Berman is a surname that may be derived from the German and

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

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-man’)https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e250048/Family_Name/BERMAN or from the Dutch , meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include: * Abba Berman (1919–2005), Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva *

Adolf Berman Adolf Avraham Berman (, 17 October 1906 – 3 February 1978) was a Polish-Israeli activist and communist politician. Biography Born in Warsaw in the Russian Empire (today in Poland), the younger brother of Jakub Berman. Berman attended the Unive ...

(1906–1978), Polish-Israeli activist and politician *

Ahmet Berman Ahmet Berman (1 January 1932 - 17 December 1980) was a Turkish footballer who played for Turkey in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Beşiktaş and Galatasaray. He died on December 17, 1980, and was laid to rest at the Feriköy Cemete ...

(1932–1980), Turkish football player *

Alan Berman Alan Lee Berman (born July 10, 1943) also known as Lanny Berman, is an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist. He is an adjunct professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Berman was form ...

(born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist *

Alexander Johan Berman Ds. Alexander Johan Berman (17 September 1828 in Zierikzee–14 February 1886 in Amsterdam) was the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang. As an author, he wrote literary criticism, and, in his younger years, poetry. He published an anthology with ...

(1828–1886), Dutch minister and literary critic * (1964-2017), Russian manager, whose work is connected with the oil and gas industry *

Amy Berman Amy Sauber Berman Jackson (born July 22, 1954) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Early life and education A ...

(born 1954), circuit judge * (born 1963), American composer, multimedia artist, and music educator * Antoine Berman (1942–1991), French translator and theorist of translation * Arthur L. Berman (1935–2020), American lawyer and former Illinois state Representative * Bart Berman (born 1938), Dutch-Israeli pianist * (1938–2002), Israeli singer and composer * Bob Berman, American astronomer * Boris Berman (musician), Boris Berman (born 1948), Russian-Israeli-American pianist * Boris Berman (journalist), Boris Berman (born 1948), Soviet and Russian journalist and broadcaster * Boris Berman (chekist), Boris Davydovich Berman (1901–1939), Worker of the USSR State Security officials, Commissioner of Public Security the third rank * (1897–1938), activist of the CPSU (b), 2nd secretary of the Sverdlovsk regional committee of the CPSU (b) * Brian Berman, American family physician * Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer * Chris Berman (born 1955), American sportscaster * (born 1937), Soviet and Russian biologist * David Berman (musician), David Berman (1967–2019), American poet and vocalist * David Berman (graphic designer), David Berman, Canadian graphic designer * David Berman (mobster), David Berman (1903–1957), American mobster *Debbie Berman, South African film and television editor * Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born 1933), American politician * (born 1946), Israeli psychologist * (born 1979), Israeli singer, songwriter, and composer * Eugène Berman (1899–1972), Russian painter * (1932–2001), Russian theater director, teacher, playwright. * Franklin Berman (born 1939), British barrister, judge, and arbitrator * Gail Berman (born 1956), American manager in the movie industry * Geoffrey Berman (born 1959), a United States Attorney * Harold J. Berman (1918–2007), American professor of law * Harris Berman (c.1938–2021), American physician * (1902–1944), American mineralogist * Helen Berman (born 1936), Dutch-Israeli painter * Helen M. Berman (born 1943), American chemistry professor * Henry Berman (1914–1979), American film editor * Howard Berman (born 1941), American politician * Ilan Berman (born 1975), Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council * Iosif Berman (1892–1941), Romanian photographer, and journalist * Jakov Berman (1868–1933), Russian philosopher * Jakub Berman (1901–1984), Communist politician in Poland * Jekuthiel Berman (1825–), Russian Hebrew novelist * Jennifer Berman, American sexual health expert, urologist, and female sexual medicine specialist * John Berman (born 1972), American news anchor * Joost Berman (1793–1855), Dutch judge and poet * Josh Berman, American writer and producer for television * (born 1972), American jazz musician * Joshua Berman, Professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University * Jules Berman (1911–1998), American businessperson * Julie Berman (born 1983), American actress * Julius Berman, American lawyer and rabbi * Karel Berman (1919–1995), Czech vocalist and composer * Karen Berman, American psychiatrist and physician-scientist * (1839–1913), German pianist and composer, music teacher *Carl Baermann, Karl Berman (senior) (1811–1885), German clarinetist and basset horn player * (1923–2007), Soviet and Ukrainian cardiologist and therapist * (1914–2000), clown, Honored Artist of the RSFSR * Laura Berman, American sex therapist and educator * (born 1959), American director and dramaturge * Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Russian pianist * (1894–1980), Russian Soviet poet, writer, journalist * Leah Berman (born 1976), American mathematician * Len Berman (born 1947), American sportscaster, journalist, news anchor and author * Leo Berman (1935–2015), Texas state Representative * Léonide Berman (1896–1976), Russian painter * (1908–1994), American violinist * Lori Berman, former Florida state Representative * Lyle Berman (born 1941), American poker player * Marshall Berman (1940–2013), American philosopher and writer * Matvei Berman (1898–1939), Russian, Head of the Gulag, GULAG 1932–1937 * (1873–1935), German rabbi * Maxine Berman (1946–2018), American educator and Michigan state Representative * (1908–1976), Soviet industrialist *Mitchell Berman, American Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School *, American artist * Monty Berman (1913–2006), British cinematographer and film and television producer * Morris Berman (born 1944), American historian * Nathaniel Berman, American historian * Nechemia Berman, Chief Rabbi of Uruguay * Otto Berman (1891–1935), American accountant * Pandro S. Berman (1905–1996), American film producer * Paul Berman (born 1949), American writer * Pavel Berman (born 1970), violinist and conductor * Rick Berman (born 1945), American television producer * Richard Berman (lawyer), Richard Berman (born 1942), American corporate lobbyist * Richard M. Berman (born 1943), American federal judge * Rodney Berman (born 1969), Welsh local government politician * Ruth A. Berman, Israeli linguist, Professor Emerita, Tel Aviv University * Ryan Berman, Michigan state Representative * Sabina Berman (born 1955), Mexican writer and journalist * Sanford Berman (born 1933), American librarian * Saul Berman (born 1939), American Orthodox rabbi and educator * Serena Berman (born 1990), American actress * Shanik Berman (born 1965), Mexican journalist and entertainer * (born 1963), American film director and screenwriter * Shelley Berman (1925–2017), American entertainer *Sheri Berman (BA 1987), American political scientist * (1818–1884), from the Hovevei Zion, the early pioneers in practical terms * Simon Berman (1861–1934), Dutch mayor * Steve Berman, American writer * Tal Berman (born 1973), Israeli TV host and Radio broadcaster * Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician * (1862–1896), Russian social activist and Palestinophil (Zionist) * (1897–1969), Soviet microbiologist, immunologist and epidemiologist * Wallace Berman (1926–1976), American artist * (1878–1974), Russian-Israeli rabbi and educator * Yitzhak Berman (1913–2013), Israeli politician * (1940–2009), Soviet and Ukrainian athlete and coach

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