|Italian]] fuel system manufacturer, owned by [[Magneti Marelli]], see [[carburetor]]
== Unit ==
* The [[Weber (unit)|weber]] (Wb) is the [[SI derived unit]] of [[magnetic flux]].
== Other ==
* [[Weber - Fechner law]] quantifies stimulus and perception
* [[Weber State University]], [[Ogden, Utah]]
== See also ==
* [[Webber (surname)]], an English variant
* [[Weaver]], an English variant
* [[Wever]], a Dutch variant
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