Zeman (feminine Zemanová) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The word originally denoted a member of low

nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. T ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

Culture and science

Adam Zeman (neurologist) Adam Zbynek James Zeman (born September 1957) is a British neurologist, who coined the term "aphantasia" for an inability to create mental images. Biography Zeman is the son of Czech-born historian Zbyněk Zeman. He was educated at Westmins ...

(born 1957), British neurologist *

Brock Zeman Brock Adam Zeman is a singer-songwriter from the Ottawa Valley based in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. He has released twelve albums and a live DVD/digital audio release called The Pinball Sessions. He is known as a prolific performer having ...

(born 1981), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Jacklyn Zeman Jacklyn Lee Zeman (March 6, 1953 – May 9, 2023) was an American actress who portrayed Bobbie Spencer on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' for 45 years. Early life and education Zeman was born in Englewood, New Jersey, to a fam ...

(1953–2023), American actress *

Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including '' Journey to the Beginning ...

(1910–1989), Czech filmmaker * Ludmila Zeman (born 1947), Czech-Canadian artist, animator, and creator of children's book * Ned Zeman (born 1966), writer and screenwriter * Zbyněk Zeman (1928–2011), Czech historian

Politics and business

Allan Zeman Allan Zeman (; born 18 July 1949) is a Hong Kong business magnate. Background and personal life Allan Zeman was born into a Jewish family in Regensburg, West Germany, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where his mother worked in a ho ...

(born 1949), Hong Kong businessman * Edward J. Zeman (1905-1966), American politician * Ivana Zemanová (born 1965), wife of Miloš Zeman *

Miloš Zeman Miloš Zeman (; born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician who served as the third president of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023. He also previously served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As leader of the Cze ...

(born 1944), Czech president

Sport

American football

* Bob Zeman (1937–2019), American football defensive back * Ed Zeman (born 1963), American football player

Association football

* David Zeman (born 1942), Czech association football player *

Josef Zeman (footballer) Josef Zeman (23 January 1915 – 3 May 1999) was a Czech footballer. He played for several clubs, including SK České Budějovice and Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team (4 matches/2 goals), for whom he appeared in the ...

(1915–1999), Czech footballer * Marián Zeman (born 1974), Slovak association football player *

Martin Zeman Martin Zeman (born 28 March 1989) is a Czech footballer who plays as a forward for Slovan Velvary. He was also a Czech U21 international. Honours Sparta Prague * Czech First League: 2009–10 * Czech Cup: 2007–08 Viktoria Plzeň * Czech Fi ...

(born 1989), Czech association football player * Michal Zeman (born 1984), Czech footballer *

Walter Zeman Walter Zeman (1 May 1927 - 8 August 1991) was an Austrian football goalkeeper and an integral part of the second Austrian ''Wunderteam'' of the 1950s. Zeman began his youth career at local club SV Wienerberger, but he soon moved on to FC Vienn ...

(1927–1991), Austrian football goalkeeper *

Zdeněk Zeman Zdeněk Zeman (; born 12 May 1947) is a Czech-Italian football manager. Known for his exciting, offensive footballing tactics and use of the 4–3–3 formation, Zeman has managed numerous teams over the years, mostly in Italian football. He ...

(born 1947), Czech-Italian football coach

Ice hockey

Adam Zeman (ice hockey) Adam Zeman (born December 9, 1991) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with HC Dukla Jihlava in the First National Hockey League. Zeman made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Pardubice HC Dynamo Pardubice i ...

(born 1991), Czech ice hockey player *

Jiří Zeman Jiří Zeman (born February 12, 1982) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 ...

(born 1982), Czech ice hockey defenceman

Other

Andrea Zemanová Andrea Zemanová (born in Vrchlabí) is a Czech freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross and alpine skier. Zemanová competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Czech Republic. She placed 20th in the seeding run for the ski cross event. In th ...

(born 1993), Czech freestyle skier *

Bohumír Zeman Bohumír Zeman (born 26 May 1957 in Vrchlabí) is a Czech former alpine skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known ...

(born 1957), Czech alpine skier *

Irena Zemanová Irena Harman ( Zemanová, born 8 May 1977) is a Czech former competitive figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 9th at the 1994 World Junior Championships, and her highest placement at a senior ISU Championship was 13th ...

(born 1977), Czech figure skater *

Jaromír Zeman Jaromír Zeman (born 12 August 1886, date of death unknown) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and comm ...

(1886–?), Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Zeman Jaroslav Zeman (born 10 February 1962) is a Czech wrestler. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as ...

(born 1962), Czech Olympic wrestler *

Jindřich Zeman Jindřich Zeman (born 30 September 1950) was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden. Zem ...

(born 1950), Czechoslovakian luger *

Lenka Zemanová Lenka Eden Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. "The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well ...

(born 1979), Czech triathlete *

Miroslav Zeman Miroslav Zeman (born 14 September 1946) is a wrestler who competed for Czechoslovakia. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-En ...

(born 1946), Czech Olympic wrestler *

Štěpán Zeman Štěpán Zeman (born 9 May 1997) is a Czech handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and will also participate at the 2020 European Men's Handball Champio ...

(born 1997), Czech handball player

References

Czech-language surnames Surnames from status names {{surname, Zeman