Ber (name)
Ber is both a given name and a surname. It is sometimes paired with Dov, a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" was derived. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Avrom Ber Gotlober, Jewish writer, poet, playwright, historian, journalist and educator
- Ber Borochov, Marxist Zionist
- Ber Groosjohan, Dutch footballer
- Boruch Ber Leibowitz, Haredi rabbi
- José Ber Gelbard, Argentine activist and politician
- Yisroel Ber Odesser, controversial figure in the Breslov movement
Surname
- Josef Ber, Australian actor
- Kalman Ber, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel