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Central German Central German or Middle German (german: mitteldeutsche Dialekte, mitteldeutsche Mundarten, Mitteldeutsch) is a group of High German dialects spoken from the Rhineland in the west to the former eastern territories of Germany. Central German di ...

variation of the surname

Neumann Neumann is German language, German and Yiddish language, Yiddish for "new man", and one of the List of the most common surnames in Europe#Germany, 20 most common German surnames. People * Von Neumann family, a Jewish Hungarian noble family A� ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Naumann (1875–?), German Olympic fencer * Alexander Naumann (1837–1922), German chemist *

Christian August Naumann Christian August Naumann (1705 – 1766) was a German architect. Naumann's designs included the Luisenstädtische Kirche and Holy Trinity Church, both in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and popul ...

(1705–?), German architect * Cilla Naumann (born 1960), Swedish journalist * Einar Naumann (1891–1934), Swedish botanist * Erich Naumann (1905–1951), German Nazi SS-Brigadeführer and Einsatzgruppe commander, executed for war crimes * Ernst Naumann (1832–1910), German composer *

Francis Naumann Francis M. Naumann (born April 25, 1948) is a scholar, curator, and art dealer, specializing in the art of the Dada movement and the Surrealist periods. He has an MFA degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago (1973) and a PhD in art hist ...

, a scholar, curator, and art dealer, specializing in the art of the Dada movement and the Surrealist periods * Friedrich Naumann (1860–1919), German theologian and politician ** Friedrich Naumann Foundation, German foundation for liberal politics *

Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann (30 May 1797 – 26 November 1873), also known as Karl Friedrich Naumann, was a German mineralogist and geologist. The crater Naumann on the Moon is named after him. Life Naumann was born at Dresden, the s ...

(1797–1873), German geologist ** Naumann (crater), a lunar impact crater named after him * Günther Naumann (born 1941), German skier * Hans Naumann (1886–1951), German literary historian *

Heinrich Edmund Naumann Heinrich Edmund Naumann (September 11, 1854 – February 1, 1927) was a German geologist, regarded as the "father of Japanese geology" in Meiji period Japan. Biography Heinrich Edmund Naumann was hired by the Meiji government in 1875 as a fo ...

(1854–1927), German geologist * Horst Naumann (born 1925), German actor *

Johann Andreas Naumann Johann Andreas Naumann (13 April 1744 – 15 May 1826) was a German farmer and an amateur naturalist. He was the father of Johann Friedrich Naumann and geologist Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann. He wrote an important book on the birds of Ger ...

, German farmer and an amateur naturalist * Johann Christoph von Naumann, German architect * Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780–1857), German ornithologist * Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741–1801), German composer * Joseph Fred Naumann (born 1949), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Kerstin Naumann Kerstin Naumann (born 17 September 1981 in Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. ...

(born 1981), German rower * Klaus Naumann (born 1939), German general, who was General Inspector of the German military from 1991 to 1996 * Max Naumann (1875–1939), initiator of the League of National German Jews * Michael Naumann (born 1941), German politician, journalist and publicist *

Peter Naumann Peter Naumann (born 12 October 1941) is a German sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics with Ullrich Libor Ulrich "Ulli" Libor (born 2 ...

(born 1941), German sailor *

Robert Naumann Robert Naumann (July 31, 1862 – August 20, 1926) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Born in Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Naumann was a farmer. In 1895, he purchased a cheese factory of which he operated until 1916. ...

(1862–1926), American politician * Werner Naumann (1909–1982), German politician Nauman is a variant and may refer to: * Bruce Nauman (born 1941), contemporary American artist *

Theodor Nauman Frans Johan Theodor Nauman (7 December 1885 – 6 February 1947) was a Swedish water polo goalkeeper. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. His son Åke also became an Olympic wate ...

(1885–1947), Swedish water polo player

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