Albers

Albers is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning "Albert's son".[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Academics

* Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), German gynecologist and radiologist
* de:Johann Abraham Albers (1772–1821), German physician
* Johann Christian Albers (1795–1857), German physician and malacologist
* de:Johann Friedrich Hermann Albers (1805–1867), German physician and pathologist
* Josef Albers (1888–1976), German artist, mathematician and educator
* Susanne Albers (born 1965), German computer scientist

Arts

* Anni Albers (1899–1994), German-American textile artist and printmaker
* Diana Albers, American comic book letterer
* de:Eef Albers (born 1951), Dutch guitarist
* Hans Albers (1891–1960), German actor and singer
* de:Henk Albers (1927–1987), Dutch comics artist and illustrator
* Henri Albers (1866–1926), born Johan Hendrik Albers, French operatic baritone of Dutch birth
* Hubertus Albers, (born 1965), German comedian
* Josef Albers (1888–1976), German-born American artist and educator
* Ken Albers (1924–2007), American singer who performed with The Four Freshmen, a male vocal band quartet
* Robin Albers (born 1958), Dutch house-music producer and DJ

Sports

* Andreas Albers (born 1990), Danish footballer
* Andrew Albers (born 1985), Canadian baseball pitcher
* Christijan Albers (born 1979), Dutch racing driver
* Jan Albers (born 1952), Dutch field hockey player
* Kristi Albers (born 1963), American golfer
* Marcel Albers (1967–1992), Dutch racing driver
* Matt Albers (born 1983), American baseball player
* Paul Albers (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player

Politics, church and law

* James Albers, Canadian (Alberta) politician
* John Albers (born 1972), American (Georgia) politician
* Johannes Albers (1890–1963), German politician
* Joseph H. Albers (1891–1965), American Roman Catholic bishop
* Ronald E. Albers (born 1949), American judge
* Sheryl Albers (1954–2022), American (Wisconsin) politician
* W. W. Albers (1860–1951), American politician

Other

* Albers Brothers Milling Company, a US west coast agricultural processing business

## See also

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* Albers, Illinois, village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States
* Albers projection, conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard parallels
* Architype Albers, geometrically constructed stencil sans-serif typeface
* Aalbers
* Alberts (name)

## References

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1. ^ "Nederlandse Familienamenbank". Nederlandse Familienamenbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-14.

Surname list

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