Cramer is an English

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 ...

and the Anglicized version of Dutch and

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

Kramer, or

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Krämer (pronounced ). Both refer to the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages. The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different, rather small things. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Anthony Cramer, appellant in '' Cramer v. United States'' (U.S. Supreme Court, 1945) * Carl Eduard Cramer (1831–1901), Swiss botanist * Casey Cramer (born 1982), American football player * Chris Cramer (1948–2021), British news journalist and executive * Christopher J. Cramer (born 1961), American chemist * Clayton Cramer, American historian and software engineer * Daffi Cramer (born 1954), German singer * Daniel Cramer (1568–1637), German Lutheran theologian * Doc Cramer (1905–1990), American baseball player * Dorothy Cramer, American baseball player * Douglas S. Cramer, American TV producer * Dylan Cramer (born 1958), Canadian jazz musician * Ernst Cramer (architect) (1898–1980), Swiss landscape architect * Ernst J. Cramer (1913–2010), American journalist * Ernst Cramer (politician) (1960), Dutch politician *

Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signatur ...

(1933–1997), American pianist * Franz Cramer (violinist) (1772–1848), English violinist and Master of the Queen's Music *

Gabe Cramer Gabriel Isaac Cramer (born November 1, 1994) is an Israeli-Canadian-American professional baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent.Gabriel Cramer Gabriel Cramer (; 31 July 1704 – 4 January 1752) was a Genevan mathematician. Biography Cramer was born on 31 July 1704 in Geneva, Republic of Geneva to Jean-Isaac Cramer, a physician, and Anne Mallet. The progenitor of the Cramer family i ...

(1704–1752), Swiss mathematician, discoverer of Cramer's rule *

Cramer brothers The Cramer brothers, Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, were 18th century publishers from Geneva and the official publishers of Voltaire. Their company, (sometimes called simply Cramer) published in a wide range of cities throughout Europe. The brother ...

, Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, 18th century Swiss publishers * Gail Cramer, American agricultural economist * Grant Cramer (born 1961), American actor * Hank Cramer (born 1953), American folk singer * Hans Cramer (1896–1968), German general *

Harald Cramér Harald Cramér (; 25 September 1893 – 5 October 1985) was a Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician, specializing in mathematical statistics and probabilistic number theory. John Kingman described him as "one of the giants of statis ...

(1893–1985), Swedish mathematician * Harriet L. Cramer (1847-1922), American newspaper publisher * Helene Cramer (1844–1916), German painter * Hugh B. Cramer (1915–2000), American politician *

Jacqueline Cramer Jacqueline Marian Cramer (born 10 April 1951) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch politician of the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (PvdA) and biologist. Cramer was Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Minister of Hou ...

(born 1951), Dutch politician *

Jayme Cramer Jayme Oliver Cramer (born January 20, 1983) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events. He has represented the United States as a member of the national swim team in the FINA world championships and t ...

(born 1983), American swimmer *

Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, author, entertainer, and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC, and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. After graduating from Ha ...

(born 1955), American investment manager and television personality * Joey Cramer (born 1973), Canadian child actor * Johann Baptist Cramer (1771–1858), German pianist and composer * Johann Cramer (1905–1987), German politician * John Cramer (announcer), American television announcer * John Cramer (Australian politician) (1896–1994) * John Cramer (representative) (1779–1870), American politician from New York * John Antony Cramer (1793–1848), English classical scholar and geographer * John G. Cramer (born 1934), American physicist and science fiction author * Johann Ulrich von Cramer (1706–1772), German judge, legal scholar, and philosopher * Karl von Cramer (1818–1902), Bavarian politician * Kathryn Cramer (born 1962), American science fiction author and editor * Kevin Cramer (born 1961), American politician from North Dakota * Lawrence William Cramer (1897–1978), Governor of the United States Virgin Islands * Lea-Sophie Cramer (born 1987), German entrepreneur * Mars Cramer (1928–2014), Dutch economist * Michael Cramer (actor) (1930–2000), German actor * Michael Cramer (politician) (born 1949), German politician * Molly Cramer (1852–1936), German painter * Morten Cramer (born 1967), Danish football player * Patrick Cramer (born 1969), German biochemist * Peggy Cramer (1937–2016), American baseball player * Philippe Cramer (born 1970), Swiss furniture and wallpaper designer * Philo Cramer, American guitarist *

Pieter Cramer Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776) was a wealthy Netherlands, Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushin ...

(1721–1776), Dutch wool merchant and entomologist * Richard Cramer (1889–1960), American actor *

Richard Ben Cramer Richard Ben Cramer (June 12, 1950 – January 7, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1979 for his coverage of the Middle East. Biography Cramer was born and r ...

(1950–2013), American journalist and author * Rie Cramer (1887–1977), Dutch writer and illustrator * Robert E. Cramer (born 1947), American politician from Alabama * Ronald Cramer (born 1968), Dutch cryptographer * Ronnie Cramer (1957–2021), American artist, composer and filmmaker * Walter Cramer (1886–1944), German businessman and anti-Hitler conspirator * Wilhelm Cramer (1746–1799), German-British violinist, best known for the "Cramer bow" * William Cramer (pathologist) (1878–1945), German-born pathologist * William C. Cramer (1922–2003), American politician from Florida * Zadok Cramer (1773–1813), American author and publisher

In fiction

Cramer family The Cramer family is a family of fictional characters on the American soap opera '' One Life to Live''. The family centers on the relationships of long-running character Dr. Dorian Cramer, who debuts on the series in April 1973. The long-runn ...

, characters on the U.S. soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Inspector Cramer, recurring character in the Nero Wolfe detective stories * Jason Cramer, character on the HBO drama ''Oz'' * Jerry Cramer, a character in the 1990 American comedy movie '' Ski Patrol'' * Nurse Cramer, character in ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller

People

In fiction

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