Metzger (also Mezger) is a German/Yiddish (German-Jewish) occupational surname, meaning "butcher". Notable people with the name include:
Metzger , members of American indie pop band AJR Alex Metzger (born 1973), German bobsledder Alex Metzger (footballer) (fl. 1979–1984), New Zealand footballer Arnold Metzger (1892–1974), German philosopher Bert Metzger (1909–1986), American football player Bruce M. Metzger (1914–2007), American biblical scholar, Bible translator, and professor Butch Metzger (born 1952), American baseball pitcher Clark W. Metzger (1868–1946), American politician from Ohio Dagmar Metzger (born 1958), German lawyer and politician David Metzger (born 1960), American orchestrator and composer Delbert E. Metzger (1875–1967), American politician Ed Metzger (born 1946), American actor and writer Erika Metzger (fl. 1927–1929), German table tennis player Fraser Metzger (1882-1954), American pastor and politician Georg Balthasar Metzger (1623–1687), German physician Gustav Metzger (1926–2017), German-born artist and political activist Heinz-Klaus Metzger (1932–2009), German music critic and theoretician Hélène Metzger (1889–1944), French philosopher and historian of science Henri Metzger (1912–2007), French archaeologist and hellenist Henry Metzger (1932–2018), American immunologist James Metzger (born 1959), American businessman and philanthropist Jens Metzger (born 1990), German politician Jill Metzger (born 1973), American air force officer Kurt Metzger (born 1977), American comedian, actor, and writer Manuel Metzger (born 1986), German racing driver Martin Metzger (1925–1994), Swiss cyclist Mike Metzger (born 1975), American freestyle motocross rider Otto Metzger (1885–1961), German-British engineer and inventor Radley Metzger (1929–2017), American filmmaker and film distributor Richard Metzger (born 1965), American television host and author Robert A. Metzger (born 1956), American electrical engineer and science fiction author Roger Metzger (born 1947), American baseball player Sol Metzger (1880–1932), American football coach and syndicated sports writer Thomas Metzger (1933–2025), American scholar of Chinese politics and society Thomas Metzger (equestrian) (born 1959), Austrian equestrian Tom Metzger (1938–2020), American founder of the White Aryan Resistance William A. Metzger (1914–1985), American politician from Nebraska William E. Metzger (1868–1933), American automotive pioneer, co-founder of E-M-F Company Wolfgang Metzger (1899–1979), German psychologist Yona Metzger (born 1953), Israeli rabbi
Mezger Caroline Mezger (1787–1843), Swiss painter, printmaker, and teacher Eduard Mezger (1807–1894), Bavarian architect and professor Francis Mezger (1632–1701), Austrian Benedictine academic and writer Guy Mezger (born 1968), American martial artist Hans Mezger (1929–2020), German automotive engineer Jeffrey T. Mezger, American businessman Johann Georg Mezger (1838–1909), Dutch physiotherapist Joseph Mezger (1635–1683), Austrian Benedictine Paul Mezger (1637–1702), Benedictine theologian and academic
In fiction Karl Metzger, a Nazi correctional officer in the HBO drama series Oz Metzger is the name of a lawyer in Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49
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