Adelman or Adelmann is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of German origin, and means "nobleman", being a combination of "adel" (nobility) and "mann" (man). The name may refer to:

People

* Adelmann of Liège (died 1061), Italian bishop * Bob Adelman (1930–2016), American photographer * David E. Adelman, American lawyer and academic * David I. Adelman (born 1964), American diplomat and lawyer * David J. Adelman (born 1972), American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist * Georg von Adelmann (1811–1888), German physician * Howard Adelman (born 1938), Canadian philosopher *

Irma Adelman Irma Glicman Adelman (March 14, 1930 – February 5, 2017) was a Romanian-American economist. Early life and education Adelman was born in Chernivtsi, Romania in March 1930. In 1939, fleeing the Nazi regime, she moved with her family to Palesti ...

(1930–2017), American economist *

Janet Adelman Janet Ann Adelman (January 28, 1941 – April 6, 2010) was an American Shakespeare scholar, literary critic, and professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley.

(1941–2010), American scholar *

Jeremy Adelman Jeremy Adelman (born 1960) is an American historian who was the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, from 2014 to 2023. He was also the director of the ''Global History Lab'' at Princeton Unive ...

(born 1960), American historian * Jeremy Adelman (composer) (born 1973), American musician *

Kenneth Adelman Kenneth Lee Adelman (born June 9, 1946) is an American diplomat, political writer, policy analyst and Shakespeare scholar. Adelman has been a member of the board of directors of the global data collection company RIWI Corp. since June 2016. Earl ...

(born 1946), American diplomat and writer *

Lynn Adelman Lynn Steven Adelman (born October 1, 1939) is an American lawyer and former politician. He has served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin since December 1997. Prior to becom ...

(born 1939), American judge *

Martyn Adelman Martyn J Adelman or Martin, also known as Max Adelman (born 1947) is a British photographer and former drummer. Adelman learnt to play drums aged 14 and soon formed his first group, The Insteps, also including John Altman. A subsequent band inc ...

(born 1947), British photographer and former drummer * Paul Adelman, British historian * Raban Adelmann (1912–1992), German politician *

Rick Adelman Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Adelman served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden S ...

(born 1946), American basketball player and coach *

Saul Adelman Saul Joseph Adelman (born 18 November 1944, in Atlantic City) is an astronomer at The Citadel's Physics Department in Charleston, South Carolina. Adelman received his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Maryland in 1966 and his PhD ...

(born 1944), American astronomer * Skippy Adelman (1924–2004), jazz photographer * Uri Adelman (1958–2004), Israeli writer and musician * Warren Adelman (born 1963), American businessman

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adelmann German given names German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames

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