Sperling

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 * 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 professor * Martijn Sperling (1873–1946), Dutch captain and diver, who rescued 15 shipwrecked victims from the SS ''Berlin'' in 1907 * Matthew Sperling, British-American writer * Matthew Sperling (Magic: The Gathering player), American ''Magic: The Gathering'' player * Max Sperling (1905–1984), German officer * Milton Sperling (1912–1988), producer and screenwriter * Norman Sperling (born 1947), American telescope designer * Peter Sperling (born 1960), founder of the Apollo Group * Rolf Sperling (born 1940), German diver * Rowland Sperling (1874–1965), British diplomat * Sacha Sperling (born 1990), French novelist and screenwriter * Ted Sperling, musical director * Vibeke Sperling, (1945–2017), Danish journalist * Wolfram Sperling (born 1952), German swimmer Provided by Wikipedia