Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In

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, the name means ''

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

''. It is the

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

of the English '' Chapman'' (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared from modern English). ''Kaufmann'' may refer to:

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Alexander Kaufmann Alexander Kaufmann (14 May 1817 – 1 May 1893) was a German poet and folklorist from Bonn. Biography Kaufmann came from a prominent local family, whose members had served in both the city government and service of the former Elector of Co ...

(1817–1893), German poet and folklorist, brother of Leopold *

Aloys P. Kaufmann Aloys P. Kaufmann (December 23, 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri – February 12, 1984 in St. Louis) was the 36th Mayor of St. Louis, serving from 1943 to 1949. Kaufmann graduated from the Benton College of Law and practiced law in St. Louis. He ...

(1902–1984), Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri *

Andrea Kaufmann Andrea Kaufmann (née Blenk; born 19 March 1969, in Dornbirn, Austria) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from Vorarlberg. She was, from 2009 to 2013, a regional member of the Vorarlberg state government and is curr ...

(born 1969), Austrian politician *

Andreas Kaufmann Andreas Kaufmann (born 6 October 1973) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga with SC Freiburg on 22 September 2001 when he came on as a substit ...

(born 1973), German footballer * Andy Kaufmann (born 1967), American basketball player *

Arthur Kaufmann Arthur Kaufmann (4 April 1872 in Iași, Romania – 25 July 1938 in Vienna) was an Austrian attorney, philosopher and chess master. Life Kaufmann was the second son of a wealthy, Jewish merchant family in Iaşi, Romania. In early childhood, he m ...

(1872–1938), Austrian attorney, philosopher and chess master * Arthur Kaufmann (artist) (1888–1971, German avant-garde painter *

Bob Kauffman Robert Kauffman (July 13, 1946 – July 25, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Kaufmann was a three time NBA All-Star. Early life Robert Alan Kauffman was born July 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, N.Y., to LeRoy and Anne Ka ...

(1946–2015), American basketball player *

Carl Kaufmann Carl Kaufmann (25 March 1936 – 1 September 2008) was a American born West German sprint runner. Kaufmann initially specialized in the 200 m, but in 1958 changed to 400 m and won a European silver medal in the 4×400 m relay. Between 15 Septe ...

(1936–2008), West German sprint runner *

Christian Kaufmann (alpine guide) Christian Kaufmann (March 7, 1872 – January 12, 1939) was a Swiss mountain guide who climbed in the Alps, the Canadian Rockies, the Selkirk Mountains, Selkirks, the Himalayas, and List of mountains in Norway by height, Norway, accomplishing ...

(1872-1939), Swiss mountain guide active in Canada *

Christian Kaufmann (canoeist) Christian Kaufmann is a retired West German slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 team event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in ...

(born c. 1940), West German slalom canoeist *

Christine Kaufmann Christine Maria Kaufmann (; 11 January 1945 – 28 March 2017) was a German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman. The daughter of a German father and a French mother, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress f ...

(1945–2017), German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman *

Christine Kaufmann (politician) Christine Kaufmann (born December 25, 1951) is a Montana politician. A member of the Montana Senate from January 2007 to 2016, she previously served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives. She last represented the 41st senate distric ...

(born 1951), Montana State Senate *

Daniel Kaufmann (footballer) Daniel Kaufmann (born 22 December 1990) is a Liechtensteiner former footballer. Career Kaufmann joined FC Balzers senior side in 2008, and USV Eschen/Mauren in 2010. He spent his whole career in Liechtenstein teams, with only a short bracket ...

(born 1990), Liechtensteiner footballer *

David Kaufmann David Kaufmann (7 June 1852 – 6 July 1899) (Hebrew: דוד קויפמן) was a Jewish-Austrian scholar born at Kojetín, Moravia (now in the Czech Republic). From 1861 to 1867 he attended the gymnasium at Kroměříž, Moravia, where he studie ...

(1852–1899), Jewish-Austrian scholar *

Dieter Kaufmann Dieter Kaufmann (born 22 April 1941) is an Austrian composer. Biography Kaufmann was born in Vienna and grew up in Carinthia. He studied music, German philology, art history, violoncello, composition (with Karl Schiske, Gottfried von Einem, O ...

(born 1941), Austrian composer * Edgar J. Kaufmann (1885–1955), US businessman and philanthropist *

Eduard Kaufmann Eduard Kaufmann (24 March 1860, Bonn – 15 December 1931, Göttingen) was a German physician. The disease Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome is named for him. Career Kaufmann studied in Bonn and Berlin, and earned his doctorate from t ...

(1860–1931), German physician and co-discoverer of the

Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome (AKL syndrome), also called nephropathic cystinosis, is an autosomal recessive renal disorder of childhood comprising cystinosis and renal rickets. Presentation Affected children are developmentally dela ...

Ernst Kaufmann Ernst Kaufmann (9 June 1895 – 20 December 1943) was a Swiss racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cy ...

(1895–1943), Swiss racing cyclist *

Eugen Kaufmann Eugen Carl Kaufmann or Eugene Charles Kent (8 January 1892 in Frankfurt am Main – 21 June 1984 in London) was German-born English Jewish architect. From 1925, he was engaged at the New Frankfurt project under the leadership of Ernst May. ...

(1892–1984), German architect *

Evan Kaufmann Evan Kaufmann (born October 31, 1984) is a German-American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Kaufmann, who is Jewish, was born in Plymouth, Minnesota and graduated from Robbin ...

(born 1984), German-American ice hockey player *

Fabio Kaufmann Fabio Herbert Kaufmann (born 8 September 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Eintracht Braunschweig. Career After impressive performances for SSV Ulm in fourth-tier Regionalliga Südwest, Kaufmann was ...

(born 1992), German-Italian footballer *

Felix Kaufmann Felix Kaufmann (4 July 1895, Vienna – 23 December 1949, New York) was an Austrian-American philosopher of law. Biography Kaufmann studied jurisprudence and philosophy in Vienna. He became part of the legal-philosophical school of Hans Kelsen. F ...

(1895–1949), Austrian-American law philosopher *

Frank Kaufmann Frank Kaufmann is the director of the Inter Religious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP) (originally a Unification Church ecumenical organization). He served as editor in chief of the IRFWP's academic journal ''Dialogue and Alliance'' from 1998 ...

(born 1952), American peace activist *

Franz Kaufmann Franz Kaufmann (5 January 1886 – 17 February 1944) was a German jurist murdered in the Holocaust. His role helping underground Jews survive in hiding in Berlin and his execution are documented in ''The Forger'', the memoirs of Cioma Schönhaus ...

(1886–1944), German jurist and victim of the Holocaust *

Franziska Kaufmann Franziska Kaufmann (born November 3, 1987 in Unterseen) is a Swiss curler from Grindelwald. She won a gold medal at the 2014 and 2016 World Women's Curling Championships as second for Binia Feltscher Career As a junior curler, Kaufmann play ...

(born 1987), Swiss curler *

Fritz Kaufmann Fritz Kaufmann (15 April 1905 – 22 January 1941) was a Swiss ski jumper and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He was born in Grindelwald. Kaufmann won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1931 FIS Nordic World Ski ...

(1905–1941), Swiss ski jumper and Nordic combined skier *

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (14 February 1679 – 24 March 1735) was a Baroque composer and organist from northern-central Germany who composed primarily sacred works for the organ and voice. Biography Early life and career Georg Friedrich Kauffm ...

(1679–1735), Baroque composer from Thuringia (now in southern Germany) * George Adams Kaufmann (1894–1963), British mathematician, translator and anthroposophist *

Gordon Kaufmann Gordon Bernie Kaufmann (19 March 1888 – 1 March 1949) was an English-born American architect mostly known for his work on the Hoover Dam. Early life On 19 March 1888, Kaufmann was born in Forest Hill, London, England. Education K ...

(1888–1949), English-born American architect *

Günther Kaufmann Günther Kaufmann (16 June 1947 – 10 May 2012) was a German film actor best known for his association with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder directed Kaufmann in a total of 14 films, casting him in leading and minor roles. Kaufmann ...

(1947–2012), German actor * Hans Kaufmann (born 1948), Swiss politician and business consultant *

Heinz Kaufmann Heinz Werner Alfred Kaufmann (20 September 1913 – 31 August 1997) was a German rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are a ...

(1913–1997), German rower * Herbert Kaufmann (1920–1976), German ethnologist, journalist, photographer and writer *

Hermann Kaufmann Hermann Kaufmann (born in Reuthe, Bregenzerwald) is an Austrian architect. Early life Hermann Kaufmann was born in 1955 in Reuthe, Bregenzerwald (Austria) and comes from a family with a long tradition in the carpentry business. At that time i ...

(born 1955), Austrian architect * Hilde Kaufmann (1920–1981), German jurist and criminologist *

Isidor Kaufmann Isidor Kaufmann ( hu, Kaufman(n) Izidor, he, איזידור קאופמן; 22 March 1853 in Arad – 1921 in Vienna) was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes. Having devoted his career to genre painting, he traveled throughout Easte ...

(1853–1921), Austro-Hungarian painter *

Jonas Kaufmann Jonas Kaufmann (born 10 July 1969) is a German operatic tenor. He is best known for the versatility of his repertoire, performing a variety of opera roles in multiple languages in recitalTommasini, Anthony (21 February 2014)"A Tenor Finds Energy ...

(born 1969), German tenor *

Judith Kaufmann Judith Kaufmann (born 20 September 1962) is a German cinematographer. Biography Judith Kaufmann was born in Stuttgart, West Germany in 1962. But after moving with her family grew up in West Berlin. After graduating from the National College of O ...

(born 1962), German cinematographer *

Julia Kaufmann Julia Kaufmann (born 1984) is a German voice actress. She has dubbed over a number of actresses, including Scarlett Johansson, Mischa Barton, and Elisha Cuthbert. Roles Television animation *Avatar: The Last Airbender ( Katara (Mae Whitman) (se ...

(born 1984), German voice actress *

Karl Kaufmann (painter) Karl Kaufmann (born 1843 in Neuplachowitz, Austrian Silesia; † 27. April 1905 in Vienna) was an Austrian landscape and architectural painter. Life Karl Kaufmann was a student at the Vienna Academy. His studies in the European North (Nor ...

(1843–1905), Austrian landscape and architectural painter *

Karl Kaufmann Karl Kaufmann (10 October 1900 – 4 December 1969) was a German politician who served as a Nazi Party ''Gauleiter'' from 1925 to 1945 and as the ''Reichsstatthalter'' (Reich Governor) of Hamburg from 1933 to 1945. Early life Kaufmann was the ...

(1900–1965), German Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg * Konstantin von Kaufmann (1818–1882), Russian general, for whom "Mount Kaufmann" (or "Peak Kaufmann", now called

Lenin Peak Lenin Peak or Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Peak ( ky, Ленин Чокусу, ''Lenin Choqusu'', لەنىن چوقۇسۇ; russian: Пик Ленина, ''Pik Lenina''; tg, қуллаи Ленин , ''qulla‘i Lenin/qullaji Lenin'', renamed қулла� ...

) was named * Klaus Kaufmann (born 1948), Austrian pianist who founded the Austrian-Chinese-Music-University *

Lars Kaufmann Lars Kaufmann (born February 25, 1982) is a German team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkee ...

(born 1982), German handball player * Leon Kaufmann (1872-1933), Polish painter and pastellist *

Leonhard Kaufmann Leonhard Kaufmann (born 12 January 1989) is an Austrian professional association football player who is currently playing for Austrian Erste Liga side SV Austria Salzburg. Career After one year with SK Austria Kärnten the talented offensive mi ...

(born 1989) Austrian footballer *

Leopold Kaufmann Leopold Ernst Kaufmann (13 March 1821 – 27 February 1898) was a German politician. Brother of the poet and folklorist Alexander Kaufmann, he became Chief Burgomaster of Bonn. Life 1840s-1850s With his brother Alexander, he attended the grammar ...

(1821–1898), German politician, brother of Alexander *

Malte Kaufmann Malte Kaufmann (born 14 December 1976) is a German economist, entrepreneur and politician from the AfD. He has been Member of the German Bundestag for since 2021. Political career In the 2021 German federal election, he contested Heidelberg, ...

(born 1976), German economist, entrepreneur and politician *

Maurice Kaufmann Maurice Harington Kaufmann (29 June 1927 – 21 September 1997) was a British actor of stage, film and television, who specialised in whodunits and horror films, from 1954 to 1981, when he retired. Personal life He was married to Honor Blackm ...

(1927–1997), British actor * Max R. Kaufmann, designer of the

Kaufmann Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means ''merchant''. It is the cognate of the English '' Chapman'' (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared from ...

font family *

Max Rudolf Kaufmann Max Rudolf Kaufmann (29 April 1886 in Basel, Switzerland – 1963 in Bonn, Germany), was a Swiss author, translator from Turkish, and journalist, who worked and published in Switzerland, Turkey, the United States and Germany. Life Kaufmann w ...

(1886–1963), Swiss author, translator, and journalist *

Myron Kaufmann Myron Kaufmann (August 27, 1921 – January 29, 2010) was an American novelist best remembered for his popular 1957 novel, ''Remember Me to God''. Josh Lambert writes that ''Remember Me To God'' was "hailed on publication as one of the finest no ...

(1921-2010), American author *

Nico Kaufmann Nico Kaufmann ( 24 June 1916 – 23 November 1996) was a Swiss pianist and composer. Life Kaufmann was born in Zürich. In addition to his studies at the Zürich Conservatory he was for a short time (1937) Vladimir Horowitz's only disciple during ...

(1916–1996), Swiss pianist and composer *

Oskar Kaufmann Oskar Kaufmann (2 February 1873 – 8 September 1956) was a Hungarian architect. He was an expert in construction and design and was active in Berlin beginning in 1900. Among his best-known works are the Krolloper, the Hebbel Theater and the , ...

(1873–1956), Hungarian-German Jewish architect * Patricia A. (Trish) Kaufmann of Lincoln, Delaware *

Peter Kaufmann-Bohren Peter Kaufmann-Bohren (June 23, 1886, in Grindelwald – June 23, 1971, in Thun, at age 85) was a Swiss ski instructor and mountain guide, climbing in the Swiss Alps and the Canadian Rockies. Family and early life (1886–1905) In 1886 Peter ...

(1886-1971), Swiss mountain guide *

Peter Kaufmann (Alpine guide) Peter Kaufmann (17 January 1858 - 14 October 1924) was a Swiss mountain guide during the Silver Age of Alpinism (1865-1882) and the early twentieth century, who guided amateurs, experienced climbers, and several notables across glaciers, over mou ...

(1872-1939), Swiss mountain guide from Grindelwald * Peter Kaufmann (politician) (born 1947), politician and businessman in Winnipeg *

Rainer Kaufmann Rainer Kaufmann (born 6 June 1959) is a German film director. He directed more than thirty films including ''The Pharmacist (1997 film), The Pharmacist'' and ', a film about human trafficking. Selected filmography *''Dann eben mit Gewalt'' (199 ...

(born 1959), German film director * Richard von Kaufmann (1850–1908), German jurist and art collector *

Rudolf Kaufmann Rudolf Kaufmann (3 April 1909 – c. 1941), son of the physicist Walter Kaufmann (physicist), Walter Kaufmann, was a palaeontologist and geologist, and is best remembered for his work on allopatric speciation and punctuated equilibrium in the t ...

(1909–1941), German paleontologist and geologist, son of Walter (physicist) *

Sören Kaufmann Sören Kaufmann (born 8 May 1971 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1 team: 1995), two silvers (C1: 19 ...

(born 1971), German slalom canoeist *

Stefan Kaufmann (musician) Stefan Kaufmann (born 4 August 1960) is a German drummer and guitarist, best known as a member of the heavy metal bands Accept and U.D.O. Career He joined Accept as drummer early enough to appear on the cover photos for their debut album, but ...

(born 1960), German drummer * Stefan Kaufmann (politician) (born 1969), German Bundestag member * Stefan H.E. Kaufmann (born 1948), German microbiologist * Stevie Kaufmann, (1913–2004), American socialite * Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 1955), German politician *

Theodore Kaufmann Theodore Kaufmann (December 18, 1814 – 1896) was an artist who worked mostly in the United States. Biography He was born in Uelzen, Germany. He served for several years as a mercantile apprentice. He studied painting in Düsseldorf with Peter ...

(1814–1896), German-American painter *

Ulrich Kaufmann Ulrich Kaufmann ( – ) was a Swiss mountain guide. He was born and died in Grindelwald. He was among the first Westerners to visit the mountain ranges of New Zealand and the Himalayas. Biography In August 1857, Kaufmann participated in the f ...

(1840–1917), Swiss mountain guide *

Walter Kaufmann (physicist) Walter Kaufmann (June 5, 1871 – January 1, 1947) was a German physicist. He is best known for the first experimental proof of the velocity dependence of mass, which was an important contribution to the development of modern physics, including sp ...

(1871–1947), German physicist *

Walter Kaufmann (composer) Walter Kaufmann (1 April 1907 – 9 September 1984) was a composer, conducting, conductor, ethnomusicologist, librettist and educator. Born in Karlovy Vary, Karlsbad, Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia (at that time part of Austria-Hungary), he trained ...

(1907–1984), Czech-born American ethnomusicologist *

Walter Kaufmann (philosopher) Walter Arnold Kaufmann (July 1, 1921 – September 4, 1980) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existe ...

(1921–1980), German philosopher *

Walter Kaufmann (author) Walter Kaufmann (19 January 1924 – 15 April 2021) was a German-Australian writer. Kaufmann was born Jizchak Schmeidler in Berlin, the son of a Polish Jewish woman, Rachela Schmeidler. He was adopted by the wealthy German Jewish couple Dr. Sal ...

(1924–2021), German-Australian writer *

William G. Kaufmann William G. Kaufmann (December 10, 1869 – January 16, 1947) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Kaufmann was in the meat retail business until retirement. He also worked in a logging camp and owned a fish ...

(1869–1947), American politician *

Yehezkel Kaufmann Yehezkel Kaufmann (Hebrew: יחזקאל קויפמן; also: Yeḥezqêl Qâufman; Yeḥezḳel Ḳoyfman; Jehezqël Kaufmann) (1889 – 9 October 1963) was an Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar associated with the Hebrew University. His ...

(1889–1963), Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar

Given name

Isaac Kaufmann Funk Isaac Kaufmann Funk (September 10, 1839April 4, 1912) was an American Lutheran minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Company, the father of author Wilfred J. Funk (who fou ...

(1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer *

Kaufmann Kohler Kaufmann Kohler (May 10, 1843 – January 28, 1926) was a German-born Jewish American biblical scholar and critic, theologian, Reform rabbi, and contributing editor to numerous articles of ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'' (1906). Life and work Kaufm ...

(1843–1926), German-born American Bible scholar, Reform rabbi and theologian

Kauffmann

* Guinevere Kauffmann (born 1968), German-American astrophysicist *

Henrik Kauffmann Henrik Kauffmann (26 August 1888 – 5 June 1963) was the Danish ambassador to the United States during World War II, who signed over part of Greenland to the US. Career Kauffmann started his foreign career by serving as envoy in Rome, 1921� ...

(1888-1962), Danish ambassador to United states of America *

Stanley Kauffmann Stanley Kauffmann (April 24, 1916 – October 9, 2013) was an American writer, editor, and critic of film and theater. Career Kauffmann started with ''The New Republic'' in 1958 and contributed film criticism to that magazine for the next fifty ...

(1916–2013), long-time film critic for ''

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hum ...

'' *

Jean-Paul Kauffmann Jean-Paul Kauffmann (8 August 1944, Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, Mayenne) is a French journalist and writer, a former student of the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille (40th class). Biography His great-grandfather Michel Kauffmann left Alsace ...

(born 1944), French journalist and writer *

Lillian von Kauffmann Lillian von Kauffmann née Salomonsen (1920–2016) was a successful Danish businesswoman and property owner. She became outstandingly rich thanks to the shares in De Danske Cichoriefabriker she inherited from her father and her acquisition of the ...

(1920–2016), Danish businesswoman

Kaufman

Aaron Kaufman Aaron Kaufman (born January 26, 1982) is an American television personality, racing driver, and owner of Arclight Fabrication, a Dallas enterprise that supplies aftermarket components for the Ford F-100 pickup. He is the former lead mechanic fo ...

, American mechanic and fabricator, featured on the television show ''

Fast N' Loud ''Fast N' Loud'' was a reality-styled Discovery Channel TV show featuring Richard Rawlings and his crew from the Dallas, Texas-based Gas Monkey Garage as they search for tired and run-down cars, and restore them for profit. The show was success ...

'' *

Abraham Kaufman Dr. Abraham Josevich Kaufman (Абрам Иосифович Кауфман, b. November 22, 1885 – d. March 25, 1971) was a Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist who helped protect some tens of thousands of Jews seeking saf ...

(1885–1971), Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist *

Alan Kaufman (writer) Alan Kaufman is an American writer, memoirist and poet. He is the author of the memoirs ''Jew Boy'' and ''Drunken Angel'', the novel '' atches', and is listed as editor of ''The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. He is also listed as co-editor o ...

, American novelist and poet * Alan S. Kaufman (born 1944), psychologist/IQ test developer * Alexis Kaufman (born 1991), birth name of American professional wrestler

Alexa Bliss Alexis Cabrera (née Kaufman; born August 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Alexa Bliss. In 2013, Bliss signed a contract with WWE and was ass ...

Allen Kaufman Allen Kaufman (1933) is an American chess master and the former Executive Director of the American Chess Foundation and Chess-in-the-Schools. Kaufman, a longtime member of the Marshall Chess Club and former president and vice-president,

(born 1933), chess professional *

Andrew Kaufman Andrew Kaufman (born 1968) is a Canadian writer, film director, and radio producer, best known for novels which incorporate aspects of genre literature, such as fantasy, superhero and detective novels, with humor.Terra Arnone"I'd walk to Wingham ...

, Canadian writer *

Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( ; January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes b ...

(1949–1984), American entertainer *

Ariel Durant Ariel Durant (; May 10, 1898 – October 25, 1981) was a Russian-born American researcher and writer. She was the coauthor of '' The Story of Civilization'' with her husband, Will Durant. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fic ...

(born Chaya Kaufman, 1898–1981), historian and writer, wife of

Will Durant William James Durant (; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He became best known for his work '' The Story of Civilization'', which contains 11 volumes and details the history of eastern a ...

Bel Kaufman Bella Kaufman (May 10, 1911 – July 25, 2014) was an American teacher and author, well known for writing the bestselling 1964 novel ''Up the Down Staircase.'' Early life Bella's father, Michael Kaufman (Mikhail Y. Koyfman) and her mother, Lal ...

(1911–2014), author of ''

Up the Down Staircase ''Up the Down Staircase'' is a novel written by Bel Kaufman, published in 1964, which spent 64 weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. In 1967 it was released as a film starring Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Ruth White, Jean Stapl ...

'' and granddaughter of

Sholom Aleichem ) , birth_date = , birth_place = Pereiaslav, Russian Empire , death_date = , death_place = New York City, U.S. , occupation = Writer , nationality = , period = , genre = Novels, sh ...

Benjamin Kaufman (Medal of Honor) Benjamin Kaufman (March 10, 1894 – February 5, 1981) was a First Sergeant in the United States Army, U.S. Army during World War I. He received the Medal of Honor and the Croix de Guerre for bravery in action in the Forest of Argonne, Argonne F ...

(March 10, 1894 – February 5, 1981), World War I Medal of Honor recipient *

Boris Kaufman Boris Abelevich Kaufman, A.S.C. (russian: Бори́с А́белевич Ка́уфман; August 24, 1906 – June 24, 1980) was a Russian-born American cinematographer and the younger brother of Soviet filmmakers Dziga Vertov and Mikhail Ka ...

, younger brother of

Dziga Vertov Dziga Vertov (russian: Дзига Вертов, born David Abelevich Kaufman, russian: Дави́д А́белевич Ка́уфман, and also known as Denis Kaufman; – 12 February 1954) was a Soviet Union, Soviet pioneer documentary f ...

Brandon Kaufman Brandon Kaufman (born October 26, 1990) is a former American and Canadian football wide receiver, and Australian rules football player. Kaufman was a three-year player at Eastern Washington University. In 2010, as a sophomore he had 15 touchdow ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Bruria Kaufman Bruria Kaufman (August 21, 1918 – January 7, 2010) was an American theoretical physicist. She is known for contributions to Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, to statistical physics, where she used applied spinor analysis to red ...

(1918–2010), Israeli theoretical physicist *

Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), ''Adaptation'' (2002), and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004). He made his directorial de ...

(born 1958), American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist *

Dan Kaufman Dan Kaufman is a visual effects artist who has worked on films such as ''District 9'' and '' X-Men: The Last Stand''. At the 82nd Academy Awards, he was nominated for Best Visual Effects for the film ''District 9''. His nomination was shared wit ...

, special effects artist * David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), American politician, Republic of Texas State Senator *

David Kaufman (actor) David Kaufman (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles of Dexter Douglas in ''Freakazoid!'', Jimmy Olsen in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', the titular protagonist in '' Danny Phantom'', Aldrin in ''Th ...

(born 1961), American voice actor * David Kaufman (author), theater critic *

Donald Kaufman (collector) Donald Lewis Kaufman (8 October 1930 – 12 October 2009) was an American toy collector amassing millions of dollars' worth of antique items in his country home in western Massachusetts. Early life Donald Lewis Kaufman was born on 8 October 1930, ...

(1930–2009), American toy collector * Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (born 1939), American politician *

Elaine Kaufman Elaine Edna Kaufman (February 10, 1929 – December 3, 2010) was a restaurateur whose Manhattan restaurant, Elaine's, attracted a following among prominent actors, writers, and other celebrities. Life and career Kaufman was born in Manhattan, ...

(1929–2010), American restaurateur *

George S. Kaufman George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theater director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals for the Marx Brothers and others. ...

(1889–1961), American playwright *

Gerald Kaufman Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (21 June 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. Elected as a member of parliament (MP) at the 1970 general election, ...

(1930–2017), British member of parliament * Gordon D. Kaufman (1925–2011), American theologian *

Grace Kaufman Grace Kaufman (born April 29, 2002) is an American actress, known for her roles including Kate Burns in the CBS sitcom '' Man with a Plan'' (2016–2020), Bronwen in the CBS sitcom ''Bad Teacher'' (2014), Ashley Chandler in the TNT action-drama s ...

(born 2002), American child actress *

Harold R. Kaufman Harold R. Kaufman (born November 24, 1926 - January 4, 2018) was an American physicist, noted for his development of electrostatic ion thrusters for NASA during the 1950s and 1960s. Kaufman developed a compact ion source based on electron bombardm ...

(born 1926), American physicist, developed Kaufman ion source *

Henry Kaufman Henry Kaufman (born October 20, 1927) is president of Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc., a firm established in April 1988, specializing in economic and financial consulting, and is known by the nickname "Dr. Doom." Early life Henry Kaufman was born on ...

(born 1927), German-American economist * Herbert Kaufman (1878–1947) *

Irving Kaufman Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 – February 1, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern Dist ...

(1910–1992), American federal judge *

Irving Kaufman (singer) Irving Kaufman (February 8, 1890 – January 3, 1976) was a prolific American early twentieth century singer, recording artist and vaudeville performer. Life and career Kaufman was born Isidore Kaufman in Syracuse, New York, the son of Russian ...

(1890–1976), American entertainer *

(Isidore Kaufmann, 1853–1921), Hungarian Jewish painter *

Jacob Kaufman Jacob Kaufman (15 July 1847 – 20 April 1920) was a manufacturer and industrialist in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He built a large lumber operation and pioneered the manufacturing of rubber outerwear. Biography Kaufman was bor ...

, (1847–1920), Canadian manufacturer and industrialist *

Jake Kaufman Jake Kaufman (born 1981; also known as virt or virtjk) is an American video game music composer. After starting out creating arrangements and remixes of video game soundtracks, he began his commercial composing career in 2000 with the score t ...

(born 1981), American video game music composer *

James Kaufman James C. Kaufman is an American psychologist known for his research on creativity. He is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. Previously, he taught at the California State University, Sa ...

(various people) *

Jane Kaufman Jane Kaufman was an American artist who was affiliated with the Pattern and Decoration movement. She was also a member of the art group Guerrilla Girls. Early life and education Jane Kaufman was born in New York City to Herbert Kaufman, an adv ...

(1938-2021), American artist *

Josh Kaufman Josh Kaufman (born November 9, 1976) is an American soul singer and singer-songwriter. A native of the Tampa Bay area in Florida, Kaufman is based out of and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for winning the season 6 of NBC's ' ...

(born 1976), American musician and winner of NBC's ''The Voice''

season 6 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

* Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology at Boston University *

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz (producer), Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director ...

(born 1945) *

Louis Kaufman Louis Kaufman (May 10, 1905 – February 9, 1994) was an American violinist. He played on the soundtrack of as many as 500 movies and made over 100 musical recordings. He is also credited with reviving the music of Antonio Vivaldi with his re ...

(1905–1994), violinist *

Mel Kaufman Melvin Kaufman (February 24, 1958 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional football player who spent his entire eight-year career as a linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college foo ...

(1958–2009), football player for the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...

Micha Kaufman Mikael "Micha" Kaufman (מיכה קאופמן; born January 3, 1946) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter. When he competed in the Olympics, Kaufman was 5-6.5 (170 cm) tall, and weighed 150 lbs (68 kg). Kaufman competed fo ...

(born 1946), Israeli Olympic sport shooter *

Millard Kaufman Millard Kaufman (March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated ''Bad Day at Black Rock'' (1955). He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo. Early life Kaufman ...

(1917–2009), American screenwriter and novelist * Morris Kaufman, Manitoba judge *

Moisés Kaufman Moisés Kaufman (born November 21, 1963) is a Venezuelan theater director, filmmaker, playwright, founder of Tectonic Theater Project, based in New York City, and co-founder of Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre. He was awarded the 2016 National ...

(born 1963), playwright and director *

Murray the K Murray Kaufman (February 14, 1922 – February 21, 1982), professionally known as Murray the K, was an influential New York City rock and roll impresario and disc jockey of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. During the early days of Beatlemania, he freque ...

(Murray Kaufman, 1922–1982) * Nadeen L. Kaufman (born 1945), psychologist/IQ test developer *

Napoleon Kaufman Napoleon "Nip" Kaufman (born June 7, 1973) is a former American football player and currently an ordained minister and head football coach at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. He is a former NFL running back, playing for the ...

(born 1973), American football player *

Nikolay Kaufman Nikolay Yankov Kaufman ( bg, Николай Янков Кауфман; 23 September 1925 – 26 March 2018) was a Bulgarian musicologist, folklorist and composer, sometimes cited as Bulgaria's foremost scholar in his field. Kaufman was born in th ...

(born 1925), Bulgarian musicologist *

Philip Kaufman Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning more than six decades. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versati ...

(born 1936), film director * Philip A. Kaufman (Phil Kaufman), an American engineer, the namesake of the

Phil Kaufman Award The Phil Kaufman Award was established in 1994 by the EDA Consortium (now the Electronic System Design Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community) to recognize individuals for their impact on electronic design by their contributions to electronic de ...

Robert Kaufman Robert Kaufman (March 22, 1931 – November 21, 1991) was an American screenwriter, film producer and television writer known for such films and series as ''Getting Straight'', ''Love at First Bite'', ''She's Out of Control'', ''Divorce Americ ...

(1931–1991), American screenwriter and film producer * Ruth Kaufman, British operations research specialist *

Smylie Kaufman Carter Smylie Kaufman (born November 30, 1991) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Early life and career Kaufman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Vestavia Hills High School. His middle name is a tribute to ...

(born 1991), professional golfer *

Steve Kaufman Steven Alan Kaufman (also known as Steve Kaufman, December 29, 1960 – February 12, 2010) was an American pop artist, fine artist, sculptor, stained glass artist, filmmaker, photographer and humanitarian. His entry into the world of serious pop ...

(1960–2010), artist *

Ted Kaufman Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled As ...

(born 1939) was a United States Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010 *

Terrence Kaufman Terrence Kaufman (1937 – March 3, 2022) was an American linguist specializing in documentation of unwritten languages, lexicography, Mesoamerican historical linguistics and language contact phenomena. He was an emeritus professor of linguist ...

(born 1937), linguist and professor at the University of Pittsburgh *

Theodore N. Kaufman Theodore Newman Kaufman (February 22, 1910 – April 1, 1986), sometimes given incorrectly as Theodore Nathan Kaufmann, was an American Jewish businessman and writer known for his genocidal views on Germans. In 1939, he published pamphlets as " ...

(1910–1986), businessman and writer *

Wendy Kaufman Wendy Kaufman is an American television personality, known for being the spokesperson for Snapple and for her two stints on ''Celebrity Fit Club''. Early life and education Kaufman was born in North Woodmere, New York, to a homemaking mother and ...

(born 1958) *

William E. Kaufman William E. Kaufman (born December 28, 1938) is an American Conservative rabbi, philosopher, theologian and author. His 1991 book, ''The Case for God'', was perhaps the first book written on Jewish process theology. Early life and education Kaufm ...

, rabbi, philosopher * Dr. Kaufman, a villain in ''

Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay by ...

Kauffman

Angelica Kauffman Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann ( ; 30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, K ...

(1741–1807), Swiss-Austrian painter *

Calvin Henry Kauffman Calvin Henry Kauffman (March 1, 1869–1931) was an American botanist and mycologist. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he was affiliated with the University of Michigan from 1904 until his death, and was known ...

(1869–1931), American botanist and mycologist *

Claudia Kauffman Claudia G. Kauffman (born July 15, 1959) is an American politician who is a member of the Washington State Senate representing the 47th district. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Native American (Nez Perce) woman elected to the ...

, Washington State Senate (served 2007–2011) *

Craig Kauffman Craig Kauffman (March 31, 1932 – May 9, 2010) was an artist who has exhibited since 1951. Kauffman's primarily abstract paintings and wall relief sculptures are included in over 20 museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whit ...

(1932–2010), Artist *

Doug Kauffman Doug Kauffman (born September 18, 1973) is an American curler from Hayward, California. At the national level, he is a two-time United States men's curling champion (2001, 2004). Kauffman picked up curling in his late twenties while living ...

(born 1969), American curler and golfer *

Draper Kauffman Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman (4 August 1911 – 18 August 1979) was an American underwater demolition expert, who served during the 1960s as 44th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. During World War II, he organized the f ...

(1911–1979), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy and son of James L. Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS ''Kauffman'' (FFG-59) * Elizabeth Bush, born ''Kauffman'' *

Ewing Marion Kauffman Ewing Marion Kauffman (September 21, 1916 August 1, 1993) was an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Major League Baseball owner. Early life and education Ewing Kauffman was born on September 21, 1916, on a farm near Gard ...

(1916-1993), Former owner of the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

and namesake of

Kauffman Stadium Kauffman Stadium (), often called "The K", is a baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is home to the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is part of the Truman Sports Complex together with the adjacent Arrowhe ...

George B. Kauffman George Bernard Kauffman (September 4, 1930 – May 2, 2020) was an American chemist. Life Kauffman was born in Philadelphia, the son of Laura (Fisher) and Joseph Philip Kauffman. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsy ...

(born 1930), American chemist *

John D. Kauffman John D. Kauffman (7 July 1847 – 22 October 1913) was an Amish Mennonite minister and later bishop who preached while being in a state of trance and who was seen as a "sleeping preacher". The Kauffman Amish Mennonites, a group with about 3,500 mem ...

(1847-1913), Amish "sleeping preacher". *

James Laurence Kauffman James Laurence Kauffman (18 April 188721 October 1963) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He distinguished himself as Commanding officer of destroyer during World War I and received the Navy ...

(1887–1963), United States Navy Vice Admiral and father of Draper Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS ''Kauffman'' (FFG-59) *

Leah Kauffman Leah Kauffman (born c. 1986) is an American singer and songwriter who is responsible for singing and writing popular viral videos, including "My Box in a Box", " I Got a Crush... on Obama", " Obama Girl vs. Giuliani Girl", "I Like a Boy", and ...

(born c. 1986), American actress, singer and songwriter *

Léon Kauffman Léon Kauffman (16 August 1869 – 25 March 1952)Thewes (2011), p. 75 was a Luxembourgish politician. He was the 12th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for one year, from 18 June 1917 until 28 September 1918. After studying law, in 1893 ...

(1869–1952), 12th

Prime Minister of Luxembourg german: Premierminister von Luxemburg , insignia = Lesser CoA luxembourg.svg , insigniasize = 100px , insigniacaption = Lesser coat of arms of Luxembourg , insigniaalt = , flag ...

Louis Kauffman Louis Hirsch Kauffman (born February 3, 1945) is an American mathematician, topologist, and professor of mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is known for the ...

(born 1945), American mathematician *

Marta Kauffman Marta Fran Kauffman (born September 21, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the co-creator of the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' with her longtime friend, David Crane. Both Kauffman and Crane were also executive pr ...

(born 1956), TV producer and writer * Matthew Kauffman (born 1961), journalist * Sandra Kauffman (born 1933), American politician from Missouri *

Scott Kauffman Scott L. Kauffman (born 1956) is an American business manager. He is currently chair and CEO of the advertising holding company MDC Partners. In July 1992, ''Advertising Age'' named him one of the top 100 marketers in the country and was named i ...

(born 1956), businessman * Stuart (Alan) Kauffman (born 1939), US theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher

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