Adelman or Adelmann is a
surname
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of German origin, and means "nobleman", being a combination of "adel" (nobility) and "mann" (man).
The name may refer to:
People
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Adelmann of Liège (died 1061), Italian bishop
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Bob Adelman
Robert Melvin "Bob" Adelman (October 30, 1930 – March 19, 2016) was an American photographer known for his images of the civil rights movement.
Career
Adelman used his background as a graduate student in applied aesthetics from Columbia Univers ...
(1930–2016), American photographer
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David E. Adelman, American lawyer and academic
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David I. Adelman (born 1964), American diplomat and lawyer
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David J. Adelman (born 1972), American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
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Georg von Adelmann (1811–1888), German physician
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Howard Adelman
Howard Adelman (born January 7, 1938) is a Canadian philosopher and former university professor. He retired as Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at York University in 2003. Adelman was one of the founders of Rochdale College, as well as the foun ...
(born 1938), Canadian philosopher
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Irma Adelman (1930–2017), American economist
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Janet Adelman (1941–2010), American scholar
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Jeremy Adelman
Jeremy Adelman (born 1960) is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, where he is also the director of the Global History Lab. Previously, he served as the director of the Council for Int ...
(born 1960), American historian
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Jeremy Adelman (composer) (born 1973), American musician
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Kenneth Adelman
Kenneth Lee Adelman (born June 9, 1946) is an American diplomat, political writer, policy analyst and William Shakespeare scholar. Adelman has been a member of the board of directors of the global data collection company RIWI Corp. since June 2016 ...
(born 1946), American diplomat and writer
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Lynn Adelman (born 1939), American judge
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Martyn Adelman
Martyn J Adelman or Martin, also known as Max Adelman (born 1947) is a British photographer and former drummer.
Adelman learnt to play drums aged 14 and soon formed his first group, The Insteps, also including John Altman. A subsequent band inc ...
(born 1947), British photographer and former drummer
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Paul Adelman, British historian
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Rick Adelman
Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Adelman served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden ...
(born 1946), American basketball player and coach
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Saul Adelman (born 1944), American astronomer
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Skippy Adelman
Skippy Adelman (born Julius Edelman; March 29, 1924 Manhattan, New York City – May 1, 2004 Long Island City, New York) was an American photographer, best known for his book ''Jazzways,'' featuring monochrome photography of jazz musicians'','' ...
(1924–2004), jazz photographer
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Uri Adelman
Uri Adelman ( he, אורי אדלמן; September 3, 1958 – August 5, 2004) was an Israeli writer, musician, composer, computer expert, and professor at Tel Aviv University.
Biography
Adelman was born and raised in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, ...
(1958–2004), Israeli writer and musician
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Warren Adelman
GoDaddy Inc. is an American publicly traded Internet domain registrar and web hosting company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and incorporated in Delaware.
, GoDaddy has more than 21 million customers and over 6,600 employees worldwide. The c ...
(born 1963), American businessman
Lee Adelman (born 1962), American businessman
See also
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Addelman
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Adleman
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Edelman Edelman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abram Wolf Edelman (a.k.a. Abraham Edelman; 1832–1907), Polish-born American rabbi; the first rabbi in Los Angeles, California
* Adam Edelman (born 1991), American-born four-time Is ...
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Edelmann Edelmann (German for "nobleman") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Heinz Edelmann (1934–2009), German illustrator and designer
*Jean-Frédéric Edelmann (1749–1794), French classical composer
*Otto Edelmann (1917–2003), ...
References
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German given names
German-language surnames
Jewish surnames
Yiddish-language surnames