# Rosenberg (surname)

Rosenberg is a family name and toponym of German origin. Its principal meaning is "mountain of roses", from Rose + Berg. However, as a toponym, in some locations it may have originally meant "red mountain" or simply "red hill", from rot + Berg. The terminal consonant of the /rot/-/roθ/-/roð/-/ros/ syllable has varied across regions and centuries; there are many variations of the name, including Rozenberg, Rotenberg, Rottenberg, Rothenberg and Rodenberg. It is also a common name among Ashkenazi Jews.

## Notable people
### A–E

* Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979), two-time "All-American" college football player, and film and television producer
* Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), American actor
* Aleksandr Rosenberg (1877–1935), Russian architect
* Alexander Rosenberg (born 1946), American philosopher of science
* Alfred Rosenberg (1893–1946), German theorist and Nazi official, executed for war crimes
* Alina Rosenberg (born 1992), German Paralympic equestrian
* Allen Rosenberg (rowing) (1931–2013), American rowing coxswain and rowing coach
* Andrei Rosenberg (1739–1813), Russian military officer
* Ari Rosenberg (born 1964), Israeli basketball player
* Ariel Marcus Rosenberg (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and musician
* Arthur Rosenberg (1889–1943), German Marxist historian and writer
* Tony Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg, 1920-2004), American actor
* Barnett Rosenberg (1926–2009), American chemist who discovered anti-tumor properties of cisplatin
* Caroline Rosenberg (1810-1902), Danish botanist
* Catherine Rosenberg, electrical engineer
* Chris Rosenberg (1950–1979), American mobster
* Clarke Rosenberg (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player
* Daniel Rosenberg, Canadian journalist and record producer
* Daniel M. Rosenberg, American film producer, co-founder of Piro
* Debbie Rosenberg (born 1969), American bridge player
* Elias Abraham Rosenberg (c.1810–1887), early visitor to Hawaii and friend of King David Kalakaua
* Elmer Rosenberg (1885–1951), American politician
* Emil Rosenberg (1842–1925), Baltic German chemist
* Erika Rosenberg (born 1951), Argentine author
* Evelyn Rosenberg, American sculptor

### F–M

* Franz Seraph of Orsini-Rosenberg (1761–1832), Austrian general of the Napoleonic Wars
* Fishel Rosenberg, birth name of Fred Rose (politician) (1907–1983), Canadian politician and trade unionist convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
* Göran Rosenberg (born 1948), Swedish journalist and author
* Hans Rosenberg (1904–1988), German historian
* Hans Oswald Rosenberg (1879–1940), German astronomer
* Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978), American art critic, creator of the term "action painting"
* Hermann von Rosenberg (1817–1888), German naturalist
* Hilding Rosenberg (1892–1985), Swedish composer
* Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918), English poet and artist
* Janet Rosenberg, birth name of Janet Jagan (1920–2009), President of Guyana
* Jerry Rosenberg (1937–2009), American jailhouse lawyer
* Joel Rosenberg (disambiguation), several people
* Jonathan Rosenberg (mathematician) (born 1951), American mathematician
* Jonathan Rosenberg (artist) (born 1973), American webcomic artist
* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1918–1953 and 1915–1953), Americans who spied for the Soviet Union, executed for espionage
* Justus Rosenberg (1921–2021), Polish-born American educator and member of the Resistance during World War II
* Kenny Rosenberg (born 1995), American baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels
* Kirsten Rosenberg, American singer for The Iron Maidens
* Lars Rosenberg (born 1971), Swedish heavy metal musician
* Leo Rosenberg (1879–1963), German jurist
* Lina Olsson Rosenberg (born 1971), Swedish handball player
* Louis Conrad Rosenberg (1890–1983), American etcher
* Mark Rosenberg (disambiguation), several people
* Margarete Rosenberg (1910–1985), German Holocaust survivor
* Margarete Rosenberg (1894–1993), German Expressionist poet better known under the pseudonym Henriette Hardenberg
* Marianne Rosenberg (born 1955), German singer and songwriter
* Marina Rosenberg (born 1976), Argentine-born Israeli diplomat
* Markus Rosenberg (born 1982), Swedish footballer
* Marlene Rosenberg, American plasma physicist
* Marshall Rosenberg (1934–2015), American psychologist and the creator of Nonviolent Communication
* Martin Rosenberg. (1890-1942), Polish musician and Holocaust victim
* Matthew Rosenberg (born 1974), American journalist
* Mauritz Rosenberg (1879–1941), Finnish politician
* Michael Rosenberg (born 1954), American bridge player
* Michael David Rosenberg (born 1984), British pop singer better known as Passenger
* Milton J. Rosenberg, University of Chicago social psychology professor and radio host
* Mirta Rosenberg (1951–2019), Argentine poet and translator

### N–Z

* Nikolay Yakovlevich Rosenberg (1807–1857), Russian naval officer
* Nina Chermak Rosenberg, American costume designer
* Noah Rosenberg, geneticist at the University of Michigan
* Otto Rosenberg, Russian sinologist
* Pablo Rosenberg, Argentine singer
* Paul Rosenberg (disambiguation), several people
* Peter Rosenberg, American radio DJ and television show host
* Robert Rosenberg (disambiguation), several people
* Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano, Guatemalan lawyer
* Rose Rosenberg (1892–1966), British private secretary
* Samuel Rosenberg (writer) (1912–1996), American writer and photographer
* Samuel I. Rosenberg (born 1950), American politician in the Maryland House of Delegates
* Samuel Rosenberg (artist) (1896–1972), American artist and professor
* Sándor Rosenberg (1844–1909), progressive Hungarian rabbi
* Scott Rosenberg, American screenwriter
* Scott Rosenberg (journalist), American journalist
* Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, American film producer
* Stan Rosenberg (born 1949), American politician
* Stochelo Rosenberg, Dutch Sinti-Gypsy jazz guitarist
* Stuart Rosenberg, American film director
* Steven Rosenberg, American surgeon and cancer immunotherapy pioneer
* Susanne Rosenberg (born 1957), Swedish folk music singer and vocal coach
* Tiina Rosenberg (born 1958), Swedish professor
* Tiit Rosenberg, Estonian historian
* Vanna Rosenberg (born 1973), Swedish singer and actress
* Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić, Croatian composer, conductor and music educator
* William Rosenberg (1916–2002), American founder of Dunkin' Donuts
* William of Rosenberg (1535–1592), Bohemian nobleman
* William Frederick Henry Rosenberg (1868–1957), English zoologist
* Yale Rosenberg (1939–2002), American legal scholar
* Yehudah Yudel Rosenberg (1860-1935), Rabbi, author, and Jewish communal leader
* Zoe Rosenberg, American animal rights activist and animal sanctuary founder

### Rozenberg

* David I. Rozenberg (1879–1950), Lithuanian/Soviet economist
* Grzegorz Rozenberg (born 1942), Polish-born mathematician and computer scientist
* Joshua Rozenberg (born 1950), British journalist specializing in legal matters
* Dadara (born 1969), Polish-Dutch artist, birth name Daniel Rozenberg

## Fictional characters

* Willow Rosenberg, in American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Ken Rosenberg, in the Grand Theft Auto video games
* Dr. Rosenberg, in the video game expansions Half-Life: Blue Shift and Half-Life: Decay
* Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg, in the musical Ride the Cyclone

## Other

* Rosenberg family, Bohemian Rosenberg dynasty (Czech: Rožmberk), Lords of Krumlov and Rožmberk
* Orsini-Rosenberg, Austrian princely family