Hartmann is a Germanic and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It is less frequently used as a male

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. The name originates from the Germanic word, "hart", which translates in English to "hardy", "hard", or "tough" and " Mann", a suffix meaning "man", "person", or "husband". The name Hartman, distinguished by ending with a single "n", is generally the result of the anglicisation of names that occurred with the emigration of persons from German-speaking to anglophone nations in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Below is a list of notable individuals and fictional characters with the surname or given name of Hartmann.

Arts and media

Hartmann von Aue Hartmann von Aue, also known as Hartmann von Ouwe, (born ''c.'' 1160–70, died ''c.'' 1210–20) was a German knight and poet. With his works including ''Erec'', ''Iwein'', '' Gregorius'', and ''Der arme Heinrich'', he introduced the Arthuria ...

(c. 1170 – c. 1210) German poet * Lukas Hartmann (1944), Swiss novelist and children's literature writer * Manoah Hartmann, contestant on ''Canadian Idol'' (season 2) * Moritz Hartmann (1821–1872), German Jewish poet * Oluf Hartmann (1879–1910), Danish painter * Petra Hartmann (b 1970), German author and literature scientist *

Sadakichi Hartmann Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (November 8, 1867 – November 22, 1944) was an American art and photography critic, notable anarchist and poet of German and Japanese descent. Biography Hartmann, born on the artificial island of Dejima, Nagasaki, to ...

(1867–1944), German-Japanese art critic long resident in America * Sieglinde Hartmann (b 1954), German medievalist, expert on the medieval poet Oswald von Wolkenstein *

Thom Hartmann Thomas Carl Hartmann (born May 7, 1951) is an American radio personality, author, former psychotherapist, businessman, and progressive political commentator. Hartmann has been hosting a nationally syndicated radio show, ''The Thom Hartmann Pr ...

(b 1951), American radio host, author and commentator *

Viktor Hartmann Viktor Alexandrovich Hartmann (Russian: Ви́ктор Алекса́ндрович Га́ртман; 5 May 1834, Saint Petersburg – 4 August 1873, Kireyevo near Moscow) was a Russian architect and painter. He was associated with the Abramt ...

(1834–1873), Russian architect and painter *

Bodil Neergaard Ellen Bodil Neergaard née Hartmann (10 February 1867 – 18 May 1959) was a Danish philanthropist and patron of the arts. She is remembered for her many philanthropic activities as well as for her life in Fuglsang Manor on the island of Lollan ...

née Hartmann (1867–1959), Danish estate owner, philanthropist and memoirist. Mr. Hartman also has a friend who has a city named after himself.

Music

* Emil Hartmann (1836–1898), Danish composer, eldest son of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann and brother-in-law to Niels Gade and August Winding *

Erich Hartmann Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful flying ace, fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in ...

(1920–2020), German double bass player and composer *

Georges Hartmann Romain-Jean-François "Georges" Hartmann (15 May 1843 – 22 April 1900) was a French music publisher, dramatist and opera librettist (publishing under the pen name Henri Grémont). Born in Paris, he was the son of Jean Hartmann (1804–1880), a G ...

(1843–1900), French music publisher and librettist under the pen name Henri Grémont *

Hartmann von An der Lan-Hochbrunn Hartmann von An der Lan-Hochbrunn, O.F.M., (21 December 1863 – 6 December 1914) was an Austrian Friar Minor and Catholic priest, who worked as a composer, organist and conductor. Life He was born Paul Eugen Josef von An der Lan-Hochbrun ...

(Father Hartmann) (1863–1914), Austrian composer *

Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (14 May 1805 – 10 March 1900) was, together with his son-in-law Niels W. Gade, the leading Danish composer of the 19th century. According to Alfred Einstein, he was ″the real founder of the Romantic movement in D ...

(1805–1900), Danish composer and organist *

John Hartmann John Hartmann (October 24, 1830 – 1897) was a Prussian brass composer. He is notable for having served Prince George, Duke of Cambridge as bandmaster in the British 4th Regiment, 12th Lancers. Hartmann was born in Auleben. When he went to fulf ...

(1830–1897), bandmaster to the Duke of Cambridge, Prussian brass composer *

Karl Amadeus Hartmann Karl Amadeus Hartmann (2 August 1905 – 5 December 1963) was a German composer. Sometimes described as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, he is now largely overlooked, particularly in English-speaking countries. Life Born in ...

(1905–1963), German composer *

Oliver Hartmann Oliver Hartmann (born 28 June 1970 in Rüsselsheim, West Germany) is a German metal vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer who performed in various acts, either as guitarist, solo or choir singer. He is best known for his role as vocalis ...

(born 1970), German metal vocalist, songwriter, and producer *

Thomas de Hartmann Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann (russian: Фома́ Алекса́ндрович Га́ртман; October 3 .S.: September 21 1884March 28, 1956) was a Ukrainian-born composer, pianist and professor of composition. Life De Hartmann was born o ...

(1885–1956), Russian composer and associate of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff

Science and medicine

Ernst Hartmann Ernst Hartmann (born 10 November 1915 in Mannheim, d. 23 October 1992 in Waldkatzenbach, a suburb of Waldbrunn (Odenwald)) in Germany was a German medical doctor, author and publicist. "Hartmann lines", a scientifically unproven grid of inv ...

(1915–1992), German medical doctor, author and publicist *

Franz Hartmann Franz Hartmann (22 November 1838, Donauwörth – 7 August 1912, Kempten im Allgäu) was a German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author. Biography Hartmann was an associate of Helena Blavatsky and was Ch ...

(1838–1912), German medical doctor and Theosophist *

Heidrun Hartmann Heidrun Hartmann, née Heidrun Elsbeth Klara Osterwald (born 5 August 1942 Kolberg; died 11 July 2016) was a German botanist. She worked at the University of Hamburg and specialised in Aizoaceae, Crassulaceae The Crassulaceae (from Latin ''cr ...

(1942–2016), German botanist *

Heinz Hartmann Heinz Hartmann (November 4, 1894 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – May 17, 1970 in Stony Point, New York), was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He is considered one of the founders and principal representatives of ego psychology. Life Hartmann was ...

(1894–1970), Viennese psychoanalyst, developer of Ego Psychology *

Henri Albert Hartmann Henri Albert Hartmann (16 June 1860 – 1 January 1952) was a French surgeon. He wrote numerous papers on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from war injuries to shoulder dislocations to gastrointestinal cancer. Hartmann is best known for Hartman ...

(1860–1952), French surgeon * Johann Daniel Wilhelm Hartmann, (1793–1862) German

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Johannes Hartmann Johannes Hartmann ( Amberg, 14 January 1568 – Kassel, 7 December 1631) was a German chemist. In 1609, he became the first Professor of Chemistry at the University of Marburg. His teaching dealt mainly with pharmaceutical A medica ...

(1568–1631), German chemist *

Johannes Franz Hartmann Johannes Franz Hartmann (11 January 1865 – 13 September 1936) was a German physicist and astronomer. In 1904, while studying the spectroscopy of Delta Orionis he noticed that most of the spectrum had a shift, except the calcium lines, which ...

(1865–1936), German astronomer active in Argentina and namesake of the Hartmann crater *

Robert Hartmann (naturalist) Karl Eduard Robert Hartmann (8 October 1832 – 1893) was a German naturalist, anatomist and ethnographer. Career A native of Blankenburg am Harz, Hartmann studied medicine and sciences in Berlin, and in 1865 was an instructor of comparative z ...

(1832–1893), German naturalist, anatomist and ethnographer *

Peter E. Hartmann Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, Australian scientist, co-winner of the 2010 Rank Prize for Nutrition *

William Kenneth Hartmann William Kenneth Hartmann (born June 6, 1939) is a noted planetary scientist, artist, author, and writer. He was the first to convince the scientific mainstream that the Earth had once been hit by a planet sized body (Theia), creating both the ...

, planetary scientist * William M. Hartmann, American acoustician and physicist

Philosophy

Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, was a German philosopher, independent scholar and author of '' Philosophy of the Unconscious'' (1869). His notable ideas include the theory of the Unconscious and a pessimistic interpretation of the "best of all ...

(1842–1906), German philosopher of the unconscious *

Nicolai Hartmann Paul Nicolai Hartmann (; 20 February 1882 – 9 October 1950) was a Baltic German philosopher. He is regarded as a key representative of critical realism and as one of the most important twentieth-century metaphysicians. Biography Hartmann was ...

(1882–1950), German philosopher * Stephan Hartmann (born 1968), German philosopher

State: military, government, religion

* André Frédéric Hartmann (1772–1861), French manufacturer and politician *

Erich Hartmann Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial com ...

(1922–1993), German fighter ace *

(1897–1945), German SS-Brigadeführer *

Felix von Hartmann Felix von Hartmann (15 December 1851 – 11 November 1919) was a German prelate, who was Archbishop of Cologne from 1912 to 1919. Life Felix von Hartmann was born in Münster, the child of the second marriage of government official Albert von ...

(1851–1919), Cardinal Archbishop of Köln *

Jakob von Hartmann Jakob Freiherr von Hartmann (4 February 1795 – 23 February 1873) was a Bavarian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War. Early life and French service Hartmann was born the son of Georg Hartmann and Barbara Geith ...

, (1795–1873), Bavarian general *

Heidi Hartmann Heidi I. Hartmann is an American feminist economist who is founder and president of the Washington-based Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), a research organization created to conduct women-centered, public policy research. She is an e ...

(born 1945) American feminist economist *

Ludo Moritz Hartmann Ludo (Ludwig) Moritz Hartmann (2 March 1865, Stuttgart – 14 November 1924) was an Austrian historian, diplomat and Social Democrat politician. He advocated an anti-metaphysical and materialist approach to history. Early life He was the son of th ...

, Austrian Jewish historian and statesman *

Michael Hartmann (judge) Michael John Hartmann GBS () is a senior judge. He is Chairman of the Market Misconduct Tribunal and the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal in Hong Kong. Early life and education Hartmann was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), British India ...

(born 1944), a Hong Kong judge born in Mumbai * Michael Hartmann (politician) (born 1963), German politician * Michael J. Hartmann, Hong Kong Judge * Otto Hartmann (aviator) (1889-1917), German World War I

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* Robert Hartmann (advisor) (1917–2008), counselor to President

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

* Sebastian Hartmann (born 1977), German politician *

Thomas W. Hartmann Thomas W. Hartmann is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Air Force Reserve. He has 32 years of criminal, commercial and civil litigation experience. Between 1983 and 1991 he was a prosecutor and defense counsel in the Air Force ...

, American military lawyer and director of Guantanamo Bay detention camp *

Verena Hartmann Verena Hartmann (born 29 March 1974) is a German politician formerly of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, and since 2017, a member of the Bundestag, the federal legislative body. Life and politics Hartmann was born 1974 in the East Ger ...

(born 1974), German politician

Economic

* Gustav Hartmann, son of

Richard Hartmann Richard Hartmann (8 November 1809 – 16 December 1878) was a German engineering manufacturer. Life Hartmann was born on 8 November 1809 in Barr, Bas-Rhin, the son of a tawer (''Weissgerber'', a tanner of white leather). In his Alsace home ...

, Saxonian engineering manufacturer and manager (1842–1910) *

, German engineering manufacturer (1809–1878)

Sport

* Gerhard Hartmann (born 1955), Austrian long-distance runner *

Karel Hartmann Karel Hartmann (6 July 1885 – c. 16 October 1944) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the Olympic games in 1920. He was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal in Antwerp. He and his family were killed in the ...

, Czech ice hockey player and official * Robert Hartmann (referee) (born 1979) *

Waldemar Hartmann Waldemar Hartmann (born 10 March 1948 in Nürnberg) is a German sports journalist. Life Hartmann worked since 1971 for German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and later for sport magazine ''Sportschau'' on German broadcaster ARD. Hartman ...

, (1948), German sports journalist

Fictional characters

* Erica Hartmann, a character from the anime/manga series ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

'' * Ursula Hartmann, a character from the anime/manga series ''

'' * Gunnery Sergeant Hartmann, a character from

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of nove ...

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'' * Henri Hartmann, a character from a DnD campaign ''Halls of Ivy''

References

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