Bergman is a surname of

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, Swedish, Dutch and Yiddish origin meaning 'mountain man', or sometimes (only in German) 'miner'.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=bergmann

People

Alan Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...

(born 1925), American songwriter *

(1943–2010), American ballet dancer * Alfred Bergman (1889–1961), American baseball and football player * Amanda Bergman (born 1987), Swedish musician *

Andrew Bergman Andrew Bergman (born February 20, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. His best-known films include '' Blazing Saddles'', '' The In-Laws'', '' The Freshman'' and ''Striptease''. Early life Born to a Jewish family, Ber ...

(born 1945), American film director * Anita Bergman, Canadian politician * Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet * Borah Bergman (1926–2012), American pianist * Cam Bergman (born 1983), Canadian lacrosse player *

Carl Bergman Carl Johan Arvid Bergman (born 10 October 1987) is a retired Swedish tennis player. Career Bergman made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Swedish Open in the doubles draw partnering Henrik Norfeldt. The pair lost in the second round to Dav ...

(born 1987), Swedish tennis player *

Carl Johan Bergman Carl Johan Bergman (born 14 March 1978) is a former Swedish biathlete. He lives in Lillehammer, Norway with his Norwegian wife, Liv Kjersti Eikeland. He is (174 cm), and weighs 152 lb . He studies computer science at the Norwegian ...

(born 1978), Swedish biathlete * Charlotte Bergman (1903–2002), Belgian art collector and philanthropist * Christian Bergman (born 1988), American baseball player * Dag Bergman (1914–1984), Swedish diplomat *

Daniel Bergman Daniel Sebastian Bergman (; born 7 September 1962) is a Swedish film director. He is the son of Ingmar Bergman and Käbi Laretei. As a child, Bergman appeared in a 1967 Swedish program called ''Stimulantia'', which consisted of eight episodes, ...

(born 1962), Swedish film director * Dave Bergman (1953–2015), American baseball player * David Bergman (born 1950), American writer * David Bergman (born ca. 1965), British journalist * David Bergman (born 1981), Dutch baseball player *

Dusty Bergman Dustin Michael Bergman (born February 1, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Anaheim Angels in 2004. Bergman attended the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and in 1998 he played collegiate ...

(born 1978), American baseball player * Dutch Bergman (1895–1972), American football player and coach * Elin Bergman (born 1995), Swedish singer * Ellen Bergman (1842–1921), Swedish musician and women's rights activist *

Eric Bergman Henry Eric Bergman (1893–1958), born Heinrich Erich Bergmann, was a Canadian artist born in Dresden, Germany. Bergman’s training was as a commercial wood engraver illustrating catalogs and business prospectuses. He later took up fine art worki ...

(1893–1958), Canadian artist * Erik Bergman (1911–2006), Finnish composer *

Eva Bergman Eva Bergman (born 5 September 1945) is a Swedish film, theatre and television director who worked at Dramaten. She is the daughter of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish f ...

(born 1945), Swedish film director * Folke Bergman (1902–1946), Swedish explorer and archaeologist * Gary Bergman (1938–2000), Canadian ice hockey player *

Geoff Bergman Geoff Bergman is a metal rock musician. Bergman played bass guitar for both Curl Up and Die and Poison the Well Poisoning the well (or to poison the well) is a logical fallacy. Poisoning the well may also refer to: *Well poisoning, the literal ...

, American bass guitarist * George Bergman (born 1943), American mathematician * Gustaf Bergman (1898–1971), Swedish boxer *

Gustav Bergman Gustav C. Bergman (1872–1962) was the first elected mayor of Beverly, Alberta after Beverly was incorporated as a town in 1914. Biography Carl Gustaf Bergman was born to Swedish American parents in Paxton, Illinois. His mother was killed in ...

(1872–1962), Canadian politician *

Håkan Bergman Carl-Håkan Bergman (born 1954) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or ''län ...

(born 1954), Swedish politician *

Henry Bergman Henry Bergman (February 23, 1868 – October 22, 1946) was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Biography Born in San Francisco, California, Bergman acted in live theatre, appearing in ''Hen ...

(1868–1946), American actor *

Hjalmar Bergman Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright. Biography The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala Un ...

(1883–1931), Swedish author *

Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary '' Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is ofte ...

(1915–1982), Swedish actress *

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly ...

(1918–2007), Swedish stage and film director * Jaime Bergman (born 1975), American model and actress *

Jack Bergman John Warren "Jack" Bergman (born February 2, 1947) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Republi ...

(born 1947), former

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through ...

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and U.S Representative from the

1st district The Innere Stadt (; Central Bavarian: ''Innare Stod'') is the 1st municipal district of Vienna () located in the center of the Austrian capital. The Innere Stadt is the old town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expanded in 1850, the Inn ...

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since 2017 *

Jay Bergman (disambiguation) Jay Bergman may refer to: * Jay Bergman (baseball) (born 1939), American college baseball coach * Jay Bergman (businessman), American businessman and political donor * Jay Bergman (historian) Jay Bergman is an American professor of history at t ...

Jeff Bergman Jeffrey Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American voice actor and impressionist who has provided the modern-day voices of various classic cartoon characters, most notably with ''Looney Tunes'' and Hanna-Barbera. Bergman was the first to repla ...

(born 1960), American voice actor * Joe Bergman (born 1947), American basketball player and psychiatrist * Jonas Bergman (1724–1810), Finnish painter * Julius Bergman (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player * Lawrence Bergman (born 1940), Canadian politician *

Lena Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly ...

(born 1943), Swedish actress * Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman (born 1948), Swedish politician * Liv Kjersti Bergman (born 1979), Norwegian biathlete * Lowell Bergman (born 1945), American television producer *

Marie Bergman Marie Bergman (born 21 November 1950) is a Swedish singer.''Biografi – Marie Bergman''
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(born 1950), Swedish singer *

Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...

(1929–2022), American composer, songwriter and author * Marit Bergman (born 1975), Swedish musician * Martin Bergman (born 1957), British producer, writer and director *

Martina Bergman-Österberg Martina Sofia Helena Bergman-Österberg (née Bergman; 7 October 1849 – 29 July 1915)Westrin, p. 194 was a Swedish-born physical education instructor and women's suffrage advocate who spent most of her working life in Britain. After studying gy ...

(1849–1915), Swedish physical educationer and feminist *

Mary Kay Bergman Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 – November 11, 1999), also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the lead female voice actress on '' South Park'' from the show's 1997 debut until her death. Th ...

(1961–1999), American voice actress *

Miranda Bergman Miranda Bergman is a contemporary muralist and one of the seven women artists who in 1994 created the ''MaestraPeace'' mural, the largest mural in San Francisco, which covers The Women's Building. Work She grew up in the San Francisco Mission D ...

(born 1940), American muralist *

Per Bergman Per H. Bergman (May 15, 1886 – October 18, 1950) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Erna Signe ''Erna Signe'' is a 1911 Swedish 12 metre class yacht. It was by design ...

(1886–1950), Swedish sailor *

Peter Bergman Peter Michael Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is an American actor best known for his portrayals on soap operas, such as Cliff Warner on ''All My Children'' (1979–89) on ABC as well as Jack Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1989–pres ...

(1939–2012), American writer and comedian *

(born 1953), American actor * Phil Bergman (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player * Ram Bergman, Israeli film producer * Robert G. Bergman (born 1942), American chemist *

Robert L. Bergman Robert L. Bergman (November 10, 1948 – November 29, 2013) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Elgin, Illinois, Bergman graduated from Palatine High School. He then worked in his family's truck business; Bergman Trucking. He ...

(1948–2013), American politician *

Ronen Bergman Ronen Bergman ( he, רונן ברגמן; born June 16, 1972) is an Israeli investigative journalist and author. He is a senior political and military analyst for ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', Israel's largest-circulation daily. Bergman has written for ' ...

(born 1972), Israeli journalist and author * S. Bear Bergman (born 1974), American author * Sandahl Bergman (born 1951), American actress *

Sergio Bergman Sergio Bergman is an Argentine rabbi, politician, pharmacist, writer, and social activist. In 2015, he was appointed as Minister in Mauricio Macri's cabinet, in the newly elevated Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development. In 2018, t ...

, Argentine rabbi and politician * Shane Bergman (born 1990), Canadian football player * Signe Bergman (1869–1960), Swedish suffragette * Stanisław Bergman (1882–1930), Polish painter * Stefan Bergman (1895–1977), American mathematician * Sten Bergman (1895–1975), Swedish zoologist *

Stina Bergman Stina Bergman (29 April 1888 – 3 July 1976) was a Swedish writer, translator and screenwriter. Bergman was the daughter of actor August Lindberg and actress Augusta Lindberg Augusta Lindberg (; 17 March 1866 – 3 December 1943) was a Sw ...

(1888–1976), Swedish author *

Sune Bergman Sune Bergman (5 December 1952 – 30 August 2021) was a Swedish ice hockey player and manager. As a coach he led HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedi ...

(born 1952), Swedish ice hockey player *

Susan Bergman Susan Bergman (née Heche; May 5, 1957January 1, 2006) was an American writer and literary scholar. Biography and works Bergman wrote her memoir ''Anonymity'' in 1994, which recounts the discovery, in 1983, of the closeted homosexuality and doub ...

(1957–2006), American writer *

Thommie Bergman Thommie Lars Rudolf Bergman (born December 10, 1947) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association (WHA). In Sweden he playe ...

(born 1947), Swedish ice hockey player * Torbern Bergman (1735–1784), Swedish chemist and mineralogist *

Ulrika Bergman Ulrika Bergman (born 11 June 1975 in Östersund) is a Swedish curler from Solna. She is currently the alternate for the World and Olympic Champion Anette Norberg team. She was the fourth player (threw last rocks) for Margaretha Lindahl in fou ...

(born 1975), Swedish curler *

Václav Bergman Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda Fo ...

(1915–2002), Czechoslovak war pilot *

Vera Bergman Vera Bergman (16 February 1920 – 1971) was a German stage and film actress known for her roles in Italian films. Bergman died in 1971. Biography Vera Bergmann was the daughter of Dutch diplomat Carl Bergman. Her mother was of Austrian desce ...

(1920–1971), German actress * Walter Bergman (1913–1986), South African numismatist * Yaacov Bergman (born 1945), Israeli conductor

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 45.9% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bergman'' were residents of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

(frequency 1:13,886), 25.6% of Sweden (1:680), 6.2% of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(1:4,780), 3.7% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

(1:17,333), 3.4% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

(1:28,141), 3.2% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

(1:3,042), 1.9% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1:194,774), 1.6% of Australia (1:25,897) and 1.4% of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

(1:183,111). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:680) in the following counties: * 1.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western ...

(1:288) * 2.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

(1:292) * 3.

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden ( Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hed ...

(1:400) * 4.

Jämtland County Jämtland County ( sv, Jämtlands län, ) is a county or '' län'' in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small uninhabited strips ...

(1:447) * 5.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Co ...

(1:535) * 6.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:602) * 7.

Uppsala County Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. ...

(1:605) * 8.

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly no ...

(1:620) * 9.

Stockholm County Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stoc ...

(1:648) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,042) in the following regions:Bergman surname distribution
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Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

(1:236) * 2. Lapland (1:1,343) * 3. Ostrobothnia (1:1,609) * 4.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

(1:1,770) * 5.

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a Regions of Finland, region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-H ...

(1:2,074)

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