Fromm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Eric Fromm
Eric Fromm (born June 27, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Tennis career
Fromm's best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost in straight se ...
(born 1958), American former tennis player
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Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm (; ; March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the U ...
(1900–1980), German-American Jewish psychologist and humanistic philosopher
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Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann ( Reichmann; October 23, 1889 in Karlsruhe, Germany – April 28, 1957 in Rockville, Maryland) was a German psychiatrist and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who immigrated to America during World War II. She was a pioneer for ...
(1889–1957), psychoanalyst and doctor; wife of Erich
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Friedrich Fromm (1888–1945), German army officer
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Jake Fromm
William Jacob Fromm (born July 30, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of t ...
(born 1998), American football player
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Julius Fromm (1883–1945), inventor of the seamless latex condom
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Paul Fromm (activist)
Frederick Paul Fromm (born January 3, 1949) is a Canadian former high school teacher, white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and perennial political candidate.
Fromm is the international director of the white supremacist organization Council of Cons ...
(born 1949), Canadian fascist
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Paul Fromm (philanthropist)
Paul Fromm (September 28, 1906 – July 4, 1987) was a Jewish Chicago wine merchant and performing arts patron through the Fromm Music Foundation. The ''Organum for Paul Fromm'' was composed by John Harbison in his honor.
Early life
Born in Kitz ...
(1906–1987), American wine merchant and musical patron
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Pete Fromm
Pete Fromm (born September 29, 1958) is an American novelist, short story writer, and memoir writer.
Biography
Fromm was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and holds a B.S. in wildlife biology from the University of Montana where he graduated with h ...
(born 1958), American novelist
Variants
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Martin Severin From
Martin Severin Janus From (8 April 1828 – 6 May 1895) was a Danish chess master known for creating From's Gambit. From's Gambit is a sharp response to Bird's Opening, requiring precision from both players.
Personal life
Born in Nakskov, From ...
, Danish chess master
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Allan Fromme Allan Fromme (1916–2003) was an American psychologist, teacher, and writer. He became known for what has been characterized as a warmhearted, common-sense approach to life's day-to-day concerns. After graduating from Columbia University, Fromme sp ...
, American psychologist
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Lynette Fromme, American attempted assassin
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Ethan Frome
''Ethan Frome'' is a 1911 book by American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel has been adapted into a '' film of the same name''.
Plot
The novel is a framed narrative. The framing sto ...
, a fictional character
See also
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Mount Fromme
Mount Fromme is one of the North Shore Mountains that overlook Burrard Inlet north of Vancouver, British Columbia. It stands just east of Grouse Mountain, and the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver lie on its lower slope ...
, a mountain in British Columbia
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Frommel Frommel is the surname of:
* Emil Frommel (1828-1896), German theologian and author
* Gaston Frommel (1862 - 1906), Swiss theologian, professor of theology
* Karl Ludwig Frommel (1789 – 1863), German landscape painter and engraver
* Richard Fro ...
* Fromm Verlag, an imprint of
VDM Publishing
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Fromme Fromme is a surname. People with this surname include:
* Alex M. Fromme (1915–1982), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
* Allan Fromme (1916–2003) was an American psychologist, teacher, and writer
* Art Fromme (1883–1956), professional base ...
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Frum (Yiddish form)
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Frum (surname) Frum is a surname that may refer to:
Meaning: pious, observant (Yiddish). It also is patronymic, and of biblical origin, likely derived from a variant of Abraham, Afrom.
* Barbara Frum, Canadian journalist
** Barbara Frum (TV series)
* Danielle F ...
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German-language surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin