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". ''Ackermann'' means "farmer" (literally: "fieldman"). Notable people with the surname, also spelled Akkermann. include: *

Annely Akkermann Annely Akkermann (born 5 October 1972) is an Estonian politician who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas since 19 October 2022. She was born in Linaküla on the island of Kihnu in the west ...

(born 1972) Estonian politician *

Anton Ackermann Anton Ackermann (real name: Eugen Hanisch, 25 November 1905 Thalheim, Saxony – 4 May 1973 East Berlin) was an East German politician. In 1953, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dieter K. Buse, and Juergen C. Doerr, eds., ''Mo ...

(1905–1973), German foreign minister * Barbara Ackermann (1925–2020), American politician *

Christian Ackermann Christian Ackermann was a sculptor and carver who worked in Estonia. Life and work Christian Ackermann was born in Königsberg. He worked in Riga, Stockholm, and Gdańsk, before becoming active in Tallinn from about 1672 until his death in 171 ...

(died 1710), Estonian sculptor *

Colin Ackermann Colin Niel Ackermann (born 4 April 1991) is a Dutch-South African cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in England and the Netherlands national cricket team. He made his international debut for the Netherlands in October 2019 ...

(born 1991), South African cricketer *

Dorothea Ackermann Caroline Dorothea Elisabeth Ackermann (12 February 1752 – 21 October 1821) was a German actress and eldest daughter of Konrad Ackermann and Sophie Charlotte Bierreichel. She had one sister, Charlotte Ackermann, and one stepbrother Friedr ...

(1752–1821), German actress *

Else Ackermann Else Ackermann (6 November 1933 – 14 September 2019) was a German physician and pharmacologist who became an East German politician ( Christian Democratic Union of Germany). The report on the power relationships between the citizen and the stat ...

(1933–2019), German physician and pharmacologist *

Ernst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann Ernst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann (14 June 1761, in Weimar – 4 October 1835, in Jena) was a German public servant and writer. He studied in Leipzig and Jena between 1779 and 1782, and was a childhood friend of August von Kotzebue. In the followi ...

(1761–1835), Bohemian public servant *

Franz Ackermann Franz Ackermann (born 1963 in Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, Bavaria) is a German painter and installation artist based in Berlin. He makes cartoonish abstraction. Life He attended the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Munich from 1984 to 1988 and the Ho ...

(born 1963), German abstract artist * Georg Ackermann (disambiguation) *

Gustav Adolph Ackermann Gustav Adolph Ackermann (16 January 1791 – 19 February 1872) was a German lawyer and author of a notable book on European knightly orders. Ackermann was born in Auerbach in Vogtland, Saxony. He was ''Königlich Sachsischer Appelationsrat'' oyal ...

(1791–1872), a German lawyer *

Haider Ackermann Haider Ackermann (born 29 March 1971) is a Colombian-born French designer of ready-to-wear fashion. He lives in Paris. Early life Born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1971, Ackermann was adopted at the age of nine months by a French Alsatian family. ...

(born 1971), French fashion designer * Hans Ackermann (16th century), German dramatist * Hans-Wofgang Ackermann (1936-2017), German virologist and microbiologist * Henri Ackermann (1922–2014), Luxembourgian racing cyclist * Jacob Fidelis Ackermann (1765–1815), a German doctor *

Jens Ackermann Jens Ackermann (born 2 July 1975 in Magdeburg) is a German politician and member of the FDP in the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly ele ...

(born 1975), German politician *

Jessie Ackermann Jessie Ackermann (July 4, 1857 – March 31, 1951) was a social reformer, feminist, journalist, writer and traveller. She was the second round-the-world missionary appointed by the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WWCTU), becoming in ...

(1857–1951), social reformer, feminist, writer, traveller *

Johan Ackermann Johannes Nicolaas 'Johan' Ackermann (born 3 June 1970) is a South African professional rugby union coach and former player. He played as a lock during his playing career between 1995 and 2007. He is currently the head coach at Red Hurricanes. P ...

(born 1970), South African rugby union player * Johan Christian Ackermann (1740–1795), Swedish landscape gardener *

Johann Adam Ackermann Johann Adam Ackermann (November 3, 1780 – March 27, 1853) was a German landscape painter of the early 19th century. He was born in Mainz and moved to Frankfurt am Main in 1804. His best-known works are his winter landscapes and watercolou ...

(1780–1853), German landscape painter * Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann (1756–1801), a German doctor * Josef Ackermann (disambiguation), several people with this name, including: **

Josef Ackermann Josef Meinrad Ackermann (born 7 February 1948) is a Swiss banker, former Chairman of the Bank of Cyprus, and former chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank. He has also been a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, th ...

(born 1948), a Swiss banker and former chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank * Karl Gustav Ackermann (1820-1901), German politician *

Kathrin Ackermann Kathrin Ackermann (born 30 January 1938) is a German actress. Early life Ackermann is a daughter of Hans Ackermann and Elisabeth, née Albert. Her father died during the Second World War in the Battle of France, and her mother married the condu ...

(born 1938), German actress *

Kirk von Ackermann Kirk von Ackermann ( – 9 October 2003) was an American contractor who disappeared in Iraq in 2003. His family was given a "presumption of death of a citizen abroad" certificate three years later. He has not been officially declared dead. Earl ...

(died 2003), American contractor and murder victim * Klaus Ackermann (born 1946), German footballer *

Konrad Ernst Ackermann Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1 February 1710 – 13 November 1771) was a German actor. Ackermann first accompanied field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich on his travels and in battles. Born in Schwerin, he first entered the stage under a ...

(1710–1771), German actor *

Leopold Ackermann Leopold Ackermann (17 November 1771, Vienna – 9 September 1831), known by his cloistral name as Petrus Fourerius, was a professor of exegesis.Levi Ackermann (born 820), a captain of the Survey Corps *

Liliane Ackermann Liliane Aimée Ackermann (''née'' Weil) (1938–2007) was a French microbiologist, Jewish Community pioneer, leader, writer, and lecturer. Early life and education Liliane Ackermann was born on September 3, 1938, in Strasbourg, France, the da ...

(1938–2007), French scientist and author *

Louise-Victorine Ackermann Louise-Victorine Ackermann (''née'' Choquet) (30 November 1813 – 2 August 1890) was a French Parnassianism, Parnassian poet. Life Ackermann was born in Paris, but spent her younger days in more rural surroundings near Montdidier, Somme, ...

(1813–1890), French poet *

Lourens Ackermann Lourens Wepener Hugo "Laurie" Ackermann (b 14 January 1934) is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where he served from 1994 to 2004. Ackermann was born in Pretoria, South Africa and he matriculated from Pretoria Boys Hig ...

(born 1934), South African judge *

Manfred Ackermann Manfred Ackermann (1 November 1898 – 16 June 1991) was an Austrian Social Democratic politician and trade union official in Austria and the United States. Ackermann served in the Austrian forces during World War I. After returning to civil ...

(1898–1991), Austrian politician and trade union official *

Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann (23 August 1757 – 10 May 1775) was a German actress. She was the daughter of the actors Konrad Ernst Ackermann and Sophie Charlotte Ackermann. Biography Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann made her the st ...

(1757–1775), German actress *

Max Ackermann Max Ackermann (5 October 1887 – 14 November 1975) was a German painter and graphic artist of abstract works and representational art. Life and work Born in Berlin on 5 October 1887, Ackermann started carving wooden figures and modellin ...

(1887–1975), German artist *

Mikasa Ackerman The ''Attack on Titan'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hajime Isayama. The story is set in a world where humanity lives in cities surrounded by enormous walls; a defense against the Titans, gig ...

, a character who is a member of the Survey Corps in the ''Attack on Titan'' manga and anime series *

Oliver Ackermann Oliver Edward Ackermann (born November 22, 1976) is an American rock musician, who is the founder of the Brooklyn-based effects pedal company Death By Audio and is guitarist and vocalist for A Place to Bury Strangers, a rock band hailed as "t ...

, American musician * Otto Ackermann (disambiguation) *

Pascal Ackermann Pascal Ackermann (born 17 January 1994) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Kandel, Ackermann joined the team in 2013, and spent four seasons with the team. In August 2016 announced that Ackermann would ...

, German cyclist *

Rita Ackermann Rita Ackermann (born April 19, 1968 in Hungary) is a Hungary, Hungarian-United States, American artist. She is currently living and working in New York City. Early life and education Rita Ackermann was born in Budapest (Hungary) in 1968. Ackerma ...

(born 1968), Hungarian-American artist *

Ronny Ackermann Ronny Ackermann (; born 16 May 1977 in Bad Salzungen, Bezirk Suhl) is a German former Nordic combined skier. Ackermann started to learn to ski when he was five years old and took up ski-jumping two years later. As of 2004, he belongs to the tea ...

(born 1977), German skier *

Rosemarie Ackermann Rosemarie "Rosi" Ackermann (; born 4 April 1952) is a German former high jumper. On 26 August 1977 in Berlin, she became the first female high jumper to clear a height of 2 metres. Biography She was born in Lohsa, Saxony. As Rosemarie W ...

(born 1952), German high jumper *

Rudolph Ackermann Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764 in Schneeberg, Electorate of Saxony – 30 March 1834 in Finchley, London) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. Biography He attended the Latin school in Stollberg ...

(1764–1834), German-born English publisher, printer, and inventor *

Silke Ackermann Silke M. Ackermann (; born 5 November 1961) is a German-born cultural historian and museum professional. She became a British Citizen in 2009 and has since held dual German-British citizenship. Ackermann currently serves as Director of the Hi ...

, German museum curator, and historian of science *

Sophie Charlotte Ackermann Sophie Charlotte Ackermann (''née'' Bierreichel) (10 May 1714 – 14 October 1792) was a German actress from Berlin. Biography She first married an organist named Schröder, who was unable to support his family. She entered the stage in 1740 i ...

(1714–1792), German actress *

Stefan Ackermann Das Ich is a German dark wave/gothic-industrial band formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann and Bruno Kramm, were one of the prominent founders of and contributors to "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" (''New German Death Art'') a musical ...

, German singer *

Stephan Ackermann Stephan Ackermann (born March 20, 1963) is a German bishop. He was elected by the Cathedral Chapter as Bishop of Trier in the Moselle area of Germany in 2009. Early life The son of Helmy and Hermann and the eldest of two children, Ackermann gr ...

(born 1963), German bishop *

Stephanus Ackermann Stephanus Ackermann (born December 26, 1985) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was born in Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in centr ...

(born 1985), Namibian cricketer *

Theodor Ackermann Theodor Ackermann (17 September 1825 – 22 November 1896) was a German pathologist born in Wismar. In 1852 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Rostock, obtaining his habilitation a few years later (1856) with a treatise on t ...

(1825–1896), German pathologist *

Theo Akkermann Theo Akkermann (1 November 19071 August 1982) was a German sculptor who focused on public sculptures in churches and cemeteries. He held teaching positions at the University of Pretoria and in Ghent, Belgium. Life Akkermann and his baby sister ...

(1907–1982), German sculptor *

Uwe Ackermann Uwe Ackermann (born 12 September 1960 in Zwickau, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a retired East German hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships with 48.64 seconds. His personal best time was 48.50 seconds, achieved in July ...

(born 1960), East German hurdler *

Wilhelm Ackermann Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann (; ; 29 March 1896 – 24 December 1962) was a German mathematician and logician best known for his work in mathematical logic and the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation. Biography ...

(1896–1962), German mathematician * Wilhelm Heinrich Ackermann (1789–1848), German teacher

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