Clerk (family name)

Schreiber is a family name common in the German-speaking area .

Origin and meaning

The name goes back to the job title of the writer (lat. Scriba ). It can also be found as a Jewish family name .

variants

Variants are the Swiss German " Schriber " and "(von) Schreibers", see Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852), Austrian scientist.

Name bearer

A.

Adalbert Schreiber (1895-1967), German politician (CDU)
Adele Schreiber (1872–1957), German politician, women's rights activist and journalist
Adolf Schreiber (composer) (1881 / 1883–1920), Bohemian-German composer and conductor
Adolf Schreiber (cyclist) (1913–1983), Liechtenstein cyclist
Albert Schreiber (manufacturer) (1875–1950), German ceramist and manufacturer
Albert Schreiber (Germanist) , German Germanist
Albrecht Schreiber (* 1938), German journalist, author and publisher
Alexander Schreiber (* around 1967), American biologist, endocrinologist and university professor
Alexandra Schreiber (* 1963), German judoka
Alfred Schreiber (actor, 1838) (1838–1910), Austrian actor and singer
Alfred Schreiber (actor, 1871) (1871–1927), German actor
Alfred Schreiber (General) (1892–1954), German major general
Alfred Schreiber (pilot) (1923–1944), German air force officer
Alfred Schreiber (mathematician) (* 1946), German mathematician and university professor
Aloys Schreiber (1761–1841), German historian, esthete and man of letters
Andi Schreiber ( Andreas Schreiber ; * 1957), Austrian jazz musician
Andreas Schreiber (geologist) (1824–1907), German geologist and university professor
Andreas Schreiber (director) (* 1950), German film director
Annelis Schreiber (* 1927), German botanist
Anton Schreiber (1925–2012), German industrial clerk and university professor

Antonia Schreiber (* 1984), German harpist

Arthur Schreiber (administrative lawyer) (1849–1921), German administrative lawyer

Arthur Schreiber (politician) (1893–1960), German politician, trade unionist and resistance fighter

Astrit Schreiber (* 1957), German badminton player

August Schreiber (businessman) (1768–1847), German businessman and politician

August Schreiber (District Administrator) (1797–1869), German forest official and district administrator

August Schreiber (missionary) (1839–1903), German pastor and missionary

Axel Schreiber (* 1980), German actor

B.

Bernd Schreiber (cyclist) (* 1948), German cyclist
Bernd Schreiber (writer) (* 1952), German journalist and writer
Bernd Schreiber (administrative lawyer) (* 1960), German administrative lawyer
Bernhard Schreiber ( Karl Friedrich Bernhard Schreiber ; 1833–1894), German architect
Boris Schreiber (1923–2008), French writer

C.

Carl Schreiber (entrepreneur) (1832–1911), German metallurgical entrepreneur
Carl Schreiber (District Administrator) (1834–1910), German administrative lawyer
Carl August Schreiber (1871–1931), German flute maker
Carl Ludwig Schreiber (politician) (1803–1855), German lawyer and politician
Carl Ludwig Schreiber (garden architect) (1903–1976), German garden architect and university professor
Caroline Schreiber (* 1962), German actress and radio play speaker
Chantal Schreiber (* 1965), Austrian writer
Charlotte Schreiber-Just (1914–2000), German actress and radio play speaker
Christian Schreiber (philosopher) (1781–1857), German philosopher
Christian Schreiber (Bishop) (1872–1933), German clergyman, Bishop of Meissen and Berlin
Christian Schreiber (medic) (1965–2016), German medic
Christian Schreiber (soccer player) (* 1977), Austrian soccer player
Christian Schreiber (rower) (* 1980), German rower
Clara Schreiber (1848–1905), Austrian writer
Claudia Schreiber (* 1958), German journalist and author
Constantin Schreiber (* 1979), German journalist
Cyrill Schreiber (* 1983), Swiss fistball player

D.

Dan Schreiber ( Daniel Schreiber ; * 1985), American poker player
Daniel Schreiber (* 1977), German journalist, art critic and literary critic
Daniel J. Schreiber (* 1965), German art historian
Daniela Schreiber (* 1989), German swimmer
David Servan-Schreiber (1961–2011), French physician, neuropsychologist and author

E.

Edith Schreiber-Wicke (* 1943), Austrian author
Edmond Schreiber (1890–1978), British officer, Governor of Malta
Eduard Schreiber (politician, 1816) (1816–1898), German manufacturer and politician, MdL Saxony
Eduard Schreiber (politician, 1876) (1876–1945), German politician (SPD), MdL Prussia
Eduard Schreiber (filmmaker, 1876) (1876–1962), Slovak filmmaker
Eduard Schreiber (poet) (1899–1963), German poet
Eduard Schreiber (filmmaker, 1939) (* 1939), German documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and translator
Edward Schreiber (1913–1981), American film producer and screenwriter
Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber (* 1929), Peruvian politician
Ekkehard Schreiber (1941–2008), German conductor
Emanuel Schreiber (1852–1932), German rabbi and publicist
Emil Schreiber (writer) (1888–1972), Swiss teacher and writer
Emil Schreiber (draftsman) (* 1945), German draftsman
Erich Schreiber (1891 – after 1955), German publisher
Erik Schreiber (* 1959), German writer, editor and publisher
Ernst Schreiber (actor) (1832–1892), German actor and theater director
Ernst Schreiber (medic) (1868–1929), German medic
Ernst Schreiber (inventor) (1907–1980), German sound engineer and inventor
Ernst Schreiber (lawyer) (1920 / 1921–2007), German lawyer and judge
Eva Schreiber (* 1958), German politician (Die Linke), Member of the Bundestag

F.

Ferdinand Schreiber († 1849), German servant of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, see Goethe's servant #Ferdinand Schreiber (1816)
Ferdinand Schreiber (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player
Ferdinand Schreiber (photographer) (1924–1998), Austrian photographer
Flora Rheta Schreiber (1918–1988), American journalist and author
Frank Schreiber (* 1973), German composer, sound designer and music producer
Franz Schreiber (photographer) (1803-1892), German photographer and publisher
Franz Schreiber (lawyer) (1870–1942), Austrian lawyer
Franz Schreiber (glass painter) (1878–1944), Austrian glass painter
Franz Schreiber (politician) (1897–1947), Czech politician
Franz Schreiber (SS member) (1904–1976), German SS standard leader
Franziska Schreiber (* 1990), German author and youth functionary
Fred Schreiber (* 1970), Austrian radio presenter, singer and television announcer
Frederick C. Schreiber (formerly Fritz Schreiber ; 1895–1985), Austrian-American composer, organist and choir director
Friedrich von Schreiber (1819–1890), German clergyman, Archbishop of Bamberg
Friedrich Schreiber (journalist) (* 1932), German journalist and publicist
Friedrich Schreiber (politician) (* 1934), German politician (SPD)
Friedrich Schreiber-Weigand (1879–1953), German teacher and museum director
Fritz Schreiber (politician) (1905-1994), German politician (SPD)

G

Georg Schreiber (craftsman) (signature Georgius Scriba ; † 1644), amber craftsman from Königsberg

Georg Schreiber (politician) (1882–1963), German politician (center) and church historian

Georg Schreiber (journalist) (1921–1996), German journalist

Georg Schreiber (writer) (1922–2012), Austrian writer and publicist

Georg Schreiber (photographer) (* 1958), German photographer

Gerhard Schreiber (folklorist) (1939–2010), Austrian folklorist and crib researcher

Gerhard Schreiber (military historian) (1940–2017), German military historian

Gerhard Schreiber (theologian) (* 1978), German theologian

Gerhard Andreas Schreiber (* 1960), German manager and author

Gottfried Schreiber (1674–1743), German painter, see Johann Gottfried Schreiber

Gottfried Schreiber (1918–2003), German veterinarian and professional politician

Guido Schreiber (1799–1871), German mathematician

Günter Schreiber (* 1948), German homeland researcher

Gustav Schreiber (politician) (1804–1872), German landowner and politician

Gustav Schreiber (architect, I) , German architect

Gustav Schreiber (architect, 1847) (1847–1902), Swiss architect

Gustav-Adolf Schreiber (artist) (1889–1958), German painter and sculptor

Gustav-Adolf Schreiber (politician) (* 1940), German businessman and politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag

H

Hanns-Martin Schreiber (* 1954), German pianist and university professor
Hans Schreiber (botanist) (1859–1936), botanist
Hans Schreiber (politician, 1894) (1894–1968), German politician (CDU)
Hans Schreiber (politician, 1896) (1896 – after 1943), German politician (NSDAP)
Hans Schreiber (biophysicist) (1902–1968), German biophysicist and university professor
Hans Schreiber (politician, 1923) (1923–1999), German politician (CSU)
Hans Henning Schreiber (1894–1968), German clergyman, provost of the cathedral in Ratzeburg
Hans-Ludwig Schreiber (* 1933), German legal scholar and university professor
Hans-Wilhelm Schreiber (1924–2004), German surgeon and university professor
Harald Schreiber (1929–1996), German politician (CDU)
Hartmut Schreiber (* 1944), German rower
Hedda Heuser-Schreiber (1926–2007), German doctor, journalist and politician (FDP)
Heinrich Schreiber (mathematician) (1492–1525), German mathematician and astronomer
Heinrich Schreiber (historian) (1793–1872), German historian, moral theologian and university professor
Heinz Schreiber (* 1942), German politician (SPD)
Helmut Schreiber (actor) (1925–1995), German actor and writer
Helmut Schreiber (athlete) (* 1955), German athlete
Helmut Ewald Schreiber, known as Kalanag (1903–1963), German film producer and magician
Henning Schreiber (mint master) , German die cutter and Brunswick-Lüneburg mint master
Henning Schreiber (Africanist) (* 1973), German Africanist
Herbert Schreiber (1932–2016), Vice President of the Graz Regional Court, specialist in Austrian execution law and curator of the Graz Institute for the Blind
Hermann Schreiber (painter) (1864–1925), German painter
Hermann Schreiber (Rabbi) (1882–1954), German journalist and rabbi
Hermann Schreiber (pilot) (1909–2003), Swiss pilot
Hermann Schreiber (historian) (1920–2014), Austrian historian and writer
Hermann Schreiber (journalist) (1929–2020), German journalist and television presenter
Hermann Schreiber (politician) (* 1938), German politician (CSU)
Hieronymus Schreiber († 1547), German astronomer
Hiltigund Schreiber (* 1939), Austrian art historian
Horst Schreiber (* 1961), Austrian historian and university professor
Horst Georg Schreiber (1928–2010), German lawyer and sports official
Hugo Schreiber (1919–2007), Bessarabian German lawyer
Hugo Paul Schreiber-Uhlenbusch (1905–1978), German writer

I.

Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber (* 1956), Austrian sinologist and Buddhologist
Ilse Schreiber (1886–1980), German writer

J

Jacky Schreiber (* 1961), Venezuelan composer
Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber (1809–1867), German publisher
Jasmin Schreiber (* 1988), German writer and blogger

Jean-Claude Servan-Schreiber (1918–2018), French journalist and politician
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924–2006), French journalist, essayist and politician
Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber (* 1937), French journalist
Jens Schreiber (politician) (1942–2002), German entrepreneur and politician (CDU)
Jens Schreiber (swimmer) (* 1982), German swimmer
Joachim Schreiber (* 1964), German church musician
Johann Schreiber (politician, 1845) (1845–1906), Austrian politician (CS)
Johann Schreiber (politician, 1881) (1881-1935), German politician (DDP)
Johann Ferdinand Schreiber (1809–1887), German publisher
Johann Friedrich Schreiber (1705–1760), German physician and botanist
Johann George Schreiber (1676–1750), German engraver and publisher
Johann Gottfried Schreiber (1674–1743), German painter
Johann Heinrich Schreiber (1797–1871), German politician
Johann Matthias Schreiber (1716–1771), German organ builder
Johannes Schreiber (painter) (* 1921), Romanian-Austrian painter, graphic artist and art teacher
Johannes Schreiber (theologian) (1927–2016), German theologian
John Schreiber ( John HK Schreiber ; 1961–2008), American clergyman, Bishop of Southeast Michigan
Josef Schreiber (medic) (1835–1908), Austrian balneologist
Josef Schreiber (veterinarian) (1890–1970), Austrian veterinarian and university professor
Josef Schreiber (administrative lawyer) , German administrative lawyer
Josef Schreiber (soldier) (1919–1945), German sergeant major
Joseph Schreiber (1899–1972), German administrative lawyer, district administrator, administrative court director and government vice-president of Lower Bavaria
Julius Schreiber (1848–1932), German internist and university professor
Jürgen Schreiber (General) (* 1926), German lawyer and general
Jürgen Schreiber (journalist) (* 1947), German reporter and journalist

K

Karin Dengler-Schreiber (* 1947), German historian
Karl Schreiber (lawyer) (1858–1933), Austrian lawyer
Karl Schreiber (architect) (1897–1983), German architect
Karlheinz Schreiber (* 1934), German arms dealer
Karl-Heinz Schreiber (politician) (* 1940), German politician (SPD)
Karl-Heinz Schreiber (lyric poet) (1949–2014), German writer and poet
Karl Ludwig Schreiber (1910–1961), German actor
Karl Wilhelm Schreiber , real name of Aale-Aale (1892–1970), German city original
Karoline Schreiber (* 1969), Swiss artist and cartoonist
Klaus Schreiber (chemist) (1927–2009), German chemist
Klaus Schreiber (librarian) (* 1940), German librarian
Klaus Schreiber (legal scholar) (* 1948), German legal scholar and university professor
Klaus Schreiber (actor) (* 1959), German actor
Krystyna Schreiber (* 1976), German journalist
Kurt Schreiber (athlete) , German walker
Kurt Schreiber (chess player) (* 1946), German correspondence chess player

L.

Liev Schreiber (* 1967), American actor
Lorenz Schreiber , Swiss sculptor
Lotte Schreiber (* 1971), Austrian filmmaker and artist
Louis Schreiber (musician) (1827–1910), German musician and arranger
Louis Schreiber (architect) (actually Ludwig Schreiber ; 1850–1930), German architect
Ludwig Schreiber (landscape architect) (1903–1976), German landscape architect
Ludwig Schreiber (engineer) (* 1927/1928), German engineer

M.

Manfred Schreiber (1926–2015), German lawyer and police officer
Marina Schreiber (* 1958), German painter and sculptor
Marion Schreiber (1942–2005), German journalist and author
Mark Schreiber, Baron Marlesford (born 1931), British politician (Conservative Party)
Markus Schreiber (* 1960), German politician (SPD)
Martin Schreiber (1879–1961), Austrian politician (CS, ÖVP)
Martin J. Schreiber (* 1939), American politician (Wisconsin)
Mary-Edith Schreiber (1921–2014), German actress and radio play speaker
Mathias Schreiber (1943–2019), German journalist and publicist
Max Schreiber (politician, 1869) ( Oskar Max Schreiber ; 1869–1929), German farmer and politician (DRP, DNVP), MdL Saxony
Max Schreiber (composer) (1890 – after 1951), German clergyman, composer and musicologist
Max Schreiber (forest scientist) (1894–1978), German forest scientist
Max Schreiber (politician, 1920) (1920– ??), German miner and politician, MdV
Michael Schreiber (theologian) (1662-1717), German Lutheran theologian
Michael Schreiber (painter) (1949–2012), German painter
Michael Schreiber (physicist) (* 1954), German physicist
Michael Schreiber (linguist) (* 1962), German linguist

N

Nancy Schreiber (* 1949), American camerawoman
Norbert Schreiber (* 1949), German radio journalist and editor

O

Olaf Schreiber (* 1969), German soccer player

Oskar Schreiber (geodesist) (1829–1905), German geodesist

Oskar Schreiber (politician) (1844–1927), German politician, MdL Waldeck

Otto Schreiber (anarchist) ( Otto Franz Schreiber ; 1868–1917), German-British anarchist

Otto Schreiber (technician) (1882–1925), German X-ray technician and photographer

Otto Schreiber (lawyer) (1882–1929), German lawyer and university professor

Otto Schreiber (diplomat) , German diplomat

Otto Andreas Schreiber (1907–1978), German painter

Otto Wilhelm August Schreiber (also Otto WA Schreiber ; 1884–1967), German shipowner

Ottomar Schreiber (1889–1955), German-Lithuanian politician

P

Pablo Schreiber (* 1978), American actor
Pät Schreiber (* 1992), Swiss television presenter
Patrick Schreiber (* 1979), German politician (CDU)
Paul Schreiber (meteorologist) (1848–1924), German meteorologist
Paul Schreiber (medic) (1855–1920), German medic
Peter Schreiber (mathematician) (* 1938), German mathematician
Peter Schreiber (journalist) (* 1952), German journalist
Peter Schreiber (musician, 1954) (1954–2010), Dutch singer-songwriter
Peter Schreiber (athlete) (born 1964), German javelin thrower
Peter Schreiber (musician, 1965) (* 1965), Austrian musician and conductor
Peter Schreiber (politician) (* 1973), German politician (NPD) and journalist
Peter Conrad Schreiber (1816–1894), German painter

R.

Reiner Schreiber (1941-2004), German politician (CDU)
Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (1892–1969), Peruvian diplomat and politician
Richard Schreiber (1904–1963), German painter, graphic artist and illustrator
Robert D. Schreiber (* 1946), American immunologist
Rosa Schreiber-Freissmuth (1913–1996), Austrian Righteous Among the Nations
Rose Schreiber (* 1962), German sculptor
Rossi Schreiber (* 20th century), German comic publisher and translator
Rudolf Schreiber (police officer) (1849–1935), German police officer
Rudolf Schreiber (agricultural scientist) (1897–1984), German agricultural scientist and university professor
Rudolf Schreiber (archivist) (1907–1954), German archivist and historian
Rudolf L. Schreiber (* 1940), German publicist and management consultant

S.

Sandra Schreiber (* 1987), German actress
Siegfried Schreiber (1928–1988), German sculptor, painter and draftsman
Stefan Schreiber (doctor) (* 1962), German internist and university professor
Stefan Schreiber (musician) (* 1966), German musician
Stefan Schreiber (theologian) (* 1967), German theologian
Stuart Schreiber (* 1956), American biochemist
Suzanne Schreiber (1895–1976), French politician
Syna Schreiber (* 1978), German tennis player

T

Theo Schreiber (1927–2017), German geographer
Theodor Schreiber (1848–1912), German archaeologist and art historian
Therese Schreiber (1889 – after 1945), Austrian victim of National Socialism
Thomas Schreiber (journalist, 1929) (1929–2015), Hungarian-French journalist
Thomas Schreiber (journalist, 1959) (* 1959), German journalist
Thomas Schreiber (physicist) (* 1960), German physicist and computer scientist
Thomas Schreiber (bobsleigh driver) , Swiss bobsleigh driver
Tobias Schreiber (pastor) († 1729), German pastor
Tobias Schreiber (artist) (* 1983), German artist
Tom Schreiber (* 1978), German politician (SPD)

U

Ulrich Schreiber (author) (1936–2007), German music and theater critic
Ulrich Schreiber (biochemist) (* 1942), German biochemist and plant physiologist
Ulrich Schreiber (economist) (* 1950), German economist
Ulrich Schreiber (cultural manager) (* 1951), German cultural manager
Ulrich Schreiber (geologist) (* 1956), German geologist and writer
Ulrike Schreiber (* 1954), German politician (CDU)

W.

Wallace Schreiber (* 1962), German-Canadian ice hockey player
Walter Schreiber (violinist) (* before 1955), German violinist
Walter Paul Schreiber (1893–1970), German general practitioner
Walther Schreiber (1884–1958), German politician (DDP)
Walther Schreiber (playwright) (pseudonym Wilhelm Kreuz ; 1887–1969), German playwright, journalist and writer
Waltraud Schreiber (* 1956), German history teacher and university professor
Werner Schreiber (* 1941), German politician (CDU)
Wilfrid Schreiber (1904–1975), German social policy scientist
Wilfried Schreiber (military economist) (* 1937), German economist, philosopher, peace researcher and colonel in the National People's Army
Wilhelm Schreiber (historian) ( Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Schreiber ; 1827–1904), German historian
Wilhelm Schreiber (politician) (1896–1969), German politician (SPD)
Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (1855–1932), German librarian, art historian and art collector
Wilhelm Paul Schreiber (1893–1918), German military pilot
Wolfgang Schreiber (* 1939), German music critic and publicist