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German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

and Yiddish for "new man", and one of the 20 most common German surnames.

People

* Von Neumann family, a Jewish Hungarian noble family

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Adam Neumann Adam Neumann ( he, אדם נוימן; born April 25, 1979) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and investor. In 2010, he co-founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey, where he served as CEO from 2010 to 2019. In 2019, he co-founded a fami ...

(born 1979), Israeli-born entrepreneur and founder of WeWork * Alfred Neumann (writer), German writer * Alfred Neumann (East Germany), East German politician *

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''.A H Neum ...

, 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 (; 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, 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 Sc ...

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

Carl Neumann Carl Gottfried Neumann (also Karl; 7 May 1832 – 27 March 1925) was a German mathematician. Biography Neumann was born in Königsberg, Prussia, as the son of the mineralogist, physicist and mathematician Franz Ernst Neumann (1798–1895), who ...

, German mathematician **

Neumann boundary condition In mathematics, the Neumann (or second-type) boundary condition is a type of boundary condition, named after Carl Neumann. When imposed on an ordinary or a partial differential equation, the condition specifies the values of the derivative appli ...

* 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 Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1980 to 1987 and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990. After several ye ...

, 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), Nazi German politician * Erich Neumann (psychologist), German psychologist *

Franz Ernst Neumann Franz Ernst Neumann (11 September 1798 – 23 May 1895) was a German mineralogist, physicist and mathematician. Biography Neumann was born in Joachimsthal, Margraviate of Brandenburg, near Berlin. In 1815 he interrupted his studies at Berlin to ...

, German physicist and mathematician * Franz Leopold Neumann, German-American legal scholar and theoretician *

Gerhard Neumann Gerhard Neumann (October 8, 1917 – November 2, 1997) was an American aviation engineer and executive for General Electric's aircraft engine division (which today is called GE Aviation). Born and raised in Germany, he went to China shortly be ...

, American aviation engineer * Gerda Neumann (1915–1947), Danish film actress * Guenter Neumann, German agricultural scientist * Günter Neumann (singer), German cabaret artist * Gustaf Adolf Jakob Neumann, Austrian newspaper editor * Gustav Neumann, German chess player

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* Hanna Neumann, German-born mathematician * Hannah Neumann, German politician * Heinrich Neumann von Héthárs, Austrian medical doctor * Heinz Neumann (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 Chia ...

, 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 Iver Brynild Neumann (born 10 October 1959) is a Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist. He is Director of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute at Polhøgda, Lysaker, a position he has held since December 2019. From 2012-2017 he was the ...

, Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist *Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, American clergyman *

John von Neumann John von Neumann (; hu, Neumann János Lajos, ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath. He was regarded as having perhaps the widest cove ...

, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath * Kamila Stösslová (née Neumannová), lover of Leoš Janáček * Karl Eugen Neumann, 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 *

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

, 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 *

Luise Neumann Luise Neumann (7 December 1818 – 17 October 1905) was a German actress, the daughter of the actress Amalie Haizinger. Her younger sister, , was also an esteemed actress of the period. She made her debut at the age of 16 in a performance ...

, German actress * Mani Neumann, German musician * Mark Neumann, American politician *

Martin Neumann Martin Neumann (born 27 January 1956) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg from 2009 until 2013 and again from 2017 until 2021. Early life and career ...

, 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 films ...

'' * Michael Neumann, Canadian philosopher *

Monica von Neumann Monica Ann Neumann von Héthárs, also known as Baroness Monica von Neumann, (née Ford; June 15, 1964 – March 5, 2019), was an American socialite, philanthropist, and businesswoman. She worked as a fashion model and dancer before marrying Jo ...

, American socialite

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Nicole Neumann Nicole Neumann (born 31 October 1980, in Buenos Aires) 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 ...

, Argentinian model * Oscar Rudolph Neumann (1867–1946), German ornithologist *

Otto Neumann (athlete) Otto Neumann (28 August 1902 – 12 April 1990) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and failed to reach the final of the individual 400 m event. Neumann won the national ...

(1902-1990), German sprinter *

Otto Neumann (artist) Otto Neumann (14 March 1895 – 2 January 1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His work evolved from strongly colored and thickly brushed paintings and sharp and angular black and white prints, to late abstract prints in a va ...

(1895-1975), German Expressionist painter and printmaker *

Otto C. Neumann Otto C. Neumann (born Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, 1936; died Hartford, Connecticut, April 8, 1991) was an American Republican politician. Life Neumann was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Otto W. Neumann and his wife M ...

(1936-1991), American politician *

Paul Neumann (disambiguation) Paul Neumann may refer to: * Paul Neumann (Attorney General) (1839–1901), Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii * Paul Neumann (basketball) (born 1938), American professional basketball player * Paul Neumann (swimmer) Paul Neumann (13 June ...

, several people *

Pertti Neumann Dingo is a Finnish rock band formed around 1982. They fused Finnish melancholy with catchy rock melodies. The band was led by the frontman Pertti Neumann (also known as Pertti Nieminen). For a few years of top success, Dingo was one of the mos ...

, Finnish pop musician *

Peter Neumann (Canadian football) Peter Michael Neumann (1931 – January 1, 2020) was a Canadian Football League 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 inducted into the ...

(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 and convicted pirate (by the French Vichy Government). De Neumann's action-packed seagoing career included being sunk twice in ...

(1917–1972), The Man From Timbuctoo" British mariner * Peter G. Neumann (born 1932), American computer scientist * Peter M. Neumann (1940–2020), British mathematician *

Philipp von Neumann Baron Philipp von Neumann (german: Philipp Roger Franz Freiherr von Neumann; en, Philipp Roger Francis Baron de Neumann; 4 December 1781 – 14 January 1851) was an Austrian diplomat. Birth and family Neumann was born in Brussels (then in the ...

(1781–1851), Austrian diplomat * Randy Neumann (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 he ...

, Dutch swimmer *

Ronald E. Neumann Ronald Eldredge Neumann (born September 30, 1944) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (2005–2007), Bahrain (2001–2004) and Algeria (1994–1997). He is the son of former ambassador Robert G. Neuma ...

(born 1944), American diplomat * Sigmund Neumann (1904–1962), German political scientist and sociologist * Therese Neumann (1898–1962), German mystic * Thomas Neumann (born 1977), German computer scientist * Václav Neumann (1920–1995), Czech conductor and musician * Victor Neumann (born 1953), Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor *

Víctor Neumann-Lara Víctor Neumann-Lara (1933–2004) was a Mexican mathematician, 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 Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, Mexico ...

(1933–2004), Mexican mathematician * Werner Neumann (1905–1991), German musicologist *

Werner Neumann (jazz musician) Werner Neumann (born 13 August 1964 in Duisburg) is a German jazz guitarist and music lecturer. Life Neumann grew up in Gelnhausen, where he took his first guitar lessons, before studying music at the University of Cologne. He then spent a year st ...

, 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 (german: Bundesverwaltungsgericht, ) is one of ...

(born 1953), German jurist, lawyer and judge * Werner Neumann (officer) (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, ...

(born 1945), Austrian opera tenor

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