Nachman, also Nahman is a Yiddish surname and given name, similar to the German surname

Nachmann Nachmann is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Fritz Nachmann (born 1929), West German luger *Kurt Nachmann (1915–1984), Austrian screenwriter and film actor *Werner Nachmann (1925 – 1988), German entrepreneur ...

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Dana Nachman Dana Nachman is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Northern California. She has written, directed, and produced six feature documentaries including the 2020 film Dear Santa and the 2018 Pick of the Litter and ''Witch Hunt'', ''The Human E ...

, American documentary filmmaker * Gerald Nachman (born 1938), American journalist and writer *

Jerry Nachman Jerome A. "Jerry" Nachman (February 24, 1946 – January 19, 2004) was the editor-in-chief and vice president of MSNBC cable news network., and former editor of the ''New York Post''. Early years Nachman was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn and raise ...

(1946–2004), American journalist * Jim Nachman, American politician *

Rav Nachman Rav Nachman bar Yaakov ( he, רב נחמן בר יעקב; died 320) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an Amora of the third generation. It is generally accepted that references to Rav Nachman in the Talmud refer to Rav Nach ...

(died 320), Jewish Talmudist *

Ron Nachman Ron Nachman ( he, רון נחמן, 6 August 1942 – 18 January 2013) was an Israeli politician and former Knesset member for the Likud. The founder of Ariel, one of the largest Israeli settlements in the West Bank, he was its mayor from 1985 unti ...

(1942–2013), Israeli politician

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*Raphael Nachman, fictional mathematician in the late stories of

Leonard Michaels Leonard Michaels (January 2, 1933 – May 10, 2003) was an American writer of short stories, novels, and essays. Early life and education Michaels was born in New York City to Jewish parents; his father was born in Poland. He attended New Yor ...

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*Rebbe

Nachman of Breslov Nachman of Breslov ( he, רַבִּי נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב ''Rabbī'' ''Naḥmān mīBreslev''), also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover ( yi, רבי נחמן ברעסלאווער ''Rebe Nakhmen Breslover'' ...

*Rebbe Nachman of Horodenka *

Nachman Aronszajn Nachman Aronszajn (26 July 1907 – 5 February 1980) was a Polish American mathematician. Aronszajn's main field of study was mathematical analysis, where he systematically developed the concept of reproducing kernel Hilbert space. He also contrib ...

(1907–1980), Polish-American mathematician *

Nachman Ben-Yehuda Nachman Ben-Yehuda ( he, נחמן בן יהודה; born 8 March 1948) is a professor emeritus and former dean of the department of sociology and anthropology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Masada myth One of his notable subjects o ...

, Israeli sociologist * Nahman Berlin (), German writer *

Nachman Bulman Nachman Bulman (1925-2002) was an American rabbi associated with Orthodox Judaism. He was born to Rabbi Meir and Etil Bulman after a blessing from the Rebbe of Ger, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter. He grew up on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, and ...

(1925–2002), American rabbi *

Nachman Chazan Nachman Chazan (1813–1884) was a seminal figure in the continuation and growth of Breslov Hasidism in the mid-nineteenth century. The Breslov movement was founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who died in 1810. Rebbe Nachman's closest disciple, Na ...

(1813–1884), Ukrainian Orthodox Jew *

Nachman Dushanski Nachman Dushanski ( lt, Nachmanas Dušanskis, russian: Нахман Ноахович Душанский, he, נחמן דושנסקי; December 29, 1919 in Šiauliai – February 20, 2008 in Haifa) was a Lithuanian officer of Soviet security age ...

(1919–2008), Lithuanian communist * Nachman Fahrner (born 1972), Israeli musician * Nachman Goldstein (died 1894), Ukrainian Orthodox rabbi *

Nachman Shlomo Greenspan Rabbi Nachman Shlomo Greenspan ( he, נחמן שלמה גרינשפן; 1878 – August 1961) was a Talmudic scholar, rosh yeshiva of Etz Chaim in London, and an author of a number of works about the Torah.__NOTOC__ Early years Greenspan was born ...

(1878–1961), Talmudic scholar * Nachman Kahana (born 1937), Israeli rabbi *

Nachman Krochmal Nachman HaKohen Krochmal ( he, נחמן קְרוֹכְמַל; born in Brody, Galicia, on 17 February 1785; died at Ternopil on 31 July 1840) was a Jewish Galician philosopher, theologian, and historian. Biography He began the study of the Talmud ...

(1785–1840), Galician philosopher, theologian and historian *

Nachman Shai Nachman Shai ( he, נחמן שי; born Nachman Shaykevich on 28 November 1946) is an Israeli journalist and politician serving as Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs. He previously served as a member of the Knesset and its Deputy Speaker, as w ...

(born 1946), Israeli journalist and politician *

Nachman Syrkin , birth_date = , birth_place = Mogilev, Russian Empire (now Belarus) , death_date = , death_place = New York City, U.S. , spouse = Bassya Syrkin (née Osnos) , partner = , party = , ...

(1868–1924), Belarusian Zionist and writer *

Nachman Wolf Nachman Wolf (1951 – 15 February 2022) was an Israeli Paralympic track and field, athlete who competed mainly in category F41 throw events. Biography Wolf competed at a total of five Paralympics for Israel, his first games in Stok ...

, Israeli Paralympic athlete

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