educator Theodor Gruber, Austrian chess player Tom Gruber (born 1959), American computer scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur William Gruber, inventor of the View-Master stereoscopic system Juan Manuel G. Grüber (1904–1997), Venezuelan economist, financier, writer, philosopher and diplomat. William H. Gruber (born 1935), American organizational theorist William R. Gruber (1890–1979), United States Army brigadier general and brother of Edmund L. Gruber People nicknamed Gruber (See also the longer list at de:wiki) Dave "Gruber" Allen (born 1958), American comedian and actor Fictional entities Hans Gruber, a fictional character and the main antagonist in the film Die Hard (1988), portrayed by Alan Rickman Lieutenant Hubert Gruber, a fictional character from the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! Lester Gruber, a fictional torpedoman's mate on the American television series McHale's Navy Mr. Gruber, a recurring character in the Paddington Bear series Gruber, Gaster's villainous sidekick in PaRappa the Rapper anime Simon Gruber, a fictional character and the main antagonist in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), portrayed by Jeremy Irons Rolf Gruber, a fictional character in the film The Sound of Music (1965) Hauptmann Fritz Gruber is a fictional character who appeared in the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes. He was played by Dick Wilson. Hans Gruber, a character from the movie Re-Animator Other uses Gruber–De Gasperi Agreement (aka the Treaty of Gruber-De Gasperi), named after the Italian Alcide De Gasperi and Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Karl Gruber See also list of German articles on people named Grüber Surnames of South Tyrolean origin Surnames of Austrian origin References German-language surnames