Baum is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Name order, ...

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" (not to be confused with the French surname Baume). Notable people with this surname include: * Andreas Baum (born 1978), German politician * Bernie Baum (1929–1993), American songwriter *

Bruce Baum Bruce Baum (born March 18, 1951) is an American comedian. His live act consists of prop comedy as well as more traditional stand-up material. One of his best-known stand-up routines is his diaper-wearing Baby Man character. Baum is recognized fo ...

(born 1952), American comedian *

Carl Edward Baum Carl Edward Baum (February 6, 1940 — December 2, 2010) was an American electrical engineer, who is best known for his contributions to the studies in electromagnetic pulses, pulsed power, high-power microwaves, and transient electromagnetics. ...

(1940–2010), American electrical engineer * Carol Baum, American film producer * Christina Baum (born 1956), German politician * Dale Baum, (born 1943), American historian and professor * Edgar Schofield Baum (1916–2006), American artist, physician, and WW2 combat medical officer * Fran Baum, Australian social scientist * Frank Baum (footballer) (born 1956), German footballer * Frank Joslyn Baum (1883–1958), American lawyer, soldier, writer and film producer * Friedrich Baum (1727–1777), colonel in British service during the American revolutionary war *

Gerhart Baum Gerhart Rudolf Baum (28 October 1932 – 15 February 2025) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a lawyer. From 1978 to 1982, he served as Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany), Fede ...

(1932–2025), German lawyer and politician, minister of the interior *

Henry Baum Henry Baum (born June 29, 1972) is an American writer, blogger, and musician. He writes novels that are published in the UK ( Rebel Inc.) and France. Early life Baum was born and raised in New York. He relocated to Los Angeles in his early chil ...

(born 1972), American writer * James Edwin Baum (1887-1955), American journalist and big game hunter * Jiří Baum (1900–1944), Czech zoologist *

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', part of a series. In addition to the 14 ''Oz'' books, Baum penned 41 other novels ...

(1856–1919), American author (''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''), actor, and independent filmmaker * Michael Baum (surgeon) (born 1937), British surgical oncologist who specialises in breast cancer treatment *

Oskar Baum Oskar Baum (21 January 1883 – 20 March 1941) was a Czech music educator and writer in the German language. Life Baum was born on 21 January 1883 in Plzeň, as the son of a Jewish cloth goods merchant. He had vision problems from the time o ...

(1883–1941), Czech music educator and writer *

Otto Baum __NOTOC__ Otto Baum (15 November 1911 – 18 June 1998) was a high-ranking commander (''Oberführer'') of the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. L ...

(1911-1998), German high-ranking commander (Oberführer) of the Waffen-SS *

Paul Baum (artist) Paul Baum (22 September 1859 – 15 May 1932), was a German painter, draftsman and printmaker. He was the most important representative of Neo-Impressionism in Germany. Life He began as a flower painter at the Royal Porcelain Factory. In 1877, ...

(1859–1932), German landscape painter *

Paul Baum (mathematician) Paul Frank Baum is an American mathematician, the Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. He is known for formulating the Baum–Connes conjecture with Alain Connes in the early 1980s. Baum studied at Harvard Univers ...

(born 1936), American mathematician *

Peter Baum Peter Baum (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional lacrosse player. He also played for Colgate University in Division I college lacrosse. He is a member of Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. Early life Born in ...

(born 1990), American lacrosse player *

Ray Baum Raymond Sims Baum (August 18, 1955 – February 9, 2018) was an American lawyer, lobbyist, and politician Baum was born and raised in La Grande, Oregon. He studied at Brigham Young University and Willamette University College of Law. Baum was ...

(1955-2018), American lawyer and politician * Roger S. Baum (born 1938), American banker, now children's author *

Tom Baum Thomas Henle Baum (born 1940 in New York) is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story writer. A graduate of Harvard, where he majored in math, Baum is best known for writing ''The Sender'' and ''Carny,'' both of which he wro ...

(born 1940), American screenwriter and playwright *

Vicki Baum Hedwig "Vicki" Baum (; ; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer. She is known for the novel ''Menschen im Hotel'' ('People at a Hotel', 1929 — published in English as '' Grand Hotel''), one of her first international ...

(1888–1960), Austrian writer *

Walter Baum Walter Baum (23 May 1921 – 8 March 2007) was a German type designer, graphic artist and teacher. Baum trained as a typesetter from 1935 to 1939. He resumed his studies after World War II World War II or the Second World War ( ...

(1921–2007), German type designer *

Walter Emerson Baum Walter Emerson Baum (December 14, 1884 – July 12, 1956) was an American visual artist and educator, active in the Bucks and Lehigh County areas of Pennsylvania. In addition to being a prolific painter, Baum was also responsible for the founding ...

(1884–1956), Pennsylvania impressionist painter * Wilhelm Baum (historian), (born 1948), Austrian historian, publisher *

Wilhelm Baum (surgeon) Wilhelm Baum (10 September 1799 – 6 September 1883) was a German surgeon born in Elbing. He studied medicine in Königsberg, Göttingen and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1822. At the University of Göttingen, he was influenced by Kon ...

(1799–1883), German surgeon *

William Wakefield Baum William Wakefield Baum (November 21, 1926 – July 23, 2015) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri (1970 to 1973) and archbishop of Washington in the District of Columbia (1973 to 1980 ...

(1926–2015), American Roman Catholic cardinal

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