Blum (surname)

Blum is a

German surname Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western orde ...

and Ashkenazi surname, Yiddish Blum means 'flower'. This is a completely different surname to Blume and is pronounced differently too. Notable people with the name include: *

Abraham Blum Abraham Blum (also known as Abrasza Blum; born c. 1905, Wilno (now Vilnius) – May 1943, Warsaw) was a Polish-Jewish socialist activist, one of the leaders of the Bund in the Warsaw Ghetto and a participant in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Ea ...

(1905 – 1943), Polish-Jewish activist *

Alex Blum Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889 – September 1969) was a Hungarian-American comic book artist best remembered for his contributions in the 1940s and 1950s to the long-running comic book series ''Classics Illustrated''. Biography Born ...

(1889 – 1969), comic book artist * Alice Blum (more commonly known by married name Alice Mavrogordato; 1916–2000) Austrian-born American artist, and translator. *

Brad Blum Brad Blum (born 1953) is the Co-Owner of FoodFirst Global Restaurants. He was the Founder, Chairman & CEO of FoodFirst Global Restaurants, Inc., upon the establishment of the company in May 2018. Previously he was the CEO of Burger King from Decemb ...

(born 1953), CEO of Burger King from 2002 until 2004 * Dorothy Blum (1924 – 1980), computer scientist and cryptographer * Edward Blum (disambiguation), several people *

Geoff Blum Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973) is an American former professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Dia ...

(born 1973), baseball player * George Blum (1870 – 1928), architect *

H Steven Blum H. Steven Blum (born October 13, 1946) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general. He served as the 25th chief of the National Guard Bureau from 2003 to 2008. His last assignment before retiring was deputy commander, United States Norther ...

(born 1946), US lieutenant general (National Guard) * Heather Munroe-Blum (born 1950), principal of McGill University, Montréal * Heinrich Blum (1884 – 1942), Czechoslovakian architect *

Jason Blum Jason Ferus Blum "Jason Ferus Blum was born in LA in 1969 to Shirley Neilsen, an art professor, and Irving Blum, an art dealer" (; born 1969) is an American film and television producer. He is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, whic ...

(born 1969), American film producer *

John Morton Blum John Morton Blum (; April 29, 1921 – October 17, 2011) was an American historian, active from 1948 to 1991. He was a specialist in 20th-century American political history, and was a senior advisor to Yale officials. Life and career Blum was bo ...

(1921 – 2011), writer of political history *

Jonathon Blum Jonathon Gregory Blum (born January 30, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing with EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Blum was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Ranc ...

(born 1989), American ice hockey player * Kevin Blum, neutralized train shooter in

1993_Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting The 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting occurred on December 7, 1993, aboard a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Garden City Park, New York. As the train arrived at Merillon Avenue station, passenger Colin Ferguson began firing at other pa ...

* Lawrence Blum (born 1943), American philosopher and professor *

Lenore Blum Lenore Carol Blum (née Epstein, born December 18, 1942) is an American computer scientist and mathematician who has made pioneering contributions to the theories of real number computation, cryptography, and pseudorandom number generation. She ...

(born 1942), American mathematician and computer scientist * Léon Blum (1872 – 1950), socialist Prime Minister of France from 1936 to 1937 *

Mark Blum Mark Blum (May 14, 1950 – March 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked in theater, film, and television. He found success with a lead role in the 1985 film ''Desperately Seeking Susan,'' which he followed up the next year with a supporting r ...

(1950–2020), American actor *

Marty Blum Marty Blum is the former mayor of Santa Barbara, California, a city of 92,000. She was born in Illinois and attended Purdue University, later receiving a JD at Loyola University. Blum moved to Santa Barbara in 1968 with her husband Joe, a physic ...

, mayor of Santa Barbara, California (2001 to present) *

Manuel Blum Manuel Blum (born 26 April 1938) is a Venezuelan-American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 "In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to cryptography and ...

(born 1938), computer scientist * Paul Blum (1898 – 1981), American intelligence officer *

René Blum (ballet) René Blum may refer to: * René Blum (impresario) René Blum (13 March 1878 – September 1942) was a French theatrical impresario. He was the founder of the Ballet de l'Opéra at Monte Carlo and was the younger brother of the Socialist Prime ...

(1878 – 1942), French founder of Ballet de l'Opera a Monte Carlo *

René Blum (politician) René Blum (17 February 1889 – 25 December 1967) was a Luxembourgish politician, diplomat, and jurist. He sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 1918 until 1937, when he became a government minister. He was briefly the President of the Chamber, ...

(1889 – 1967), Luxembourgian politician *

Richard C. Blum Richard Charles Blum (July 31, 1935 – February 27, 2022) was an American investor and the husband of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein. He was the chairman and president of Blum Capital, an equity investment management firm. Blum wa ...

(born 1935), investment banker, husband of US Senator Dianne Feinstein *

Robert Blum Robert Blum (10 November 1807 – 9 November 1848) was a German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionist and member of the National Assembly of 1848. In his fight for a strong, unified Germany he opposed ethnocentrism a ...

(1807–1848), Saxon/German member of parliament in 1848 * Robert Blum (fencer) (born 1928), American Olympic fencer *

Robert Frederick Blum Robert Frederick Blum (9 July 1857 – 8 June 1903) was an American artist. He was one of the youngest members of the National Academy of Design and was President of the Painters in Pastel and a member of the Society of American Artists and the A ...

(1857 – 1903), American artist *

Rod Blum Rodney Leland Blum (; born April 26, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 a ...

(born 1955), American politician * Samuel E. Blum (1920–2013), American chemist and physicist * Sammy Blum (1889 – 1945), American actor *

Shirley Neilsen Blum Shirley Neilsen Blum, also known as Shirley Hopps (born 14 October 1932) is an American art historian, author, gallerist, and professor emeritus at the State University of New York, Purchase (1970–1989). She specializes in Northern Renaissance ...

(born 1932), American art historian, gallerist, author and professor. *

Steven Blum Steven Jay Blum (; born April 29, 1960) is an American voice actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, his most well-known roles include Spike Spiegel from the anime series '' Cowboy Bebop'', Garazeb Orrelios from the animated series ''S ...

(born 1960), American voice actor for anime and video games * Suzanne Blum (born 1978), American chemist * Suzanne Blum (lawyer) (1898-1994) French lawyer and writer *

William Blum William Henry Blum (; March 6, 1933 – December 9, 2018) was an American author, critic of United States foreign policy and socialist. He lived in Washington, DC. Early life Blum was born at Beth Moses Hospital (now part of Maimonides Medical ...

(1933–2018), American author and foreign policy critic {{Surname, Blum German-language surnames Ashkenazi surnames Occupational surnames