Gruber (family name)
Gruber is a family name in German-speaking countries.
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the alpine region. It is derived from pit and is an origin name meaning valley or gorge . It is the most common family name in Austria.
Name bearer
A.
- Achim Gruber (* 1966), German animal pathologist and book author
- Adam Heinrich Gruber (1671–1734), German organist and organ builder
- Adolf Gruber (1920–1994), Austrian long-distance runner
- Albert Gruber (1898–?), Austrian painter
- Albrecht Gruber (1902–1973), German publisher
- Alex Gruber (* 1992), Italian natural track toboggan runner
- Alfred Gruber (1931–1972), Austrian artist (sculpture, drawings, jewelry)
- Alois Gruber (1908–1959), Austrian politician
- Andreas Gruber (hymn poet) , German hymn poet
- Andreas Gruber (director) (* 1954), Austrian director and screenwriter
- Andreas Gruber (writer) (* 1968), Austrian writer
- Andreas Gruber (natural track tobogganer) (* 1984), Italian natural track tobogganer
- Andreas Gruber (soccer player) (* 1995), Austrian soccer player
- Arthur Gruber (1914–1981), German local politician, Lord Mayor of Sindelfingen
- August Gruber (1853–1938), German protozoologist
- Auguste Reber-Gruber (1892–1946), German educator
- Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber (1763–1835), Austrian clergyman, Archbishop of Salzburg
B.
- Barbara Gruber (* 1977), German ski mountaineer and alpine athlete
- Beate Gruber (* 1951), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Bernd Gruber (* 1970), biologist
- Bernhard Gruber (officer) (1920–2006), German major general
- Bernhard Gruber (paleontologist) (* 1949), Austrian paleontologist
- Bernhard Gruber (Nordic Combiner) (* 1982), Austrian Nordic Combiner
- Bettina Gruber (artist) (* 1947), German photo and video artist
- Bettina Gruber (* 1985), Swiss cross-country skier
C.
- Carl Gruber (entrepreneur) (1834–1913), German entrepreneur
- Carl Gruber (confectioner) , German confectioner, school founder and author
- Carl Gruber (engineer) (1876–1939), Swiss engineer
- Carl Anton von Gruber ( Gruber von Grubenfels ; 1760–1840), Austrian poet, historian and librarian
- Carl Christian Gruber (1856–1934), German sculptor and architect
- Carl Franz Gruber (1803–1845), Austrian painter
- Carola Gruber (* 1983), German author
- Christian Gruber (geographer) (1858–1906), German geographer
- Christian Gruber (* 1965), German guitarist, member of Gruber & Maklar, see Gruber & Maklar
- Christina Gruber , real name of Amélie van Tass (* 1987), Austrian magician and mentalist
- Christina Gruber (biathlete) (* 1988), Austrian biathlete
- Christina Gruber (snowboarder) (* 1990), Austrian snowboarder
- Christoph Gruber (* 1976), Austrian ski racer
- Claudia Gruber (* 1966), German archaeologist from the Middle East
- Craig Gruber (1951–2015), American musician
D.
- Daniela Gruber-Pruner (* 1975), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Detlef Gruber (* 1952), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Diana Gruber (* 1983), Canadian skeleton athlete
- Doris Gruber (* 1963), German architect
E.
- Eberhard Ludwig Gruber (1665–1728), German Pietist
- Edmund Gruber (1936–1996), German television journalist and director
- Eduard Gruber (* 1952), Austrian clergyman
- Elisabeth Gruber (* 1984), Austrian triathlete
- Elmar Gruber (1931–2011), German pastor and writer
- Elmar R. Gruber (* 1955), Austrian consciousness researcher and parapsychologist
- Erich Gruber (1884–1953), Austrian lawyer, district president and SS brigade leader
- Ernst Gruber (1918–1979), German opera singer (tenor)
- Erwin Gruber (* 1964), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Esaias Gruber († 1595), German sculptor
- Esther Gruber (* 1925), Swiss painter
F.
- Ferry Gruber (1926-2004), German-Austrian singer (tenor)
- Florian Gruber (racing driver) (* 1983), German racing driver
- Florian Gruber (kitesurfer) (* 1993), German kitesurfer
- Florian Gruber (tobogganer) (* 1994), Italian art and natural track tobogganer
- Francis Gruber (1912–1948), French painter
- Franz von Gruber (1837–1918), Austrian architect
- Franz Gruber (politician, 1877) (1877–1937), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
- Franz Gruber (singer, 1882) (1882–1932), German opera singer (tenor)
- Franz Gruber (politician, 1888) (1888–1949), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
- Franz Gruber (politician, 1900) (1900–1957), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
- Franz Gruber (politician, 1935) (* 1935), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Franz Gruber (politician, 1956) (* 1956), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Franz Gruber (ski racer) (* 1959), Austrian ski racer
- Franz Gruber (theologian) (* 1960), Austrian dogmatist
- Franz Gruber (soccer player) (* 1967), Austrian soccer goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach
- Franz Gruber (singer, II) , Austrian opera singer (tenor)
- Franz Gruber-Gleichenberg (1886–1940), Austrian painter
- Franz Joseph Gruber († 1854), Austrian painter
- Franz Paul Gruber (* 1942), German veterinarian and zoologist
- Franz Xaver Gruber (Police Director) (1765–1814), Police Director in Regensburg from 1809
- Franz Xaver Gruber (composer) ( Conrad Franz Xaver Gruber ; 1787–1863), Austrian teacher and composer
- Franz Xaver Gruber (painter) ( thistle Gruber; 1801-1862), Austrian painter
- Franz Xaver Gruber (author) (1826–1871), Austrian teacher and composer
- Franz Xaver Gruber (Kapellmeister) (1875–1926), Austrian cathedral music director and cathedral choir vicar
- Franz Xaver Gruber (politician) (* 1968), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Freddie Gruber (1927–2011), American jazz drummer and music teacher
- Friedrich Gruber (cloth merchant) (1805–1850), German cloth merchant and banker
- Friedrich Gruber (politician) (1883–1971), German politician, mayor of Ingolstadt
- Fritz Gruber (* 1940), Austrian mining historian
G
- Gabriel Gruber (1740–1805), Austrian general of the Jesuits
- Georg Gruber (politician) (* before 1884), Austrian politician, member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Georg Gruber (medic) (1887–1977), German medic
- Georg Gruber (choir director) (1904–1979), Austrian musicologist, choir director and composer
- Georg Gruber (producer) (* 1974), German film producer
- Georg Benno Gruber (1884–1977), German pathologist and medical historian
- Georg Josef Gruber (1773–1819), Bavarian politician
- Georg Wilhelm Gruber (1729–1796), German composer
- Gerald Gruber , Austrian mountaineer and geographer
- Gerd Gruber (physician) (* 1960), German orthopedist and trauma surgeon
- Gerd Gruber (ice hockey player) (* 1982), Austrian ice hockey player
- Gerhard Gruber (theologian) (* 1928), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Gerhard Gruber (musician) (* 1951), Austrian musician
- Gernot Gruber (musicologist) (* 1939), Austrian musicologist
- Gernot Gruber (politician) (* 1963), German politician (SPD)
- Gerold Gruber (* 1958), Austrian musicologist
- Gertraud Gruber (* 1921), German beautician and entrepreneur
- Giselher Gruber (1939–2019), German politician
- Günter Gruber (painter) (* 1947), Austrian painter
- Günter Gruber (* 1948), German diplomat
- Günther Gruber (* around 1967), Swiss radiologist and oncologist of Austrian origin
H
- Hannes Gruber (* 1928), Swiss painter
- Hans Gruber (watchmaker) (around 1530–1597), German watchmaker and precision mechanic
- Hans Gruber (sculptor) (1875–1931), Austrian sculptor
- Hans Gruber (soccer player) (1905–1967), German soccer player
- Hans Gruber (author) (1924–2000), pseudonym Thurnhers Hannes , Austrian dialect author, musician and entrepreneur
- Hans Gruber (pedagogue) (* 1960), German pedagogue, university teacher and chess composer
- Hans-Günter Gruber (* 1957), German theologian and university professor
- Heinrich Gruber (* 1945), Austrian chemist and university lecturer for physical chemistry
- Heinrich A. Gruber (1899–1959), German yacht designer, see Henry Gruber
- Heinrich R. Gruber (1923–2012), German painter and art collector
- Heinz Gruber (* 1950), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), teacher, mechanical engineer
- Helmut Gruber (physician) (* 1942/1943), Austrian anatomist and university professor
- Helmut Gruber (linguist) (* 1959), Austrian linguist and university professor
- Helmut Gruber (football official) , Austrian manager and football official
- Helmut Hofer-Gruber (* 1959), Austrian politician (NEOS)
- Hendrik Gruber (* 1986), German pole vaulter
- Henry Gruber (1899–1959), German yacht designer
- Herbert Gruber (1913–1999), Austrian film producer
- Herbert Gruber (bobsleigh driver) (* 1942), Austrian bobsleigh athlete
- Hermann Gruber (author) (1851–1930), Austrian Jesuit and writer
- Hermann Gruber (cave explorer) (1888–1951), Austrian cave explorer
- Hermann Gruber (actor) (1892–1981), German actor
- Hermann Gruber (politician) (1900–1984), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Hermann Gruber (artist) (* 1938), Austrian book artist
- Hetum Gruber (1937–2019), German conceptual artist
- HK Gruber ( Heinz Karl Gruber ; * 1943), Austrian composer and conductor
- Horst Gruber (* 1972), Austrian soccer player and coach
- Hugo Gruber (entrepreneur, 1878) (1878–1958), German entrepreneur
- Hugó Gruber (actor) (1938–2012), Hungarian actor
- Hugo Gruber (entrepreneur, 1950) (* 1950), German entrepreneur
I.
- Ignaz Gruber (politician) (1801–1866), Austrian politician
- Ignaz Gruber (physician) (1803–1872), Austrian physician
- Ignaz Freiherr Gruber von Menninger (1842–1919), Austrian statistician, university professor and politician
- Imelda Gruber (* 1986), Italian natural track tobogganist
- Ingemar Gruber (* 1977), Italian ice hockey player
- Ira D. Gruber (* 1934), American military historian
- Isabella Gruber (* 1970), Austrian politician (FRITZ), member of the state parliament in Tyrol
J
- Jacob Gruber (preacher) (1778–1850), American Methodist preacher and abolitionist
- Jacob W. Gruber (* 1921), American anthropologist, archaeologist and historian of science
- Jakob Gruber (Abbot) (1688–1740), German Premonstratensian Abbot
- Jakob Gruber (musician) (1855–1908), German organist and choir director
- Jakob Gruber (sculptor) (1864–1915), Austrian sculptor
- Jakob Gruber (politician) (1919–1993), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Joachim Gruber (philologist) (* 1937), German classical philologist
- Joachim Gruber (legal scholar) (* 1961), German legal scholar
- Johann Gruber (1889–1944), Austrian theologian and resistance fighter
- Johann Gruber (lawyer) (1833–1909), German lawyer and civil servant
- Johann Gruber (resistance fighter, 1903) (1903–1943), Austrian iron turner and victim of the Nazi justice system
- Johann Gruber (ornithologist) (1917–2003), Austrian teacher and ornithologist
- Johann Daniel Gruber (1686–1748), German librarian, lawyer, historiographer and editor
- Johann Gottfried Gruber (1774–1851), German literary historian and writer
- Johann Nepomuk Gruber (1776–1811), Austrian numismatist
- Johannes von Gruber (1807–1875), German classical philologist, high school teacher in Stralsund
- Johannes Gruber (* 1985/1986), German singer (baritone)
- Jonas Gruber (* 1977), Swiss actor
- Jonathan Gruber (* 1965), American economist
- Jörn Gruber (* 1940), German Romance studies and university lecturer
- Josef Gruber (politician, Salzburg) , Austrian politician, member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Josef Gruber (politician, 1811) (1811–1900), Austrian politician, member of the Upper Austrian state parliament
- Josef Gruber (medic, 1827) (1827–1900), Austrian medic
- Josef Gruber (medic, 1844) (1844–1929), Austrian medic and author
- Josef Gruber (composer) (1855–1933), Austrian composer and organist
- Josef Gruber (economist, 1865) (1865–1925), Austro-Czech economist, sociologist and university professor
- Josef Gruber (Vicar General) (1848–1929), Austrian theologian and Vicar General of the diocese of St. Pölten
- Josef Gruber (politician, 1867) (1867–1945), Austrian politician (SDAP)
- Josef Gruber (politician, 1922) (1922–1980), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
- Josef Gruber (politicians, 1925) (1925-2013), Austrian politician (SPO)
- Josef Gruber (economist, 1935) (* 1935), German economist and university professor
- Judith Gruber (also Judith Gruber-Rizy ; * 1952), Austrian writer
- Julia Gruber (* 1988), German actress, voice actress and radio presenter
- Jürgen Gruber (* 1937), Austrian spider researcher
K
- Karl Gruber (judge) (1878–1958), German lawyer and judge of Austrian origin
- Karl Gruber (zoologist) (1881–1927), German zoologist and parapsychologist
- Karl Gruber (architectural historian) (1885–1966), German architect, urban planner and architectural historian
- Karl Gruber (politician, 1898) (1898–1949), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Upper Austrian state parliament
- Karl Gruber (politician, 1908) (1908–1958), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Karl Gruber (politician, 1909) (1909–1995), Austrian politician (ÖVP) and diplomat
- Karl Gruber (local history researcher) (1926–2012), German local history researcher
- Karl Gruber (politician, 1929) (1929–2011), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
- Karl Gruber (artist) (1930–2006), Austrian painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Karl Gruber (art historian) (born 1943), Italian theologian and art historian
- Karl Gruber (officer) (* 1955), Chief of the Austrian Air Force
- Karl Heinz Gruber (* 1942), Austrian educational scientist and university professor
- Katharina Gruber (painter) (1807–1859), Austrian painter
- Katharina Gruber (politician) (1918–1995), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Kelly Gruber (born 1962), American baseball player
- Kevin Gruber (* 1995), Italian ice hockey player.
- Konstantin Gruber (* 1979), Austrian tennis player
- Kurt Gruber (fighter pilot) , Austrian fighter pilot
- Kurt Gruber (politician) (1904–1943), German youth functionary and politician (NSDAP)
- Kurt Gruber (resistance fighter) (1912–1945), German resistance fighter
L.
- Leo Fritz Gruber (1908–2005), German photographer, collector and curator
- Leonhard Gruber (1740–1810 / 1811), German astronomer and philosopher
- Leopold Gruber (cloth merchant) (1841–1920), Austrian cloth merchant
- Leopold Gruber (politician) (1885–1970), Austrian popular educator and politician
- Leopold Franz Gruber (~ 1710-1784), Austrian lawyer and mayor of Vienna
- Lilli Gruber (* 1957), Italian journalist and politician
- Lilo Gruber (1915–1992), German choreographer
- Ludwig Gruber , pseudonym of Ludwig Anzengruber (1839–1889), Austrian writer
- Ludwig Gruber (composer) (1874–1964), Austrian composer, singer, writer and conductor
- Ludwig Gruber (painter) (1889–1967), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Ludwig Gruber (poet) (1922–2005), German Gstanzl singer and dialect poet
M.
- Manfred Gruber (politician) (* 1949), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Manfred Gruber (artist) (* 1951), German painter, graphic artist and set designer
- Manfred Gruber (architect) (* 1929), German architect and university professor
- Margareta Gruber (* 1961), German religious sister, theologian and university professor
- Maria Gruber (* 1946), Austrian painter, graphic artist and object artist
- Marian Gruber (* 1961), Austrian priest monk and philosopher
- Marianne Gruber (* 1944), Austrian writer
- Marie Gruber (1955-2018), German actress
- Martin Gruber (politician) (1866-1936), German journalist and politician (SPD)
- Martin Gruber (choreographer) (* 1957), German director, acting teacher and choreographer
- Martin Gruber (architect) (* 1963), German architect
- Martin Gruber (director) (* 1967), Austrian-Italian director
- Martin Gruber (surgeon) (* 1968), Austrian specialist in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery
- Martin Gruber (actor) (* 1970), German actor
- Martin Gruber (natural track tobogganer) (* 1975), Italian natural track tobogganer
- Martin Gruber (politician, 1983) (* 1983), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Mauro Gruber (* 1986), Swiss cross-country skier
- Max von Gruber (1853–1927), Austrian physician, physiologist and hygienist
- Max Gruber (tamer) (1877–1939), American tamer of Austrian origin
- Max Gruber (director) (* 1957/1958), Austrian director, actor and author
- Max Gruber , real name of Drangsal (musician) (* 1993), German musician, singer and songwriter
- Meinrad Gruber (1944–2015), German teacher, regional historian and home nurse
- Michael Gruber (peasant leader) , peasant leader during the Salzburg peasant uprising in 1525/26
- Michael Gruber (politician, 1877) (1877–1964), Austrian politician (CS)
- Michael Gruber (actor) (born 1964), American actor and singer
- Michael Gruber (* 1965), German artist, see reception hall (artist duo)
- Michael Gruber (soccer player, 1966) (* 1966), Austrian soccer player
- Michael Gruber (politician, 1976) (* 1976), Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament in Upper Austria
- Michael Gruber (Nordic Combiner) (* 1979), Austrian Nordic Combiner
- Michael Gruber (musician) (* 1981), Austrian clarinetist
- Michael Gruber (soccer player, 1983) (* 1983), Austrian soccer player
- Miriam Gruber (* 1983), Austrian badminton player
- Monica Gruber (* 1947), Austrian actress and voice actress
- Monika Gruber (* 1971), German cabaret artist and actress
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- Nicolas Gruber (* 1968), Swiss environmental physicist
O
- Oswald Gruber (1840–1913), Austrian architect
- Otto Gruber (1883–1957), German architect and university professor
- Otto von Gruber (1884–1942), German photogrammeter
P
- Patrick Gruber (* 1978), Italian luge rider
- Paul Gruber (journalist) (* 1938), Austrian journalist and author
- Paul Gruber (painter) (* 1949), Austrian painter
- Paul Gruber ( American football player ) (born 1965), American football player
- Peter Gruber (politician) (* 1937), German politician (SPD)
- Peter Gruber (mathematician) (1941–2017), Austrian mathematician
- Peter Gruber (actor) (born 1946), Austrian actor
- Peter Gruber (soccer player) (* 1952), German soccer player
- Peter Gruber (writer) (* 1955), Austrian writer
- Primavera Driessen Gruber (* 1951), Austrian lawyer and cultural manager
R.
- Reinhard Gruber (* 1977), Italian natural track tobogganist
- Reinhard P. Gruber (* 1947), Austrian writer
- Renate Gruber (collector) (* 1936), German collector and promoter of photographic art
- Renate Gruber (* 1967), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Richard Gruber (* 1954), German sculptor
- Rigobert Gruber (* 1961), German soccer player
- Rolf Willi Gruber (* 1939), Swiss pediatric surgeon and university professor
- Romy Gruber (* 1993), Luxembourg soccer player
- Rudolf Gruber (politician) (1864–1926), Austrian politician
- Rudolf Gruber (sculptor) (also Rudl Gruber ; 1920–2003), Swiss sculptor
- Rudolf Gruber (table tennis player) (1922–2002), German table tennis player and functionary
- Rudolf Gruber (botanist) (* 1932), Austrian botanist
- Rudolf Gruber (Manager) (* 1933), Austrian lawyer and industry manager
- Rudolf Gruber (referee) (* 1977), Austrian football referee
- Rupert Gruber (1689–1740), German canon and scholar
- Ruven Gruber (* 1995), Swiss floorball player
S.
- Sabine Gruber (* 1963), South Tyrolean writer
- Sabine M. Gruber (* 1960), Austrian writer
- Sarah Gruber (* 1993), Italian natural track tobogganist
- Sebastian Gruber (politician, 1863) (1863-1941), Austrian farmer and politician (Freedom and Order Party)
- Sebastian Gruber (politician, 1981) (* 1981), German politician (CSU)
- Stefan Gruber (artist) , American performance artist and comic book writer
- Stefan Gruber (pool player) (* 1976), German pool player
- Stefan Gruber (snowboarder) (* 1976), Austrian snowboarder
- Stefan Gruber (natural track tobogganer) (* 1985), Italian natural track tobogganer
- Steff Gruber (* 1953), Swiss filmmaker
T
- Theodor Gruber (1865–1928), German painter
- Thomas Gruber (media scientist) (* 1943), German media scientist, university lecturer and broadcast director
- Thomas Gruber (racing driver) (* 1959), Austrian automobile racing driver
- Thomas Gruber (poet) (* 1960), German poet, translator and journalist
- Thomas Gruber (media manager) , Austrian media manager
- Thomas Gruber (soccer player) (* 1979), Austrian soccer player
- Toni Gruber (* 1943), German motorcycle racer
- Tresl Gruber (1897–1978), Italian-Ladin artist, teacher and linguist
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- Ulrich Gruber (* 1932), German herpetologist
- Ulrich F. Gruber ( Ulrich Fritz Gruber ; * 1930), Swiss surgeon
- Urs Peter Gruber (* 1970), German legal scholar
- Ursula Pausch-Gruber (1933–1996), German politician (SPD)
W.
- Walter Gruber (geodesist) (1885–1969), Swiss geodesist
- Walter Gruber (soccer player) (* 1956), Austrian soccer player
- Walter Gruber (author) , German DRK functionary and non-fiction author
- Walther Gruber (1911–1977), Austrian doctor
- Wenzel Gruber (1814–1890), Austrian anatomist
- Werner Gruber (* 1970), Austrian physicist and author
- Wilfried Gruber (* 1942), German political scientist and diplomat
- Wilhelm Gruber , birth name of William Gruber (1903–1965), German-American organ builder and inventor
- Wilhelm Gruber (clergyman) (1903–1969), German Protestant pastor
- Wilhelm Gruber (writer) (* 1950), German writer
- Willi Gruber (1930–2012), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- William Gruber (born Wilhelm Gruber ; 1903–1965), German-American organ builder and inventor
- Wolfgruber (* 1969), Austrian comedian, presenter and actor
- Wolfgang Gruber (* 1950), Austrian labor and social lawyer
- Wolfgang Walter Gruber (1589–1655), German lawyer and university professor
Companies
- Gruber Logistics , Italian transport company
- Gruber Touristik , Austrian tour operator and travel agency