Gerson
Gerson or Gers ( c ) hon, is a common Jewish name or first name. According to the Old Testament Gerson was the eldest son of Levi.
Variants
- Gershom, Garson, Ukraine: Gershanik
Well-known bearers of the name
Family name
Gerson
- Barry Gerson ( born 1939 ), American film artists
- Christian Gerson (1567-1622), Jewish convert and a Protestant theologian
- Dora Gerson (1899-1943), German actress and singer
- Georg Gerson (1790-1825), Danish composer and banker
- Georg Hartog Gerson (1788-1844), physician of the King's German Legion during the Napoleonic Wars
- Hans and Oskar Gerson (1881-1931 or 1886-1966), German architect
- Herrmann Gerson (businessman) ( 1813-1861 ), German entrepreneur
- Karl Horst Gerson (1907-1978), Dutch art historian
- Israel Gerson (1786-1872), businessman of Jewish faith from Hamm
- Jean Gerson (1363-1429), French theologian and mystic
- Lars Gerson (* 1990), Luxembourgian football player
- Martin Gerson (1902-1944), pioneer of Hachshara after 1933
- Max Gerson (1881-1959), developer of the Gerson therapy for treating cancer
- Mirco Gerson (* 1992), Swiss beach volleyball player
- Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901), Polish painter
Gershon
- Alik Gershon ( born 1980 ), Israeli chess grandmaster
- Gina Gershon (born 1962 ), American actress
- Levi ben Gershon ( Levi ben Gerson also; 1288-1344 ), mathematician and philosopher
- Pini Gershon ( born 1951 ), Israeli basketball coach
- Rami Gershon (* 1988), Israeli football player
- Richard K. Gershon (1932-1983), American immunologist
First name
- Gerson (1822-1893), German - Jewish banker
- Gerson de Oliveira Nunes ( b. 1941 ), Brazilian footballer
- Gerson Guimarães Junior ( * 1992), Brazilian footballer
- Gershon Kingsley (* 1922), a Jewish German - American composer
- Gershon Soncino († 1530), Jewish- Italian printer
- Gerson Stern (1874-1956), German writer