Sperling

Article summary

Sperling is a German and Jewish surname, meaning "sparrow" in English. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Sperling (1890–1973), German gymnast * Andrea Sperling, American film producer * Bert Sperling (born 1950), American author * Bodo Sperling (born 1952), German artist * Daniel Sperling (born 1951), American professor * Dee Dee Sperling, musical entertainer * Eduard Sperling (1902–1985), German wrestler * Edward Sperling (1889–1946), official in the British Mandate of Palestine, and Zionist * Elliot Sperling (1951–2017), American associate professor * Fritz Sperling (born 1945), Austrian bobsledder * Gene Sperling (born 1958), American economist and attorney * George Sperling (born 1934), American cognitive psychologist * Gerhard Sperling (born 1937), East German race walker * Gladys Athena Sperling (1904–2003), American scientist * Godfrey Sperling (1915–2013), American journalist * Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908–1981), German tennis player * Jack Sperling (1922–2004), American musician * James Sperling, governor of the Bank of England * Jody Sperling, American dancer * Johann Sperling (1603–1658), German physician, zoologist, physicist, deacon, and rektor * John Sperling (1921–2014), American billionaire and University of Phoenix founder * Leon Sperling (1900–1941), Polish footballer * Lilian Sperling, British nanny * Marcos Von Sperling, Brazilian profe…

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1. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369753104