Saperstein (compound of Hebrew sapir "sapphire" + German Stein "stone") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Abe Saperstein (1902–1966), founder and coach of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Harlem Globetrotters
* Abram Saperstein, changed his name to Albert Sabin (1906–1993), Polish-American medical researcher who developed an oral polio vaccine; President of the Weizmann Institute of Science
*David Saperstein (disambiguation)
*Esther Saperstein (1901–1988), American politician
*Harlan Saperstein, television narrator
*Larry Saperstein (born 1998), American actor
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