Wasserman or Wassermann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Aaron E. Wasserman (1920–2015), American food scientist
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Aharon Wasserman
Aharon Wasserman (born December 11, 1986) is an entrepreneur and software designer. Currently he serves as the Vice President of Creative and Marketing for NGP VAN, the data company at the center of the Democratic Party's technology infrastructu ...
(born 1986), American entrepreneur and software designer
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Al Wasserman (born 1921), American film maker
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Anatoly Wasserman
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Wasserman (russian: Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Ва́ссерман, uk, Анатолій Олександрович Вассерман; born 9 December 1952) is a politician, journalist and political pu ...
(born 1952), Russian journalist and political pundit
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Antony Wassermann
Antony John Wassermann (born 1957) is a British mathematician, working in operator algebras. He is known for his works on conformal field theory (providing several series of subfactors), on the actions of compact groups on von Neumann algebras, ...
(born 1957), British mathematician
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August von Wassermann
August Paul von Wassermann (21 February 1866 – 16 March 1925) was a German bacteriologist and hygienist.
Born in Bamberg, with Jewish origins, he studied at several universities throughout Germany, receiving his medical doctorate in 1888 from ...
(1866–1925), German bacteriologist
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Bob Wasserman
Robert "Bob" Wasserman (January 12, 1934 – December 29, 2011) was an American politician and retired police chief, who served as the Mayor of Fremont, California, from 2004 to 2011. He has been credited with integrating Fremont's economy and wor ...
(1934–2011), American politician and police chief, Mayor of Fremont, California
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Cale Wassermann
Cale Wassermann (born October 24, 1983) is the head coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team.
Youth
''Sources:''
As a high school student in his native Southfield, Michigan, Wasserman was twice named to the Michigan All-State ...
(born 1983), American soccer coach
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Casey Wasserman
Casey Wasserman (born Casey Myers; June 28, 1974) is an American entertainment executive.
He is the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Wasserman; Chairman of LA28, the Organizing Committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Ange ...
(born 1974), American entertainment executive and owner of the Los Angeles Avengers
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Dale Wasserman
Dale Wasserman (November 2, 1914 – December 21, 2008) was an American playwright, perhaps best known for his book for Man of La Mancha.
Early life
Dale Wasserman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the child of Russian immigrants Samuel W ...
(19142008), American playwright
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Dan Wasserman
Dan Wasserman is an American political cartoonist for ''The Boston Globe''. Wasserman joined the Globe in 1985. He is syndicated by Tribune Content Agency in 40 papers in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe, and is the author of two books, ''We' ...
, American political cartoonist
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Dave Wasserman
David Nathan Wasserman (born September 13, 1984) is an American political analyst known for his coverage of elections to the United States House of Representatives. He has worked as an editor at the nonpartisan election analysis newsletter '' Th ...
(born 1984), American political analyst
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( née Wasserman; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from , first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a former chair of the Democra ...
(born 1966), American politician from Florida
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Dora Wasserman (1919–2003), actress and founder of the
Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre
The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre, a branch of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, was founded in Montreal in 1958 by Dora Wasserman (June 1919– December 2003), a Ukrainian actress, playwright, and theatre director.
The first play was ''T ...
in Montreal
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Edward Wasserman, American professor of psychology at the University of Iowa
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Ehren Wassermann
Ehren Josef Wassermann (born December 6, 1980) is a former professional baseball player and coach. He currently serves as the head coach for John Carroll Catholic High School. A right-handed sidearm pitcher, Wassermann made his Major Leagu ...
(born 1980), American baseball pitcher
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Elchonon Wasserman (1874–1941), Lithuanian rabbi and rosh yeshiva
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Eva Wasserman-Margolis, American composer, conductor and clarinet player
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Gordon Wasserman, Baron Wasserman
Gordon Joshua Wasserman, Baron Wasserman (born 26 July 1938) is a Canadian Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords who has been Government Adviser on Policing and Criminal Justice since 2011.
Career
Born in Canada, Wasserman ...
(born 1938), member of the UK House of Lords
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Harvey Wasserman
Harvey Franklin Wasserman (born December 31, 1945) is an American journalist, author, democracy activist, and advocate for renewable energy. He has been a strategist and organizer in the anti-nuclear movement in the United States for over 30 years ...
(born 1945), American journalist
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Jack Wasserman
Jack Wasserman (February 27, 1927April 6, 1977) was a nightlife and celebrity columnist for the ''Vancouver Sun'' newspaper from 1949 until his death. He also had a program on Vancouver talk-radio station CJOR (1968).
Life
Wasserman was born ...
(1927–1977), Canadian newspaper columnist
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Jakob Wassermann
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Jakob Wassermann (10 March 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a German writer and novelist.
Life
Born in Fürth, Wassermann was the son of a shopkeeper and lost his mother at an early age. He showed literary interest early and published v ...
(1873–1934), German writer and novelist
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James Wasserman (1948–2020), American author and occultist
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Jeffrey Wasserman
Jeffrey Wasserman (1946 – July 2, 2006, in Millerton, New York) was an abstract artist who became known in New York in the 1980s for his colorful and expressive oil paintings.
Background
He was an early pioneer in Soho and showed his work extens ...
(1946–2006), American artist
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Jerry Wasserman (born 1945), American actor
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John L. Wasserman (1938–1979), American entertainment critic for the ''
San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de ...
'' from 1964 – 1979
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Kathryn Wasserman Davis
Kathryn Wasserman Davis (February 25, 1907 – April 23, 2013) was an American investor, painter, philanthropist, and political activist. She was a longtime promoter of women's rights and planning parenthood. She was committed to engaging lo ...
(1907–2013), American philanthropist and foundation executive
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Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman
Kevin John Wasserman (born February 4, 1963), better known by his stage name Noodles, is an American musician and singer who serves as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for The Offspring.
Biography
Kevin John Wasserman was born in Los Angel ...
(born 1963), American lead guitarist and background vocalist for The Offspring
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Kimberly Wasserman, American environmentalist
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Larry A. Wasserman
Larry Alan Wasserman (born 1959) is a Canadian-American statistician and a professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science and the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University.
Biography
Wasserman received his Ph.D. from t ...
, Canadian statistician
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Lew Wasserman (1913–2002), American film and entertainment agent and studio executive
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Mel Wasserman
CEDU Educational Services, Inc., known simply as CEDU (pronounced see-doo), was a company founded in 1967 by Mel Wasserman. The company owned and operated several therapeutic boarding schools, group homes, wilderness therapy programs, and behav ...
(1932–2002), American businessman, entrepreneur and founder of
CEDU
CEDU Educational Services, Inc., known simply as CEDU (pronounced see-doo), was a company founded in 1967 by Mel Wasserman. The company owned and operated several therapeutic boarding schools, group homes, wilderness therapy programs, and behavi ...
Education
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Noam T. Wasserman
Noam T. Wasserman is an American academic. He is currently the dean of the Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business. Previously, he held the position of professor of clinical entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California and the d ...
, American academic
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Oscar Wassermann
Oscar Wassermann (born April 4 1869 in Bamberg; died September 8 1934 in Garmisch) was a German -Jewish banker.
Life
Oscar Angelo Wassermann's grandfather Samuel Wassermann (1810-1884) came to Bamberg from Regensburg and opened a bank, A. E ...
(1869–1934), German banker
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Paul Wasserman
Paul Wasserman (July 30, 1934 – November 18, 2007) was a prominent entertainment publicist.
He represented musical artists such as U2, Paul Simon, The Who, Neil Diamond, James Taylor, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. ...
(1934–2007), American entertainment publicist
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Philip Wasserman
Philip Wasserman (December 1828 – February 26, 1895) was the mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States from 1871 to 1873. He was a pioneer banker and co-founder of the First National Bank.
Wasserman moved to Portland from San Francisco i ...
(1828–1895), mayor of Portland, Oregon
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Rick D. Wasserman
Rick Darrin Wasserman is an American voice, stage and television actor.
Early life and career
He graduated from Temple University with a BA in Theatre in 1995 and later from the University of Missouri with a MFA in Acting in 1998.
His best kn ...
(born 1973), American actor
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Rob Wasserman (1952–2016), American composer and bass player
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Robert Wasserman (disambiguation) Robert Wasserman may refer to:
* Lew Wasserman (Lewis Robert Wasserman, 1913–2002), American talent agent and manager
*Bob Wasserman
Robert "Bob" Wasserman (January 12, 1934 – December 29, 2011) was an American politician and retired police ch ...
, several people
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Robin Wasserman
Robin Wasserman (born May 31, 1978) is an American novelist and essayist.
Wasserman grew up outside of Philadelphia and graduated from Harvard University and UCLA. Before she was an author she was an associate editor at a children's book publis ...
(born 1978), American novelist
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Ron Wasserman (born 1961), American composer
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Ruth Wasserman Lande
Ruth Wasserman Lande (born February 28, 1976) is an Israeli politician, diplomat and activist. She was a member of the Knesset for the Blue and White party from 2021 until 2022 and also was an MK for the party in two short spells in early 2021.
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(born 1976), Israeli diplomat, lecturer and social activist
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Sandra Wasserman
Sandra Wasserman (born 10 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Antwerp, Belgium.
Fed Cup
Wasserman became Belgium's youngest Fed Cup player when she lost to Csilla Bartos of Hungary in October 1985 in Japan. She also lost t ...
(born 1970), Belgian tennis player
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Sheldon Wasserman
Sheldon A. Wasserman (born August 5, 1961) is an American physician and politician, currently serving as Milwaukee County Supervisor for the 3rd District. Wasserman is a member of the Democratic Party and formerly served in the Wisconsin State ...
(born 1961), Wisconsin State Assembly member
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Simcha Wasserman (1899–1992), Rabbi/Educator, founder of several schools (France, USA, Israel)
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Stanley Wasserman
Stanley Wasserman (born August 29, 1951) is an American statistician and prior to retirement was the Rudy Professor of Statistics, Psychology, and Sociology at Indiana University Bloomington and the Academic Supervisor of the International laborat ...
(born 1951), American statistician
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Suzanne Wasserman
Suzanne Wasserman (May 26, 1957 – June 26, 2017), was a Chicago-born historian, Professor, writer, and film director. Besides her tenure as Director of the Gotham Center for New York City history, she was also known for her first film, completed ...
(1957–2017), American film director, historian and writer
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Tony Wasserman
Anthony "Tony" I. Wasserman is an American computer scientist. He is a member of the board of directors of the Open Source Initiative, was a professor of the Practice in Software Management at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, and is executive direc ...
, American computer scientist
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Václav Wasserman
Václav Wasserman (19 February 1898 – 28 January 1967) was a Czechoslovak screenwriter, film actor and director. He wrote for 91 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* '' From the Czech Mills'' (1925)
* '' The May Fairy'' (1 ...
(1898–1967), Czechoslovak screenwriter, film actor and director
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Wald Wassermann
WALD (1080 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Johnsonville, South Carolina. The station is part of the Worship and Word Network and is owned by Glory Communications, Inc., based in St. Stephen, South Carolina. It carries an Urban Gospe ...
(born 1972), Belgian-born American physicist
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Walter Wassermann
Walter Wassermann (19 September 1883 – 4 October 1944) was a German screenwriter. He also directed one film and acted in seven during the silent era. Wassermann was not of Jewish descent. Sigbert S. Prawer got him mixed up with the czech Writer ...
(1883–1944), German screenwriter
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Zbigniew Wassermann (1949–2010), Polish politician
See also
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Jakob-Wassermann-Literaturpreis, a Bavarian literary prize
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Toppo Wassermann College
The Toppo Wassermann College (named for Count Francesco Toppo Wassermann) was a boarding school from 1900 until closing in the 1981–82 school year. It was located at 90 Via Gemona, Udine, Italy. The name Toppo Wassermann is now linked to, amon ...
, a boarding school in Udine, Italy
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Wasserman 9-Panel Plot
The Wasserman 9-Panel Plot, often called a Nine-Panel Plot, is a standard layout for the graphical representation of data produced by a cardiopulmonary exercise test. The layout was updated in 2012. The graphs give an overview of cardiovascular, v ...
, a graphical representation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing data
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Wasserman radar
The Wasserman radar was an early-warning radar built by Germany during World War II. The radar was a development of FuMG 80 Freya and was operated during World War II for long range detection. It was developed under the direction of Theodor Schu ...
, a long-range, height finder radar built by Germany during World War II
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Wassermann Lake, a lake in Minnesota, United States
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Wassermann test
The Wassermann test or Wassermann reaction (WR) is an antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August Paul von Wassermann, based on complement fixation. It was the first blood test for syphilis and the first in the nontreponema ...
, a complement-fixation antibody test for syphilis, named after August von Wassermann
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German-language surnames
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