Heilman is a surname, found in particular in the U.S, either as a variation of the German/Alsacian surname Heilmann belonging to some

protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

families in the south-west of Germany, or from other origins ("heilman" seems to be in Poland the surname of some Jewish families, cf. Anna Heilman below). Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Heilman Aaron Michael Heilman (born November 12, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Heilman was drafted by the New York Mets out of Notre Dame in 2001. He came up through the Mets system as a starting pitcher, but was converted to ...

(born 1978), American baseball player *

Anna Heilman Anna Heilman, born Hana Wajcblum (December 1, 1928 – May 1, 2011 age 83), referred to in other sources as Hanka or Chana Weissman, was one of the surviving prisoners from Auschwitz who plotted to blow up the crematoria. She, along with her el ...

(1928–2011), Polish resistance fighter *

Dan Heilman Dan Heilman (1922 – December 17, 1966) was the first artist of the ''Judge Parker'' comic strip. He was born in 1922 (some sources say 1924) in Cincinnati, Ohio. Having served in World War II, Heilman became an assistant to artist Ken Ernst on t ...

(1922–1966), American comic strip cartoonist *

E. Bruce Heilman Earl Bruce Heilman (July 16, 1926 – October 19, 2019) was an American educator who served as president of the University of Richmond and Meredith College. He last held the positions of chancellor at the University of Richmond and National Spok ...

, American college and university president *

James Heilman James M. Heilman (born ) is a Canadian emergency physician, Wikipedian, and advocate for the improvement of Wikipedia's health-related content. He encourages other clinicians to contribute to the online encyclopedia. With the Wikipedia user ...

, Canadian physician *

John Heilman John William Heilman is an American municipal politician and former city councilmember of West Hollywood, California. He has served in the capacity of mayor multiple times since 1985. Education A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Heilman graduat ...

, American politician * John B. Heilman (1920–2013), American politician *

Kenneth Heilman Kenneth M. Heilman (born 1938) is an American behavioral neurologist He is considered one of the fathers of modern-day behavioral neurology. Early life and career Heilman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended college at the Univ ...

(born 1938), American neurologist * M. Stephen Heilman (born 1933), American physician and inventor * Robert B. Heilman (1906–2004), American educator and writer *

Samuel Heilman Samuel C. Heilman is a professor of Sociology at Queens College of the City University of New York who focuses on social ethnography of contemporary Jewish Orthodox movements. Personal Heilman was born in May, 1946, to Henry and Lucia Heilman, ...

(born 1946), American sociologist and writer *

William Heilman William Heilman (October 11, 1824 – September 22, 1890) was an American businessman who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1883. He was the great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette. Biography Born in ...

(1824–1890), American politician * William Clifford Heilman (1877–1946), American classical composer

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