Asper (surname)

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Asper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper was a Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its former CEO and President Leonard Asper, former director and corporate secretary Gail Asper, as well as former Executive Vice President David Asper. He was also the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1970 to 1975 and is credited with the idea and vision to establish the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canwest</span> Former Canadian media company

Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate name Canwest, was a major Canadian media conglomerate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place. It held radio, television broadcasting, and publishing assets in several countries, primarily in Canada.

Peter Michael Liba was a Canadian journalist, businessman and 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Leonard Asper is a Canadian businessperson, entrepreneur and lawyer. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and the University of Toronto Law School, and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association and The Law Society of Upper Canada.

Liang is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung or Leong according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Lio / Niu, or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang (양) or Ryang (량). In Vietnam, it is pronounced as Lương.

Bhandari or Bhandary is a surname found in various Hindu castes and communities in India and Nepal. Bhandari means treasurer, keeper of a storehouse. In Punjab, Bhandaris belong to the Khatri caste. In Nepal, the surname is used by both Matwali and Tagadhari Chhetris, as well as Bahuns.

Gail Sheryl Asper is a Canadian heiress, philanthropist, and corporate lawyer. Daughter of the media magnate Izzy Asper, she serves as the president and a trustee of the Asper Foundation.

Paudel is a surname among the Brahmin/bahun/ Chetrri families in Nepal and North east India, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdel, Powdel, Poudar, Poudal, Poudel, They have gotra as Atrey(आत्रेय) and pravara as Three त्रिप्रवर.

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or is a common Vietnamese surname. Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north, while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south, but not always strictly so, as either Võ or Vũ can be found north or south.

Bjørnson is a Norwegian surname with the literal meaning "Son of Bjørn". Bjornson,Bjørnson,Bjørnsen,Björnsson and variations can refer to the following people:

Schill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zeng</span> Surname list

Zeng is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade–Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Tsen, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2019. It is the 16th most common surname in Taiwan. It meant "high" or "add" in ancient Chinese. Zeng was listed 385th on the Hundred Family Surnames.

Paulus is a Latin surname meaning "small" or "humble".

Mathews is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

Potočnik is seventh most frequent surname in Slovenia. It is most common in the northern and eastern regions of the country, while it is almost nonexistent in the west and south. It may refer to:

Lebrón is a surname originating in Spain, where it is most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre. Lebrón is sometimes transliterated into an English given name as Lebron or LeBron, although these forms can also be derived from the French surnames Lebrun or Le Brun, meaning "the brown". People with the name include:

Marušič is a Slovene matronymic surname, mostly present in western Slovenia and in the Slovene-inhabited areas of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The name derives from the female personal name Maruša, which is a diminutive of Marija, Mary. The surname thus means something like "the descendant of Mary", or "the one from Mary's family".

Mistry, or Mistri, is an Indian surname. The name can be found among people from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Bangladesh. This surname is used by Vishwakarma communities of India. It is an occupational surname.

Kyprianou is a Greek-language surname that may refer to the following notable people:

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Xun is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written as a Chinese character. It is romanized Hsün in Wade–Giles. Xun is the 201st surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the top 300 most common Chinese surnames.