Ammann is a surname of

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origin which is an alternative spelling of

Amtmann __NOTOC__ The ''Amtmann'' or ''Ammann'' (in Switzerland) was an official in German-speaking countries of Europe and in some of the Nordic countries from the time of the Middle Ages whose office was akin to that of a bailiff A bailiff is a ...

or Amman, an historical kind of bailiff. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alberto Ammann José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in '' Cell 211'' (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. Other film works i ...

, Argentine actor (born 1978) * Daniel Ammann, Swiss author and journalist (born 1963) * Erwin Ammann, German politician and co-founder of the

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(1916 – 2000) * Gretel Ammann (1947–2000), Spanish philosopher, writer and activist *

Jakob Ammann Jakob Ammann (also Jacob Amman, Amann; 12 February 1644 – between 1712 and 1730) was a Swiss Anabaptist leader and the namesake of the Amish religious movement. Personal life The full facts about the personal life of Jacob Ammann are in ...

, Swiss anabaptist leader and founder of the Amish (c. 1644 – c. 1730) * Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and fossil collector (1724 – 1811) *

Johann Konrad Ammann Johann Konrad Ammann (1669 – 1724) was a Swiss physician and instructor of non-verbal deaf persons. Johann Konrad Ammann was born at Schaffhausen, Switzerland. After graduating at Basel in 1687 he began to practise at Amsterdam, where he gained ...

, Swiss physician and instructor of deaf persons (1669 – 1724) *

Johann Schneider-Ammann Johann Niklaus Schneider colloquially Johann Schneider-Ammann (born 18 February 1952) is a Swiss businessman, electrical engineer and politician who most notably served as President of Switzerland in 2016, and concurrently as a member of the F ...

, Swiss politician (born 1952) *

Luis Alberto Ammann Luis Alberto Ammann (17 November 1942 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine politician of the Humanist Party as well as journalist, schoolteacher and writer. Amman was born in Villa Dolores, Córdoba Province. He ran for President of Argentin ...

, Argentine politician and journalist (1942 – 2020) *

Mike Ammann Mike Ammann (born February 8, 1971) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper in England and Major League Soccer. Youth Ammann was born in Orange, California. The younger brother of Bob Ammann, he played for th ...

, American soccer player (born 1971) *

Othmar Ammann Othmar Hermann Ammann (March 26, 1879 – September 22, 1965) was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and const ...

, structural engineer who built many of New York City's bridges (1879 – 1965) *

Robert Ammann Robert Ammann (October 1, 1946 – May, 1994) was an List of amateur mathematicians, amateur mathematician who made several significant and groundbreaking contributions to the theory of quasicrystals and aperiodic tilings. Ammann attended Brandei ...

, American amateur mathematician with contributions to aperiodic tilings (1946 – 1994) *

Simon Ammann Simon Ammann (; born 25 June 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010. ...

, Swiss ski jumper (born 1981) *

Thomas Ammann Thomas E. Ammann (February 2, 1950 – June 9, 1993) was a leading Swiss art dealerand art collector. Regarded as the leading dealer of his generation, he specialized in Impressionism and 20th-century art. He was also a collector of post-war and ...

, Swiss art dealer and collector (1950 – 1993)

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