Berger (family name)

Berger or Bergér is a family name that is particularly common in German-speaking countries. It is derived either from the Middle High German word berc "mountain", meaning someone who lives on or on a mountain, or from the French word berger "shepherd, shepherd".

Berger is also a male Armenian given name.

Name bearer

A.

Adele Berger (1868–1900), Austrian translator
Adolf Berger (1882–1962), Austrian legal scholar
Adolf Otto Berger (1837–1910), German lieutenant general
Adolph Wilhelm Berger (1829–1898), German naval officer
Alain Berger (wrestler) , French wrestler and trainer
Alain Berger (orienteer) (* 1970), Swiss orienteer
Alain Berger (ice hockey player) (* 1990), Swiss ice hockey player
Albert Berger (archivist) (1864–1936), Transylvanian teacher and archivist
Albert Berger (Germanist) (* 1943), Austrian Germanist and university professor
Albert Berger (film producer) , American film producer
Albert Berger (lawyer) (* 1962), German lawyer and university chancellor
Albin Berger (actually Albin Bucher ; * 1955), German pop singer
Albrecht Berger (Byzantinist) (* 1957), German Byzantinist
Albrecht Ludwig von Berger (1768–1813), German lawyer and governor
Alexander Berger (politician) (* 1970), German politician, mayor of Ahlen
Alexander Berger (volleyball player) (* 1988), Austrian volleyball player
Alfred von Berger (1853–1912), Austrian dramaturge, theater director and writer
Alfred Berger (Pastor) (1854 – after 1937), German teacher, pastor and author
Alfred Berger (mathematician) (1882–1942), Austrian actuary
Alfred Berger (local history researcher) (1889–1972), German teacher and local history researcher
Alfred Berger (figure skater) (1894–1966), Austrian figure skater
Alfred Berger (soccer player) (1898– ??), Swiss soccer player
Alfred Berger (doctor) (* 1934), Austrian surgeon and university professor
Alfred Berger (educational scientist) , Swiss educational scientist, educator and university professor
Alfred Berger (architect) (* 1961), Austrian architect
Alfred Victor Berger-Voesendorf (1901–1980), Austrian-American economist and university professor
Aliye Berger (1903–1974), Turkish artist
Allen Berger (* 1953), American economist
Almuth Berger (* 1943), German theologian and politician
Alois Berger (1862–1940), German farmer and politician
Alphonse Berger (1841–1906), French executioner
Alwin Berger (1871–1931), German botanist
Amelie Berger (* 1999), German handball player
André Berger (* 1943), Belgian climatologist
Andrea Berger-Klein (* 1961), German political scientist and university lecturer
Andreas Berger (composer) (1584–1656), German composer
Andreas Berger (master builder) (1698–1748), German master builder
Andreas Berger (director) (* 1956), Austrian theater director
Andreas Berger (actor) (* 1959), German actor and director
Andreas Berger (athlete) (born 1961), Austrian athlete
Andreas Berger (radio play author) , German radio play author
Andreas Berger (cameraman) , Austrian cameraman
Andrew John Berger (1915–1995), American ornithologist and anatomist
Anja Berger (* 1992), German soccer player
Anke Berger (* 1965), German judge
Ann-Katrin Berger (* 1990), German soccer player
Anna Berger (1922–2014), American actress
Anni Berger (1904–1990), Austrian-German rose grower
Anya Berger (1923–2018), British translator
Anton Berger (musician) (1796–1871), German oboist and music teacher
Anton Berger (politician) (1928–1986), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Anton Berger (sculptor) (* 1935), German metal sculptor and university professor
Arno Berger (* 1947), German surveying engineer and university professor
Arnold Berger (philologist) (1862–1948), German specialist in German
Arnold Berger (architect) (1905–1956), Swiss architect
Arthur Berger (explorer) (1871–1947), German explorer, doctor and hunter
Arthur Berger (designer) (1879–1958), German designer and manager
Arthur Berger (archaeologist) († 1994), German archaeologist
Arthur Asa Berger (* 1933), American media scientist and university professor
Arthur Ernst Berger (1882–1926), German sculptor
Arthur Victor Berger (1912–2003), American composer, music teacher and music critic
Artur Berger (also Arthur Berger ; 1892–1981), Austrian architect and set designer
August Berger (architect) (1860–1947), German architect and building contractor
August Berger (politician) (1892-1945), German local politician (SPD)
August von Berger (1765–1850), Hanoverian lieutenant general and diplomat
August Heinrich Berger (1866–1932), German physician and writer
Axel Berger , pseudonym of Albert Karl Burmester (1908–1974), German writer
Axel Berger (writer, 1971) (* 1971), German writer and publicist
Axel Berger (association official) , German auditor and association official
Axel Berger (economist) (* 1980), German economist

B.

Beate Berger (nurse) (1886–1940), German nurse
Beate Berger (journalist) (* 1959), German journalist
Beate Berger (archivist) , German archivist and historian
Bengt Berger (* 1942), Swedish drummer
Benjamin Berger (* 1986), German actor
Bennett Berger (1926–2005), American cultural sociologist
Bernd Berger (lyricist) (* 1943), German writer and poet
Bernd Berger (entrepreneur) (* around 1947), German fashion designer and entrepreneur
Bernd Berger , stage name of Steffen Juergens (singer) (* 1968), German pop singer
Bernhard Berger (* 1965), Austrian photographer
Bruno Berger-Gorski (* 1959), German theater director

C.

Carl Berger (sculptor) , Austrian sculptor
Carl Berger (historian) (* 1939), Canadian historian and university professor
Carl Ludwig Berger (1794–1871), German industrialist
Catherine Ann Berger (* 1965), Swiss journalist
Charlotte Berger (* 1985), German musician
Charly Berger (actor) (also Charlie Berger ), German actor
Charly Berger (* 1951), German soccer player, see Karl Berger (soccer player)
Christfried Berger (1938–2003), German theologian
Chris Berger (musician) (* around 1970), American jazz musician
Christiaan Berger ( Chris Berger ; 1911-1965), Dutch sprinter
Christian Berger (cameraman) (* 1945), Austrian cameraman and film producer
Christian Berger (soccer player, 1950) (* 1950), German soccer player
Christian Berger (musicologist) (* 1951), German musicologist
Christian Berger (diplomat) (* 1956), German diplomat
Christian Berger (lawyer) (* 1960), German lawyer
Christian Berger (soccer player) (* 1997), Austrian soccer player
Christian Gottlieb Berger (clergyman) (1764–1829), German clergyman
Christian Gottlieb Berger (soldier) (1787–1813), German soldier
Christian Johann Berger (1724–1789), German surgeon
Christian Paul Berger (* 1957), Austrian writer
Christian Philipp Berger (1701–1739), German doctor and natural philosopher
Christiane Berger (* 1987), German figure skater
Christina Berger (* 1946), German materials scientist
Christine Berger (* 1973), German actress
Christoph Heinrich von Berger (1687–1737), German lawyer
Cindy Berger (* 1948), German singer, see Cindy & Bert
Claire Berger (* 1960), French physicist
Claude Berger (1921–1981), Swiss politician (SP)
Clemens Berger (screenwriter) , screenwriter
Clemens Berger (writer) (* 1979), Austrian writer
Corry Berger (* 1982), German basketball player

D.

Dagny Berger (1903-1950), Norwegian pilot
Dana Berger (* 1970), Israeli songwriter and actress
Daniel Berger (copperplate engraver) (1744–1825), German copperplate engraver
Daniel Berger (actor) (* 1965), German actor
Daniela Berger (* 1956), Swiss dancer
David Berger (Judaist) (* 1943), American Judaist
David Berger (musician) (born 1949), American trumpeter and composer
David Berger (theologian) (* 1968), German theologian and publicist
David Berger (ice hockey player) (* 1983), South African ice hockey goalkeeper
David Mark Berger (1944–1972), American-Israeli weightlifter
Debra Berger (born 1957), American actress
Denis Berger (* 1983), Austrian soccer player
Dieter Berger (1939–1963), German fatality on the Berlin Wall
Dominik Berger (* 1983), Austrian triathlete
Doris Berger (* 1996), Swiss floorball player
Doris Berger-Grabner (* 1978), Austrian economist and politician (ÖVP)

E.

Eberhard Berger (1925–2012), German physicist and university professor
Ed Berger ( Edward Berger ; 1949-2017), American music producer, photographer and university lecturer
Edgar Berger (* 1966), German music manager and journalist
Edmund Berger (before 1878–1946), German manufacturer
Eduard Berger (* 1944), German theologian
Edward Berger (* 1970), German film director and screenwriter
Egon Berger-Waldenegg (1880–1960), Austrian landowner, lawyer and politician
Emil von Berger (1813–1900), German officer
Emil Berger (politician) (1865 – after 1943), German politician and consumer cooperative
Emil Berger (painter) (1890–1979), Swiss painter and draftsman
Emil Berger (lawyer) (1902–1975), German lawyer and judge
Emil Berger (soccer player) (* 1991), Swedish soccer player
Erich Berger (1910–2003), German politician (CDU), MdA Berlin
Erika Berger (1939–2016), German television presenter and sex counselor
Erna Berger (1900–1990), German singer (soprano)
Ernst Berger (painter) (1857–1919), Austrian painter
Ernst Berger (politician, 1881) (1881–1964), German politician
Ernst Berger (painter, 1882) (1882– ??), German painter and graphic artist
Ernst Berger (politician) , German politician (SED), MdL Saxony-Anhalt
Ernst Berger (Nordic Combined) (1913– ??), Swiss Nordic Combined
Ernst Berger (archaeologist) (1928–2006), Swiss classical archaeologist
Ernst Berger (physician) (* 1946), Austrian neurologist and psychologist
Ernst Berger , alias for Susanne Albrecht (* 1951), German terrorist
Ernst Berger (soccer player) (* 1968), Austrian soccer player
Ernst Friedrich Berger (1814–1853), German botanist
Ernst Hugo Berger (1836–1904), German classical philologist and historical geographer
Erwin Berger (1935–2003), German laboratory assistant, trade unionist and politician
Eugène Berger (1960–2020), Luxembourg climber and politician (DP)
Eva Berger (historian) (* 1951), German historian and museum director
Eva Berger (art historian) (* 1955), Austrian art historian and university professor

F.

Ferdinand Berger (politician, 1851) (1851–1925), Austrian politician (CS)
Ferdinand Berger (politician, 1896) (1896–1974), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
Ferdinand Berger (resistance fighter) (1917–2004), Austrian police officer and resistance fighter
Finnlay Berger (* 2009), German film actor and child actor
Florian Berger (speaker) , German radio play speaker
Florian Berger (filmmaker) , journalist and filmmaker
Florian Bergér (pilot) (* 1989), German aerobatic pilot
Florian Berger (cook) , Austrian cook
Frank Berger (organist) (* 1955), German organist, cantor and publisher
Frank Berger (numismatist) (* 1957), German numismatist and curator
Frank Berger (soccer player) (* 1977), German soccer player
Franz von Berger (1841–1919), Austrian architect
Franz Berger (architect) (1853–1938), Austrian architect
Franz Berger (politician, 1860) (1860–1929), Austrian banker and politician, mayor of Salzburg
Franz Berger (local history researcher) (1874–1953), Austrian local history researcher, teacher, priest and literary historian
Franz Berger (lawyer) (1897–1975), Austrian lawyer
Franz Berger (druggist) (1909–1965), druggist, vocational school inspector and florist as well as scientific author (handbook of drug studies)
Franz Berger (SS member) , German SS Sturmbannführer
Franz Berger (wrestler) (1940–2012), Austrian wrestler
Franz Berger (physician) (* 1952), Austrian, physician and lichenologist
Franz Berger (cactologist) , Austrian cactus specialist
Franz Berger (Judoka) (* 1958), Austrian judoka
Franz Berger (politician, 1959) (* 1959), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
Franz Berger (soccer player) (* 1969), German soccer player and coach
Frauke Berger (* 1991), German comic artist
Fred Berger (actor) ( Friedrich Berger ; 1894– ??), Austrian actor
Fred Berger (politician) (1932–2009), Canadian politician
Fred Berger (producer) (* 1981), American film producer
Fred H. Berger (* 1957), American photographer
Fred W. Berger (1908-2003), American film editor
Frédéric Berger (* 1964), French ski jumper
Frederik Berger , pseudonym of Fritz Gesing (* 1945), German writer
Friedemann Berger (1940–2009), German writer
Friedrich Berger (actor) (1883− ??), German actor
Friedrich Berger (educator) (1901–1974), German educator and philosopher
Friedrich Berger (swimmer) , German swimmer
Friedrich Hermann Berger (1843–1908), Swiss painter and graphic artist
Friedrich Ludwig von Berger (1701–1735), German lawyer
Friedrich Wilhelm Berger (politician) (1844–1911), German politician
Friedrich Wilhelm Berger (organ builder) (1862–1929), German organ builder
Fritz Berger (preacher) (1868–1950), Swiss preacher
Fritz Berger (writer) (1872–1935), German educator and writer
Fritz Berger (politician) (1897–1977), Swiss politician (CVP)
Fritz Berger (actor) , Austrian actor and singer (tenor)
Fritz Berger (geologist) (1903–1983), German geologist and university professor
Fritz Berger (painter) (1916–2002), Austrian painter
Fritz Berger (ski racer) (* 1964), Swiss ski racer
Fritz Antek Berger (1900–1973), German naval officer

G

Gabriele Berger (* 1955), Austrian sculptor
Gaby Berger (* 1952), German pop singer
Gallus Berger (1903–1982), Swiss politician
Gaston Berger (1896–1960), French philosopher
Georg Berger (architect) (1856–1930), Austrian architect
Georg Berger (painter) (1862–1942), German painter
Georg Berger (businessman) (1893–1977), German businessman
Georg Berger (trade unionist) (1897–1967), German lawyer, economist and trade unionist
Georg Christoph Berger Waldenegg (* 1957), German historian and university professor
Georges Berger (Turner) (1897–1952), French gymnast
Georges Berger (racing driver) (1918–1967), Belgian racing driver
Gerhard Berger (wood carver) (1925–2018), German doll carver
Gerhard Berger (artist) (* 1933), German painter and graphic artist
Gerhard Berger (* 1959), Austrian entrepreneur and racing car driver
Gertrud Berger (1870–1949), German painter
Gottfried Berger (1922–2012), Austrian Germanist and bookseller
Gotthilf Berger (1794–1874), German businessman and politician, MdL Preu0en
Gottlieb Berger (1826–1903), Swiss entrepreneur and politician (Radical Party)
Gottlob Berger (1896–1975), German general of the Waffen SS
Götz Berger (1905–1996), German lawyer
Gregor Berger (* 1975), German soccer player
Grete Berger (1883–1944), Austrian actress
Gunter Berger (actor) (1943-2015), German actor
Gunter Berger (conductor) (* 1962), German conductor and choir director
Günter Berger (composer) (* 1929), German organist, composer and university professor
Günter Berger (literary scholar) (* 1946), German Romance philologist, literary scholar and university professor
Günther Berger (sculptor) (1929–2014), German sculptor
Günther Berger (pedagogue) (* 1930), German pedagogue and art teacher
Günther Berger (art historian) (* 1954), Austrian art historian
Guylaine Berger (* 1956), French swimmer

H

Han Berger (* 1950), Dutch football coach
Hanna Berger (1910–1962), Austrian dancer and resistance fighter
Hanno Berger (* 1951), German lawyer
Hannes Berger (* 1990), German legal scholar
Hanns Berger (1894–1942), German major general
Hans Berger (physician) (1873–1941), German psychiatrist and neurologist
Hans Berger (painter) (1882–1977), Swiss painter
Hans Berger (boxer) (1906–1973), German boxer
Hans Berger (diplomat) (1909–1985), German diplomat
Hans Berger (resistance fighter) (1916–1943), German resistance fighter
Hans Berger (trade unionist) (* 1938), German trade union official and politician (SPD)
Hans Berger (church musician) (* 1944), German choir director and church musician
Hans Berger (politician) (* 1947), Italian entrepreneur and politician (SVP)
Hans Berger (Manager) (* 1950), German bank manager
Hans Berger (right-wing extremist) , Austrian Holocaust denier, see European Action
Hans Jakob Berger (1602–1626), Swiss glass painter
Hans-Jürgen Berger (* 1951), German athlete
Hans Ludwig Berger (1892–1972), German composer
Hans-Peter Berger (soccer player, 1956) (* 1956), Austrian soccer player
Hans-Peter Berger (soccer player, 1981) (* 1981), Austrian soccer player
Harald Berger (1972-2006), Austrian mountaineer
Hartwig Berger (* 1943), German sociologist and politician (AL, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
Heidemarie Berger (* 1944), German politician (SPD)
Heidi Berger (artist) , German-Canadian artist
Heidi Berger (actress) , Austro-Portuguese actress
Heiner Berger (1933–2015), German administrative officer
Heinrich Berger (musician) (1844–1929), German military musician, conductor and composer
Heinrich Berger (engineer) (1860–1927), German civil engineer
Heinrich Berger (1866–1932), German physician and writer, see August Heinrich Berger
Heinrich Berger (cyclist) (* 1985), German racing cyclist
Heinrich Berger (actor) (* 1996), German actor
Heinrich Anton Carl Berger (1796–1861), German doctor, geologist and paleontologist
Helene Lieser (1898–1962), Austrian political scientist and economist
Helga Berger (* 1972), Austrian administrative lawyer
Hellmut Berger (entrepreneur) († 1983), German entrepreneur
Hellmut Berger (General) (1918–2002), Austrian general
Hellmuth Berger (1908–1966), Austrian teacher and writer
Helmut Berger (mining engineer) (1913–2010), German mining engineer and university professor
Helmut Berger (* 1944), Austrian actor
Helmut Berger (actor, 1949) (* 1949), Austrian actor, director and screenwriter
Helmut Berger (artist) (1954–2015), German painter and sculptor
Helmut Berger (biologist) (* 1958), Austrian biologist and university professor
Helmut Berger-Tuna (1942–2009), Austrian singer
Helmut Michael Berger (1925–2013), Austrian painter and graphic artist
Helmuth Berger (* 1957), Austrian business manager
Henri Diamant-Berger (1895–1972), French film director and producer
Henrik Berger (* 1969), Swedish football player
Herb Berger (* 1969), Austrian jazz musician
Herbert von Berger (1881–1965), German officer, publicist and civil servant
Herbert Berger (writer, 1919) (1919–1992), German writer and miner
Herbert Berger (dramaturge) (1932–1999), Austrian journalist, dramaturge and writer
Herfried Berger (1922–1984), German-Austrian geographer
Herman Georges Berger (1875-1924), French fencer
Hermann von Berger (1828–1912), German lieutenant general
Hermann Berger (politician) (1905–1979), Swiss politician (SP)
Hermann Berger (Indologist) (1926–2005), German Indologist
Hermann Adam Berger (1866– ??), Austrian philosopher and church historian
Hermann Anton Berger (1866–1953), Austrian teacher, writer and composer
Hilde Berger (resistance fighter) (later Hilde Berger-Olsen ; 1914–2011), German resistance fighter
Hilde Berger (actress) (* 1946), Austrian writer, screenwriter and actress
Horst Berger (* 1934), German social scientist
Horst H. Berger (* 1933), German electrical engineer
Howard Berger (* 1964), American makeup artist
Hubert Berger (1889–1948), German priest
Hugo Berger (1836–1904), German classical philologist and historical geographer, see Ernst Hugo Berger
Hugo Berger (lawyer) (1897–1990), German judge

I.

Ignaz Johann Berger (1822–1901), Moravian painter
Ilana Berger (* 1965), Israeli tennis player
Isaac Berger (born 1936), American weightlifter
Ita Maria Berger (* 1977), German social worker and translator

J

Jacob Berger (* 1963), Swiss filmmaker
James M. Berger (* 1968), American biophysicist and biochemist
James O. Berger ( James Orvis Berger ; * 1950), American mathematician
James S. Berger ( James Stanley Berger ; 1903–1984), American politician
Jan Berger senior (* 1955), Czech football player and coach
Jan Berger (screenwriter) (* 1970), German screenwriter
Jan Berger junior (* 1976), Czech-Swiss football player
Jan Berger (ice hockey player) (* 1989), Czech ice hockey player
Janine Berger (* 1996), German gymnast
Jay Berger (born 1966), American tennis player
Jean Berger (composer) (1909–2002), German-American pianist, composer, musicologist and music educator
Jean-Louis Berger (1919–1995), Swiss painter
Jean-Luc Berger (* 1960), Swiss painter and graphic artist
Jean-Paul Berger (* 1935), Swiss painter and designer
Jean-Pierre Berger (1929–2018), Swiss politician (SVP)
Joachim Berger (* 1948), German writer
Jochen Berger (1946–2010), German rally co-driver
Joe Berger (1939–1991), Austrian poet, playwright, journalist and actor
Joel Berger (* 1937), Hungarian rabbi and university professor
Johann Berger (sculptor) (1824–1875), Swiss sculptor
Johann Berger (politician, 1837) (1837–1907), Austrian politician
Johann Berger (chess theorist) ( Johann Nepomuk Berger ; 1845–1933), Austrian chess theorist
Johann Berger (painter) (1846–1929), Austrian painter
Johann Berger (politician, 1869) (1869–1941), Austrian politician (CSP), member of the National Council
Johann Berger (General) (* 1951), German general
Johann Berger (soccer player) (* 1999), German soccer player
Johann Berger-Landefeldt (1841– ??), German landowner
Johann August von Berger (1702–1770), German lawyer
Johann Baptist Berger (pseudonym Gedeon von der Heide ; 1806–1888), German theologian and poet
Johann Erich von Berger (1772–1833), Danish philosopher
Johann Georg Berger (1739–1810), Austrian cloth merchant and textile manufacturer
Johann Gottfried von Berger (1659–1736), German physician
Johann Gottfried Immanuel Berger (1773–1803), German theologian
Johann Heinrich von Berger (1657–1732), German lawyer
Johann Joseph Berger von Siebenbrunn (1711–1756), German physician
Johann Just von Berger (1723–1791), German-Danish doctor
Johann Nepomuk Berger (physician) (1781–1847), Austrian gynecologist
Johann Nepomuk Berger (politician) (1816–1870), Austrian politician and publicist
Johann Nepomuk Berger von der Pleisse (1768–1864), Austrian general
Johann Samuel von Berger (1756–1838), German major general
Johann Wilhelm von Berger (1672–1751), German philosopher, rhetorician and historian
Johann Wilhelm Berger (1747–1829), German hymn poet
Johannes Berger (Bishop) († 1481), German clergyman, Bishop of Freising
Johannes Berger (Evangelist) (also John W. Berger ; 1841–1891), American missionary
Johannes Berger (sociologist) (* 1939), German sociologist
Johannes Berger (organist) (* 1987), German musician
Johannes Berger (poetry slammer) (* 1994), German poetry slammer
John Berger (cross-country skier) (1909-2002), Swedish cross-country skier
John Berger (writer) (1926-2017), British writer, painter, and art critic
Jonathan Berger (* 1954), American composer and music teacher
Jörg Berger (1944–2010), German football coach
Jörg Berger (psychologist) (* 1970), German psychologist and psychotherapist
Josef Berger (actor, 1876) (1876–1956), German actor and director
Josef Berger (bookseller) (1891–1947), Austrian bookseller
Josef Berger (architect) (1898–1989), Austrian architect and designer
Josef Berger (actor, 1902) (1902–1969), Swiss actor and theater director
Josef Berger (composer) (1902–1983), Austrian musician and composer
Josef Berger (hockey player) , Austrian hockey player
Joseph von Berger (1801–1889), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
Joseph Berger (1904–1978), Polish-Palestinian politician (PKP) and political scientist
Jürg Berger (* 1954), Swiss ice hockey player
Julius Berger (building contractor) (1862–1943), German building contractor
Julius Berger (cellist) (* 1954), German cellist
Julius Victor Berger (1850–1902), Austrian painter
Jutta Kräutler-Berger (* 1958), Austrian politician (Greens)

K

Karin Berger (politician) (* 1963), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
Karin Berger (documentary filmmaker) , Austrian documentary filmmaker, women's researcher and author
Karin C. Berger (* 1977), Austrian film producer
Karina Berger (born Karin Berger ; * 1968), Swiss model
Karine Berger (* 1973), French politician
Karl Berger (officer) (1858–1936), German lieutenant general
Karl Berger (literary historian) (1861–1933), German teacher and literary historian
Karl Berger (local history researcher) (1867–1937), Austrian civil servant and local history researcher
Karl Berger (painter) (1875–1932), Austrian painter
Karl Berger (actor) , actor
Karl Berger (electrical engineer) (1898–1993), Swiss electrical engineer
Karl Berger (mycologist) (1911 – after 1980), German mushroom expert
Karl Berger (composer) (1915 – after 1954), German composer
Karl Berger (musician) (* 1935), German musician and musicologist
Karl Berger (soccer player) (* 1951), German soccer player
Karl Berger (draftsman) (* 1953), Austrian cartoonist and graphic artist
Karl Heinz Berger (1928–1994), German writer
Karl Philipp Berger (after 1793-1853), German singer (tenor), violinist and actor
Karol Berger (* 1948), Polish-American musicologist
Katya Berger (* 1966), Austrian actress
Kenny Berger (* 1947), American jazz musician
Klaus Berger (art historian) (1901–2000), German art historian and librarian
Klaus Berger (theologian) (1940–2020), German theologian
Klaus Berger (soccer player, 1944) (* 1944), German soccer player
Klaus Berger (soccer player, 1959) (* 1959), German soccer goalkeeper
Klaus Peter Berger (* 1961), German legal scholar
Knut Berger (* 1975), German actor
Konrad Berger (* 1945), Austrian writer

L.

Lara Berger (* 2001), German volleyball player
Lars Berger (* 1979), Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier
Lee Berger (* 1965), American paleoanthropologist
Leif Berger (* 1995), German jazz musician
Leo Berger (1885–1983), Swiss sculptor
Leszek Berger (1925–2012), Polish herpetologist
Lieselotte Berger (1920–1989), German politician (CDU)
Lisa Berger (* 1993), Swiss triathlete
Lore Berger (1921–1943), Swiss writer
Lothar Berger (1900–1971), German major general
Lotte Berger (1907–1990), German actress
Louis Constanz Berger (1829–1891), German industrialist and politician
Luc Berger (* 1933), Swiss physicist
Lucia Katharina Berger , real name of Lucy Cat (* 1994), German porn actress and producer
Luciana Berger (* 1981), British politician
Ludwig Berger (composer) (1777–1839), German composer
Ludwig Bergér (1887–1972), German lawyer and politician
Ludwig Berger (director) (1892–1969), German director
Ludwig Berger (politician) (1900–1971), German politician (CSU)
Ludwig Berger (archaeologist) (also Ludwig R. Berger-Haas ; 1933–2017), Swiss archaeologist
Ludwig Berger (artist) (* 1986), Swiss art historian and artist
Lutz Berger (* 1969), German Islamic scholar and university professor

M.

M. Carl Gottlieb Berger (1764–1824), German theologian, musician, translator and botanist
Maik Berger (* 1984), German basketball trainer and player
Manfred Berger (architect) (1921–2009), German architect, conservationist and university professor
Manfred Berger (singer) (* 1942), German pop singer
Manfred Berger (educator) (* 1944), German educational scientist
Manfred Berger (soccer player) (* 1967), Austrian soccer player
Manuel Berger (musician) (* 1977), Austrian musician
Manuel Berger (badminton) , Austrian badminton player
Marc Berger (* 1943), French sprinter
Marcel Berger (1927–2016), French mathematician
Marcella Berger (* 1954), German writer
Marco Berger (* 1977), Argentine film director and screenwriter
Margaret Berger (* 1985), Norwegian pop singer
Margarete Berger-Heise (1911–1981), German politician (SPD)
Maria Berger (* 1956), Austrian lawyer and politician (SPÖ)
Marianne Kühn-Berger (1927–2016), German fashion journalist, designer and painter
Marielle Berger Sabbatel (* 1990), French freestyle skier
Marit Berger Røsland (* 1978), Norwegian politician
Mark Berger (sound engineer) (* 1943), American sound engineer
Mark Berger (Judoka) (* 1954), Canadian judoka
Markus Berger (politician) (1938-2016), German politician (CDU)
Markus Berger (author) (* 1974), German journalist and author
Markus Berger (soccer player) (* 1985), Austrian soccer player
Marlies Berger (* around 1943), German table tennis player
Marsha Berger (* 1953), American mathematician
Martin Berger (medic) (around 1483 – before 1529), German medic
Martin Berger (film director) (1871– ??), German film director, screenwriter and producer
Martin Berger (captain) (1898–1978), German captain and nautical instructor
Martin Berger (singer) (* 1967), Austrian singer
Martin Berger (church musician) (* 1972), German church musician
Martin Berger , real name of Mista M (* 1991), Austrian rapper
Mathias Berger (* 1947), German physician and psychiatrist
Matthias Berger (architect) (1825–1897), German architect
Matthias Berger (politician) (* 1968), German politician, Lord Mayor of Grimma
Matthias Berger (physician) (* 1972), German physician
Matthias Berger (radio play author) , Swiss radio play author
Maurice Berger , French pharmacist, developer of the Lampe Berger
Maurits Berger (* 1964), Dutch lawyer, Arabist and university professor
Max Berger (1893–1970), German military lawyer
Mélanie Berger-Volle (* 1921), Austro-French tailor and resistance fighter
Michael Berger (actor) , actor
Michael Berger (historian) (* 1937), German theologian and historian
Michael Berger (doctor) (1944–2002), German internist, diabetologist and university professor
Michael Berger (journalist) (* 1957), Austrian sports journalist
Michael Berger (officer) (* 1964), German officer and military historian
Michael Berger (artist) (* 1966), German designer, goldsmith and draftsman
Michael Berger (1969–2000), German neo-Nazi and murderer of the police, see Murder of the Police in Dortmund and Waltrop
Michael Berger (politician) (* 1984), German politician (CDU)
Michael Berger (soccer player) (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
Michael Sturm-Berger (* 1958), German prehistoric
Michael Walde-Berger (* 1963), Austrian actor
Michel Berger (hockey player) (born 1941), Belgian hockey player
Michel Berger (1947–1992), French singer
Miguel Berger (* 1961), German diplomat
Mik Berger (* 1958), German radio play author
Mila Kupfer-Berger (1852–1905), Austrian singer
Mitch Berger ( Mitchell Shannon Berger ; * 1972), Canadian American football player
Mitchel S. Berger (* 1953), American neurosurgeon

N

Nicola Berger (* 1981), German author and editor
Nicole Berger (1934–1967), French actress
Nicole Berger-Krotsch (* 1975), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Nik Berger ( Nikolas Berger ; * 1974), Austrian beach volleyball player
Niklaus Berger (* 1978), Swiss physicist and university professor
Nikolaus Berger (* 1956), German judge
Norbert Berger (diplomat) (1913–1998), German diplomat
Norbert Berger (1945–2012), German singer, see Cindy & Bert

O

Ola Berger (* 1979), Norwegian ski mountaineer
Olaf Berger (* 1963), German pop singer
Olia Berger (* 1980), Canadian judoka
Oscar Berger-Levrault ( Oscar François George Berger-Levrault ; 1826–1903), French philatelist
Óscar Berger Perdomo (* 1946), Guatemalan politician, President 2004 to 2008
Oskar Berger ( Gustav Oskar Berger ; 1862–1934), German gymnastics teacher and functionary
Oskar-Alfred Berger (1910–1996), German brigadier general
Otakar Berger (1873–1897), Czech cellist
Othmar Berger (1913–1970), Austrian musician
Otti Berger (1898–1944 / 45), German textile artist and weaver
Otto Berger (musician) (1873–1897), German cellist
Otto Berger (politician) , German politician (SPD, ASPD)
Otto Berger (dentist) (1900–1985), German dentist and Righteous Among the Nations
Otto Berger (1911–1993), German fashion designer and company founder , see Edelpelze Berger

P

Pablo Berger (* 1963), Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer
Pascal Berger (cyclist) (* 1966), French cyclist
Pascal Berger (ice hockey player) (* 1989), Swiss ice hockey player
Patrik Berger (* 1973), Czech football player
Paul Berger (painter) (1879–1956), Swiss painter and graphic artist
Paul Berger (sculptor) (1889–1949), German sculptor
Paul Berger (politician) , German politician (SED)
Paul Berger (pastor) (1920–2004), Swiss pastor
Paul Berger-Bergner (1904–1978), German painter
Paul-Friedrich Berger (1890–1971), German politician (SPD)
Peter Berger (printer) († after 1495), German book printer
Peter Berger (writer) (1915–1995), German writer
Peter Berger (rower) (* 1949), German rower
Peter Berger (painter) (* 1951), German painter
Peter Berger (sculptor) (* 1954), Austrian sculptor and media artist
Peter Berger (ski jumping trainer) (* 1957/1958), Austrian ski jumping trainer
Peter Berger (journalist) (* 1959), German journalist and media consultant
Peter A. Berger (1955–2018), German sociologist
Peter E. Berger (1944–2011), American film editor
Peter L. Berger ( Peter Ludwig Berger ; 1929–2017), American sociologist
Peter Ludwig Berger (lawyer) (1896–1978), Austrian lawyer and party official (CS)
Philippe-Henri Berger (1883–1940), Swiss politician (SP)
Pia Berger-Vogel (* 1969), Swiss rowing athlete

R.

Rachel Berger (1905 – around 1944), Polish painter and draftsman
Raimund Berger (1917–1954), Austrian writer
Rainer Berger (* 1944), German athlete
Ralf Berger (* 1961), German artist
Ralph Berger (1904–1960), American art director and production designer
Reinhard Berger (* 1951), German journalist and columnist
Reinhart Berger (1910–1994), German administrative lawyer
Renate Berger (art historian) (* 1947), German art historian and curator
Renate Berger (presenter) , German comedian and presenter
Ric Berger ( Richard Berger ; 1894–1984), Swiss artist and art historian
Ricarda Bianca Berger (* 1986), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
Richard Berger (engineer) (1885–1938), Austrian engineer
Richard Berger (local history researcher) (1900–1948), German local history researcher
Robert Berger (singer) (1876– ??), German singer (baritone, tenor)
Robert Berger (film producer) (* 1934), American film producer
Robert Berger (chemist) (* 1970), German chemist and university professor
Robert Berger (soccer player) (* 1996), German soccer player
Robert Immanuel Berger (1805-1884), German pastor, writer and hymn poet
Roland Berger (* 1937), German entrepreneur and political advisor
Roland Berger (horn player) (* 1937), Austrian horn player
Roland Berger (physicist) (* 1962), German physics teacher
Rolf Berger (politician) (1921–1978), German trade union official and politician (KPD / SED)
Rolf Berger (soccer player) (* 1927), German soccer player
Rolf Berger (lawyer) (* 1933), German administrative lawyer and university president
Rolf Berger (General) (1936–2009), German Lieutenant General
Roman Berger (* 1930), Slovak composer, music teacher and scholar
Róza Berger-Fiedler (* 1940), French documentarist, director and producer
Rudi Berger (sports official) (1951–2007), German tennis official and referee
Rudolf von Berger (1848–1929), German lieutenant general
Rudolf Berger (politician) , Austrian politician
Rudolf Berger (singer) (1874-1915), German singer (baritone, tenor)
Rudolf Berger (composer) (1883 – after 1954), Austrian composer
Rudolf Berger (fencer) , Austrian fencer
Rudolf Berger (economist) (1912–1953), German economist and translator
Rudolf Berger (writer) (pseudonym Maurus Atzenburg ; 1914–1959), German playwright
Rudolf Berger (biologist) (* 1951), Austrian biologist
Rudolf Berger (violinist) ( Rudi Berger ; * 1954), Austrian violinist
Rudolf Berger (theater director) (* 1960), Swiss theater director
Rupert Berger (politician) (1896–1958), German politician (BVP / CSU)
Rupert Berger (liturgist) (1926-2020), German liturgical scientist

S.

Samuel Berger (1884-1925), American boxer
Samuel D. Berger (1911–1980), American diplomat
Sandy Berger (1945–2015), American lawyer and politician
Sarah Berger (* 1985), German writer, photographer and feminist
Sascha Berger (* 1976), German musician
Senta Berger (* 1941), Austrian actress
Sergio Berger (* 1983), Swiss snowboarder
Siegfried Berger (writer) (1891-1946), German writer and politician
Siegfried Berger (civil rights activist) (1918–2002), German engineer, politician (KPD, SED, SPD) and civil rights activist
Siegmar Berger (1944–1994), German company founder
Silvia Berger (literary scholar) (* 1953), literary scholar
Silvia Berger (writer) (* 1958), German writer, painter and teacher
Silvia Berger , real name of Mrs. Kraushaar (* 1975), German artist and musician
Silvia Berger (ski racer) (* 1980), Austrian ski racer
Silvia Berger Ziauddin (* 1973), Swiss historian
Simon Berger (dramaturge) , German dramaturge and theater director
Simon Berger (tennis player) (* 1995), Italian tennis player
Simon Berger (ice hockey player) (* 1999), Italian ice hockey player
Simon J. Berger ( Simon Jönsson Berger ; * 1979), Swedish actor
Stefan Berger (chemist) (* 1946), German chemist
Stefan Berger (historian) (* 1964), German historian
Stefan Berger (politician, May 1969) (* 1969), Swiss politician (SP)
Stefan Berger (politician, September 1969) (* 1969), German politician (CDU)
Stefan Berger (politician, 1986) (* 1986), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
Stefan Berger-Teichmann (* 1966), Swiss painter and graphic artist
Stella von Hohenfels-Berger (1857–1920), Austrian actress
Stéphanie Berger (* 1977), Swiss actress, television presenter and singer
Susanne Berger (* before 1965), German chemist and university professor
Suska Berger (* 1985), German basketball player
Sven Berger (* 1988), Swiss ice hockey player
Sy Berger (1923–2014), American trading card designer

T

Theo Berger ( Theo Maximilian Berger ; 1941–2003), German violent criminal
Theodor Berger (lawyer) (1683–1773), German lawyer, historian and teacher
Theodor Berger (politician) (1875–1956), Austrian politician and folklorist
Theodor Berger (composer) (1905–1992), Austrian composer
Therese Berger († 2015), Austrian actress
Thierry Berger (* 1962), French sailor
Thomas Berger (Author, 1924) (1924-2014), American writer
Thomas Berger (Author, 1952) (* 1952), German author and theologian
Thomas Berger (director) (* 1959), German film director and screenwriter
Thomas Berger (Badminton) (* 1971), German badminton player
Thomas R. Berger (* 1933), Canadian politician and judge
Tilman Berger (* 1956), German Slavist
Timo Berger (* 1974), German journalist, author and translator
Tino Berger (* 1978), German economist and university professor
Tobias Berger (* 2001), Austrian soccer player
Toby Berger (* 1940), American computer scientist
Tomáš Berger (* 1985), Czech football player
Toni Berger (1921–2005), German actor
Tora Berger (* 1981), Norwegian biathlete
Tore Berger (* 1944), Norwegian canoeist
Tristan Berger (* 1959), German theater educator and dramaturge

U

Ulrich Berger (politician) (1921-2003), German politician (CDU)
Ulrich Berger (economist) (* 1970), Austrian economist
Ulrich Berger-Landefeldt (1912–1967), German botanist
Ulrike Berger (* 1979), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
Urs Berger (* 1951), Swiss insurance manager
Ursel Berger (* 1947), German art historian
Ursula Berger (* 1950), Swiss dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
Uta Berger (* 1962), German forest scientist
Uwe Berger (1928–2014), German writer

V

Valentin von Berger (1739-1813), German-Danish general
Victor Berger (chess player) (also Victor Buerger ; 1904–1996), Ukrainian-English chess player
Victor L. Berger (1860–1929), American journalist and politician
Viktor JF Berger (* 1952), German economist and media manager
Vincent Berger (* 1967), French sailor
Vincenz Berger (1883–1974), German plant breeder

W.

Walter Berger (gardener) (1899–1960), German gardening entrepreneur and rose breeder
Walter Berger (geologist) (1919–1976), Austrian geologist and paleontologist
Walter Berger (writer) (* 1920), German writer, poet and publisher
Walter Berger (artist) (* 1951), Austrian painter, sculptor and photographer
Walter Berger (oncologist) (* 1963), Austrian oncologist
Werner Berger (SS member) (1901–1964), German SS Oberscharführer
Werner Berger (chemist) (* 1932), German chemist
Wilhelm Berger (architect) (1790–1858), German architect and construction clerk
Wilhelm Berger (pastor) (1834–1901), German pastor and founder of the order
Wilhelm von Berger (1849–1917), Austrian lawyer and politician
Wilhelm Berger (composer) (1861–1911), German composer and pianist
Wilhelm Berger (physician, 1889) (1889–1969), Austrian internist and university professor
Wilhelm Berger (physician, 1895) (1895–1938), German ENT doctor and university professor
Wilhelm Berger (pedagogue) (also Wilhelm Bergér ; 1901–1974), German pedagogue and author
Wilhelm Berger (social scientist) (* 1957), Austrian social scientist and philosopher
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867–1942), Swedish composer and music critic
Wilhelm Georg Berger (1929–1993), Transylvanian composer, violinist and musicologist
Wilhelm Richard Berger (1935–1996), German literary scholar, writer and translator
Wilhelmine Berger (1805–1837), German actress
Willi Berger (1906–1986), Hungarian-Israeli soccer player
William Berger ( Wilhelm Thomas Berger ; 1928–1993), Austrian actor
Willy Berger (1888–1976), German homeland researcher
Willy Engel-Berger (1890–1946), German-Austrian composer
Winfried Berger (1954–2010), German church musician
Winfried-Götz Berger (* 1938), German pharmacist and medical officer
Wolf Berger (* 1939), German table tennis player
Wolfgang Berger (criminalist) (1897– ??), German criminalist
Wolfgang Berger (politician) (1921–1994), German party functionary (SED)
Wolfgang Berger (music teacher) (1921–2007), German music teacher and choir director
Wolfgang Berger (economist) (* 1941), German philosopher and economist
Wolfgang Berger (painter) (* 1947), German painter, graphic artist and author
Wolfgang Berger (narrator) (* 1963), German actor and narrator
Wolfgang Berger (cabaret artist) (* 1971), German cabaret artist, actor, presenter and songwriter
Wolfgang H. Berger (1937–2017), American oceanographer
Wolfram Berger (* 1945), Austrian actor

Y

Yves Berger (1931-2004), French writer