Sparrow (family name)
Sperling is a family name from the German-speaking area.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Sperling (1882–1966), German politician
- Andrea Sperling , American film producer
B.
- Bodo Sperling (* 1952), German painter
C.
- Carl Gottfried Sperling (1802–1864), German politician, Lord Mayor of Königsberg
- Claus Sperling (1890–1971), German painter and theologian
D.
- Dietrich Sperling (* 1933), German politician (SPD)
E.
- Eckhard Sperling (1925–2007), German physician and psychoanalyst
- Eduard Sperling (General) (1843–1917), German major general
- Eduard Sperling (wrestler) (1902–1985), German wrestler
- Elliot Sperling (1951–2017), American historian
- Erich Sperling (printer) ( Erich Magnus Sperling ; 1882–1940), German printer and entrepreneur
- Erich Sperling (sculptor) (1904–1944?), German sculptor and graphic artist
- Erich Sperling (physician) (1920–1991/1992), German surgeon
- Ernst Sperling (1829–1871), German composer and music writer
F.
- Ferdinand Otto von Sperling (1821–1915), German lieutenant general
- Fritz Sperling (politician) (1911-1958), German politician (KPD)
- Fritz Sperling (bobsleigh driver) (* 1945), Austrian bobsleigh driver
G
- Gene Sperling (* 1958), American economist and politician
- Georg Fülberth-Sperling (* 1939), German political scientist, see Georg Fülberth
- George Sperling (* 1934), American psychologist
- Gerhard Sperling (painter) (1908–1975), German painter
- Gerhard Sperling (athlete) (* 1937), German athlete
- Gerhard Sperling , actual name of Captain Horn (* 1955), German musician
- Gertrud Wilhelmine von Sperling , maiden name of Gertrud von Hindenburg (1860–1921), German philanthropist
- Godfrey Sperling (1915–2013), American journalist
- Göran Sperling (1630–1691), Swedish field marshal
- Gottfried Sperling (1921–1991), German politician (SED) and peasant functionary
- Gustav Sperling , German wrestler
H
- Hanna Sperling (* 1952), German doctor and Jewish functionary
- Hans Ernst von Sperling (1696–1769), German forester
- Hans-Jürgen Sperling (* 1943), German lawyer and university professor
- Heike Sperling (* 1965), German designer and director
- Heinrich Sperling (1844–1924), German painter
- Hilde Sperling (1908–1981), German tennis player
J
- Joachim Sperling (1891–1975), German general
- Johann Sperling (1603–1658), German medic, zoologist and physicist
- John Sperling (1921–2014), American university founder
K
- Karl Sperling (* 1941), German human geneticist
- Kurt von Sperling (1850–1914), German infantry general
- Kurt Sperling (1903–1992), German actor
L.
- Leon Sperling (1900–1941), Polish football player
- Lutz Sperling (* 1939), German engineering scientist
M.
- Max Mayer Sperling (around 1850–1925), Austrian photographer and publisher
- Milton Sperling (1912–1988), American film producer and screenwriter
O
- Oliver Sperling (* 1965), German church musician
- Oskar von Sperling (1814–1872), German major general
- Oskar Joseph Sperling (1860–1941), German major general
- Otto Sperling (medic) (1602–1681), German physician and botanist
- Otto Sperling (historian) (1634–1715), German-Danish lawyer, historian, numismatist and university professor
- Otto Sperling (politician) (1902–1985), German politician (SPD), MdA Berlin
- Otto-Karl Sperling (1917–1996), German physician
P
- Paul Sperling (educator, 1560) (1560–1633), German educator
- Paul Sperling (educator, 1605) (1605–1679), German educator
- Paul Gottfried Sperling (1652–1709), German physician
- Peter Sperling (1934–2008), German journalist and mycologist
R.
- Rolf Sperling (cameraman) , German cameraman
- Rolf Sperling (water diver) (* 1940), German water diver
- Rolf Sperling (author) (* 1967), German playwright
- Rudolf Sperling (writer) (1835-1917), German writer and poet
- Rudolf Sperling (businessman) (1888–1914), German businessman
S.
- Sacha Sperling (* 1990), French writer
T
- Theresa Sperling (* 1971), German writer, playwright
W.
- Walter Sperling (author) (1897–1975), German author and graphic artist
- Walter Sperling (geographer) (1932–2016), German geographer and geography educator
- Wilhelm Sperling (1895–1960), German teacher and local researcher
- Wolfram Sperling (* 1952), German swimmer, sports scientist and university professor