# Amberg (name)

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For other uses, see [Amberg (disambiguation)](/source/Amberg_(disambiguation)).

**Amberg** is a [Bavarian](/source/Bavarian_language), [Austrian](/source/Austrian_German) and [Swiss German](/source/Swiss_German) [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname). The surname originated in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria) after the city [Amberg](/source/Amberg), but can come from any of several places named Amberg. It may refer to:

- [Ernst Julius Amberg](/source/Ernst_Julius_Amberg) (1871–1951), Swiss mathematician and mountain climber
- [Hans Christian Amberg](/source/Hans_Christian_Amberg) (1749–1815), Danish lexicographer
- [Hans Christian Amberg (architect)](/source/Hans_Christian_Amberg_(architect)) (1837–1919), Danish architect
- [Herman Amberg](/source/Herman_Amberg) (1834–1902), Danish musician and composer
- [Herman Amberg (educator)](/source/Herman_Amberg_(educator)) (1754–1837), Danish-Norwegian educator
- [Hyman Amberg](/source/Hyman_Amberg) (*c.* 1902–1926), New York mobster
- [Johan Amberg](/source/Johan_Amberg) (1846–1928), Danish composer and violinist
- [John Amberg](/source/John_Amberg) (1929–2004), American football player
- [Joseph C. Amberg](/source/Joseph_C._Amberg) (1892–1935), New York mobster
- [Leo Amberg](/source/Leo_Amberg) (1912–1999), Swiss professional road bicycle racer
- [Louis Amberg](/source/Louis_Amberg) (1897–1935), New York mobster
- [Michael Amberg](/source/Michael_Amberg) (1926–2001), British fencer
- [Rob Amberg](/source/Rob_Amberg) (born 1947), North Carolina photographer
- [Wilhelm Amberg](/source/Wilhelm_Amberg) (1822–1899), German genre painter
- [Zoël Amberg](/source/Zo%C3%ABl_Amberg) (born 1992), Swiss professional racing driver

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