Neumann () is a

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surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century (

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) word '' neowe'' meaning "new", with ''

mann Mann may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Mann'' (film), a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama * Mann (chess), a variant chess piece * ''Mann'' (magazine), a Norwegian magazine * Mann (rapper), Dijon Shariff Thames (born 19 ...

'', meaning

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. The English form of the name is

Newman Newman is a surname of Germanic Anglo-Saxon origins. Newman is the modern English form of the name used in Great Britain and among people of British ancestry around the world (as is 'Numan'), while Neumann (with variant spellings) is used in Ger ...

. Von Neumann is a variant of the name, and alternative spellings include

Neuman Neuman is a surname. People with the surname include: * Abraham A. Neuman (1890—1970), American rabbi, historian, and president of Dropsie College * Alberto Neuman (1933–2021), Argentine classical pianist *Andrés Neuman (born 1977), Argentine ...

, Naumann(s),

Nauman Naumann is a Central German variation of the surname Neumann. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Naumann (1875–1952), German Olympic fencer * Alexander Naumann (1837–1922), German chemist * Christian August Naumann (1705–176 ...

Neiman Neiman is a surname. It may refer to: * Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875–1970) * Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953) * David Neiman (1921–2004), Russian-American rabbi, archaeologist, and historian * Fred Neiman (1860–1910), English ventriloquist ...

, and Nyeman. Its first recorded uses were Godwin Nieweman in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

, England, in 1169, and in Germany, Herman Nyeman of Barth in 1325. It was mostly likely originally used as a

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for a recent arrival or settler. Its early use in Germany was mainly in

West Prussia The Province of West Prussia (; ; ) was a province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and from 1878 to 1919. West Prussia was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1773, formed from Royal Prussia of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonweal ...

and

Pomerelia Pomerelia, also known as Eastern Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania, and also before World War II as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pomerania on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland. Gdańsk Pomerania is largely c ...

. It was also used by the

Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

and in France (as Neuman). In

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...

the word for "new" was '' niuwe'', and in

modern German New High German (NHG; ) is the term used for the most recent period in the history of the German language, starting in the 17th century. It is a loan translation of the German (). The most important characteristic of the period is the developme ...

neu Neu! is a German krautrock band. Neu or NEU may also refer to: Education * National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam * National Education Union, a British teaching trade union * Near East University, Lefkosa, Northern Cyprus * New Era Uni ...

''. it is the 18th most common surname in Germany. Notable people with the surname are listed below.

People

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Adam Neumann Adam Neumann (; born April 25, 1979) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and investor. In 2010, he co-founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey, where he was CEO from 2010 to 2019. In 2019, he co-founded a family office dubbed 166 2nd Fi ...

(born 1979), Israeli-born entrepreneur and founder of WeWork *

Alfred Neumann (writer) Alfred Neumann (15 October 1895 – 3 October 1952) was a German writer of novels, stories, poems, plays, and films, as well as a translator into German. Biography Neumann was born in Lautenburg, Germany (now Poland). He was a recipient of th ...

, German writer *

Alfred Neumann (East German politician) Alfred "Ali" Neumann (15 December 1909 – 8 January 2001) was an East German politician. He was a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, and for a short time, he was East German Minister of Ma ...

, East German politician * Andrea Neumann, multiple people with the same name *

Angela von Neumann Angela von Neumann Ulbricht (1928–2010) was a German American artist from Wisconsin who lived much of her life in Majorca. She graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, where she met her husband, but had strong ties to her native Milwaukee ...

, American artist *

Arthur Henry Neumann Arthur Henry Neumann (12 June 1850 – 29 May 1907) was an English explorer, hunter, soldier, farmer and travel writer famous for his exploits in Equatorial East Africa. In 1898 he published ''Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa''. xix, 4 ...

, British born hunter and explorer *

Bernd Neumann Bernd Otto Neumann (born 6 January 1942) is a former German politician and since 2014 president of the German Federal Film Board (FFA). Biography Neumann was born in Elbing, East Prussia, now Elbląg, Poland. Following the flight and exp ...

, German politician *

Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann (; c. 27 January 1687 – 19 August 1753), usually known as Balthasar Neumann, was a German architect and military artillery engineer who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Ita ...

(1687–1753), Bohemian German architect *

Bernhard Neumann Bernhard Hermann Neumann (15 October 1909 – 21 October 2002) was a German-born British-Australian mathematician, who was a leader in the study of group theory. Early life and education After gaining a D.Phil. from Friedrich-Wilhelms Universi ...

, German-born mathematician *

Bernard de Neumann Frederick Bernard de Neumann (known in Austria and Germany as ''Bernhard von Neumann''; (15 December 1943 – 18 April 2018) was a British mathematician, computer scientist, inventor, and naval historian. He was educated at the Royal Hospital S ...

(also Bernhard von Neumann), English mathematician, computer scientist, naval historian *

Birthe Neumann Birthe Neumann (born 30 April 1947 in Vanløse, Copenhagen) is a Danish actress. In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly afterwards employed as an actress at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. At t ...

, Danish actress *

Carl Neumann Carl Gottfried Neumann (also Karl; 7 May 1832 – 27 March 1925) was a German Mathematical physics, mathematical physicist and professor at several German universities. His work focused on applications of potential theory to physics and mathemati ...

, German mathematician * Caspar Neumann, Prussian clergyman and statistician *

Caspar Neumann (chemist) Caspar Neumann (or Neuman) (July 11, 1683 – October 20, 1737) was a German chemist and apothecary. Biography Birth and Education Neumann was born at Zullichau,Alexander Chalmers: ''General Biographical Dictionary.'' London, 1812, Vol. 23, p ...

, German/Polish chemist and apothecary *

Christoph Neumann Christoph Neumann (born 7 November 1964) is a German politician from the Alternative for Germany (''Alternative für Deutschland'', AfD) party. Neumann has been a member of the Bundestag since 2017. Life and politics Neumann was born 1964 in th ...

(born 1964), German politician *

Dave Neumann David Emil Neumann (born October 5, 1941) is a politician in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford, Ontario, Brantford from 1980 to 1987 and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ont ...

, Canadian politician *

Elsa Neumann Elsa Neumann (23 August 1872 – 23 July 1902) was a German physicist. She was the first woman to receive a PhD in physics from the University of Berlin, in 1899. Early life and education Elsa was the daughter of Maximilian and Anna née Meye ...

, German physicist *

Erich Neumann (politician) Erich Neumann (31 May 1892 – 23 March 1951) was a German lawyer and civil servant, a member of the Nazi party and an SS-''Oberführer''. Neumann was a participant in the Wannsee Conference that determined the implementation of the Final Solut ...

, a Nazi politician, civil servant and SS-''Oberführer'' *

Erich Neumann (psychologist) Erich Neumann (; 23 January 1905 – 5 November 1960) was a German analytical psychologist and student of Carl Jung. Life and career Neumann was born in Berlin to a Jewish family. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Erlange ...

, German psychologist *

Franz Ernst Neumann Franz Ernst Neumann (11 September 1798 – 23 May 1895) was a German mineralogist and physicist. He devised the first formulas to calculate inductance. He also formulated Neumann's law for molecular heat. In electromagnetism, he is credited for ...

, German physicist and mathematician *

Franz Leopold Neumann Franz Leopold Neumann (23 May 1900 – 2 September 1954) was a German political activist, Western Marxist theorist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and is best known for his theoretical analyses of Nazism. He stud ...

, German-American legal scholar and theoretician *

Georg Neumann Georg Neumann GmbH is a manufacturer of professional recording microphones, Preamplifier, preamplifiers, Studio monitor, studio monitors, Headphone, headphones, and Audio interface, audio interfaces. It was founded by and Erich Rickmann in 1928 ...

, microphone manufacturer * Georges Neumann (1846–1930), French veterinary parasitologist * Gerda Neumann (1915–1947), Danish film actress *

Gerhard Neumann Gerhard Neumann (October 8, 1917 – November 2, 1997) was a German-American aviation engineer and executive for General Electric's aircraft engine division (which today is called GE Aerospace). Born and raised in Germany, he went to Chin ...

, American aviation engineer * Guenter Neumann, German agricultural scientist *

Günter Neumann (singer) Günter Christian Ludwig Neumann (19 May 1913 – 17 October 1972) was a German singer, composer lyricist, cabaretist and screenwriter. He contributed to many popular songs and worked frequently in the German film industry on productions such as ...

, German cabaret artist * Gustaf Adolf Jakob Neumann, Austrian newspaper editor * Gustav Neumann, German chess player

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Hanna Neumann Johanna (Hanna) Neumann (née von Caemmerer; 12 February 1914 – 14 November 1971) was a German-born mathematician who worked on group theory. Biography Neumann was born on 12 February 1914 in Lankwitz, Steglitz-Zehlendorf (today a distri ...

, German-born mathematician * Hannah Neumann, German politician *

Heinrich Neumann von Héthárs Heinrich Neumann Ritter von Héthárs (10 June 1873, in Héthárs (Lipany), then Hungary, now Slovakia – 6 November 1939, in New York City) was the foremost ear-nose-and-throat doctor in Vienna before World War II. In 1938 he transmitted to t ...

, Austrian medical doctor *

Heinz Neumann Heinz Neumann (6 July 1902 – 26 November 1937) was a German politician from the Communist Party (KPD) and a journalist. He was a member of the Communist International, editor in chief of the party newspaper ''Die Rote Fahne'' and a member of t ...

(1902–1937), German KPD politician *

Herbert Neumann Herbert Neumann (born 14 November 1953) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Neumann was born in Cologne. He played for 1. FC Köln, Udinese Calcio, Bologna, Olympiacos Piraeus, and FC Chiasso. ...

, German football player/manager *

Hildegard Neumann Hildegard Neumann (born 4 May 1919) was a chief overseer at several Nazi concentration, transition and detention camps during the last year of World War II. She was born in Deutsch Gabel, Czechoslovakia. Camp work Neumann came to the Ravensbr� ...

, Nazi German concentration camp administrator *

Ilana Neumann Ilana Neumann, in full Ilana Neumann de Azar (b. 1968 or 1969), is a Dominican politician and lawyer. Neumann was born in Sosúa to Avi Neumann (the son of Jewish refugees of World War II, who immigrated to the Dominican Republic; also an ...

, Dominican Republic politician * Iver B. Neumann, Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist *Saint

John Nepomucene Neumann John Nepomucene Neumann (, , ; March 28, 1811 – January 5, 1860) was a Bohemian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. An immigrant from Bohemia, he came to the United States in 1836, where he was ordained, joined the Redemptorist o ...

, American clergyman *

John von Neumann John von Neumann ( ; ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist and engineer. Von Neumann had perhaps the widest coverage of any mathematician of his time, in ...

, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath *

Kamila Stösslová Kamila Stösslová (née Neumannová; 1891–1935) was a Czech woman. The composer Leoš Janáček, upon meeting her in 1917 in the Moravian resort town of Luhačovice, fell deeply in love with her, despite the fact that both of them were married ...

(née Neumannová), lover of Leoš Janáček *

Karl Eugen Neumann Karl Eugen Neumann (18651915) was the first translator of large parts of the Pali Canon of Buddhist scriptures from the original Pali into a European language (German) and one of the pioneers of European Buddhism. Life When Neumann was born, hi ...

, Austrian translator and Buddhist activist * Karl Friedrich Neumann, German orientalist *

Kateřina Neumannová Kateřina Neumannová () (born 15 February 1973) is a Czech retired cross-country skier. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics, in the 30 km freestyle event. She is one of five cross country skiers to have competed at s ...

, Czech cross-country skier *

Klára Dán von Neumann Klára Dán von Neumann (née Dán; 18 August 1911 – 10 November 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, self-taught engineer and computer scientist, noted as one of the first computer programmers. She was the first woman to execute m ...

(1911–1963), a Hungarian American mathematician *

Kurt Neumann (director) Kurt Neumann (5 April 1908 – 21 August 1958) was a German-born film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career. Biography Born in Nuremberg, he was the son of a manufacturer of tin stamps, and he studied music in s ...

, German-born film director *

Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann (born 20 May 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. When she recorded her first LPGA Tour win, by claiming the 1988 U.S. Women's Open title, Neumann also became the first Swedish golfer, male or female, to win a ...

, Swedish golfer * Louis Georges Neumann (1846–1930), French veterinary parasitologist * Luise Neumann, German actress * Mani Neumann, German musician *

Mark Neumann Mark William Neumann (born February 27, 1954) is an American businessman and politician. He represented for two terms, from 1995 to 1999. In 2010, Neumann unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor. In 2012, Neumann ran for t ...

, American politician * Martin Neumann, German politician *Mic Neumann, American producer/director, creator of ''

Kung Faux ''Kung Faux'' is an international action comedy television series and audiovisual art assemblage created by Mic Neumann, an American creator–developer showrunner, conceptual artist and multimedia entrepreneur, who remixes classic kung fu fil ...

'' *

Michael Neumann Michael Neumann (born 1946) is a professor of philosophy at Trent University in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of ''What's Left? Radical Politics and the Radical Psyche'' (1988), ''The Rule of Law: Politicizing Ethics'' (2002) and ''The Case Ag ...

, Canadian philosopher * Monica von Neumann, American socialite

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Nicole Neumann Nicole Neumann (born 31 October 1980) is an Argentine model, businesswoman, and television host. Biography After her birth Neumann moved with her family to Salzburg, Austria, her father's place of origin. When Neumann was 1 year old her parent ...

, Argentinian model *

Ole Neumann Ole Neumann (16 October 1947 – 25 January 2025) was a Danish child actor of the 1950s and 1960s. He died on 24 January 2025, at the age of 77.Oscar Rudolph Neumann Oscar Rudolph Neumann (3 September 1867 in Berlin – 17 May 1946 in Chicago) was a German ornithologist and naturalist who explored and collected specimens in Africa. He fled via Cuba and settled in the United States to escape Nazi persecutio ...

(1867–1946), German ornithologist * Otto Neumann (athlete) (1902–1990), German sprinter * Otto Neumann (artist) (1895–1975), German Expressionist painter and printmaker * Otto C. Neumann (1936–1991), American politician * Paul Neumann (disambiguation), several people * Pertti Neumann (born Pertti Nieminen), Finnish pop musician *

Peter Neumann (Canadian football) Peter Michael Neumann (December 31, 1931 – January 1, 2020) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) player for 14 seasons the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a 9-time CFL's Eastern All-Star and a part of three Grey Cup championship teams. Neumann was ...

(1931–2020), Canadian football player *

Peter de Neumann Captain Bernard Peter de Neumann GM (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British Merchant Navy officer. His seagoing career included being sunk twice in the space of one month, and being charged and convicted of piracy by the Vichy ...

(1917–1972), The Man From Timbuctoo" British mariner * Peter G. Neumann (born 1932), American computer scientist *

Peter M. Neumann Peter Michael Neumann OBE (28 December 1940 – 18 December 2020) was a British mathematician. His fields of interest included the history of mathematics and Galois theory. Biography Born in December 1940, Neumann was a son of the German-bo ...

(1940–2020), British mathematician * Petra Isenberg (née Neumann), computer scientist *

Philipp von Neumann Baron Philipp Roger Franz von Neumann (; ; 4 December 1781 – 14 January 1851) was an Austrian diplomat. Early life Neumann was born in Brussels (then in the Austrian Netherlands), the son of Carl von Neumann (an official in the Habsburg adm ...

(1781–1851), Austrian diplomat *

Randy Neumann Randolph Neumann (born July 21, 1948), raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is a former professional boxer who has been a referee for the New York State Athletic Commission since 1982. He has been the "third man" in many championship matches ...

(born 1948), American boxer and referee * Robert G. Neumann (1916–1999), American politician and diplomat *

Robin Neumann Robin Neumann (born 12 December 1997) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle. Neumann competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, where she swam individually in the backstroke events. Since then she has changed h ...

, Dutch swimmer * Ronald E. Neumann (born 1944), American diplomat *

Sigmund Neumann Sigmund Neumann (May 1, 1904 - October 22, 1962) was a German political scientist and sociologist. Born in Leipzig but emigrating first to London and then to the United States following the rise of Nazi Germany, Neumann was a leading proponent o ...

(1904–1962), German political scientist and sociologist *

Therese Neumann Therese Neumann (9 April 1898 – 18 September 1962) was a German Roman Catholic, Catholic Christian mysticism, mystic and Stigmata, stigmatic. Neumann has been considered Servant of God by the Catholic Church since 2005. She was born in the vil ...

(1898–1962), German mystic * Thomas Neumann (born 1977), German computer scientist *

Václav Neumann Václav Neumann (29 October 1920 – 2 September 1995) was a Czech conductor, violinist, violist, and opera director. Life and career Neumann was born in Prague, where he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Micka (violin), and ...

(1920–1995), Czech conductor and musician *

Victor Neumann Victor Neumann is a Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor at the West University in Timișoara. He is a well-known specialist in the recent cultural and intellectual histories of Eastern and Central Europe (focusing his research ...

(born 1953), Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor *

Víctor Neumann-Lara Víctor Neumann-Lara (1933–2004) was a Mexican mathematician and a pioneer in the field of graph theory in Mexico. His work also covers general topology, game theory and combinatorics. Biography Born in the city of cleveland, Hidalgo, Mexico, ...

(1933–2004), Mexican mathematician *

Von Neumann family The Neumann family (also spelled von Neumann) is a Jewish family that was elevated to the ranks of nobility in Austria-Hungary. History In 1830 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor created the title Baron of Neumann for Philipp von Neumann. In 1913 Fr ...

, a Jewish Hungarian noble family *

Werner Neumann Werner Neumann (21 January 1905, Königstein – 24 April 1991, Leipzig) was a German musicologist. He founded the Bach-Archiv Leipzig on 20 November 1950 and was a principal editor of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe, the second edition of the complete ...

(1905–1991), German musicologist * Werner Neumann (jazz musician), German jazz guitarist and music lecturer *

Werner Neumann (judge) Werner Neumann (born 1953, Freckenhorst) is a German jurist, lawyer and judge. Since 2010 he has been chief judge of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany The Federal Administrative Court (, , BVerwG) is one of the five federal suprem ...

(born 1953), German jurist, lawyer and judge *

Werner Neumann (officer) __NOTOC__ Werner Neumann (13 May 1905 – 4 July 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 563rd Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Neumann surrend ...

(1905–1970), German general *

Wolfgang Neumann Wolfgang Neumann (born 20 June 1945) is an Austrian internationally known operatic heldentenor, who specialized in the operas of Richard Wagner. Career Born in Waiern, part of Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria, he began his career as a baritone, bu ...

(born 1945), Austrian opera tenor

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