Rosenberg is a family name and toponym of German and Swedish 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

Rosenberg

A–E

• Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979), two-time "All-American" college football player, and film and television producer
• 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
• Chris Rosenberg (1950–1979), American mobster
• Clarke Rosenberg (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player
• 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
• Richie Rosenberg, American trombonist and talk show personality
• 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
• 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
• 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