Cramer is an English surname and the Anglicized version of

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

and Low German Kramer, or

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

Krämer (pronounced ). Both refer to the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages. The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different, rather small things. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Anthony Cramer, appellant in '' Cramer v. United States'' (U.S. Supreme Court, 1945) *

Carl Eduard Cramer Carl Eduard Cramer (4 March 1831 in Zürich – 24 November 1901 in Zürich) was a Swiss botanist. He studied at the universities of Zürich and Freiburg, where he received his doctorate in 1855. As a young man his mentor was the famed botanist Ca ...

(1831–1901), Swiss botanist * Casey Cramer (born 1982), American football player * Chris Cramer (1948–2021), British news journalist and executive * Christopher J. Cramer (born 1961), American chemist * Clayton Cramer, American historian and software engineer * Daniel Cramer (1568–1637), German Lutheran theologian * Doc Cramer (1905–1990), American baseball player * Dorothy Cramer, American baseball player *

Douglas S. Cramer Douglas Schoolfield Cramer (August 22, 1931 – June 4, 2021) was an American television producer who worked for Paramount Television and Spelling Television, producing series such as '' Mission: Impossible'', ''The Brady Bunch'', and ''Dynasty''. ...

, American TV producer * Dylan Cramer (born 1958), Canadian jazz musician * Ernst Cramer (architect) (1898–1980), Swiss landscape architect * Ernst J. Cramer (1913–2010), American journalist * Ernst Cramer (politician) (1960), Dutch politician *

Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signatu ...

(1933–1997), American pianist * Franz Cramer (violinist) (1772–1848), English violinist and Master of the Queen's Music *

Gabe Cramer Gabriel Isaac Cramer (born November 1, 1994) is an Israeli-Canadian-American professional baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent.Gabriel Cramer Gabriel Cramer (; 31 July 1704 – 4 January 1752) was a Genevan mathematician. He was the son of physician Jean Cramer and Anne Mallet Cramer. Biography Cramer showed promise in mathematics from an early age. At 18 he received his doctorate ...

(1704–1752), Swiss mathematician, discoverer of Cramer's rule *

Cramer brothers The Cramer brothers, Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, were 18th century publishers from Geneva and the official publishers of Voltaire. Their company, (sometimes called simply Cramer) published in a wide range of cities throughout Europe. The brothers ...

, Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, 18th century Swiss publishers *

Grant Cramer Grant Cramer (born November 10, 1961) is an American actor and producer who has starred in films and on television. He is the son of actress Terry Moore and Stuart Warren Cramer III, and a great-grandson of engineer and inventor Stuart W. Cram ...

(born 1951), American actor *

Hank Cramer Harry Griffith Cramer III (born 1953) is an American folk singer from the Pacific Northwest. He was born an army brat at Fort Bragg, North Carolina where his father was one of the Army's original Green Berets. Hank's father, Harry Griffith Cr ...

(born 1953), American folk singer *

Hans Cramer Hans Cramer (13 July 1896 – 28 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Career Cramer enlisted in the Prussian Army on 10 August 1914 and served in World War I; he was retained in the Reichsheer. In September 1 ...

(1896–1968), German general * Harald Cramér (1893–1985), Swedish mathematician * Harriet L. Cramer (1847-1922), American newspaper publisher *

Helene Cramer Helene Cramer (13 December 1844 – 14 April 1916) was a German flower, landscape and portrait painter. Life Cramer came from a wealthy merchant family in Hamburg-Uhlenhorst. Like her sister, the painter Molly Cramer, she also began her trai ...

(1844–1916), German painter * Jacqueline Cramer (born 1951), Dutch politician *

Jayme Cramer Jayme Oliver Cramer (born January 20, 1983) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events. He has represented the United States as a member of the national swim team in the FINA world championships and th ...

(born 1983), American swimmer *

Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Cramer ...

(born 1955), American investment manager and television personality * Joey Cramer (born 1973), Canadian child actor *

Johann Baptist Cramer Johann (sometimes John) Baptist Cramer (24 February 1771 – 16 April 1858) was an English pianist, composer and music publisher of German origin. He was the son of Wilhelm Cramer, a famous London violinist and conductor, one of a numerous family ...

(1771–1858), German pianist and composer * John Cramer (announcer), American television announcer * John Cramer (Australian politician) (1896–1994) *

John Cramer (representative) John Cramer was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York (state), New York from 1833 to 1837. Early life and education He was born in Waterford, New York, Waterford on May 17, 177 ...

(1779–1870), American politician from New York * John Antony Cramer (1793–1848), English classical scholar and geographer * John G. Cramer (born 1934), American physicist and science fiction author * Johann Ulrich von Cramer (1706–1772), German judge, legal scholar, and philosopher * Karl von Cramer (1818–1902), Bavarian politician *

Kathryn Cramer Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer (born April 16, 1962) is an American science fiction writer, editor, and literary critic. Early years Kathryn Cramer is the daughter of physicist John G. Cramer. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from Columbia Univ ...

(born 1962), American science fiction author and editor *

Kevin Cramer Kevin John Cramer (born January 21, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional distri ...

(born 1961), American politician from North Dakota *

Lawrence William Cramer Lawrence William Cramer (December 26, 1897 – 1978) was the second civilian Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Biography Cramer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and ...

(1897–1978), Governor of the United States Virgin Islands * Lea-Sophie Cramer (born 1987), German entrepreneur *

Mars Cramer Jan Salomon (Mars) Cramer (28 April 1928 – 15 March 2014) was a Dutch economist, Professor of Statistics and Econometrics at the University of Amsterdam, known for his work of empirical econometrics. Biography Born in The Hague, Mars Cramer ...

(born 1928), Dutch economist *

Michael Cramer (actor) Michael Cramer (1 March 1930 in Wickrath – 28 November 2000 Munich) was a German actor. Selected filmography *''A Life for Do'' (1954) *'' A House Full of Love'' (1954) *''Fireworks'' (1954) *'' The Perfect Couple'' (1954) *'' Island of th ...

(1930–2000), German actor *

Michael Cramer (politician) Michael Cramer (born 16 June 1949) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. He is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party. Originally, Cramer came to Berl ...

(born 1949), German politician *

Molly Cramer Molly Cramer (25 June 1852 – 18 January 1936) was a German flower, landscape and portrait painter. Trained in the old Dutch School (painting), Dutch tradition, she turned to Impressionism in her later years. Life Cramer came from a wealt ...

(1852–1936), German painter * Morten Cramer (born 1967), Danish football player *

Patrick Cramer Patrick Cramer (born 3 February 1969 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a German chemist, structural biologist, and molecular systems biologist. In 2020, he was honoured to be an international member of the National Academy of Sciences. He became pre ...

(born 1969), German biochemist *

Peggy Cramer Peggy Corrine Cramer (June 27, 1937 – August 4, 2016) was a catcher who played for the South Bend Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1954. Listed at 5' 4", 125 lb., she batted and threw right handed.

(1937–2016), American baseball player * Philippe Cramer (born 1970), Swiss furniture and wallpaper designer *

Philo Cramer Philo Cramer is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles punk band FEAR (Slash Records), from 1978 to 1993. He was a member of the band's classic lineup along with Spit Stix, Derf Scratch and frontman Lee Ving. ...

, American guitarist *

Pieter Cramer Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776), was a wealthy Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushing, and a mem ...

(1721–1776), Dutch wool merchant and entomologist *

Richard Cramer Richard Earl Cramer (July 3, 1889 – August 9, 1960) was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. Burly, menacing and gravel-voiced, Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today ...

(1889–1960), American actor *

Richard Ben Cramer Richard Ben Cramer (June 12, 1950 – January 7, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1979 for his coverage of the Middle East. Biography Cramer was born and r ...

(1950–2013), American journalist and author * Rie Cramer (1887–1977), Dutch writer and illustrator *

Robert E. Cramer Robert Edward "Bud" Cramer Jr. (born August 22, 1947) is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing . On March 13, 2008, Cramer announced he would not seek ...

(born 1947), American politician from Alabama *

Ronald Cramer Ronald John Fitzgerald Cramer (born 3 February 1968 in Haarlem) is a professor at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam and the University of Leiden. He obtained his PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 1997. Prior to returning t ...

(born 1968), Dutch cryptographer * Ronnie Cramer (1957–2021), American artist, composer and filmmaker * Walter Cramer (1886–1944), German businessman and anti-Hitler conspirator *

Wilhelm Cramer Wilhelm Cramer (2 June 1746, Mannheim – 5 October 1799, London) was a famous London violinist and musical conductor of German origin. He was part of a large family who were connected with music during both the 18th and 19th centuries. He is ...

(1746–1799), German-British violinist, best known for the "Cramer bow" * William Cramer (pathologist) (1878–1945), German-born pathologist * William C. Cramer (1922–2003), American politician from Florida

In fiction

Cramer family The Cramer family is a family of fictional characters on the American soap opera '' One Life to Live''. The family centers on the relationships of long-running character Dr. Dorian Cramer, who debuts on the series in April 1973. The long-runnin ...

, characters on the U.S. soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Inspector Cramer, recurring character in the Nero Wolfe detective stories * Jason Cramer, character on the HBO drama ''Oz'' * Nurse Cramer, character in ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller

People

In fiction

See also